A peaceable and temperate plea for Pavls 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 of particular Congregations in defence of Ecclesiaticall Presbyteries, Synods and Assemblies, are examined and tryed . Chapter I. ^Whether the power of the Keyes of the QuestKingdome of C h r i s f, be conferred,upon the multitude of believers, as uponthe firft a
A peaceable and temperate plea for Pavls 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 of particular Congregations in defence of Ecclesiaticall Presbyteries, Synods and Assemblies, are examined and tryed . Chapter I. ^Whether the power of the Keyes of the QuestKingdome of C h r i s f, be conferred,upon the multitude of believers, as uponthe firft and proper fubjed, or uponthe Church-guides? He Queftionis not underftoodof that Royall and Kingly po-wer of excellency andlndefen-detwietc?\\z& at I pewer ywhich isonly in Chrift lefw,but of thefupreme Mi nifteriall power,( as all expand it, Bucanus,CartVrright, Amefiw, Parkgr)that is given to the the Keyes wee underftandrot the Monarchicall power of Teaching, fupreme denningArticles of faith, and judging the Scriptures, as the Jcfdittsof Rhemes doe dreame, Vulc*ney not Cbrift made thefcKeyes. We deny not what Bellarmine faith, that the keyesfignifie a Princedome in Scripture,is the key otD/tzids houjepromifedto£/w^$key Chrifi onlykeepeav. fty- B feftome. Matth 28. if*luean. loc. 4*q. 2. C*Tttfright a-gaiaft whitpft, Engbfllpuritanifroe,p ^ BeSsrwint.£fay 22. 15, hom. 2^ The power of the Keyes tn the Elderjlrp, Chap, i. gr«X# loTio™ and[ Gregory both %> tnat the care of the wholepiftji. Chriflian Church was committed to P*^r, which proveth hbt^ca^w!! not his Princedome, but only his miniftsri ill power,givencomment, m to all the Apoftles, as well as to him : but the Metaphor isSiSiIjoc. 42. borrowed from a Steward j or Mafler-houfehold, who hath4 1. the keyes of the houle given to 1 im, to open and fhut doores, rjnwovcrf^.n. at pleafiire, as £*&#*, 5***** whitakgr exp
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