A92138:1552
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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Quest. 23.
Whether the subjecting of the Magistrates to the Church and Pastors, be any papal Tyranny; and whether we differ not more from Papists in this, then our adversaries? The Magistrate not the Vicar of the mediator Christ: The Testimonies of some learned Divines on the contrary answered.
IT is most unjustly imputed to us, that we lay a Law upon the1 conscience of the Magistrates, that they are bound to assist with their power, the decrees of the Church; taking cognizance only of the fact of the Church, not inquiring into the Nature of the thing.
- 1To lay bands on the conscience of the Prince to tie him to blind obedience, Popish, not our Doctrine. Platina. in Bonifac. 3. Baronius an. 602. n. 18. Baronius. an. 606. n. 3. Baroni. an. 1085.To lay bands on the conscience of the Prince to tye him to blind obedience, Popish, not our Doctrine. Platina. in Bonifac. 3. Baronius an. 602. n. 18. Baronius. an. 606. n. 3. Baroni. an. 1085.