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A10966	A treatise vpon sundry matters contained in the Thiry nine Articles of religion, which are professed in the Church of England long since written and published by Thomas Rogers.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616. Faith, doctrine and religion professed in England.	1639 (1639)	STC 21233; ESTC S1674	207,708	274

such as have authoritie in the Church a Matth. 18.17 1 Cor. 5.4 5. 2 Cor. 3.13 14 2 Tim. 3.6 2. Who are to excommunicate even two sorts of men whereof the one pervert the sound doctrine of the truth b 1 Tim. 1.20 as did Hymeneus and Alexander the other be defiled with notorious wickednesse as that incestuous person at Corinth was c 1 Cor 5.1 The manner of proceeding in excommunication namely first by gentle admonition and that once or twice given d Tit. 3.10 Matth 13.15 with the spirit of meekenesse e Gal 6.1 even as a brother f 2 Thes 3 15. if the fault be not notoriously knowne and next by open reprehension g 1 Tim. 5.20 afterward by the publike sentence of the Church to put him from the company of the faithfull h 1 Cor 5.13 to deliver him unto Satan i Ibid. and to denounce him a Heathen and a Publican k Math. 18.16 if none admonitions will serue and the crime and persons be very offensive A man so cut off from the Congregation and excommunicated is of every godly professor to be auoyded l Rom 16 17. and not to be eaten withall m 1 Cor. 5 11. not to be companied withall n Ibid 8. nor to bee receiued into house o 2 Ioh. 10. This censure is had in great reverence and estimation among the faithfull seruants of God p Conf. Helv. 1 ar 19 2. c. 18 Bohem. c. 9.14 Gal. art 19.33 Belg artic 30. Saxon art 11.17 Aug. de abuse ar 7. Wittemb art 3 1. Suc. art 13. Errors and adversaries unto this truth 1. Adversaries unto this doctrine be they Who utterly condemne all censures Ecclesiasticall and so Excommunication saying how the wicked are not excommunicable so did the Paulicians a Pan. Diaco Heretikes holding other points of religion foundly for their priuate and singular opinions are to be excommunicate so the Pelagians b Prosper de ingratis Christians cleauing unto the foundation which is Christ are not by excommunication to be thrust out of the Church for any other errors or misdemeanors whatsoever Of which opinion be sundry Diuines of good regard c Wolf Mus cram p. 63. Iezler lib. de diutur lib. Euch●r ● 73 b. 2. Which allow the censure of excommunication so it be done Not as with vs it is by Commissaries Chancelers d Sold. of Bar. or Bishops e Assert polit an 1004. Bishops are to be obeyed neither when they cite nor when they excommunicate saith the Marpt Thes 46.82.83 but in every Parish f Demon. of dis c. 12. and that either By the whole Congregation g Hunt of the Fox E. 1. or by the Eldership and the whole Church h T.C. 1. rep p. 146. or by every Minister i Ans to M. Car. let p. 30. yea every member k Bar. disc p. 20. of the Church or finally if not by yet not without the consent of his Pastor who is to be excommunicate l Perit of the 100. 3. Which rightly vse not but abuse the censure of excommunication drawing the same forth Against what they list even against dead bodies dumbe Fishes Flyes and Vermine when they have annoyed them For this the Papists are famous or infamous rather The dead bodies of Wicliefe Bucer P. Fagius were excommunicated after they were dead and buried m Act. Mo. The Bishop of Canaglion Anno D. 1593. very Catholikely accused the mute Fishes n Mar. Gallo lib. 6. p. 502. S. Bernard denounced the sentence of excommunication against Flyes o Pet. de Natal in vita Ber. And against whom they please so the Apostolikes excommunicated all that were married onely for that they were married p Epiphan Diotrephes thrust the Brethren out of the Church q 3 Iohn 10. The Brownists excommunicate whole Cities and Churches the Papists excommunicate even Kings and Emperours Qveene Elizabeth of blessed memory was excommunicate by three Popes Pius Quintus Gregory the 13. and Sixtus Quintus The Puritanes mislike and find great fault that excommunication is not exercised against Kings and Princes r An. to M. Car. let p. 30. Barrow saith ſ T.C. rep 2. part that a Prince contemning the censures of the Church is to be disfcanchized out of the Church and delivered ouer vnto Satan Ba● disc p. 14. Also for what things they list euen for May-games and Robin-hoods matters as sometimes it was denounced in Scotland by the new Presbytery S●r of disci c. 25 p. 148. and for all crimes which by Gods Law deserue death and for all things that to Gods people be scandalous yea not onely for all matters criminall but also for the very suspition of auarice pride c Knox. order of Ex●om in Scot. A. 2. 