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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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3. The trueth is, that both first and last, the Scandal of the Ceremonies is active and given; for an active Scandal is dictum vel factum vere malum, aut mali speciem habens, quo auctor aliis peccandi occasionem praebet, say mour Divines. An active Scandal is ever a sin in him who offendeth, quia vel ipsum opus quod facit est peccatum, vel etiam si habeat speciem peccati, &c. Say the nSchoolmen. A scandal given and faulty, id opus aut ex se malum, aut apparenter, say oFormalists themselves.
3. The trueth is, that both first and last, the Scandall of the Ceremonies is active and given; for an active Scandall is dictum vel factum vere malum, aut mali speciem habens, quo auctor aliis peccandi occasionem praebet, say mour Divines. An active Scandall is ever a sinne in him who offendeth, quia vel ipsum opus quod facit est peccatum, vel etiam si habeat speciem peccati, &c. Say the nSchoolmen. A scandall given and faulty, id opus aut ex se malum, aut apparenter, say oFormalists themselves.
- mPolan. Synt. theol. lib. 6. c. 3. col. 19.
- nAquin. 2. 2•. q. 43. art. 2.
- oMarc. Ant de dom. de rep. eccl. lib. 1. c. 11. n. 18.