A86000:121
A form for Church government and ordination of ministers, contained in CXI propositions, propounded…
A form for Church government and ordination of ministers, contained in CXI propositions, propounded to the late General Assembly at Edinburgh, 1647. Together with an Act concerning Erastianism, independency, and liberty of conscience. Published by authority.A form for Church government and ordination of ministers, contained in CXI propositions, propounded to the late Generall Assembly at Edinburgh, 1647. Together with an Act concerning Erastianisme, independencie, and liberty of conscience. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostock, 1647
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Surely the Faithful and Godly Ministers, although they could do it unchallenged and uncontrolled, and were therein allowed by the Magistrate (as in the prelatical times it was) yet would not usurp the power of life and death, or judge and determine concerning mens honours, goods, inheritance, division of Families, or other civill businesses; seeing they well know these things to be heterogeneous to their office: But as they ought not to entangle themselves with the judging of civill causes, so if they should be negligent and slothful in their own office, they shall in that be no less culpable.
Surely the Faithfull and Godly Ministers, although they could doe it unchallenged and uncontrolled, and were therein allowed by the Magistrate (as in the prelaticall times it was) yet would not usurpe the power of life and death, or judge and determine concerning mens honours, goods, inheritance, division of Families, or other civill businesses; seeing they well know these things to bee heterogeneous to their office: But as they ought not to entangle themselves with the judgeing of civill causes, so if they should bee negligent and slothfull in their owne office, they shall in that bee no lesse culpable.