A92138:884
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Erastus. These words, ye was made sorry according to God, that1 ye might receive damage of us in nothing, cannot agree with the purpose, they should have suffered no loss by obtaining pardon to a miserable man excluded from the Sacraments, while he should repent; but if he was to be killed, they should have lost a brother, and so suffered damage.
Erastus. These words, ye was made sorry according to God, that1 ye might receive dammage of us in nothing, cannot agree with the purpose, they should have suffered no losse by obtaining pardon to a miserable man excluded from the Sacraments, while he should repent; but if he was to be killed, they should have lost a brother, and so suffered dammage.
- 12 Cor. 7. 45.
Ans. The hazard of losing his soul, repentance not being so easy, as Erastus imagineth, had been a greater loss, then the loss of a temporal life, the soul being to be saved in the day of the Lord.
Ans. The hazard of losing his soule, repentance not being so easie, as Erastus imagineth, had been a greater losse, then the losse of a temporall life, the soule being to be saved in the day of the Lord.
Erastus. Paul requireth his Spirit, and the power of the Lord Jesus1 to this work; Ergo, It was more then to debar from the Sacraments.