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A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and…A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and…
A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolic way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the independency [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiastical presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tried / by Samuel Rutherfurd ...A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolick way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the indepencie [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiasticall presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tryed / by Samuell Rutherfurd ...
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If one should say (say they) a preacher is worthy of double honour, especially a painful Preacher, he should not say there be two kinds of Preachers, some Preachers thus and thus, and some painful Preachers, and a King is worthy of honour, especially a just King, he should not make two sorts; some are Kings, and some are just Kings, as Deacons and Pastors are two sort of Offices.
If one should say (say they) a preacher is worthy of double honour, especially a painfull Preacher, he should not say there be two kinds of Preachers, some Preachers thus and thus, and some painfull Preachers, and a King is worthy of honour, especially a iust King, he should not make two sorts; some are Kings, and some are iust Kings, as Deacons and Pastors are two sort of Offices.
Answ. He who saith a Pastor is worthy of honour especially a painful Pastor, should clearly insinuate that two sort of honours were due to Pastors two ways considered; For in the former part he should speak of the office, which indeed is worthy of honour; In the latter part he should speak of the officer in concreto, laudably discharging his office; but Paul speaketh not so; for he speaketh not of the office, and the officer, of the abstract and concrete, of the office, and the use and exercise of the office, as is here alleged; but he speaketh of officers in the exercise and use of their office in both: He saith not Elders are worthy of honour, for that might well bear this sense; that the office of an Elder is worthy of double honour, which sense should be most true; for the office of an Elder is worthy of double honour, which sense should be most true; for the office of an Elder is worthy of honour. Suppose the man be wicked; but the Apostle speaketh not of the office, but the officers, and the praise-worthy exercise of the office: The Elders who rule well are worthy of double honour, and so the example is not alike.
Answ. He who saith a Pastor is worthy of honour especially a painfull Pastor, should clearly insinuate that two sort of honours were due to Pastors two wayes considered; For in the former part he should speake of the office, which indeed is worthy of honour; In the latter part he should speake of the officer in concreto, laudably discharging his office; but Paul speaketh not so; for he speaketh not of the office, and the officer, of the abstract and concret, of the office, and the use and exercise of the office, as is here alleadged; but he speaketh of officers in the exercise and use of their office in both: He saith not Elders are worthy of honour, for that might well beare this sense; that the office of an Elder is worthy of double honour, which sense should be most true; for the office of an Elder is worthy of double honour, which sense should be most true; for the office of an Elder is worthy of honour. Suppose the man be wicked; but the Apostle speaketh not of the office, but the officers, and the praise-worthy exercise of the office: The Elders who rule well are worthy of double honour, and so the example is not alike.