A01760:1122
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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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. lDurand tells us, that they call Easter by the Greek, and not by the Hebrew name, and that they keep not that Feast upon the same day with the Jews: and all for this cause, least they should seem to judaize. How much more reason have we to abstain from the Ceremonies of the Church of Rome, lest we seem to Romanize? But I say no more in this place, because mI have heretofore confirmed this Argument at length.
9. The Ceremonies make us also too conforme, and like to the Sect. IX Idolatrous Papists: whereas it is not lawfull 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 thete is required to be betwixt the Church of Christ and the Synagouge of Sathan, betwixt the Temple of God and the Kingdome of the Beast, betwixt the company of sound Beleevers & the conventicles of Heretikes who are without, betwixt the true worshippers of God, and the Worshippers of Idols: that we can not without beeing accessary to their superstitious and false Religion, and partaking with the same, appeare conforme unto them in their unnecessary Rites and Ceremonies. lDurand tels us, that they call Easter by the Greeke, and not by the Hebrew name, and that they keep not that Feast upon the same day with the Iewes: and all for this cause, least they should seeme to judarze. How much more reason have we to abstaine from the Ceremonies of the Church of Rome, lest we seeme to Romanize? But I say no more in this place, because