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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. This interpretation wrongeth the Text: For the divers Pronouns must note divers persons, as is clear in the words [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew], and it is all one as if Paul should say, That Archippus who ruleth well is worthy of double honour, especially that Archippus who laboureth in the word and doctrine, where as it is one Archippus who ruleth well, and laboureth in the word and doctrine. None use to speak so superfluously, or ignorantly,1 who understandeth the Greek Language, except by way of excellency persons be noted which is not here: Also it should be untrue that any should be worthy of double honour for well governing, except only he who laboureth in the word and doctrine which is against reason, and the words of the Text.
2. This interpretation wrongeth the Text: For the divers Pronounes must note divers persons, as is cleare in the words 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and it is all one as if Paul should say, That Archippus who ruleth well is worthy of double honour, especially that Archippus who laboureth in the word and doctrine, where as it is one Archippus who ruleth well, and laboureth in the word and doctrine. None use to speake so supersluously, or ignorantly,1 who understandeth the Greeke Language, except by way of excellency persons be noted which is not here: Also it should be untrue that any should be worthy of double honour for well governing, except only he who laboureth in the word and doctrine which is against reason, and the words of the Text.
- 1This speech where the article […] is doubled, an• the adverb [Greek or Hebrew] intervening signify ever divers persons.This speech where the article 〈…〉 is doubled, an• the adverbe 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 intervening signifie ever divers persons.