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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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II. Since the God of Heaven is the greatest King, who is to rule and reign over you by his Word, which he hath published to 1the world, and tunc vere, &c. Then is God truly said to reign in us when no worldly thing is harboured and haunted in our souls, saith dTheophylactus: since al•o ethe wisdom of the flesh is enmity against God, fwho hath made foolish the wisdom of this world: Therefore never shall you rightly deprehend the truth of God, not submit your selves to be guided by the same, unless laying aside all the high soaring fancies and presumptuous conceits of natural and worldly wisdom, you come in a unfeigned humility and babe-like simplicity, to be edified by the Word of righteousness. And far less shall you ever take up your cross and follow Christ, (as you are required,) gexcept first of all you labour & learn to deni• your selves, that is, to make no reckoning what come of your selves and of all that you have in the world, so that God have glory, and your selves a good conscience, in your doings or sufferings.
II. Since the God of Heaven is the greatest King, who is to rule and raigne over you by his Word, which he hath published to 1the world, and tunc vere, &c. Then is God truly said to raigne in us when no wordly thing is harboured and haunted in our soules, saith dTheophylactus: since al•o ethe wisedome of the flesh is enimi•y against God,