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.

All titles

• 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.
• Due right of presbyteries Peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland Due right of presbyteries or, A peacable plea, for the government of the Church of Scotland

People / Organizations

• Richard Whittaker ("printed for")
• Samuel Rutherford (Author)

Imprint

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

Publication year

1644-1644

ESTC No.

R12822

Grub Street ID

60973

Description

[24], 208, 229-268, 259-454, 451-497, p. 484, 185-468 p. ; 4⁰

Note

The words "1. The way of the Church of Christ ... controversies resolved." are bracketed together on title page; "wherein is examined" is printed vertically preceding the bracket.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

Variant: "peacable" instead of "peaceable" and a comma after "plea" in title.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), R2378

Thomason, E.41[1]