A01760:1089
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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Joseph Hall seemeth to deny, that the Oath of the Princes of Israel, had any power to bind, but upon another ground then D Forbesse took to himself. It would seem very questionable, saith kHall, Whether Joshua needed to hold himself bound to this Oath: for fraudulent conventions oblige not: and Israel had put in a direct caveat of their vicinity.
Ioseph Hall seemeth to deny, that the Oath of the Princes of Israel, had any power to bind, but upon another ground then D Forbesse tooke to himself. It would seeme very questionable, saith kHall, Whether Iosua needed to hold himself bound to this Oath: for fraudulent conventions obliege not: and Israel had put in a direct caveat of their vicinity.
- kcontempl. lib. 8. of the Gibeon.
Ans. I marvel how it could enter in his mind to think this matter questionable, since the violation of that Oath lwas afterwards punished with three years famine. Yet let us hearken to his reasons. One of them is forged: for the Princes of Israel who sware unto them, put in no caveat at all. mThe Text saith only in the general, that they sware unto them. As touching his other reason, it is answered by nCalvin. Jurisjurandi religio saith he, cousque sancta apud nos esse debet, ne erroris praetextu a pactis discedamus, etiam in quibus fuimus decepti. Which that it may be made more plain unto us, let us with the Casuists distinguish o