A92138:1297
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. When the comparison is made between a Ceremonial breach, which is punished with a punishment Ceremonially, or mystically significant; the comparison to a moral sin punished with punishment real, signified by that Ceremonial punishment, is inconsequent: But when both sins have the same punishment in the general, in genere, it followeth not, that both should have the same, ⟨p. 474⟩in spe•i•, in nature, as a drunkard ought to be punished with stripes; Ergo, parricide ought rather to be punished with death; but not Ergo, a parricide ought rather to be punished with stripes only: And so the consequence is nought, the leper was punished with being put out of the Camp seven days. It followeth not, Ergo, he that is defiled with the soul-leprosy of murder, sorcery, should far rather be punished only with being put out of the camp seven days: Because there is a higher punishment ordained for moral, then for a Ceremonial transgression, Ceteris paribus.
Ans. When the comparison is made between a Ceremoniall breach, which is punished with a punishment Ceremonially, or mystically significant; the comparison to a morall sin punished with punishment reall, signified by that Ceremoniall punishment, is inconsequent: But when both sins have the same punishment in the generall, in genere, it followeth not, that both should have the same, ⟨p. 474⟩in spe•i•, in nature, as a drunkard ought to be punished with stripes; Ergo, parricide ought rather to be punished with death; but not Ergo, a parricide ought rather to be punished with stripes only: And so the consequence is nought, the leper was punished with being put out of the Camp seven dayes. It followeth not, Ergo, he that is defiled with the soul-leprosie of murther, sorcery, should far rather be punished only with being put out of the camp seven dayes: Because there is a higher punishment ordained for morall, then for a Ceremoniall transgression, Ceteris paribus.