4. Lastly which fauour the right and true excommunication but exercise it not being bound thereunto 2. Proposition An excommunicate person truely repenting is to be receiued into the Church The proofe from Gods Word SVndry be the reasons and ends why excommunication is vsed as That a wicked liuer to the reproach of the Gospell be not suffered among the godly and Christian professors of true religion That many good men bee not evill spoken of for a few b●d That good and vertuous persons may not be infected through the continuall or much familiarity of the wicked For as Saint Paul saith a little leaven leaveneth the whole lumpe a 1 Cor. 5.6 And that he which hath falne through shame of the world may at the length learne to blaspheme no more b 1 Tim. 1.20 through repentance be saved c 1 Cor. 5.5 Among all other causes therefore of excommunication one is and not the least that the person excommunicate may not be condemned vtterly but returne unto the Lord by repentance and so be received againe into the visible Church as S. Paul willed the incestuous man should be d 1 Co● 27 ● The adversaries unto this truth Contrariwise the Montanists a D. Hiero. 2d Marc. l. 2. and the Nouatian● b D. Cyprian l. 4. epist 2. are of opinion that so many as after Baptisme doe fall into sinne be vtterly damned of God and therefore be not to find fauour at the Churches hands 34. Article Of the Traditions of the Church 1 It is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one or vtterly like for at all times they haue bin diuers and changed according to the diuersity of countries times and mens manners so that nothing be ordained against Gods Word 2. Whosoeuer through his priuate iudgement willingly and purposely doth openly breake the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church 3 which be not repugnant to the Word of God and be ordained and approued by common authority ought to bee rebuked openly that other may feare to doe the like as hee that offendeth

against the common order of the Church and woundeth the consciences of the weake brathren 4. Euery particular or nationall Church hath authority to ordaine change and abolish ceremonies or rites of the Church ordained onely by mans authority so that all things be done to edifying The Propositions 1. Traditions or Ceremonies are not neccessary to be like and the same in all places 2. No priuate man of a self-will and purposely may in publike violate the traditions and ceremonies of the Church which by common authority be allowed and are not repugnant to the Word of God 3. Ceremonies and traditions ordained by authority of man if they be repugnant to Gods Word are not be to kept and obserued of any man 4. Every particular or nationall Church may ordaine change and abolish ceremonies or rites ordained onely by mans authority so that all things be done to edifying 1. Proposition Traditions or ceremonies are not necessarily to be like or the same in all places The proofe from Gods Word IF a necessity were laid vpon the Church of God to obserue the same traditions and ceremonies at all times and in all places assuredly neither had the ceremonies of the old law bin as they are now a Act 6.14 10 13. 15 1 c. Gal. 2.3 c. Eph. 2. ●4 Col. 2.16 abolished neither would the Apostles euer have given such presidents of altering them upon speciall reasons as they have done For the said Apostles changed the times and places of their assembling together the people of God meeting and the Apostles preaching sometimes on the weeke b Acts 1.46 5.24 sometime on the Sabbath dayes c Acts 13.14.17 2 18 4. sometimes publikely in the Temple d Acts 24 6 3 15 26. in the Synagogues e Acts 9.20 14 1 17 1● 18 and in the Schooles f Acts 19.9.4 sometime priuately in house after house g Acts 5.42 and in chambers h Acts 1.13 20 8 28 30 3● sometimes in the day time i Act. 2.46 3 1. sometimes in the night k Acts 20.7 Neither kept they the same course in the ministration of the Sacraments For as occasion was offered they both baptized in publike assemblies l Acts 2.46 and in priuate houses m Acts 16 33 10 17 48. before many n Acts 18.12 10 27. 