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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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Answ. What Philip and Stephen did, in facto, in an extraordinary fact, nihil ponit in jure, it belongeth nothing to Law, but the […], of it self, is a serving of ⟨p. 292⟩Tables, and a taking of the burden of caring for the poor of the Pastors, that the Pastors may give themselves to the word and prayer, Acts 6. 2, 4. Now if Deacons ex officio, turne Preachers, and give themselves to the word and prayer, then by the Apostles reason, Acts 6. 4. they cannot serve Tables, but they must have other Deacons to take the burden of the poor off them, that they may give themselves to the word.
Answ. What Philip and Stephen did, in facto, in an extraordinary fact, nihil ponit in iure, it belongeth nothing to Law, but the 〈…〉, of it selfe, is a serving of ⟨p. 292⟩Tables, and a taking of the burden of caring for the poore of the Pastors, that the Pastors may give themselves to the word and prayer, Acts 6. 2, 4. Now if Deacons ex officio, turne Preachers, and give themselves to the word and prayer, then by the Apostles reason, Acts 6. 4. they cannot serve Tables, but they must have other Deacons to take the burden of the poore off them, that they may give themselves to the word.
2. Christ ordaineth,1 Mat. •8. 18. Apostles and Pastors their successors to preach the word, and not Deacons.