A92138:1109
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. Moses and Jehoshaphat speak of one and the same judicature.1 Moses doth not give teaching and commanding divisibly to some, but jointly to all the Synedrie. Though the Priests were more skilled in the Law, for Moses commandeth to teach the sense of the Law by judging, as he saith himself, Exod. 18. 16. I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God and his laws; Moses putteth them all jointly together, they shall tell thee, thou shalt do what they show thee, according to the Law that they shall teach thee shalt thou do, not declining to the right-hand, or to the left-hand.
Erastus. Moses and Iehoshaphat speake of one and the same judicature.1 Moses doth not give teaching and commanding divisibly to some, but joyntly to all the Synedrie. Though the Priests were more skilled in the Law, for Moses commandeth to teach the sense of the Law by judgeing, as he saith himselfe, Exod. 18. 16. I judge between one and another, and I doe make them know the statutes of God and his lawes; Moses putteth them all joyntly together, they shall tell thee, thou shalt doe what they shevv thee, according to the Lavv that they shall teach thee shalt thou doe, not declining to the right-hand, or to the left-hand.
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Ans. 1. That Jehoshaphat speaketh of the same judicature that Moses speaketh of, is clear, 2 Chron. 19. 8, 9. 10. The very words of Moses Deut. 17. 8