A01760:1121
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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Sect. VIII 8. The Ceremonies are not indifferent, because they depart too far from the example of Christ, and his Apostles, and the purer times of the Church: for in stead of that ancient Christian-like, and soul-edifying simplicity: Religion is now by their means busked with the vain trumpery of Babylonish trinckers, and her face covered with the whorish and eye-bewitching farding, of fleshly show and splendour. And kI have also showed particularly, how dry of the Ceremonies are flat contrary to the example of Christ and his Apostles, and the best times.
Sect. VIII 8. The Ceremonies are not indifferent, because they depart too farre from the example of Christ, and his Apostles, and the purer times of the Church: for in stead of that auncient Christian-like, and soule-edifying simplicity: Religion is now by their meanes busked with the vaine trumpery of Babilonish trinckers, and her face covered with the whorish and eye-bewitching farding, of fleshly shew and splendor. And kI have also shewed particularly, how •dry of the Ceremonies are flat contrary to the example of Christ and his Apostles, and the best times.
- ksupra cap. 5. 6. 7. & part. 1. cap. 8. & 9. sect. 2. & part. 3. cap. 1. sect. 3. & 4. sect. 5. 28: & part. 2. cap. 9. sect. 14.
9. The Ceremonies make us also too conform, and like to the Sect. IX Idolatrous Papists: whereas it is not lawful to symbolize with Idolaters, or to be like them, in a Ceremony of mans devising, or any thing which hath no necessary use in Religion: such a distance and a dissimilitude there is required to be betwixt the Church of Christ and the Synagogue of Satan, betwixt the Temple of God and the Kingdom of the Beast, betwixt the company of sound Believers & the conventicles of Heretics who are without, betwixt the true worshippers of God, and the Worshippers of Idols: that we can not without being accessary to their superstitious and false Religion, and partaking with the same, appear conform unto them in their unnecessary Rites and Ceremonies.