48. and when none of the faithfull but the minister onely and the party to be baptized were present o Acts 8.36 and ministred likewise the Supper of the Lord in the day time p Act 22.46 and at mid-night q Acts 20.11 in the open Churches r 1 Cor. 11.17 and in priuate houses ſ Acts 20.7.2.46 So nothing therefore be done against the Word of God traditions and ceremonies according to the diversitie of countries and mens manners may be changed and divers Of this iudgement with us be all reformed Churches t Conf. Helv. 2. c 7 27 Bohem c 15. Gal. ar 27. Belg. artic 32. Aug. art 15. ar 7. tou●h abuses Sax. ar 20 Wittem ar 35 Suc. c. 14. The errors and adversaries unto this truth They are greatly deceiued therefore which thinke that The Iewish ceremonies prescribed by God himselfe for a time unto the Iewes are to be observed of us Christians Such were the old Heretikes the false apostles a Acts 15. the Cerdonites b Tertul. contra Mar. l 4. the Cerinthians c Philacter and the Nazarites d D. Hieron in epist ad Aug. and are the Familists e H. N euang c. 13. sect 5. The traditions and namely the tradition and ceremony of the seventh day for the Sabbath and the manner of sanctifying thereof must necessarily be one and the same alwayes and in all places Hence the demi-Iewes English Sabbatarians affirme first touching the sanctification of the seventh day how It is not lawfull for us to vse the seventh day to any other end but to the holy and sanctified end for which God in the beginning created it f D.B. Sab. de 1. B. p. 4. So soone as the seventh day was so soone was it sanctified that we might know that as it came in with the first man so must it not goe out with the last g Ibid. p. 6. The Sabbath or seventh day of Rest which hath that commendation of antiquity ought to stand still in force h Ibid. p. 9. All the Iudaicall dayes Feasts being taken away onely the Sabbath remaineth i Ibid. 128. And next concerning the forme and manner of keeping the day they deliver that We are bound unto the same Rest with the Iewes on the Sabbath Day k Ibid. p. 127. As the first seventh day was sanctified so much the last be l Ibid. p. 6. We be restrained upon the Sabbath from worke both hand and foot as the Iewes were m Ibid. p. 127. Euery Ecclesiasticall in Minister in his charge necessarily must Preach and make a Sermon euery Sabbath Day n Ibid. 174. euery man or woman vnder paine of vtter condemnation must heare a Sermon every Sabbath Day o Ibid p. 173. Every Pastor in his charge must execute the discipline and Presbyteriall gouernment in his Parish every Sabbath Day p Ibid 165. Last of all deceiued bee the Romane Catholikes which are of opinion how the Ceremonies of their Church are vniuersally and vnder the paine of the great curse neccessarily to be vsed in all places and countries q Concil Trid ses 7. can 13. 2. Proposition No priuate man of a selfe-will and purposely may in publike violate the traditions and ceremonies of the Church which by common authoritie be allowed and are not repugnant to the Word of God The proofe from Gods Word GReat is the priviledge great also the liberty and freedom of Gods Church and people For they are delivered From the curse of the Law a Gal 3.23 From the Law of sinne and of death b Rom. 8.2 From all Iewish rites and ceremonies c Acts 15.24 And from all humane ordinances and traditions whatsoever when they are imposed upon the consciences of men to be observed under paine of eternall condemnation d Col. 2.8 Notwithstanding the Church and every member therof in his place is bound to the observation of all traditions and ceremonies which are allowed by lawfull authority and are not repugnant to the Word of God For he that violateth them contemneth not man but God e 1 Cor. 4.46.47 who hath given power to his Church to establish whatsoever things shall make vnto comelinesse Order and Edification f Conf. Helv. 1. ar 25. 2. c 24 Bohem. c. 15. 18. Aug. 21. 4. 15. Sax. art 20. Suc. c. 14. This of our godly brethren in their published writings is approved The aduersaries vnto this truth Notwithstanding say the Anabaptists h Bullin contra Anabap. lib. 2. c. 2. The people of God are free