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
Subtitle: 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
By: By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Published by authority
Publisher: printed by Iohn Field for Christopher Meredith at the Crane in Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1646
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
Subjects: Church polity; Presbyterianism; Early works to 1800; Church of England; Customs and practices; Excommunication
Other titles: Peaceable dispute for the perfection of the holy Scripture in point of ceremonies and church government; Dispute touching scandall and Christian libertie; Thomas F. Torrance Collection.
Notes: Part 2, "A dispute touching scandall and Christian libertie", begins new pagination.

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), R2377

Thomason, E.326[1]

ESTC (RLIN), R200646

SCS Copy imperfect; lacking title page.