A92138:896
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. All this is needless; to be delivered over, is to be recommended and taken in a good sense also, Act. 14. 26. Commended to the grace of God, Act. 15. 40. [Greek or Hebrew] and we1 deny not but to be delivered to Satan, is to be delivered to be afflicted, but the question is, what affliction is meant here; the affliction of the flesh say we, or of the unrenewed part, opposed to a saved spirit.
Ans. All this is needlesse; to be delivered over, is to be recommended and taken in a good sense also, Act. 14. 26. Commended to the grace of God, Act. 15. 40. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and we1 deny not but to be delivered to Satan, is to be delivered to be afflicted, but the question is, what affliction is meant here; the affliction of the flesh say we, or of the unrenewed part, opposed to a saved spirit.
- 1To be delivered to Satan.
Erastus. It is unpossible that the word [Greek or Hebrew] destruction, can be1 shown to signify the destruction of the desires of sinful flesh in all the New-Testament, it always signifieth killing, death, destruction; nor doth the thing it self compel us to take it other ways here, nor for killing and death, as