A92138:41
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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p 210, 211 False Rules of obedience to Rulers, proposed by D. Jackson, refuted. p. 212. The goodness of supposed obedience to Rulers, cannot countervalue the evil in the sinful manner of doing, with a doubting conscience. p. 214 Other arguments for the obligation of humane Laws answered. p. 216 What it is to resist to Ruler. p. 217 Why men cannot make Laws that layeth a tie on the conscience. p. 219 That Christ hath a spiritual Kingdom, not only in the power of Preaching, but also in the power of the Keys, by censures. p. 220 That there is such a divine Ordinance as Excommunication. p. 223 Objections against Excommunication removed. p. 224 How we are to rebuke our Brother. p. 225 The Church, Matth. 18. is not the civil Sanhedrin. p. 226, 227, 229 How Heathen and Publicans were excluded from the Church. p. 230 Binding and loosing acts judicial, p. 235, 236 Excommunication is a divine Ordinance, proved by 1 Cor. 5. p. 238, 239, & seq. fuse. To deliver to Satan, is not miraculous killing, p. 238, 239 The essentials of Excommunication, 1 Cor. 5. p. 238, 239, &c. Whether the Word doth warrant censures, and exclusion from the Seals? ibid. Cutting off, not always killing. p. 241 Moral scandals excluded men from holy things, amongst the Jews. p. 243 The prophecy, Ezek 44. 11, 12, &c. to be fulfilled under the New Testament. p. 244, 245 Ceremonial exclusion from holy things under the old, did typify exclusion for moral uncleanness under the N. Test. p. 247, 248 The Churches exclusion from the Seals declarative, non coactive by violence. ibid. Censures applied to some by name. ibid. Eschewing the society of scandalous Churchmembers, must be a Church-censure, p. 249 The hindering of Jezebel by preaching, not sufficient. p. 251 Debarring of the scandalous from the Seals, proved. p. 252. seq. It belongeth not to the Magistrate to debar from the Seals. p. 253 Erastus against exclusion from the Sacraments refuted. p. 253▪ seq. fuse. By Erastus his way, we cannot deny the Seals to a Turk. p. 258, 259 To exclude from the Kingdom of Heaven not one with Excommunication. p. 260 Excommunication is no real separation of one from Christs invisible body. p. 261, 262, 264 Though Excommunication be only declarative, yet its not empty. p. 266 Putting out 1 Cor. 5