A92138:283
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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8. Matters of mere fact, known by sense and humane testimony, are to be considered according to their Physical existence if they be done or not done; if Titus did such a thing or not, such are not in that notion to be proved by Scripture: 2. They may be considered according to their essence and Moral quality of good and lawful, •ad or unlawful, and so they are to be warranted by Scripture.
8. Matters of meer fact, knovvn by sence and humane testimonie, are to be considered according to their Physicall existence if they be done or not done; if Titus did such a thing or not, such are not in that notion to be proved by Scripture: 2. They may be considered according to their essence and Morall quality of good and lawfull, •ad or unlawfull, and so they are to be warranted by Scripture.
9. There is a general warrant in Scripture for Worship and moral actions, twofold: either when the Major proposition is only in Scripture, and the Assumption is the vvill of men, or when both the Proposition and Assumption are warranted by Scripture: the former warrant I think not sufficient, and therefore the latter is necessary to prove the thing lawful.
9. There is a generall vvarrant in Scripture for Worship and morall actions, tvvofold: either vvhen the Major proposition is only in Scripture, and the Assumption is the vvill of men, or vvhen both the Proposition and Assumption are warranted by Scripture: the former vvarrant I think not sufficient, and therefore the latter is necessary to prove the thing lavvfull.
Hence our 1. conclusion. Every worship, and Positive observance of Religion, and all Moral actions are to be made good, by [Greek or Hebrew] (according as it is written) though their individual circumstances be not in the word.