A92138:1073
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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Erastus. Whereas you say, it is not lawful for the Magistrate to1 preach and administer the Sacraments▪ (if he might because of his business be able to discharge both Offices) it is not true: God hath not forbidden it; it was lawful in the Old Testament, for one man to discharge both, why is it not lawful now also? the history of Eli and Samuel is known; it is nothing that you say, that the tribunal of Moses, was distinguished from the tribunal of Aaron: for God gave to Aaron no tribunal at all, different from the tribunal of Moses, he never did forbid the Priests to sit in the Civill judicature after the captivity, the Priests judged the people Ezech. 44.
Erastus. Whereas you say, it is not lawfull for the Magistrate to1 preach and administer the Sacraments▪ (if he might because of his businesse be able to discharge both Offices) it is not true: God hath not forbidden it; it was lawfull in the Old Testament, for one man to discharge both, why is it not lawfull now also? the history of Eli and Samuel is known; it is nothing that you say, that the tribunall of Moses, was distinguished from the tribunall of Aaron: for God gave to Aaron no tribunall at all, different from the tribunall of Moses, he never did forbid the Priests to sit in the Civill judicature after the captivity, the Priests judged the people Ezech. 44.
- 1Pag. 265.
Ans. That it is lawful for the Magistrate to preach and Administer1