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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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Hitherto we have proven, that the power of binding and loosing, pertaineth to every particular Church collectively taken. But the execution and judicial exercising of this power, pertaineth to that company and assembly of Elders in every Church, which the Apostle, 1 Tim. 4. 14. calleth a Presbytery. In Scotland we call it a Session. In France it is called a Consistory. In Germany and Belgia according to the Scripture phrase it is termed a Presbytery. It is made up of the Pastor or Pastors of every Congregation, together with those governing Elders which labour there (not in Doctrine, but) in Discipline only: Of which things, we have spoken lbefore. That unto this Company or Consistory of Elders, pertaineth the power of binding and loosing, it is averred by the best Divines. Calvin on Math 18. 17. 18. & lib. Epistol. Col. 168. 169. Beza contra Saraviam de divers. Minist. grad. Zanchius in 4. praec. col. 756. Junius animad. in Bell. cont. 5. lib. 1. cap. 14. nota 28. Polanus Synt. lib. 7. cap. 18 Tilen Synt. part. 2. disp. 28. The Professors of Leiden Sin. Purr. Theol. disp. 48. Gerard. loc. Theol. tom. 6. pag. 137. 138. Balduin de cas. consc. lib. 4. cap. 11. cas. 11. Pareus in Math. 18. 17. 18. & in 1 Cor. 5. Cartwright on Math. 18. sect. 7. Fennerus Theol. lib. 7. cap. 7. p. 152. 153. Alstedius Theol. casuum cap. 27. Danaeus Pol. Christ lib. 6 pag. 452. 464. Hemmingius Enchirid. class. 3. cap. 11. pag. 388. Martyr in 1 Cor. 5. and sundry others. mBullinger recordeth, that this was the manner of the particular Churches in Helvetia, to choose unto themselves a certain Senate of Elders, or company of the best men in the Church, which might according ⟨image 154⟩[…] ⟨image 154⟩