A92138:785
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Erastus. We cannot expound [Greek or Hebrew] against thee, against the1 Church, because he saith after, tell the Church, then the sense should be, O Church tell the Church.
Erastus. We cannot expound 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 against thee, against the1 Church, because he saith after, tell the Church, then the sense should be, O Church tell the Church.
- 1Thes. 42. page 27.
Ans. It is not denied by us, but that the Scandal in the rise may be private, but Erastus will have our Saviour to speak only of private Scandals. 2. If one Church shall offend another, the offended may admonish, and if the Church be not gained, the offended Church is to tell more Churches Synodically convened, as may be gathered from Christs Scope, to remove all Scandals between brother and brother, Church and Church.
Ans. It is not denyed by us, but that the Scandall in the rise may be private, but Erastus will have our Saviour to speake onely of private Scandals. 2. If one Church shall offend another, the offended may admonish, and if the Church be not gained, the offended Church is to tell more Churches Synodically conveened, as may be gathered from Christs Scope, to remove all Scandals between brother and brother, Church and Church.
Erastus. Tell him between thee and him, if it be told me conscio,