A92138:1357
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.
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Ergo, those that deserved to dye by the hand of the Magistrate for open murder, deserved for that open murder to be debarred from the holy things of God, what ever Erastus say on the contrary.
Ergo, those that deserved to dye by the hand of the Magistrate for open murther, deserved for that open murther to be debarred from the holy things of God, what ever Erastus say on the contrary.
Erastus. The adversaries contend, that some are to be excommunicated1 who deserve not to dye; as if any to a light injury, add contumacy; But they should have a warrant for this, for this is a contradiction. (Every one who is clean according to the Law, should keep the Passover) and this (some who is clean according to the Law, (to wit, who liveth wickedly and scandalously, and yet is Ceremonially clean) should not keep the Passover.)
Erastus. The adversaries contend, that some are to be excommunicated1 who deserve not to dye; as if any to a light injury, adde contumacy; But they should have a warrant for this, for this is a contradiction. (Every one who is clean according to the Law, should keep the Passeover) and this (some who is clean according to the Law, (to wit, who liveth wickedly and scandalously, and yet is Ceremonially clean) should not keep the Passeover.)
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