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The divine right of church-government and excommunication
The divine right of church-government and excommunication: or a peaceable dispute for the perfection of the holy scripture in point of ceremonies and church government; in which the removal of the Service-book is justified, the six books of Tho: Erastus against excommunication are briefly examined; with a vindication of that eminent divine Theod: Beza against the aspersions of Erastus, the arguments of Mr. William Pryn, Rich: Hooker, Dr. Morton, Dr. Jackson, Dr. John Forbes, and the doctors of Aberdeen; touching will-worship, ceremonies, imagery, idolatry, things indifferent, an ambulatory government; the due and just powers of the magistrate in matters of religion, and the arguments of Mr. Pryn, in so far as they side with Erastus, are modestly discussed. To which is added, a brief tractate of scandal ... / By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Published by authority.The divine right of church-government and excommunication: or a peacable dispute for the perfection of the holy scripture in point of ceremonies and church government; in which the removal of the Service-book is justifi'd, the six books of Tho: Erastus against excommunication are briefly examin'd; with a vindication of that eminent divine Theod: Beza against the aspersions of Erastus, the arguments of Mr. William Pryn, Rich: Hooker, Dr. Morton, Dr. Jackson, Dr. John Forbes, and the doctors of Aberdeen; touching will-worship, ceremonies, imagery, idolatry, things indifferent, an ambulatory government; the due and just powers of the magistrate in matters of religion, and the arguments of Mr. Pryn, in so far as they side with Erastus, are modestly discussed. To which is added, a brief tractate of scandal ... / By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Published by authority.
London: printed by John Field for Christopher Meredith, 1646
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Ans. Neither Beza, nor any of ours say, that they are both one1 punishment; but that where we are forbidden to eat with a scandalous brother, it is presumed the Church doth cast him out of her society: nor doth Paul 1 Cor. 11. invite all to come to the supper.
- 1How withdrawing from scandalous brethren, may infer excommunication.How withdrawing from scandalous brethren, may inferre excommunication.
Beza said, he to whom less is denied, as that we eat not with him, in our private houses, to him more is denied, to wit, that he should not be admitted to the Lords supper.
Beza said, he to whom lesse is denied, as that we eat not with him, in our private houses, to him more is denied, to wit, that he should not be admitted to the Lords supper.
Erastus saith, that to whom less is denied, to him more is denied, is1 true in gifts, but not in punishments, and in things of the same kind, but not in things divers, and in things free, not in things of which one is commanded by God, and another thing not commanded; it holdeth not in punishments, he to whom the city is denied, and who is banished, his life is not denied to him, he who is punished in his purse, is not killed; for that a father denieth to his son an unworthy thing, yet he denieth not raiment to him.