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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. Matters of discipline concerneth all, Ergo, Elders representing the people should voice.
3. Suppose that the suffrage and voice of a Pastor, and of an Elder be voices different only in diverse relations to divers officers, to wit, the Pastor and the Eider; yet in the matter of bearing weight in the conscience from force of truth, and not from the authority of men, they are equal; and therefore ruling Elders having knowledge and light, and withal authority of office may well have voices: But it followeth not hence that these who have knowledge are formal Canon-makers, because the Decrees and constitutions of Synods lay two obligations upon the people: One for the matter, and so in respect that in the moral part thereof they m••t be agreeable to the word, they bind the consciences to an obedience of conscience. 2. They impose an Ecclesiastical tie from the authority of the Co••cell and Canon-makers, and so they require subjection or obedience of reverence for the authority official that is in the Canon-makers: The second command layeth on the first bond or tie, and the first command layeth on the other bond and tie.
3. Suppose that the suffrage and voice of a Pastor, and of an Elder be voices different onely in diverse relatio•s to divers officers, to wit, the Pastor and the Eider; yet in the matter of bearing weight in the conscience from force of truth, and not from the authority of men, they are equall; and therefore ruling Elders having knowledge and light, and withall authority of office may well have voices: But it followeth not hence that these who have knowledge are formall Canon-makers, because the Decrees and constitutions of Synods lay two obligations upon the people: One for the matter, and so in respect that in the morall part thereof they m••t be agreeable to the word, they bind the consciences to an obedience of conscience. 2. They impose an Ecclesiasticall tye from the authority of the Co••cell and Canon-makers, and so they require subjection or obedience of reverence for the authority officiall that is in the Canon-makers: The second command layeth on the first bond or tye, and the first command layeth on the other bond and tye.