A92138:798
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. If the offended be willinger to suffer the injury then to compeer before a heathen judge, he may.
Ans. There be no smell of an Heathen, or Roman Judge in the Text, Id Erastus adjecit de suo. 2. It is not free to gain, or not gain, my brothers soul, or obey Christs command, or not obey it.
Paul, 1 Cor. 6. forbiddeth us to implead our brethren before Heathen Judges; Erastus saith, Christ commandeth the contrary: Erastus answers, Paul saith in these that are [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew] in smaller matters, as of goods we should not.
Paul, 1 Cor. 6. forbiddeth us to implead our brethren before Heathen Judges; Erastus saith, Christ commandeth the contrary: Erastus answers, Paul saith in these that are 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 in smaller matters, as of goods we should not.