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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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5. Spalato faileth far in making the end of kingly government a natural end,1 not life eternal, as the end of sailing is the desired harbour, and not the kingdom of Heaven, which is l•fe eternal; nay, but if we speak either of the end of the work, or the end of the worker, the end of kingly power is a moral end; for the end of the work called finis operis, is by Paul said to be, that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, and this is de jure, also finis operantis, the end which the Ring is to intend, and so the dignity, office, acts and end of the King as the King is subordinated to Christs kingly power in Church-discipline, and yet he is the most supreme politic power on earth, and in eo genere, solo Deo minor, and above the Pastors in that kind.
5. Spalato faileth farre in making the end of kingly government a naturall end,1 not life eternall, as the end of sayling is the desired harbour, and not the kingdome of Heaven, which is l•fe eternall; nay, but if we speake either of the end of the worke, or the end of the worker, the end of kingly power is a morall end; for the end of the worke called finis operis, is by Paul said to be, that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty, and this is de iure, also finis operantis, the end which the Ring is to intend, and so the dignity, office, acts and end of the King as the King is subordinated to Christs kingly power in Church-discipline, and yet he is the most supreme politicke power on earth, and in eo genere, solo Deo minor, and above the Pastors in that kind.
- 1Spal. ib. n. 9.
But do we join with Papists in this?1