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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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Quest 10. Presbyterial government cannot consist with a Monarchy, you join with Papists in oppugning the Princes authority in causes Ecclesiastical. Cartwright, Viretus, Calvin teach that the authority of Kings cometh immediately from God the Creator, not from God in the Mediator Christ. So the Survey.
Quest 10. Presbyteriall government cannot consist with a Monarchy, you ioyne with Papists in oppugning the Princes authority in causes Ecclesiasticall. Cartwright, Viretus, Calvin teach that the authority of Kings commeth immediately from God the Creator, not from God in the Mediator Christ. So the Survay.
Answ. 1It is the slanderous malice of Court-Sycophants, to say, a friend to Christ cannot be a friend to Caesar; but we set down our mind here anent thus.
Answ. 1It is the slanderous malice of Court-Sycophants, to say, a friend to Christ cannot be a friend to Caesar; but we set downe our mind here anent thus.
- 1Sarvay of discipl. c. 32, 33.
1. Concl. 1Presbyterial government, and the regal power of Monarchs do well consist: Paul a favourer of this government, 1 Tim. 4. 14. commandeth that prayers be put up to God for Kings and all who are in authority, and so do we teach.