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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. I deny the consequence, for by Publicans are meant men wicked and unpure by conversation, and by Heathen men unclean by condition, because without the Church, and strangers to the Israel of God, and without Christ and God in the world. 2. We have proved what is meant by a Publican, by evident Scriptures, but that by a Publican is understood one who acknowledged no Magistrate, but a Roman, no Scripture; no Greek Author warranteth us to think it, never man dreamed it, but Erastus.
Ans. I deny the consequence, for by Publicans are meant men wicked and unpure by conversation, and by Heathen men unclean by condition, because without the Church, and strangers to the Israel of God, and without Christ and God in the world. 2. We have proved what is meant by a Publican, by evident Scriptures, but that by a Publican is understood one who acknowledged no Magistrate, but a Roman, no Scripture; no Greeke Author warranteth us to thinke it, never man dreamed it, but Erastus.
Erastus. The Pharisees hindered not Christ and his Apostles to come to the Temple.
Erastus. The Pharises hindred not Christ and his Apostles to come to the Temple.
Ans. Christ was a born Jew and circumcised; yea, and what can the Practise of the Murderers of Christ prove? It is no Law. But the Romans never sacrificed in the Temple, but gave Liberty to the Jews to serve God, according to his word, and to hear Christ preach, and that Christ kept the Ceremonial Law, and taught others, even the cleansed Lepers so to do, Matth. 8. is clear.
Ans. Christ was a born Jew and circumcised; yea, and what can the Practise of the Murtherers of Christ prove? It is no Law. But the Romans never sacrificed in the Temple, but gave Liberty to the Iews to serve God, according to his word, and to hear Christ preach, and that Christ kept the Ceremoniall Law, and taught others, even the cleansed Leapers so to do,