A01760:178
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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That the Ceremonies are inexpedient, because they are occasions of injury and cruelty.
The Ceremonies serve to be instruments of cruelty against Sect. I the sincere servants of Christ: they are used, as Absaloms sacrifice, to be cloaks of wicked malice, they occasion the fining, confining, depriving, imprisoning, and banishing of very worthy and good men.
THe Ceremonies serve to be instruments of cruelty against Sect. I the sincere servants of Christ: they are used, as Absolons sacrifice, to be clokes of wicked malice, they occasion the fyning, confyning, depriving, imprisoning, and banishing of very worthy and good men.
qSuch instruments of cruelty, brought into the habitation; not of the sons of Jacob, but of the God of Jacob, are to be accursed by all who love the peace of Jerusalem, or bear the bowels of Christian compassion within them, because they are not of Christ the meek 2lamb of God, who did not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street, who did not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax, but they are of Antichrist: sto whom it is given to make war with the Saints.
qSuch instruments of cruelty, brought into the habitation; not of the sonnes of Iacob, but of the God of Iacob, are to be accursed by all who love the peace of Ierusalem, or beare the bowels of Christian compassion within them, because they are not of Christ the meek