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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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The second Assembly is a Classis of many Pastors and Elders from sundry congregations who have power of excommunication, ⟨p. 321⟩in respect that the person excommunicated doth keep company with many consociated Churches, and so as a leaven may infect many, 1 Cor. 5. 4. Mat. 26, 59. Joh. 11. 47. Act. 20. 17, 18. and for this cause one Pastor of a single Congregation not being able to ordain a Pastor (because it wanteth example in the Word of God) therefore a College of Presbyters, or a Presbytery of Pastors and Elders, who have power larger then a Session, even to excommunicate and ordain Pastors is necessary in the Church, which ordaineth Timothy to be a Pastor, and so may deprive and excommunicate him, 1 Tim. 4. 14. Act. 20. 17, 18, 28, 29. These are to assemble together, and to prophecy two or three by course, and others sitting by are to judge, that every mans gifts may be tried by the Presbytery and the Church edified, 1 Cor. 14. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. and howbeit these Prophets were extraordinarily gifted, yet their preaching by courses and the authoritative trying and judging of the gifts of the Prophets and Pastors cannot be extraordinary, for if that were extraordinary and temporary, there should be now in the Church no College of Pastors who are to try the Pastors, that they lay not hands on them suddenly, 1 Tim 5. 22. and are to take care to commit the Gospel to faithful men who are able to teach others, 2 Tim. 2. •. Tit. 1. 5, •. therefore is this Presbytery in our Church,