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A57981 A survey of the Survey of that summe of church-discipline penned by Mr. Thomas Hooker ... wherein the way of the churches of N. England is now re-examined ... / by Samuel Rutherfurd ... Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1658 (1658) Wing R2395; ESTC R19199 491,661 530

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privilege_n ans._n 1._o when_o mr._n h._n say_v it_o belong_v not_o to_o remote_a parent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o fist_o to_o convey_v covenant_n right_a to_o the_o child_n he_o will_v make_v the_o reader_n believe_v that_o remote_a parent_n have_v some_o causative_a influence_n but_o not_o primary_n as_o the_o first_o subject_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v if_o the_o near_a parent_n be_v the_o adequate_a cause_n of_o conveyance_n as_o ●e_n say_v then_o shall_v he_o not_o leave_v any_o influence_n at_o all_o to_o remote_a parent_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o the_o near_a parent_n as_o visible_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n grace_n but_o as_o visible_o in_o church-covenant_n independent_a wise_a by_o mr._n h._n his_o doctrine_n for_o say_v mr._n h._n ibid._n the_o next_o parent_n can_v give_v the_o privilege_n and_o title_n to_o baptism_n without_o any_o help_n of_o the_o predecessor_n hence_o 1._o more_o weight_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o church-covenant_n 29._o than_o upon_o 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11._o non_fw-la iis_fw-la itaque_fw-la dicimus_fw-la nolite_fw-la dare_v baptisnium_fw-la sed_fw-la nolite_fw-la in_o schismate_fw-la dare_n nec_fw-la iis_fw-la quos_fw-la videntur_fw-la baptizaturi_fw-la dicimus_fw-la nolite_fw-la accipere_fw-la sed_fw-la nolite_fw-la in_o schismate_fw-la accipere_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la vel_fw-la in_fw-la hae_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la congregatione_fw-la invenit_fw-la baptismum_fw-la non_fw-la hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la cognovit_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o near_a parent_n while_o they_o be_v make_v the_o only_a conveyor_n of_o grace_n the_o church_n covenant_n of_o man_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ans._n to_o the_o 32_o quest_n ans_fw-fr to_o the_o 10_o quest_n p._n 28_o 29_o 30._o ans._n to_o 32_o qu._n to_o 〈◊〉_d qu._n p._n 7_o 8._o in_o which_o they_o prevaricate_v ans._n to_o 12_o qu._n p._n 39_o 40._o ans._n to_o 6._o pag._n 21_o 22._o ans._n to_o 7._o 22._o 23._o ans._n to_o qu._n 10._o q._n 10._o p._n 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&_o in_o solenni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la soedere_fw-la inseri●ur_fw-la ero_n deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la &_o feminis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d post_fw-la ●e_n perkins_n in_o 2_o com._n ●●lv_v ib._n quia_fw-la non_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la hic_fw-la figere_fw-la regulam_fw-la voluit_fw-la legislator_n quae_fw-la suae_fw-la electioni_fw-la deroga●et_n zanch._n tom_n 4._o l._n 1._o de_fw-la secundo_fw-la praecepto_fw-la cap._n 14._o p._n 375._o unde_fw-la etiam_fw-la apparet_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la quidam_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la colligunt_fw-la nimirum_fw-la ●orum_fw-la parentum_fw-la qui_fw-la à_fw-la foedere_fw-la exclusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la svas_fw-la scilicet_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la &_o def_n ctionem_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la eorum_fw-la etiam_fw-la liberos_fw-la exclusos_fw-la esse_fw-la pugnat_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la cum_fw-la aeterna_fw-la electione_n ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la promissione_n facta_fw-la 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to_o be_v prelatical_a his_o judgement_n be_v know_v to_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o see_v hieron_n in_o tit._n 1._o 5._o see_v he_o for_o the_o present_a purpose_n in_o opuscul_n in_o prover_n c._n 7_o p._n 217._o see_v ruffinus_n perfidiae_fw-la for_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a church_n say_v with_o we_o that_o pure_a doctrine_n declare_v a_o pure_a church_n and_o so_o the_o church_n which_o martion_n valentinus_n ebion_n and_o manicheus_fw-la and_o other_o heretic_n gather_v be_v not_o true_a church_n 5._o chrysostom_n if_o the_o port_n of_o hell_n prevail_v not_o against_o the_o church_n far_o less_o shall_v they_o prevail_v against_o i_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v peter_n when_o thou_o hear_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v crucify_v then_o by_o the_o mind_n of_o chrysostom_n christ_n speak_v here_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o peter_n as_o a_o sound_a believer_n and_o not_o as_o a_o external_a visible_a member_n of_o a_o congregation_n as_o say_v mr._n h._n and_o 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and_o to_o favour_v man_n mr._n h._n say_v the_o contrary_a valiant_a 〈◊〉_d athanasius_n make_v the_o church_n build_v upon_o a_o rock_n to_o be_v a_o strong_a a_o unshaken_a promise_n and_o that_o the_o church_n be_v a_o inseparable_a thing_n although_o hell_n itself_o be_v move_v and_o these_o that_o be_v in_o hell_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n shall_v rage_v sure_o this_o great_a witness_n never_o mean_v any_o such_o invincible_a promise_n to_o a_o external_a visible_a congregation_n and_o its_o member_n judas_n and_o simon_n magus_n peter_n himself_o who_o receive_v the_o heavenly_a key_n sin_v say_v 853._o athanasius_n 296._o hilarius_n commend_v the_o rock_n which_o break_v the_o port_n of_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d and_o say_v that_o man_n be_v loose_v or_o bind_v in_o heaven_n by_o condition_n of_o the_o apostle_n sentence_n then_o do_v he_o not_o think_v it_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o people_n let_v the_o learned_a judge_n of_o the_o ancient_a write_n of_o clemens_n that_o 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5._o c._n 60_o page_n 383._o august_n tom_fw-mi 10._o dom._n 11_o post_v epiphan_n sect_n 2_o page_n 235._o tertius_fw-la modus_fw-la est_fw-la quomodo_fw-la totus_fw-la christus_fw-la secundum_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la praedicetur●_n etenim_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la unus_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la sine_fw-la corpore_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la integer_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la integer_fw-la esse_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la membra_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la sumus_fw-la omnes_fw-la simul_fw-la non_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la sumus_fw-la tantum_fw-la feed_v &_o per_fw-la universam_fw-la terram_fw-la nee_n qui_fw-la tantum_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la dicam_fw-la ex_fw-la abel●…sto_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la seculi_fw-la quandiu_fw-la generant_fw-la &_o generantur_fw-la hominis_fw-la it_o be_v needless_a to_o prove_v a_o visible_a integral_a catholic_a 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