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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. 1The perpetual use of that office we think continueth, that is, that there be some to show mercy on the poor, which are captives, exiled, strangers, diseased, distracted, and that there be Hospitals for that effect, and Chirurgeons, Physicians, aged men and women, ⟨p. 294⟩but that widows were officers in the Church, as Elders and Deacons are, we think no; but that that service may be performed by men or women, as the Church shall think good. Cartwright thinketh no other then what I say. Fenner thinketh well that the sick should always be cared for, neither by men only, nor by women only, as Beza and Junius think, but by both as need requireth.
Answ. 1The perpetuall use of that office we thinke continueth, that is, that there be some to shew mercy on the poore, which are captives, exiled, strangers, diseased, distracted, and that there be Hospitals for that effect, and Chirurgians, Physicians, aged men and women, ⟨p. 294⟩but that widowes were officers in the Church, as Elders and Deacons are, we thinke no; but that that service may be performed by men or women, as the Church shall thinke good. Cartwright thinketh no other then what I say. Fenner thinketh well that the sicke should alwayes be cared for, neither by men only, nor by women onely, as Beza and Junius thinke, but by both as need requireth.
- 1•un Eccl l 2 c. 4.•un E•cl l 2 c. 4.