The due right of presbyteries or, A peacable [sic] plea for the government of the Church of Scotland
Subtitle: 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. Robertson 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: by Samuel Rutherfurd ...
Publisher: Printed by E. Griffin, for Richard Whittaker, and Andrew Crook and are to be sold at their shops ...
Published: 1644
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
Subjects: Church of Scotland -- Government; Presbyterianism; Church polity; Congregational churches -- Government; New England -- Church history
Other titles: Peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland
Notes: Errata: "The Author was necessitated to make some occasionall addition to the mids of this Treatise which occasioned variation of the Figures of the Pages, and therefore stumble not, that when the Booke commeth to page 484 the next page not observing due order, is page 185, 186 and so forth to the end of the Treatise ..."  Cf. prelim. p. [24].

Includes bibliographical references.

Wing R2378.

Fisher Knox copy 2: Another state with "peaceable" and no comma after "plea" in title.

Fisher Knox copy 3: Title page and all after p. 484 [i.e. 498] wanting.