A86003:78
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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1▪ Master Coleman in his Re-examination, page 14 makes the Parliament to be Church-Governors, and Church-Officers to the whole Kingdom. It was an Argument used against the Prelates that Ecclesiastical and civill Government, Spiritual and Secular administrations are inconsistent in the same Persons, either of which requireth the whole man. It was another exception against the Prelate that he assumed the power of Church-Government, and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over the whole Diocese, which was much more then he could discharge. How will Master Coleman avoid the involving the Parliament into Prelatical guiltiness, by his Principles, which we avoid by ours?
1▪ MAster Coleman in his Re-examination, page 14 makes the Parliament to be Church-Governours, and Church-Officers to the whole Kingdome. It was an Argument used against the Prelates that Ecclesiasticall and civill Government, Spirituall and Secular administrations are inconsistent in the same Persons, either of which requireth the whole man. It was another exception against the Prelate that he assumed the power of Church-Government, and Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction over the whole Diocesse, which was much more then he could discharge. How will Master Coleman avoid the involving the Parliament into Prelaticall guiltinesse, by his Principles, which we avoyd by ours?
2▪ The Prelates sought great things for themselves rather then to purge the Church of scandals. What other thing was it when Master Coleman in his third Rule, instead of exhorting to the purging the Church, called only for learning and competency, and told it out, that this will ⟨p. 37⟩get us an able Ministry, and procure us honour enough. Master Hussey in his Epistle to my self tells me, that our attending on reading Exhortation and Doctrine (without Government) will obtain the Magistrates love, more honour, more maintenance: something for shame he behooved to add of the punishing of sin, (yet he will not have the Minister called from his Study to be troubled or to take any pains in Discipline) but behold the love of the Magistrate, more honour, and more maintenance are strong ingredients in the Erastian Electuary.