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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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Erastus doth but wickedly assert, he spoke to those who were as Christians in that act, but the Text is clear he speaketh of binding and loosing spiritually, which1 is nothing to the holding off of a civill injury, which Erastus saith is the scope of our Saviour here, and how hungry must that sense be: That you deal with him as with an Heathen, who acknowledgeth no Judge, but a Roman judge, is a matter ratified in heaven? 4. A private man is to forgive an injury even though the offender repent not, Mat. 14. 15. Rom. 12. 19, 20. Col. 3. 13. but that pardon cannot be ratified in heaven. 5. See what we have said of binding and loosing before.
Erastus doth but wickedly assert, he spoke to those who were as Christians in that act, but the Text is cleare he speaketh of binding and loosing spiri•ually, which1 is nothing to the holding off of a civill injurie, which Erastus saith is the scope of our Saviour here, and how hungry must that sense be: That you deal with him as with an Heathen, who acknowledgeth no Iudge, but a Roman judge, is a matter ratified in heaven? 4. A private man is to forgive an injury even though the offender repent not, Mat. 14. 15. Rom. 12. 19, 20. Col. 3. 13. but that pardon cannot be ratified in heaven. 5. See what we have said of binding and loosing before.
- 1Binding and loosing proper to Stewards.