A01760:171
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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mSaravia, tells us, that dumb vitia vitant stulti, in contraria ruunt, and that he is no less in the fault, qui nullas in externo Dei cultu Ceremonias admittit, quae tantum decori serviunt, hominesque sui admoneant officii, quam qui ⟨p. 21⟩quasvis citra delectum recipunt, &c. Wherefore, because a transition from idolatry and Superstition, is more easy to Atheism & the profanation of holy things, then to the golden mediocrity, he saith, he could have wished, that Beza had not generally condemned all Ceremonies without making any difference.
mSaravia, tells us, that dum vitia vitant stulti, in contraria ruunt, and that he is no lesse in the fault, qui nullas in externo Dei cultu Ceremonias admittit, quae tantum decori serviunt, hominesque sui admoneant officii, quam qui ⟨p. 21⟩quasvis citra delectum recipunt, &c. Wherefore, because a transition from idolatry and Superstition, is more easie to Atheisme & the prophanation of holy things, then to the golden mediocrity, he saith, he could have wished, that Beza had not generally condemned all Ceremonies without making any difference.
- mde divers grad. ministr. evang. contra Bez. cap. 24 s. 25.
Ans. Neither Beza, nor any other, who mislike the English Ceremonies, condemneth such Rites and circumstances in the external worship of God, a• serve only for decency, but those sacred & significant Ceremonies, which admonish men of their duty, are not of this sort. What shall we say then, of such a conjunction as this, que tantum decori serviunt, hominesque sui admoneant officii? Why would not Saravia write a Chronology, I say not Magnarum (as others), but mirandarum conjunctionum, and record, that at such a time he found out the conjunction and compatibility of two things, which were ever thought incompatible in former ages, namely, Rites serving only for decency, and holy significant Ceremonies admonishing men of their duty in Gods worship? Had there been no Moralist (trow we) then to note, that decency and things serving only for decency have place in civility & all moral actions, in which notwithstanding there is no significant nor admonitory sacred signs of mens duty in Gods worship? And thus should these two things be severed, which he hath conjoined and confounded.