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Record Nr.

UNISA996390766003316

Autore

Rutherford Samuel <1600?-1661.>

Titolo

The due right of presbyteries or, A peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland [[electronic resource] ] : 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by E. Griffin, for Richard Whittaker, and Andrew Crook and are to be sold at their shops in Pauls Church-Yard, 1644

Descrizione fisica

[24], 208, 229-268, 259-497, 484, 185-468 p

Soggetti

Church polity

Presbyterianism

Congregational churches - Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018