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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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Erastus. The Jews accused Paul of nothing, but that they lied that ⟨p. 270⟩he brought Greeks into the Temple. The Law bad all the clean eat the Passover, and excepteth none for their wickedness, Christ admitted Judas to the Passover, and said, Drink ye all of this. Paul reciteth a Catalogue of wicked men in Corinth, 1 Cor. 5. With whom we are not to have private dealing, but he commandeth never to exclude any who are willing to come, from the Lords Supper: We are to try our selves, not one another, nor is it a sin to eat at the Lords Table with wicked men.
Erastus. The Iews accused Paul of nothing, but that they lied that ⟨p. 270⟩he brought Greeks into the Temple. The Law bad all the clean eat the Passeover, and excepteth none for their wickednesse, Christ admitted Iudas to the Passeover, and said, Drink ye all of this. Paul reciteth a Catologue of wicked men in Corinth, 1 Cor. 5. With whom we are not to have private dealing, but he commandeth never to exclude any who are willing to come, from the Lords Supper: We are to trie our selves, not one another, nor is it a sin to eat at the Lords Table with wicked men.
Ans. Belike it was a crime then to bring the Greeks into the Temple: 2. It is a begging of the question to say, all were admitted to the Passover: See how this is before answered. 3. Christ admitted Judas into the Passover; What then? may Timothy lay hands suddenly on all he knows to be Judases, that they come in and lap the blood of souls? contrary to 1 Tim. 3. Christ is above the Law, and if his practise in this were the rule, because Christ admitted Judas whom he knew to be a Traitor, and did eat ordinarily at Table with him, and committed the flock to such a known wolf. We are also to eat with covetous extortioners, which Paul forbiddeth,