A92138:746
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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Ans. I am ashamed and wearied to put in Paper such childish things, all this will not prove that Legal uncleanness is no type of Moral uncleanness; Isaac was but a man, Moses a man only; Ergo, they cannot be Types of Christ who is more then a man; Bread and Wine are some other thing then Christ, then cannot these be symbols of Christ, and our spiritual communion with him. I see nothing here, but a challenging of Gods wisdom, who hath chosen leprosy bodily, to figure out sins spiritual Leprosy. Erastus will say not so, Leprosy is in the category of quality, and sinful actions in the category of actions.
Ans. I am ashamed and wearied to put in Paper such childish things, all this will not prove that Legall uncleannes is no type of Morall uncleannes; Isaac was but a man, Moses a man onely; Ergo, they cannot be Types of Christ who is more then a man; Bread and Wine are some other thing then Christ, then cannot these be symbols of Christ, and our spirituall communion with him. I see nothing here, but a challenging of Gods wisedome, who hath chosen leprosie bodily, to figure out sinnes spirituall Leprosie. Erastus will say not so, Leprosie is in the category of quality, and sinfull actions in the category of actions.
Erastus. Legal uncleanness, signifieth natural corruption, not scandals.
Erastus. Legall uncleannes, signifieth naturall corruption, not scandals.
Ans. Yea but Leprosy and other uncleanness legal, was contagious and infectious, and did relate to wicked actions that infect ⟨p. 287⟩as a canker; sin original being common to all▪ is not that contagious from one to many; nor did the Lord ever command Separation for sin Original, but for transgression of Ceremonial Laws he did.