A92138:1010
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Erastus. when he forbiddeth [Greek or Hebrew], no not to eat, he forbiddeth, 1.1 Near communion of familiarity. 2. Not to eat with them, which is to forbid all signs of near communion.
Erastus. when he forbiddeth 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, no not to eat, he forbiddeth, 1.1 Neer communion of familiarity. 2. Not to eat with them, which is to forbid all signes of neer communion.
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Ans. It is clear he proveth they should cast him out, because I wrote to you that you should not keep company with such, v. 9. no more to eat with such; Ergo, far less (would he say) should he be a leavening member in the lump and mass of Christs body.
Ans. It is clear he proveth they should cast him out, because I wrote to you that you should not keep company with such, v. 9. no more to eat with such; Ergo, farre lesse (would he say) should he be a leavening member in the lumpe and masse of Christs body.
Erastus. I wrote unto you, that ye should not keep company with such; then Paul speaketh here of a thing, concerning which he had spoken before, though they understood him not: it is like they sought Pauls judgement of their conversing with men: But of delivering the man to Satan, he had not spoken before, as is clear in the Text.