The nullity of church-censures: or A dispute written by that illustrious philosopher, expert physician, and pious divine Dr Thomas Erastus, publick professor in the University of Heidelbertge, and Basil. Wherein is proved by the holy Scriptures, and sound reason; that excommunication, and church-senates or members, exercising the same, are not of divine institution; but a meere humane invention.

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The nullity of church-censures: or A dispute written by that illustrious philosopher, expert physician, and pious divine Dr Thomas Erastus, publick professor in the University of Heidelbertge, and Basil. Wherein is proved by the holy Scriptures, and sound reason; that excommunication, and church-senates or members, exercising the same, are not of divine institution; but a meere humane invention.
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Erastus, Thomas, 1542-1583.
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London :: Printed for G.L. and are to be sold at the Star in St Pauls Church-yard, neare the west end.,
1659.
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Excommunication -- Early works to 1800.
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"The nullity of church-censures: or A dispute written by that illustrious philosopher, expert physician, and pious divine Dr Thomas Erastus, publick professor in the University of Heidelbertge, and Basil. Wherein is proved by the holy Scriptures, and sound reason; that excommunication, and church-senates or members, exercising the same, are not of divine institution; but a meere humane invention." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A84062.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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XXXIII.

I will say somewhat more for the sentence of Moses, which is much the very same which we hold: That there are no reasons found in the A∣postle Paul for the contrary opinion. For in the 1 to the Corinthians and 8. Chapter, he excluded not those which as yet believ'd Idols to be some

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thing: Neither those elevate and proud swelling Gnosticks, who did openly with profane and ungodly worshippers of Idols, eat things of∣fered to Idols in their very Chappels at their so∣lemn and publick Banquets: That, which God by Moses had clearly forbidden, Exod. 34. and by the Apostles Acts 15. and lastly by John, 2. Re∣velation, this was no less weighty sin, than if any this day should dare to be present at the Mass of the Roman-Church: which may readily be ga∣thered by any man out of the tenth Chapter of the same Epistle. Because in this place the Apostle Paul proveth, that such men do declare by this their deed, that they are no less fellows and com∣monners of the Devill; Then by the receiving of the Lords Supper, they testifie themselves to be members of Christs mysticall Body.

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