A92138:828
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. Private men do forgive, sins. Matth. 18. Luk. 17. Ergo, 1to bind and loose is not a proper judicial act of a Court, Matth. 16. Christ speaketh not to Peter only, but to all the faithful, who by teaching one another, may bring one another to acknowledge their sin, and if they do it they are pardoned, if not, their sins are bound in Heaven.
Erastus. Private men do forgive, sins. Matth. 18. Luk. 17. Ergo, 1to binde and loose is not a proper judiciall act of a Court, Matth. 16. Christ speaketh not to Peter only, but to all the faithfull, who by teaching one another, may bring one another to acknowledge their sin, and if they do it they are pardoned, if not, their sins are bound in Heaven.
Ans. To these the keys are given, who retain and remit sins, as1 Erastus saith: But these be such as are sent of Christ, as the Father sent his son,