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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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Yea, this recurreth upon Erastus, who will have Christ here to hold forth the power of the Christian Magistrate, as yet remoter from being, all Magistrates being professed Enemies to Jesus Christ, whereas there was at this time a seed, a bottom of a christian visible Church: There being eleven Apostles, seventy Disciples, and many others who professed faith in Christ already come. Yea though there be no formed instituted visible Church of the New Testament, yet it became our great Prophet, who taught that Gospel, yea, all that he heard of the Father, Joh. 15. 15. to his Disciples, which was to be a rule of the Faith of the Christian visible Church not yet instituted, and who erected a Ministry to teach them before his ascension, also to furnish that Ministry with the power of the keys & censures, as he expressly doth before his death, Mat. 16. 17, 18, 19. Not to add what Camero saith, that he spake these words when he was now to offer himself on the Cross, and Math. 2. 16. He mentioneth the edifying of the Church of the New Testament, and the Disciples ask who is to be greatest in the Kingdom of God, ver. 1.
Yea, this recurreth upon Erastus, who will have Christ here to hold forth the power of the Christian Magistrate, as yet remoter from being, all Magistrates being professed Enemies to Iesus Christ, whereas there was at this time a seed, a bottome of a christian visible Church: There being eleven Apostles, seventy Disciples, and many others who professed faith in Christ already come. Yea though there be no formed instituted visible Church of the New Testament, yet it became our great Prophet, who taught that Gospell, yea, all that he heard of the Father, Ioh. 15. 15. to his Disciples, which was to be a rule of the Faith of the Christian visible Church not yet instituted, and who erected a Ministery to teach them before his ascension, also to furnish that Ministery with the powerof the keyes & censures, as he expresly doth before his death, Mat. 16. 17, 18, 19. Not to adde what Camero saith, that he spake these words when he was now to offer himselfe on the Crosse, and