A92138:469
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. Man in a special manner is the living image of God. But true it ⟨p. 191⟩is, God is to be praised for all his creatures; but external Adoration before them, and laying a part of Gods glory upon them, for that is forbidden by your own, for dLeo the first saith the contrary, and eSalmeron saith; The body of fMoses was hidden of old for fear of Idolatry, and the use of Images and pictures were by God forbidden to the Jews in the second command, saith [f] Alexander Alens. gAlbertus, hBonaventura, iMartinus de Ajala, kAbulensis, who I am sure have with them in this, Albertus and Bonaventura, that the Images of God, because (say they) he is an invisible Spirit, are forbidden by the Law of nature.
4. Man in a speciall manner is the living image of God. But true it ⟨p. 191⟩is, God is to be praised for all his creatures; but externall Adoration before them, and laying a part of Gods glory upon them, for that is forbidden by your own, for dLeo the first saith the contrary, and eSalmeron saith; The body of fMoses was hidden of old for fear of Idolatry, and the use of Images and pictures were by God forbidden to the Iews in the second command, saith [f] Alexander Alens.