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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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Ans. The Antecedent is not universally true: Capital faults, as I said before, were only thus punished; the consequence is null.
Ans. The Antecedent is not universally true: Capitall faults, as I said before, were onely thus punished; the consequence is null.
Erastus. He that was legally unclean did defile all beside him,1 even vessels, places, garments; but Thieves, adulterers do not defile, but these that consent to their wickedness; nor did they defile the places; The adulterous women brought to the Priest and temple, did not defile the Priest or Temple, Joh. 8. Nor did Moses and others abstain from the worship, the Manna, &c. because many wicked men did partake thereof, nor were the vessels purified after wicked men touched them; therefore it followeth not, because God is more offended with the sacrifices of the wicked, then of those that are only legally unclean, that therefore wicked men are no less to be debarred from the holy things, then those that are legally unclean.
Erastus. He that was legally unclean did defile all beside him,1 even vessels, places, garments; but Theeves, adulterers doe not defile, but these that consent to their wickednes; nor did they defile the places; The adulterous women brought to the Priest and temple, did not defile the Priest or Temple, Ioh. 8. Nor did Moses and others abstain from the worship, the Manna, &c. because many wicked men did partake thereof, nor were the vessels purified after wicked men touched them; therefore it followeth not, because God is more offended with the sacrifices of the wicked, then of those that are onely legally uncleane, that therefore wicked men are no lesse to be debarred from the holy things, then those that are legally unclean.