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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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3. As a Christian he may exhort others to do their duty, but as King he may command that which Paul commanded Timothy and Titus, to commit the Gospel to faithful men who are able to teach others, to preach in season, and out of season, to lay hands suddenly on no man, and reform Religion, purge the Church of idolatry, and superstition, as Joshua and Hezekiah did, all which Church-men and Synods might do also;1 but Synods do this in an Ecclesiastic way,2 upon the pain of Ecclesiastic censures. The King doth it by a regal, kingly, and coactive power of the sword.
3. As a Christian he may exhort others to doe their duty, but as King he may command that which Paul commanded Timothy and Titus, to commit the Gospell to faithfull men who are able to teach others, to preach in season, and out of season, to lay hands suddenly on no man, and reforme Religion, purge the Church of idolatry, and superstition, as Joshuah and H•zekiah did, all which Church-men and Synods might doe also;1 but Synods doe this in an Ecclesiasticke way,2 upon the paine of Ecclesiasticke censures. The King doth it by a regall, kingly, and coactive power of the sword.
- 12 Chron. 29.
- 22 King. 2•.
4. the Kings power is accumulative, in giving to the Church, and aiding and helping; God hath given to the King the ten Commandments, and the Gospel, as a pupil is given to a Tutor: The King holds his sword above the Law of God, to ward off the strokes of wicked men who do hurt the Law; but the Kings power is not privative, to take any privilege from the Law and the Church: so his power is as a tutor to keep, not as a father who may both give and take away from his son the inheritance; his power is defensive, not offensive.