A92138:268
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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All additions to Gods Word are unlawful▪ Deut. 4▪ •. Deut. 12.1 32. Prov. 30. 6. Rev. 22. 18. Joh. 20. 31. Luk. 16. 29, 30. 2 Tim 3▪ 17. Psalm 19. 7, 8. So, aBasilius, bHieron, dCyprian, eChrysostom, fProcopius, gTertullian, All the Fathers, all Protestant Divines opposing Traditions▪ put their seal and Pen to the plenitude of Scripture: But humane Rites are Additions to Gods word. hMorton and Burges say, God forbiddeth in the foresaid places, additions of any thing, as Divine and a part of Gods Word, or additions contrary to Gods Word, and corrupting the sense thereof, but not additions perfecting and plaining his Word a Commentaries and Annotations of the text.