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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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CHAP. XX.
Q. 20. Whether or no the government of the Church of Scotland can be proved by Gods Word to be lawful?
Q. 20. Whether or no the government of the Church of Scotland can be proved by Gods Word to be lawfull?
1. ARTICLE.
Of the Doctrine and worship of the Church of Scotland.
WE acknowledge the Scriptures of God contained in the Old and New Testament to contain the whole doctrine of faith and good manners, our Covenant rejecteth all traditions contrary, without and beside the word of God, and so it rejecteth all religious ⟨p. 309⟩observances, all humane Ceremonies, all religious symbolical signs, all new means of worshipping God, all Images, positive Rites which have any influence in Gods worship as will-worship, and impious additions to Gods word,