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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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Wherefore I will here meddle only with such, as go about to Sect. II purge the Ceremonies from the inconveniency of Scandal. And first, they commonly answer us, that the Scandal which followeth upon the Ceremonies, is passive and taken only, not active and given: which answer I find both impertinent and false. It is impertinent, because put the case the Scandal were only passive and taken, yet the occasion of it should be removed out of the way, when it is not a thing necessary, according to my 8. 11. and 12 Propositions; and if any of our Opposites will deny this, let them blush for shame. iA Jesuit shall correct them, and teach them from Math. 17. 27. That Christ shunned a Scandal, which would have been merely passive, and therefore that this is not to be taken for a sure and perpetual rule, Scandalum datum, non acceptum esse vitandum. kOne of our own Writers upon this same place noteth, that this Scandal which Christ eschewed, had been a Scandal taken only, because the exactors of the tribute money, ought not to have been ignorant of Christ his immunity and dignity, yet because they were ignorant of the same, lest he should seem to give a Scandal; cedar potius sua libertate voluit. Ideo non tantum dicit: ne scandalizentur: sed ne scandalizemus cos, hoc est, ne scandali materiam eis demus.
Wherefore I will here medle onely with such, as goe about to Sect. II purge the Ceremonies from the inconveniency of Scandall. And first, they commonly answer us, that the Scandall which followeth upon the Ceremonies, is passive and taken onely, not active and given: which answer I find both impertinent and false. It is impertinent, because put the case the Scandall were onely passive and taken, yet the occasion of it should be removed out of the way, when it is not a thing necessary, according to my 8. 11. and 12 Propositions; and if any of our Opposites will denie this, let them blush for shame. iA Iesuite shall correct them, and teach them from Math. 17. 27. That Christ shunned a Scandall, which would have been merely passive, and therefore that this is not to be taken for a sure and perpetuall rule, Scandalum datum, non acceptum esse vitandum.