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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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The great evils which have befallen to many famous Churches Sect. I through the means of intestine dissentions, should teach us not to admit the occasions of the like inconveniences among our selves, for as by concord minima crescunt, so by discord maxima dilabuntur.
THe great evils which have befallen to many famous Churches Sect. I through the meanes of intestine dissentions, should teach us not to admit the occasions of the like inconveniencies among our selves, for as by concord minima crescunt, so by discord maxima dilabuntur.
Now, the Ceremonies are the bane of our Churches peace, & the unhappy instruments of lamentable discord among brethren who should dwell together in unity. I know, that the refusers of the Ceremonies are blamed, as if they were the troublers of the peace of the Church, & the tumultuating contentious spirits, who make so much ado about matters of Rite and Ceremony. But I know also, that none have been more ordinarily and commonly blamed for troubling the peace of the Church, then they who least deserved to be blamed for it. So was tElijah himself thought to be he that troubled ⟨p. 27⟩Israel, when he contended against the corruptions of the Church in his time. I will therefore observe four marks where by it may be known, when contentions are in a Church, which side is reprehensible, and also who are to be blamed […] the troublers of our Israel.
Now, the Ceremonies are the bane of our Churches peace, & the unhappy instruments of lamentable discord among bretheren who should dwell togiter in unity. I know, that the refusers of the Ceremonies are blamed, as if they were the troublers of the peace of the Church, & the tumultuating contentious spirits, who make so much adoe about matters of Rite and Ceremony. But I know also, that none have beene more ordinarily and commonly blamed for troubling the peace of the Church, then they who least deserved to be blamed for it. So was