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The due right of presbyteries or, A peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland, : wherein is examined 1. The way of the Church of Christ in New England, in brotherly equality, and independency, or coordination, without subjection of one church to another. 2. Their apology for the said government, their answers to thirty and two questions are considered. 3. A treatise for a church covenant is discussed. 4. The arguments of Mr. Robinson in his justification of separation are discovered. 5. His treatise, called, The peoples plea for the exercise of prophecy, is tryed. 6. Diverse late arguments against presbyteriall government, and the power of synods are discussed, the power of the prince in matters ecclesiastical modestly considered, & divers incident controversies resolved. By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of Divinity at Saint Andrewes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church of Scotland--Government--Early works to 1800.
- Church of Scotland.
- Political science.
- Church polity--Early works to 1800.
- Church polity.
- Presbyterianism--Early works to 1800.
- Presbyterianism.
- Congregational churches--Government--Early works to 1800.
- Congregational churches.
- Congregational churches--Government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (24 unnumbered pages, 208, 229-268, 259-497, 484, 185-468 pages)
- Other Title:
- Peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by E. Griffin, for Richard Whittaker, and Andrew Crook and are to be sold at their shops in Pauls Church-Yard, 1644.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Text is continuous despite pagination.
- Variant: "peacable" instead of "peaceable" and a comma after "plea" in title.
- Reproductions of the original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 7:E41[1]) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) R2378.
- Thomason E.41[1].
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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