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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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3. And this sense, suppose it should stand, should have but a colour of reason, because you shall never find the Spirit of God commend and praise the simple exercise of an office; but the right and conscientious exercise thereof. Gods Spirit will not say, he who ruleth, and he who preacheth is worthy of double honour; but he who ruleth well and preacheth well is worthy of double honour.
4. By this wild interpretation men may be [Greek or Hebrew], well-governing Pastors, who labour not in the word and doctrine, and so the dumb Prelates, who hold it all one to be damned to a Pulpit, and to a manmill, shall be Pastors worthy of double honour. Now Paul will not say this of a right Bishop, 1 Tim. 3. 2. Tit. 1. 9. because good governing in a Pastor includeth labouring in the word and doctrine, as the whole includeth the part: For preaching is a special act of overseeing and well-governing of souls, Jer. 1. 10. 2 Tim: 4. 2. Because the word is the instrument of pastoral governing, how can Pastors rule well by using aright the word of God, except they labour in the word, which is the shepherds staff: of right governing and painful preaching, Heb. 13. 17. Acts 20. 28, 29, •0, 31. And so the Apostle shall say one thing twice; to wit, these Pastors who rule well in labouring in the word ⟨p. 286⟩are worthy of double honour, especially these Pastors who labour well in the word and doctrine.
4. By this wild interpretation men may be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, well-governing Pastors, who labour not in the word and doctrine, and so the dumbe Prelates, who hold it all one to be damned to a Pulpit, and to a manmill, shall be Pastors worthy of double honour. Now Paul will not say this of a right Bishop,