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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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2. The scope of the place is the removal of scandals in Christs ⟨p. 227⟩meek, brotherly and Christian way, ver. 6. [Greek or Hebrew] &c. Who ever shall scandalize, &c. and ver. 7. Woe to the world because of offences—ver. 8. Wherefore if thy hand or foot [Greek or Hebrew], cause thee to offend, cut them off, ver. 10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, &c. And then he cometh from active scandals, whereby we offend others, and the way of removal of them, to passive scandals, whereby others offendeth us, and the way of removal of them, ver. 15. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go tell him the fault between thee and him. Now these sins that are to be punished by the sword of the Civill Magistrate, or not such sins as may be transacted between brother and brother, for homicide, blasphemy, sorcery, extortion are to be taken away by the public sword, and this must have place, Thou shalt not conceal it, thy eye shall not spare him, and the Magistrate is the minister of God, a revenger, to execute wrath on him that doth evil, Rom. 13. 4.
2. The scope of the place is the removall of scandals in Christs ⟨p. 227⟩meek, brotherly and Christian way, ver. 6. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 &c. Who ever shall scandalize, &c. and ver. 7. Wo to the world because of offences—ver. 8. Wherefore if thy hand or foot 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, cause thee to offend, cut them off, ver. 10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, &c. And then he cometh from active scandals, whereby we offend others, and the way of removall of them, to passive scandals, whereby others offendeth us, and the way of removall of them, ver. 15. Moreover if thy brother shall trespasse against thee, go tell him the fault betvveen thee and him. Now these sins that are to be punished by the sword of the Civill Magistrate, or not such sins as may be transacted between brother and brother, for homicide, blasphemy, sorcery, extortion are to be taken away by the publick sword, and this must have place, Thou shalt not conceal it, thy eye shall not spare him, and the Magistrate is the minister of God, a revenger, to execute wrath on him that doth evil,