A92138:1260
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. This is to beg the question, the whore who sold her body for a price was unclean, and more unclean then the innocent money, and so in that case excluded from the holy things of God. 2. They admitted doves, oxen, and money changers into the Temple and profaned it, and why should they cast Judas out of the Temple? will their practises prove any thing, they used all divine ceremonies and Laws of God to their own carnal ends.
Ans. This is to beg the question, the whore who sold her body for a price was unclean, and more unclean then the innocent money, and so in that case excluded from the holy things of God. 2. They admitted doves, oxen, and money changers into the Temple and prophaned it, and why should they cast Judas out of the Temple? will their practises prove any thing, they used all divine ceremonies and Lawes of God to their owne carnall ends.
Erastus. Heathens were not admitted into the Temple,1 But a scandalous man is a heathen, Ezech. 16. Your Father was an Amorite; also, if thou be a transgressor of the Law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision, Rom. 2. he is worse then an Infidel, 1 Tim. 5. Erastus answereth, but if we look to Gods estimation, wicked brethren are worse then pagans. But if we consider the external face of the Church, there be many things in wicked men that agreeth not to heathen, wicked circumcised men might go in to the Temple. Gentiles might not; so the assumption is most false. 2. A circumcised man and a Baptised man, can never turn non-circumcised, or non baptised.
Erastus. Heathens vvere not admitted into the Temple,1 But a scandalous man is a heathen,