A92138:1886
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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6. Distinct.
Some things are not necessary, because of the mere positive will of God. As the temple of Baal, and therefore was to be destroyed,1 not for the abuse of it for a house has always some necessary use to man now in the state of sin. And of this kind were the cattle of the Amalekites, which were as necessary of themselves for food, and sacrifice, as other cattle▪ and the Babylonish garment, and wedge of Gold, to which Achan's slimy hands did cleave, and therefore ehey were not necessary, but to be abstained from by Saul and the Israelites. because of the sole positive command of God, Other things are not necessary, both because God forbiddeth them and because of the scandal and sinful consequences, that are possible to fall out, as for Gods people to marry with •he idolatrous Canaanites, was not necessary▪ both because Gods forbidden will made it not necessary morally, and also because they might draw away Gods people to serve their Gods, which was a feasible, and a very possible snare, thought some idolatresses being married to the Jews, might have been drawn from their idolatry, and gained to the faith of the God of Israel.
Some things are not necessarie, because of the mere positive will of God. As the temple of Baal, and therefore was to be •estroyed,1 not for the abuse of it for a house has alwayes some necessary use to man now in the state of sin. And of this kind were the cattell of the Amalakites, which were as necessarie of themselves for food, and sacrifice, as other cattell▪ and the Babylonish garment, and wedge of Gold, to which Achan's slimie hands did cleave, and therefore ehey were not necessarie, but to be abstained from by Saul and the Israelites. because of the sole positive command of God, Other things are not necessarie, both because God forbiddeth them and because of the scandal and sinfull consequences, that are possible to fall out, as for Gods people to marry with he idolarou Canaanites, was not necessarie both because Gods forbidden will made it not necessarie morally, and also because they might draw away Gods people to serve their Gods, which was a feaable, and a very possible snare, thought some idolatresses being married to the Jews, might have been drawne from their idolatrie, and gained to the faith of the God of Israel.