A01760:103
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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and if they did, yet they must consider, that that which the Apostle either said or did hereanent, is to be expounded and understood of bearing with the weak Jews, whom he permitted to esteem one day above another, and for whose cause he did in his own practise, thus far apply himself to their infirmity at […] time, when they could not possibly be, as yet, fully and throughly instructed, concerning Christian Liberty, and the abrogation of the Ceremonial Law, because the Gospel was as yet not fully propagated: and when the ⟨p. 26⟩Mosaical Rites were like a dead man not yet buried, as Augustine's simile runs. So that all this can make nothing for Holy-days, after the full promulgation of the Gospel, and after that the Jewish Ceremonies are not only dead, but also buried, and so, deadly to be used by us. Hence it is, that the Apostle will not bear with the observation days in Christian Churches, who have known God as he speaks.
and if they did, yet they must consider, that that which the Apostle either said or did hereanent, is to be expounded and understood of bearing with the weake Iewes, whom he permitted to esteeme one day above another, and for whose cause he did in his owne practise, thus farre applie himselfe to their infirmity at 〈…〉 time, when they could not possibly be, as yet, fully and throughly instructed, concerning Christian Liberty, and the abrogation of the Ceremoniall Law, because the Gospell was as yet not fully propagated: and when the ⟨p. 26⟩Mosaicall Rites were like a dead man not yet buried, as Augustines simile runnes. So that all this can make nothing for Holy-dayes, after the full promulgation of the Gospell, and after that the Iewish Ceremonies are not onely dead, but also buried, and so, deadly to be used by us. Hence it is, that the Apostle will not beare with the observation dayes in Christian Churches, who have knowne God as he speakes.
The defenders of Holy-days, answer to these places which we allege Sect. II against them, that the Apostle condemneth the observation of Judaical days, not of Ecclesiastical days, which the Church instituteth for order and policy: which evasion