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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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2. There is no inconvenience that a ruling Elder, as a part of the Presbytery bless one, who is not yet a Pastor, but to be ordained a Pastor: For the ordainer as he is such is greater then the ordained.
2. There is no inconvenience that a ruling Elder, as a part of the Presbytery blesse one, who is not yet a Pastor, but to be ordained a Pastor: For the ordainer as he is such is greater then the ordained.
Q. 6. Beza giveth the keys to both Pastors and Elders.1 Cartwright denieth the keys to any except only to Pastors.2 But Daniel Ni•llius, 3the keys (saith he) were given to Peter, 4ratione officij, by his office, and not to the Apostles only, but also to all who were to be sent to preach and govern•.
Q. 6. Beza giveth the keyes to both Pastors and Elders.1 Cartwright denyeth the koyes to any except only to Pastors.2 But Daniel Ni•llius, 3the keyes (saith he) were given to Peter, 4ratione officij, by his office, and not to the Apostles only, but also to all who were to be sent to preach and govern.