The divine right of church-government and excommunication

8 But meat commendeth us not to God, for neither if we eat, are we better (morally and before God) neither if we eat not, a e we (Morally) the worse. Now this Temple or House Physically is indifferent, and not necessary for the worship of God, for men may be defended from the injuries of Sun and air, Though this house had never been in rerum naturâ. But this Temple or house though dedicated to a Saint is not Morally indifferent, but Morally necessary, so as if you remove it from the worship, because abused to Idolatry, and give it in no use in the defending of our bodies from the injuries of the Wind, Rain and Sun, you Judaize, and do actively scandalize the Jews, and harden them in their Apostasy, and so this house though abused to Idolatry, is not indifferent Morally, as the meats Rom. 14. But the using of it is necessary and an asserting of our Christian liberty, as to eat blood, and things strangled, and Swines flesh even before a Jew, so to use all houses for a physical end to defend our bodies from heat and cold, is a part of the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free. But Ceremonies have no natural and physical use. The crossing of the air with the Thumb, the keeping of a day religiously without warrant of the Word, are not taught in the School of Nature, and so are naturally not necessary as This or this house, though abused to Superstition is, and the Adversaries that say they are Morally indifferent, as good, and as Spiritual Ceremonies in kind and nature, may be devised in their place. But in all this dispute of Scandal, we give, but do never grant that the Ceremonies are indifferent, we dispute here that they are scandalous, and so unlawful in their use, upon the principles of Formalists; whereas we judge them in their nature, because ⟨p. 70⟩they have not God, but the will of men to be their father and author, to be unlawful, and repugnant to Scripture, because not warranted by either command, practice, or promise in Scripture.

8 But meat commendeth us not to God, for neither if we eat, are wee better (morally and before God) neither if we eat not, a e we (Morally) theworse. Now this Temple or House Physically is indifferent, and not necessarie for the worship of God, for men may be defended from the injuries of Sunne and aire, Though this house had never been in rerum naturâ. But this Temple or house though dedicated to a Saint is not Morally indifferent, but Morally necessarie, so as if you remove it from the worship, because abused to Idolatrie, and give it in no use in the defending of our bodies from the injuries of the Wind, Raine and Sunne, you Iudaize, and doe actively scandalize the Iewes, and harden them in their Apostasie, and so this house though abused to Idolatrie, is not indifferent Morally, as the meats