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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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2. Presentation, or offering of the man.
3. Confirmation. When a place vacketh in the ministry, ⟨p. 312⟩with us a Pastor maketh a Sermon of the necessity of a Pastor, showing what a person the Pastor should be, after the example of Peter, Acts 1. 22. The looking out of a man is sometimes given to the multitude of believers, with us, according to that, Acts 6. 3. The Apostles say, Wherefore, brethren, look ye out seven men. But ordinarily this beginneth at the Presbytery, or College of Pastors, from whence things take their beginning, Acts 1. 15. And in those days (when the Church wanted an Apostle) Peter stood up, and said, Acts. 6. 2. then the twelve called the multitude. When they wanted Deacons, Acts 21. 18. the matter is brought first to the Eldership, Acts 11. 30. the Disciples charity is sent to the Eldership. Paul sent Timothy, Titus, Silvanus, whom after the multitude did approve, Acts 14. 22. 2 Cor. 8. 16. and so do we.
3. Confirmation. When a place vacketh in the ministery, ⟨p. 312⟩with us a Pastor maketh a Sermon of the necessity of a Pastor, shewing what a person the Pastor should be, after the example of Peter,