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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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341 No miraculous faith required in the Corinthians, to pray for the killing of the man, p. 342, &c. Of the Leaven, 1 Cor. 5. p. 344 What it is to purge out the Leaven, none killed for eating Leavened Bread, p. 346 To eat the Passover with Leavened Bread, a violation of that Sacrament, p. 348, &c. Putting away of Leaven, p. 349 What is meant by the whole lump, and what by leaven. p. 352, 533 Hymeneus and Alexander, not miraculously killed by Satan. p. 354, 355 Erastus his expositions, all without ground in Scripture. p. 354 Withdrawing from scandalous Brethren, argueth Excommunication. p. 357 How eschewing intimate fellowship with a scandalous Brother is a Church-Censure, p. 357, 358, 359 Sacraments, though helps of piety, yet not to be given to all. p. 361, 362 Erastus his contradiction in excluding both some, and none at all from the Sacraments, p. 363 How withdrawing from scandalous Brethren, may infer Excommunication. p. 365 The scandalous are forbidden to come to the Sacraments, p. 368 An evident contradiction in Erastus through his whole Book. p. 369 Whom Erastus excludeth from the Sacraments, p. 370 Some on earth must try who are to be admitted to the Sacrament, who not, p. 371 Other arguments for Excommunication vindicated, p. 37• The place Gal. 5. 12. vindicated. p. 373 Paul did not judicially condemn the incestuous man, 1 Cor. 5. p 374 To eschew the scandalous is materially to excommunicate them▪ p. 377 What Presbyteries Erastus yieldeth. p. 379 A Presbytery at Corinth. p. 380 Erastus granteth an Examination of such as ⟨image 12⟩are admitted to the Sacraments, and yet denieth that any should be debarred, p. 382, 383 The places Deut. 17. and 2 Chro. 19. do prove two different Judicatures, p. 383, 384 How the Kingly and Priestly office are different. p. 384, 385 Erastus denieth the Ministry to be peculiar to some, but proper to all under the New Testament. p. 385, 386 Two distinct Judicatures,