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…

Showing the weakness of some pretences which our Opposites use for Holy-days.

Shewing the weaknesse of some pretences which our Opposites use for Holy-dayes.

Since it hath been evinced by unanswerable reasons, that Sect. I Holy-days, as now urged upon us, take away our Christian liberty, I will now pull off them, the coat of some fig leaves wherewith they are trimmed up. And first, I hope it will appear, to how small purpose ^sDr Davenant would conciliate his readers mind to allow of the Churches ordinances about Holy-days, (peradventure because he saw all that he had said of that purpose to be too invalid proof,) by six Cautions, whereby all superstition and abuse, which may ensue upon them, may be shunned. For, whatsoever doth manifestly endanger mens souls, being a thing not necessary in it self, at which they take occasion of superstitious abuse, should rather be removed altogether out of the way, then be set about with a weak and easily penetrable hedge of some quidditative Cautions, which the ruder sort do always, and the learned do too oft, either not understand or not remember. Now ^tB. Lindsey confesseth and puts it out of all doubt, that when the set times of these Solemnities return, superstitious conceits are most pregnant in the heads of people; therefore it must be the safest course to banish those days out of the Church, since there is so great hazard and no necessity of retaining them.

SInce it hath beene evinced by unanswearable reasons, that Sect. I Holy-dayes, as now urged upon us, take away our Christian liberty, I will now pull off them, the coat of some figge leaves wherewith they are trimmed up. And first, I hope it will appeare, to how small purpose ^sDr Davenant would conciliate his readers minde to allow of the Churches ordinances about Holy-dayes, (peradventure because he saw all that he had said of that purpose to be too invalide proofe,) by sixe Cautions, whereby all superstition and abuse, which may ensue upon them, may be shunned. For, whatsoever doth manifestly indanger mens soules, being a thing not necessary in it selfe, at which they take occsiaon of superstitious abuse, should rather be removed altogither out of the way, then be set about with a weak and easily penetrable hedge of some quidditative Cautions, which the ruder sort doe alwayes, and the learned doe too oft, either not understand or not remember. Now