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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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7. It is a mystery that a Deacon may preach and baptize,1 but he may not administer the Sacrament of the Lords Supper: For 1. Philip an Evangelist as well as a Deacon might have done both. 2. Is the Sacrament of the Lords Supper holier then the Sacrament of Baptism, that the Deacon may administer the one Sacrament, and not the other? But this is a Mass-mystery, there is no Transubstantiation in Baptism, and therefore a woman, a laic (as they speak) may baptize; but he must be a consecrated and orderly Priest who hath power to make and create the natural body of Christ. So Greg. 2de Valentia, 3Suarez, Vasquez, Bucanus teacheth us.4 3. The word of God knoweth not any who have power to baptize,5 and have no power to administer the Lords Supper.
7. It is a mystery that a Deacon may preach and baptize,1 but he may not administer the Sacrament of the Lords Supper: For 1. Philip an Evangelist as well as a Deacon might have done both. 2. Is the Sacrament of the Lords Supper holier then the Sacrament of Baptisme, that the Deacon may administer the one Sacrament, and not the other? But this is a Masse-mystery, there is no Transubstantiation in Baptisme, and therefore a woman, a laicke (as they speake) may baptize; but he must be a consecrated and orderly Priest who hath power to make and create the naturall body of Christ. So Greg. 2de Valentia, 3Suarez, Vasquez, Bucanus teacheth us.4 3. The word of God knoweth not any who have power to baptize,5