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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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Howbeit for this latter purpose, the Church of Scotland hath profitably provided another remedy also, namely, that in certain chief places, all the Pastors in the adjacent bounds, shall at set and ordinary times assemble themselves, (which Assemblies in this Nation we call Presbyteries) ⟨p. 190⟩that so the Churches may be governed Communi Presbyterorum consilio, as Hierome speaketh of the Primitive times of the Church.
Howbeit for this latter purpose, the Church of Scotland hath profitably provyded another remedy also, namely, that in certaine chief places, all the Pastors in the adjacent bounds, shall at set and ordinary times assemble themselves, (which Assemblies in this Nation we call Presbyteries) ⟨p. 190⟩that so the Churches may be governed Communi Presbyterorum consilio, as Hierome speaketh of the Primitive times of the Church.
3. Though the execution of the Discipline of Excommunication and Absolution, pertain to the Consistory of the Pastor and Elders in every Church, yet this Discipline is to be by them execute kin name of the whole Church. lSaravia is bold to affirm, that he who receiveth a sinner, or casteth him out of the Church, doth this in the name and authority of God alone. We have proven by strong Arguments, that the authority of Excommunication pertaineth to the whole Church: which though he contradicteth, yet in mone place forgetting himself he acknowledgeth, that the authority of the Church of Corinth, was to intervene in the Excommunication of the incestuous man. Wherefore, as in the name of God, so in the name and authority of the whole Church, must one be cast our, or received.