A01760:884
A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…
A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our own arguments [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the answers and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Morton ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our ovvne argumemts [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the ansvveres and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Mortoune ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.
Leiden: printed by W. Christiaens, 1637
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2. Howbeit the Apostle gave his judgement, that he should be excommunicate, because he ought not to have been tolerated in the Church, yet for all that, he should not have been indeed excommunicate and thrust out of the Church of Corinth, except the Ministers and Elders of that Church, had in name of the whole body of the same, judicially cast him forth and delivered him to Satan. Which plainly argueth, that he should not have been excommunicate by the Apostles authority alone, but by the authority of the Church of Corinth.
2. Howbeit the Apostle gave his judgement, that he should be excommunicat, because he ought not to have beene tollerated in the Church, yet for all that, he should not have beene indeed excommunicat and thrust out of the Church of Corinth, except the Ministers and Elders of that Church, had in name of the whole body of the same, judicially cast him forth and delivered him to Satan. Which plainly argueth, that he should not have beene excommunicat by the Apostles auctority alone, but by the auctority of the Church of Corinth.
3. The Apostle only showeth, that he should be excommunicate, but referreth the giving of sentence and judgement upon him, to the Corinthians. For he saith not, that the Corinthians being gathered together, should declare or witness, that such a one was delivered to Satan, by Pauls own power and authority, but, that they themselves should deliver him to Satan vers. 4. 5. And again, Purge out therefore the old leaven. Put away from among your selves that wicked person, v. 7. 13. But saith fSaravia, parts Apostoli in illa actionè fuerunt authoritatis, Ecclesiae vero Corinthiacae, obedientiae. Ans. That the action was done by the authority of the Church of Corinth, it is manifest both from that which hath been said, and likewise if further we consider, that the Apostle ascribeth to the Corinthians, as much authority in this action, as he assumeth to himself. For he saith of himself, that he had judged concerning him that had done this deed v. 3. and so he saith of them, Do not ye judge them that are within? vers. 12. Where he speaketh not of the judgement of private discretion, (for so they might have judged them that were without also,) but even of the external and authoritative judgement of Ecclesiastical Discipline.