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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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Assemblies in our Church are of four sorts. 1. Sessions of every particular Congregation who hath power of discipline in things belonging to themselves, such as is to rebuke publicly these who sin publicly, as 1 Tim. 5. 20. to admit or not admit to the Sacrament, to order decently the public worship, 1 Cor. 11. 20, 21. 1 Cor. 14. 33, 40. Tit. 1. 5. Hence there was an Eldership ordained in every Church, Act. 4. 23. Also seeing every particular Congregation is a visible ministerial Church, having power of the Keys in preaching the Word, though they be but a small number, as two or three assembled in Christs name, Mat. 18. yet have they a promise of Christ, of his presence for binding and loosing, Mat. 18. 18, 19, 20. in things which belong to themselves.
Assemblies in our Church are of foure sorts. 1. Sessions of every particular Congregation who hath power of discipline in things belonging to themselves, such as is to rebuke publickly these who sinne publickly, as 1 Tim. 5. 20. to admit or not admit to the Sacrament, to order decently the publick worship, 1 Cor. 11. 20, 21. 1 Cor. 14. 33, 40. Tit. 1. 5. Hence there was an Eldership ordained in every Church, Act. 4. 23. Also seeing every particular Congregation is a visible ministeriall Church, having power of the Keyes in preaching the Word, though they be but a small number, as two or three assembled in Christs name,