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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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It is true, Erastus the Physician would think the cloud and pillar of fire can neither be Physic for the sick, nor food for the whole, yet Physicians say, Manna is apt for both; not is the divided Red-Sea, food or Physic: But good man, he knows the cloud was their guide and convey by night and day through the wilderness, and appointed by God to convey the Lepers, the unclean, and all those who were Excommunicated from the holy things, and the Idolaters and openly wicked, as well as the clean and the holy, and he knew the s•me that the people had no food but Manna a holy sign, that those who were unclean seven days, and often many times longer, were not to starve for hunger, but must eat Manna though a holy, yet their only necessary food then, without which they could not live.
It is true, Erastus the Physician would think the cloud and pillar of fire can neither be Physick for the sick, nor food for the whole, yet Physitians say, Manna is apt for both; not is the dvided Red-Sea, food or Physick: But good man, he knowes the cloud was their guide and convey by night and day through the wildernesse, and appointed by God to convey the Leapers, the unclean, and all those who were Excommunicated from the holy things, and the Idolators and openly wicked, as well as the clean and the holy, and he knew the s•me that the people had no food but Manna a holy signe, that those who were unclean seven dayes, and often many times longer, were not to starve for hunger, but must eat Manna though a holy, yet their only necessary food then, without which they could not live.
But I hope Erastus cannot prove, while they were unclean, or put out of the Camp, or yet extremely wicked, that they might eat the Passover which was a mere holy Sacrament, not ordained ⟨p. 278⟩for the feeding of the body, as Manna and water out of the Rock were.
But I hope Erastus cannot prove, while they were unclean, or put out of the Camp, or yet extreamly wicked, that they might eat the Passeover which was a meer holy Sacrament, not ordained