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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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It will be said, that Papists have no ground nor reason to confirm Sect. V any of their superstitions by the English Ceremonies. But I answer: 1. If it were so, yet forasmuch, as Papists draw them to a confirmation of their superstitions, we should abstain from them as appearances of evil. Eating (at a private banquet) of that which was sacrificed to Idols, did confirm an Idolater and Infidel in his religion, as yPareus noteth: yet from this, the Idolater had no reason to confirm himself in his Idolatry; but because the Idolater seeing it, might draw it to a confirmation; the Apostle will have it for that respect forborne. When the Arians abused Trin immersion in Baptism, to signify three natures of the three persons, zPope Gregory and athe fourth Council of Toledo ordained, that in Spain, thrice washing should no longer be used in Baptism, but once only. The Arians had no just reason to draw such a signification from the Ceremony of Trin-immersion: yet was it abolished when those Heretics did so abuse it. If any say, that we are saved by the blood of the son of man, the phrase is orthodox, because of the communication or rather communion of properties, and the Nestorians can not with good reason by it confirm their Heresy, yet are we to abstain from this form of speech, in Zanchius his judgment, when it is drawn to the confirmation of that error.
It will be said, that Papists have no ground nor reason to confirme Sect. V any of their superstitions by the English Ceremonies. But I answere: 1. If it were so, yet for asmuch, as Papists draw them to a confirmation of their superstitions, we should abstaine from them as appearances of evill. Eating (at a privat banquet) of that which was sacrificed to Idols, did confirme ane Idolater and Infidell in his religion, as yPareus noteth: yet from this, the Idolater had no reason to confirme himselfe in his Idolatry; but because the Idolater seeing it, might draw it to a confirmation; the Apostle will have it for that respect foreborne. When the Arrians abused Trin immersion in Baptisme, to signify three natures of the three persons, z