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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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3. Lawfulness is essential to worship instituted of God, but it is not essential to worship i• general: neither is opinion of sanctity, efficacy, or Divine necessity essential to worship, but only to Divine worship, and its opinion not actual nor formal, but fundamental and material.
3. Lawfulnesse is essentiall to worship instituted of God, but it is not essentiall to worship i• generall: neither is opinion of sanctity, efficacy, or Divine necessity essentiall to worship, but only to Divine worship, and its opinion not actuall nor formall, but fundamentall and materiall.
4. Seeing the Apostles were no less immediately inspired of God, then the Prophets, it is a vain thing to seek a knot in a rush, and put a difference betwixt Apostolic Commandments or Traditions and divine Commandments, as it is a vain and Scripturelesse curiosity to difference betwixt the Prophetical truths of Moses, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, &c. And Divine Prophecies, which is, as if you would difference betwixt the fair writing of Titus the writer, and the writing made by the pen of Titus, or betwixt Peters words, and the words spoken by Pete•• tongue, mouth and lips, for Prophets and Apostles were both Gods mouth.
4. Seeing the Apostles were no lesse immediatly inspired of God, then the Prophets, it is a vain thing to seek a knot in a rush, and put a difference betwixt Apostolick Commandments or Traditions and divine Commandments, as it is a vain and Scripturelesse curiosity to difference betwixt the Propheticall truths of Moses, Samuel, Isaiah, Ieremiah, Ezekiel, &c. And Divine Prophecies, which is, as if you would difference betwixt the fair writing of Titus the writer, and the writing made by the pen of Titus, or betwixt Peters words, and the words spoken by Pete•• tongue, mouth and lips, for Prophets and Apostles were both Gods mouth.