A92138:836
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. To bring him before the civill Magistrate either Christian or Heathen, whose intrinsical end by virtue of their office, is not to gain, souls, but to draw the blood of ill doers, is far from gaining of Souls.
Ans. To bring him before the civill Magistrate either Christian or Heathen, whose intrinsecall end by vertue of their office, is not to gaine, soules, but to draw the blood of ill doers, is farre from gaining of Souls.
Erastus. Though binding and loosing be judicial and forinsecal words, they agree not to the Ministry only, but rather to the Magistrate, except you say that in the time of Christ amongst the Jews, there was a Church court beside the Magistrates court.
Erastus. Though binding and loosing be judiciall and forinsecall words, they agree not to the Ministery onely, but rather to the Magistrate, except you say that in the time of Christ amongst the Iewes, there was a Church court beside the Magistrates court.
Ans. That they argue authority judicial, is proved already by many Scriptures, and judicial authority Ecclesiastical it must be, which agreeth to the Church, and it was never heard that the Church especially in the New Testament, doth signify the Magistrate. 2. There is no necessity to say there was a Christian Church court in Christs time, because there was not a Christian Magistrate at this time, but the Jews had then a Church-court, before which Christ was convened. Caiaphas being President, and the blind man, John 9. who was cast out of the Synagogue, for that he confessed Christ. 3. Christ speaketh of that which was to be, though in its frame not yet erected.