A01760:216
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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VI. A passive Scandal, which is taken and not given, is not only faulty, when it proceedeth of malice, but also, when it proceedeth Sect. IV of ignorance and infirmity: and Scandalum pusillorum, may be Scandalum acceptum, on the part of the offended faulty, as well as Scandalum Pharis•orum. When weak ones are offended at me for the use of a lawful thing, before I know of their weakness, and their taking of offence, the Scandal is only passive, and so we see, that weak ones may take offence where none is given, as well as the malicious. Now, their taking of offence, though it proceed of weakness, yet is sinful, for their weakness and ignorance is a fault, and doth not excuse them.
VI. A passive Scandall, which is taken and not given, is not onely faulty, when it proceedeth of malice, but also, when it proceedeth Sect. IV of ignorance and infirmity: and Scandalum pusillorum, may be Scandalum acceptum, on the part of the offended faulty, as well as Scandalum Pharis•orum. When weake ones are offended at me for the use of a lawfull thing, before I know of their weakenesse, and their taking of offence, the Scandall is onely passive, and so we see, that weake ones may take offence where none is given, as well as the malitious. Now, their taking of offence, though it proceed of weaknesse, yet is sinfull, for their weaknesse and ignorance is a fault, and doth not excuse them.
VII. A Scandal may be at first only passive, & yet afterward become active. For example, Gideons Ephod, and the brazen Serpent, were monuments of Gods mercies, and were neither evil, nor appearances of evil, so that when people were first scandalized by them, the Scandal was merely passive, but the keeping and retaining of them, after that Scandal rose out of them, made the Scandal to become active also, because the reserving of them after that time, was not without appearance of evil.
VII. A Scandall may be at first onely passive, & yet afterward become active. For example, Gedeons Ephod, and the brasen Serpent, were monuments of Gods mercies, and were neither evill, nor appearances of evill, so that when people were first scandalized by them, the Scandall was merely passive, but the keeping and retaining of them, after that Scandall rose out of them, made the Scandall to become active also, because the reserving of them after that time, was not without appearance of evill.