A01760:1069
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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How idly bB. Lindsey answereth to these things, it can not but appear to every one who considereth, that we do not challenge Sect. IV them for not breaking the Bread at all, for not pronouncing at all these words, This is my body, or for never pronouncing at all, those speeches in the plural, take ye, eat ye, drink ye; but for not breaking the Bread in the very act of distribution: for not pronouncing demonstratively those words, This is my body, in the very act of distribution: for not speaking in the plural number, Take ye. &c. In the very act of distribution, as Christ did, having no other reasons to move him, then such as concern us. Why then did not the B. say something to the point, which we press him with? or shall we excuse him, because he had nothing to say to it?
How idly bB. Lindsey answereth to these things, it can not but appeare to every one who considereth, that we doe not challenge Sect. IV them for not breaking the Bread at all, for not pronouncing at all these words, This is my body, or for never pronouncing at all, those speeches in the plurall, take ye, eate ye, drinke ye; but for not breaking the Bread in the very act of distribution: for not propouncing demonstratively those words, This is my body, in the very act of distribution: for not speaking in the plurall number, Take ye. &c. In the very act of distribution, as Christ did, having no other reasons to move him, then such as concerne us. Why then did not the B. say something to the point, which we presse him with? or shall we excuse him, because he had nothing to say to it?
- bPart. 2. pag. 55. 56. 57.
Now last of all, we find yet another point, whereby the cB. departeth from the example and mind of Christ. He saith, that by Sect. V