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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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2. Cyprian complaineth that seniors had been debarred in discipline, but acknowledgeth that Presbyters were so proud that they were Masters of all, and ruled all absque consensu seniorum; therefore he acknowledged preaching Presbyters, and governing seniors to be different.
2. Cyprian complaineth that seniores had been debarred in discipline, but acknowledgeth that Presbyters were so proud that they were Masters of all, and ruled all absque consensu seniorum; therefore he acknowledged preaching Presbyters, and governing seniores to be diff•rent.
3. We are not to doubt but Hierom knew the mind of Antiquity better then D. Field, and that Hierom was not singular in this known to all: Quid facit Episcopus, quod non facit Presbyter exceptâ ordination? Hence Pastors have had in the ancient Church all power of jurisdiction with these who were, as Hierom saith, Bishops or Prelates, consuetudine, non dominicâ dispositione, by the Churches custom, Prelates above Pastors, and this is the judgement of all our Divines, who have ever judged the contrary Popery, and a step to the Popes Chair. I might cite Calvin, Beza, Junius, Bucan, Pareus, Ursine, ⟨p. 289⟩Luther, Melanchthon, Polan. Piscat•r, Sibrandus, Aretius, Danaeus, Fenerus, Kickerman, Rivet, Walleus, Professors of Leiden, Gil, Voctius, and many others. Now if Antiquity took Episcopus and Presbyter for all one, except in the sole act of ordination, and in all other points of jurisdiction they were equal, what meant that word that the Ancients all approved, none gainsaying that ever I saw who are not parties or corrupted by Prelates: Episcopi nihil faciunt sine consilio Cleric•rum; and nihil sine consilio Presbyterorum. The meaning must be ridiculous, except ruling Elders be understood. Pastors do nothing without the advise of Pastors, and Bishops do nothing without the counsel of Bishops; for Bishops and preaching Presbyters are all one, except in the act of ordination. We never read […] soun antiquity that Bishops domineered over Bishops,; Yea it is known the Bishop of Constantinople,