A92138:714
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. God in the Church of the Jews punished wicked men with1 bodily punishments, not with Exclusion from the Sacraments, and Paul threateneth death and sickness, not Excommunication to those that did eat and drink unworthily.
Erastus. God in the Church of the Jews punished wicked men with1 bodily punishments, not with Exclusion from the Sacraments, and Paul threatneth death and sicknesse, not Excommunication to those that did eat and drink unworthily.
- 1Pag. 120.
Ans. Then putting out of the Camp was no Exclusion from the holy things of God, all the world not only will cry shame on this Divinity: But they will say, Erastus, his Logic is bad. God punisheth some wicked men with death, and the sword of the Magistrate, and stoning; Ergo, he appointed no Ecclesiastical debarring of the unclean from Circumcision: 2. It is false that Paul threateneth death to unworthy Communicants; only he saith, God •lew many of them for that sin; and hence it follows well, the Officers should▪ hinder the scandalous to rush into such a sin, as is the not discerning the Lords body, which bringeth death and diseases on the actors: What consequence is this? God punisheth wicked men; Ergo, the Officers should not rebuke them for those sins, nor the Magistrate or Church punish wicked men: God punisheth ••ubborn Rebels to parents; Ergo, the judge should not stone them, the contrary Logic is the arguing of the Spirit of God.
Ans. Then putting out of the Campe was no Exclusion from the holy things of God, all the world not onely will cry shame on this Divinity: But they will say, Erastus, his Logick is bad. God punisheth some wicked men with death, and the sword of the Magistrate, and stoning; Ergo, he appointed no Ecclesiasticall debarring of the unclean from Circumcision: 2. It is false that Paul threatneth death to unworthy Communicants; only he saith, God lew many of them for that sin; and hence it follows well, the Officers should hinder the scandalous to rush into such a sin, as is the not discerning the Lords body, which bringeth death and diseases on the actors: What consequence is this? God punisheth wicked men; Ergo, the Officers should not rebuke them for those sins, nor the Magistrate or Church punish wicked men: God punisheth ubborn Rebels to parents; Ergo, the judge should not stone them, the contrary Logick is the arguing of the Spirit of God.