A92138:818
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. But I have demonstrated that no man was debarred from holy things for Moral uncleanness, then neither should a Publican be counted a separated man, will Christ command him to be cast out whom the Jews could by no Law cast out?
Erastus. But I have demonstrated that no man was debarred from holy things for Morall uncleannesse, then neither should a Publican be counted a separated man, will Christ command him to be cast out whom the Iewes could by no Law cast out?
Ans. If we give the matter to Erastus his word, all he says are demonstrations: Let the reader read and judge. 2. All his argument here proceedeth on a false ground, while he contendeth so much to justify Publicans he presumeth (to be as a Publican) to •e in our sense all one with this, (to be excommunicated.) But 1. we lay the least weight on the word (Publican) and more on this, (to be as an heathen.) 2. We take them not divisively, but as Christ speaketh them, copulatively. We say, not to be excommunicated, is ⟨p. 305⟩all one, as, let him be as a Publican, but that to be excommunicated, is to be as an Heathen [Greek or Hebrew] and as a Publican.
Ans. If we give the matter to Erastus his word, all he sayes are demonstrations: Let the reader read and judge. 2. All his argument here proceedeth on a false ground, while he contendeth so much to justifie Publicans he presumeth (to be as a Publican) to •e in our sense all one with this, (to be excommunicated.) But 1. we lay the least weight on the word (Publican) and more on this, (to be as an heathen.) 2. We take them not divisively, but as Christ speaketh them, copulatively. We say, not to be excommunicated, is ⟨p. 305⟩all one, as, let him be as a Publican, but that to be excommunicated, is to be as an Heathen 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and as a Publican.