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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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CHAP. III.
That the Ceremonies are inexpedient, because they are preparatives for greater evils.
First then, the Ceremonies are inexpedient, because our most holy Faith, for which we should earnestly contend, receiveth no small harm and prejudice, and is like to receive still more and more by their means. Our case is not much different from the estate of the Churches in Germany, when Charles the 5. caused the book called Interim to be published, texpediency then was pretended, of settling the peace of Germany by this as the best way: but it produced a very great inconveniency, and in stead of effectuating peace, it brought forth a hotter contention, as well between the Protestants themselves, as between them and Papists. Expediency is now no less pretended for the Ceremonies, yet no more truly. But before the bad effects of the Interim were seen, the wiser sort of Protestants uwrote against it, and warned men, ut ab eo tanquam a praesentissima peste sibi caverent. Notwithstanding that the Emperor had straitly inhibit all impugning of it. And Sl•idane tells us, the reason which made them so mislike it, was, xbecause they thought such as were upon that course, were opening a way to the Popish Religion, peradiaphora seu res medias, and