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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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Neither can these words (Tell the Church) stand in a particular Congregation, if ruling Elders be removed, especially where there is a Pastor in the Congregation: For then the Church should either signify the multitude of believers, which I have abundantly refuted, or the Pastor with the Deacons; but Deacons have no jurisdiction in Gods Church by the word of God: Or ⟨p. 288⟩thirdly the word Pastor it alone should signify the Church which is Popish; therefore of necessity there must be some Rulers with the Pastors which make the ministerial Church, of which our Saviour speaketh.
Neither can these words (Tell the Church) stand in a particular Congregation, if ruling Elders be removed, especially where there is a Pastor in the Congregation: For then the Church should either signifie the multitude of beleevers, which I have abundantly refuted, or the Pastor with the Deacons; but Deacons have no jurisdiction in Gods Church by the word of God: Or ⟨p. 288⟩thirdly the word Pastor it alone should signifie the Church which is Popish; therefore of necessity there must bee some Rulers with the Pastors which make the ministeriall Church, of which our Saviour speaketh.
Neither can the famous Council at Jerusalem, consisting of Apostles, Elders and Brethren, exclude ruling Elders.1 D. Field citeth Cyprian, Tertullian, Hierom, Ambrose for ruling Elders,2 but doth no way satisfy the Reader; for he maketh them all preaching Elders, and maketh all the Presbyters to be preaching Presbyters,3 that he may fill the field with Prelates.4