A86003:22
Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy…
Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy of his Erastian doctrine to the word of God, to the solemn League and Covenant, and to the ordinances of Parliament: also his contradictions, tergiversations, heterodoxies, calumnies, and perverting of testimonies, are made more apparent then formerly. Together with some animadversions upon Master Hussey his Plea for Christian magistracy: showing, that in divers of the afore mentioned particulars he hath miscarried as much, and in some particulars more then Mr Coleman. / By George Gillespie, minister at Edinburgh. Published by authority.Male audis or An answer to Mr. Coleman his Malè dicis. Wherein the repugnancy of his Erastian doctrine to the word of God, to the solemne League and Covenant, and to the ordinances of Parliament: also his contradictions, tergiversations, heterodoxies, calumnies, and perverting of testimonies, are made more apparent then formerly. Together with some animadversions upon Master Hussey his Plea for Christian magistracy: shewing, that in divers of the afore mentioned particulars he hath miscarried as much, and in some particulars more then Mr Coleman. / By George Gillespie, minister at Edinbrugh. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostocke, 1646
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4. The Reverend Brother had cited Rom. 13. 4. to prove that the corrective part of Church Government belongs to the Christian Magistrate. And now he brings in my Reply thus, that I said he abuseth the place, Because spiritual censures belong not to the Civil Magistrate: Which saith he, begs the Question, Male dicis p. 7. I replied no such thing upon this Argument: Look my words again. How can the Brother answer it, to shape Answers of his own devising, as if they were mine. My Answer was, That the Punitive part Rom. 13. 4. belongs to all Magistrates, whether Christian or Infidel, which he takes notice of in the second place, and bids me prove That Scripture-Commands belong to Infidels: Not observing that the Question is not of Scripture-Commands, but whether a Duty mentioned in this or that Scripture, may not belong to Infidels. There are two sort of Duties in Scripture, Some which are duties by the Law of God, written in mans heart at his Creation, some Principles and Notions whereof remain in the hearts of all Nations, even Infidels by nature; Other Duties are such by virtue of special Commands given to the Church, which are not contained in the Law of Nature. The first sort (of which the punishing of evil doers mentioned, Rom. 13. 4. is one) belongs to ⟨p. 7⟩those that are without the Church, as well as those within. The other only to those that are within.
4. The Reverend Brother had cited Rom. 13. 4. to prove that the corrective part of Church Government belongs to the Christian Magistrate. And now he brings in my Reply thus, that I said he abuseth the place, Because spiritual censures belong not to the Civil Magistrate: Which saith he, begs the Question, Male dicis p. 7. I replyed no such thing upon this Argument: Look my words again. How can the Brother answer it, to shape Answers of his own devising, as if they were mine. My Answer was, That the Punitive part Rom. 13. 4. belongs to all Magistrates, whether Christian or Infidel, which he takes notice of in the second place, and bids me prove That Scripture-Commands belong to Infidels: Not observing that the Question is not of Scripture-Commands, but whether a Duty mentioned in this or that Scripture, may not belong to Infidels. There are two sort of Duties in Scripture, Some which are duties by the Law of God, written in mans heart at his Creation, some Principles and Notions whereof remain in the hearts of all Nations, even Infidels by nature; Other Duties are such by vertue of special Commands given to the Church, which are not contained in the Law of Nature. The first sort (of which the punishing of evil doers mentioned,