A01760:1016
A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…
A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our own arguments [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the answers and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Morton ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our ovvne argumemts [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the ansvveres and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Mortoune ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.
Leiden: printed by W. Christiaens, 1637
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Now having heard that which the B• had to say against our rule, Sect. IV let us examine his own. (a) He holdeth, That in the actions of Christ 1his Apostles, or the Customs of the Church, there is nothing exemplary and left to be imitated of us, but that which either being moral is generally commanded in the Decalogue, or being Ceremonial and circumstantial is particularly commanded by some constant precept in the Gospel.
Now having heard that which the B• had to say against our rule, Sect. IV let us examine his owne. (a) He holdeth, That in the actions of Christ 1his Apostles, or the Customes of the Church, there is nothing exemplary and left to be imitated of us, but that which either beeing morall is generally commanded in the Deealouge, or beeing Ceremoniall and circumstantiall is particularly commanded by some constant precept in the Gospell.
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Ans. 1. This rule is most false, for it followeth from it, that the example of the Apostles making choice of the Element of Water in ⟨p. 21⟩Baptism, and requiring a Confession of Faith from the person who was to be baptised; the example also both of Christ and his Apostles, using the Elements of Bread and Wine in the Holy Supper: a Table at which they did communicate, and the breaking of the Bread, are not left to be imitated of us; because these things are ceremonial, but not particularly commanded in the Gospel. So that according to the rule which the Bishop holdeth, we sin in imitating Christ and his Apostles in those things, for as much as they are not exemplary, nor left to be imitated of us.