A86003:93
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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First, He hath aspersed that Church in the Point of promiscuous communicating. This I confuted in my Nihil Respondes, and told him both of the order of the Church, and practice of conscientious Ministers to the contrary. Now ⟨p. 42⟩what replieth he? First, This refining work, I think, is not one year old in Scotland, or much more; I was lately informed that in Edinburgh it is begun: whether anywhere else I know not. Maledicis pag. 20. Are not these now good grounds of censuring and aspersing a Reformed Church, (whose name hath been as precious ointment among other Churches abroad) I think, I was informed, whether it be otherwise I know not? He will sit in Cornhill, and tell the world what he imagines or hears of the Church of Scotland, and that forsooth must be taken for a truth. Yet there was both Rules and Practice in the Church of Scotland, for debarring ignorant and scandalous persons from the Sacrament, before he was born: though all was put out of course under the Prelates.
First, He hath aspersed that Church in the Point of promiscuous communicating. This I confuted in my Nihil Respondes, and told him both of the order of the Church, and practice of conscientious Ministers to the contrary. Now ⟨p. 42⟩what replieth he? First, This refining work, I think, is not one yeer old in Scotland, or much more; I was lately informed that in Edinbrugh it is begun: whether anywhere else I know not. Maledicis pag. 20. Are not these now good grounds of censuring and aspersing a Reformed Church, (whose name hath been as precious ointment among other Churches abroad) I think, I was informed, whether it be otherwise I know not? He will sit in Cornhill, and tell the world what he imagines or hears of the Church of Scotland, and that forsooth must be taken for a truth. Yet there was both Rules and Practice in the Church of Scotland, for debarring ignorant and scandalous persons from the Sacrament, before he was born: though all was put out of course under the Prelats.
Secondly, saith the Reverend Brother, It is not a very effectual, sin-censuring, and Church-refining Government, under which after fourscore years constant practice, divers thousands in the Kingdom, and some hundreds in one particular Parish, because of ignorance and scandal, are yet unfit to communicate. Maledicis pag. 20. Answ. 1. It is notoriously false that there hath been fourscore years constant practice of Presbyterial Government in Scotland: for the Prelates there, were above thirty years standing. 2. Shall the Earth be made to bring forth in one day, or shall a Nation be born at once? saith the Prophet,