A92138:301
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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but many actions belonging to the second Table, are either purely not Moral, as actions of mere Art, or they be mixed, and Respectu finis operis, in respect of the end of the work, they are not Moral, nor to be squared by the Word at all; and in respect of the Moral intention of the doer, they be Moral, and so mixed actions, and partly ruled by the Word, and partly ruled by Art or Policy, according to our seventh distinction.
but many actions belonging to the second Table, are either purely not Morall, as actions of meer Art, or they be mixed, and Respectu finis operis, in respect of the end of the work, they are not Morall, nor to be squared by the Word at all; and in respect of the Morall intention of the doer, they be Morall, and so mixed actions, and partly ruled by the Word, and partly ruled by Art or Policy, according to our seventh distinction.
II. Conclusion: In actions or Religious means of Worship, and actions Moral, whatever is beside the Word of God, is against the1 Word of God; I say in Religious means, for there be means of Worship, or Circumstances Physical, not Moral, not Religious, as whether the Pulpit be of stone or of timber, the Bell of this or this Metal, the house of Worship stand thus or thus in Situation.
II. Conclusion: In actions or Religious means of Worship, and actions Morall, whatever is beside the Word of God, is against the1 Word of God; I say in Religious means, for there be means of Worship, or Circumstances Physicall, not Morall, not Religious, as whether the Pulpit be of stone or of timber, the Bell of this or this Mettall, the house of Worship stand thus or thus in Situation.
- 1What is beside the Word of God in Morals, is contrary to the Word of God.