A86004:95
Nihil respondes
Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extreme unsatisfactoriness of Master Colemans piece, published last week under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yielding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and endangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my self: the repugnancy of his doctrine to the solemn League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edinburgh. Published by authority.Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extream unsatisfactorinesse of Master Colemans peece, published last weeke under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yeelding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and indangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my selfe: the repugnancy of his doctrin to the solemne League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edenburgh. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostock, 1645
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2. Yet the Church of Zurike hath some corrective Church Government, besides that which is civill or temporal, for that same Book, cap. 23. tells us that in their Synods, any Minister who is found scandalous or profane in his life, is censured with deposition from his office, ib Officio deponitur. Then follows, Finita censura, singuli Decani, &c. Here is a Synodical censure, which I find also in Wolphius a Professor of Zurike. And the Book before cited, cap. 24. *Tells us of some corrective power committed to Pastors and Elders. Which Elders are distinguished from the Magistrates.
2. Yet the Church of Zurike hath some corrective Church Government, besides that which is civill or temporall, for that same Booke, cap. 23. tells us that in their Synods, any Minister who is found scandalous or prophane in his life, is censured with deposition from his office, ib Officio deponitur. Then followes, Finita censura, singuli Decani, &c. Here is a Synodicall censure, which I finde also in Wolphius a Professor of Zurike. And the Book before cited, cap. 24. *Tells us of some corrective power committed to Pastors and Elders. Which Elders are distinguished from the Magisteates.
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