A92138:493
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.
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With desire have 1I desired to eat with you, [Greek or Hebrew], table-wise, as ver. 14. Mat. 26. 29. I will not drink,—until I drink it new [Greek or Hebrew]. The words carry a resemblance of drinking with them the well of life, so Augustine, Hilary, Musculus, Amesius expoundeth them, so (as I take) he draweth them from 1. This material wine. 2. From Sacramental tabling. 3. From this old fruit of the Wine. 4. From fellowship here in the Kingdom of Grace, to 1. New wine in heaven. 2. To heavenly tabling. 3. To new and everlasting wine. 4. In the Fathers Kingdom. Neither am I much moved with what Paybodie saith, that our Saviour led the woman of Samaria, from Jacobs well to thirst for the water of life, yet is not, for that, Jacobs well made a type by divine institution. I answer, this would have some colour, if Christ did speak of common wine, as he did speak of Jacobs Well, as of common water. But all the three Evangelists speak of Sacramental wine consecrated by word and prayer, else Christs calling bread his body should not prove that bread were a sign of his body by divine institution, but only we were to make that spiritual use of bread and wine, that we make of ordinary bread and wine at our houses. Formalists then must say that Christ speaketh of wine here as common, not as Sacramental, which is absurd when Christ is expounding the Elements, in their spiritual signification, Luke 5. 22, 21. But behold the hand of him that betrayeth me is [Greek or Hebrew] with me, on the table. Mat. 26. 23. Mark 14. 20. If he had been kneeling or standing, (gestures unpossible for them then) he could not have his hand leaning on the table, and if he had not been sitting▪ table-wise, in a table-fellowship with Christ, then could not our Saviour have conveniently convinced the ingratitude of Judas, as he doth.
With desire have 1I desired to eat with you, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, table-wise, as ver. 14.