A01760:217
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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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.
VIII. The occasion of an Scandal which is only passive should be removed, if it be not some necessary thing, & we are not only to Sect. V shun that which giveth Scandal, but also that whereupon followeth a Scandal taken, whatsoever it be, if it be not necessary. This is so evident, that Papists themselves subscribe to it, for sboth Cardinal Cajetan, and Dominicus Bannes say, that we should abstain even […] spiritualibus non necessariis when Scandal riseth out of them.
VIII. The occasion of an Scandall which is onely passive should be removed, if it be not some necessary thing, & we are not onely to Sect. V shunne that which giveth Scandall, but also that whereupon followeth a Scandall taken, whatsoever it be, if it be not necessary. This is so evident, that Papists themselves subscribe to it, for sboth Cardinall Cajetan, and Dominicus Bannes say, that we should abstaine even spiritualibus non necessariis when Scandall riseth out of them.