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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 ...
London: printed for John Bartlet, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet, 1642
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3. By what warrant hath one power to administer the Sacraments, and that [Greek or Hebrew], well as a well-governing Elder, who cannot preach the word and pray, this is but the reading Priest, who saith service for hire; and yet he baptizeth ex officio, by his office: Christ conjoineth the public preaching and baptizing, Mat. 28. 18, 19. as two parts of an office, and here they are separated and given to different officers.
3. By what warrant hath one power to administer the Sacraments, and that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, well as a well-governing Elder, who cannot preach the word and pray, this is but the reading Priest, who saith service for hire; and yet he baptizeth ex officio, by his office: Christ conjoyneth the publike preaching and baptizing, Mat. 28. 18, 19. as two parts of an office, and here they are separated and given to different officers.
4. How is a man called on that ruleth well, because he baptizeth well, and readeth fair in the book? and is not called on who ruleth well, because he preacheth well? For it cannot be conceived how baptizing belongeth ⟨p. 287⟩rather to well governing then good preaching. 3. Good governing is the Prelates element; for so he saith himself; but to preach base, it's for his Chaplain; and by this, to read service, to baptize, to exhort privately shall make the Prelate a good governing Elder, but worthy of less honour then the preaching Presbyter: But the right Bishop, 1 Tim. 3. must both be apt to teach, and one who can govern well, and this maketh the Prelate in office only a Reader.1