Samuel Rutherford on monarchical pastors

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Reformed Covenanter

Cancelled Commissioner
Object. 15. The Arguments for a Classical, or Presbyterial Church do much side with Prelacy; for you make many Lords ruling and not teaching.

Answ. Let all judge whether the independent power of three Elders accountable to none, in a Church-way, but to Jesus Christ only, as you make your little Kingdoms on Earth, be nearer to the Pope’s Monarchy, and especially when there is but one Pastor in the Congregation, then the subordinate Government of fourscore, or an hundred Elders, sure I am, three Neighbours are nearer to one Monarch, then three hundred. 2. One Monarchical Society is as tyrannical Antichristianism as one Monarchical Pastor. 3. If we made many ruling and domineering Lords, you should say something; but we make many servants endued only with Ministerial power, only to teach and rule, and to be accomptable to the Church; your Eldership in this agreeth with the Pope, that though they deliver many Souls to Satan, yet no Man on Earth can, in a Church-way, say, What do you?

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