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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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13. Thus reasoneth Smith and so Parker. The Spouse hath power immediately from the husband, the body from the head without any intermediating power. Ergo, The believers have power of binding without the mediation of Elders. Answer. All comparisons halt either in one leg, or other: Every like halteth,1 and the argument presupposeth a falsehood,2 that the power of binding and loosing is in the Church of believers mediately or immediately,3 which we deny, it is only in the ministerial Church and conveyed from Christ to the Spouse as to the object and end,4 in the fruits and effects.
13. Thus reasoneth Smith and so Parker. The Spouse hath power immediately from the husband, the body from the head without any intermediating power. Ergo, The believers have power of binding without the mediation of Elders. Answer. All comparisons halt either in one legge, or other: Every like halteth,1 and the argument presupposeth a falshood,2 that the power of binding and loosing is in the Church of believers mediately or immediately,3 which we deny, it is only in the ministeriall Church and conveyed from Christ to the Spouse as to the object and end,4 in the fruits and effects.
- 1Smith p 53.
- 2Ob. 14.
- 3Parker. Chrysost. de sace•d. l. 7.