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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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I conclude with that which bParker allegeth out of the Harmony of Confessions. Cum adiaphora rapiuntur ad confessionem, libera esse desinunt. Mark rapiuntur. 2. The Ceremonies do indeed greatly countenance those superstitions of Papists: because cCommunio rituum est quasi symbolum communionis in Religione: So that Papists get occasion from the Ceremonies, of confirming, not only those Popish Rites which we have not yet received, but also the whole Popish Religion, especially since they see Conformists so siding with them against Non-Conformists, & making both their opinions and their practises to be better, then we reckon them to be.
I conclude with that which bParker alledgeth out of the Harmony of Confessions. Cum adiaphora rapiuntur ad confessionem, libera esse desinunt. Marke rapiuntur. 2. The Ceremonies doe indeed greatly countenance those superstitions of Papists: because cCommunio rituum est quasi symbolum communionis in Religione: So that Papists get occasion from the Ceremonies, of confirming, not only those Popish Rites which we have not yet received, but also the whole Popish Religion, especially since they see Conformists so siding with them against Non-Conformists, & making both their opinions and their practises to be better, then we reckon them to be.
- bubi supra.
- cBald. de cas. consc. lib. 2. cap. 14. cas. 7.
dSaravia perceiving how much the Popish Sacrament of Confirmation, is countenanced & confirmed by our Bishoping, thinks it best to put the fairest face he can, upon the Papists judgment of that bastard Sacrament. He would have us believe, that the Papists do not extol the dignity of the Sacrament of Confirmation above Baptism. But he should have considered that which