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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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Contents › The Contents of the Tractate or Dispute touching Scandal.
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The Contents of the Tractate or Dispute touching Scandal.
Whether things indifferent, can be commanded. Introduction, p. 1 Indifferent things as such, not the Matter of a Church-constitution. Introd. Actions are not indifferent because their circumstances are indifferent. Introd. Marrying not indifferent, Introd. Indifferency Metaphysical and Theological, Introd. Necessity of obeying the Church in things only necessary for the Churches Commandment, is neither a lawful nor obliging necessity. Introd. Actions merely indifferent, cannot be done in faith. Introd. The unlawfulness unseparably adhering to actions indifferent, maketh them unlawful, Introd. How exsuperancy of goodness is to sway the will of Rulers and people. Introd. The will of Rulers not a law to us, in things indifferent, Introd. The definition of a Scandal, p. • Propositions touching Scandal from Rom. 14. p, 4, 5, 6 Propositions and Rules touching Scandal, from 1 Cor. 7. and 8, and 10. p. 7, 8, 9 An object scandalous two ways, p. 9 Four things may be scandalous objects. ibid. What is malum aparens, appearance of evil, p. 11 Rules touching Scandal, p. 12, 13, 14 Whether or no we may deny obedience to the Laws of Superiors for fear of Scandal causelessly taken, p. 15, 16, 17 Whether Information can remove Scandal from things not necessary, but only through the necessity of mans commandment, p. 20, 21 Whether the precept of obedience to superiors, ⟨image 14⟩or the precept of eschewing Scandal be more obligatory, p. 28, 29, &c. The essence of an active Scandal, p. 36, 37 How the fifth Commandment is more obligatory then following precepts, and how no, p. 46, 47, &c. Whether or not in every indifferent things we are to eschew the Scandal of all, even of the malicious? Affirmatur, p. 53, &c. Occasions of sins as occasions, are forbidden, p. 56 What is Christian liberty in things indifferent, p. 57, 58 A further consideration of things not necessary, how they he scandalous, p. 60 Of the necessity of things which remove Scandal, p. 61, 62 Some things necessary from the only piive Will of God, some thing necessary from something in the things themselves, p. 62 Two sorts of monuments of Idolatry, p. 63 We cannot devise the use of any thing in worship, when we cannot devise the thing it self, p 63 The place