A01760:1097
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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2. That ancient Discipline and policy of this Church, which is contrary to the Articles of Perth, and whereunto we a•e bound by the Oath, was well grounded upon Gods Word, and therefore should not have been ranked among other alterable things.
2. That auncient Discipline and policy of this Church, which is contrary to the Articles of Perth, and whereunto we a•e bound by the Oath, was well grounded upon Gods Word, and therefore should not have beene ranked among other alterable things.
3. Whereas the B. is of opinion, that a man may by his Oath tie himself to things which a Church shall afterward ordain: he may consider, that such an oath were unlawful, because not sworn in judgement, Jer. 4. 2. Now this judgement which is required, as one of the inseparable companions of a lawful Oath, is not Executio justitiae, but Judicium discretionis, as uThomas teacheth, whom Bullinger and Zanchius xdo herein follow. But there is no judgement of discretion, in his oath who swears to that he knows not what, even to that which may fall out as readily wrong as right.
3. Whereas the B. is of opinion, that a man may by his Oath tie himself to things which a Church shall afterward ordaine: he may consider, that such an oath were unlawfull, because not sworne in judgement, Ier. 4. 2. Now this judgement which is required, as one of the inseparable companions of a lawfull Oath, is not Executio justitiae, but Iudicium discretionis, as u