A92138:1831
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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Hence we see it is foolish and vain, that some say, such as cHooker. dD. Forbes. eD. Sanderson, and fLyndesay, pretended Bishop of Edinburgh, and Mr. Paybodie. That as ⟨p. 37⟩Rome and Corinth the Church had not past her determination upon eating, and not eating, nor made any Church laws upon these things indifferent, and therefore to eat, or not to eat, were matters of every private mans choice; But it is not the like case with our Ceremonies, for they remain no longer indifferent, but are necessary to us, after that the Church hath now made a commanding law upon them, and so the scandal that ariseth from our duty of obedience, to lawful authority, is taken, and not given.
Hence we see it is foolish and vaine, that some say, such as cHooker. dD. Forbes. eD. Sanderson, and fLyndesay, pretended Bishop of Edinburge, and Mr. Paybodie. That as ⟨p. 37⟩Rome and Corinth the Church had not past her determination upon eating, and not eating, nor made any Church lawes upon these things indifferent, and therefore to eat, or not to eat, were matters of every private mans choise; But it is not the like case with our Ceremonies, for they remaine no longer indifferent, but are necessarie to us, after that the Church hath now made a commanding law upon them, and so the scandall that ariseth from our dutie of obedience, to lawfull authoritie, is taken, and not given.