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 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 power 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; with an answer to the new doctrine of the doctors of Aberdeen, touching scandal. /
Rutherford, Samuel,1600?-1661.
London : Printed by Iohn Field for Christopher Meredith at the Crane in Pauls Church-yard,
MDCXLVI. [1646]
Part 2, A dispute touching scandall and Christian libertie, begins new pagination on 4A1.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "March: 3"; the I in imprint date crossed out.
Wing (2nd ed.)
Thomason
ESTC
Erastus, Thomas, 1524-1583
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605
Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600
Church of England
Church polity
Presbyterianism
Excommunication
England London.