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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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Zanchius hath another exposition of the appearance of evil, which doth also agree to the Ceremonies. The appearance of evil which Sect. VI maketh Scandal, and from which the Apostle would have us to abstain, may be taken generally of all sorts of sin, & all evil things whatsoever: for so we should abstain from all that which hath any appearance of evil; nullam praebentes occasionem proximo nostro aliquid mali de nobis suspicandi. He instanceth for example, the ea•ing of Idolothytes in Pauls time, 1. Cor. 10. now if the eating of Idolothyte Meats, was an appearance of evil, and so scandalous, because it gave the weak occasion to suspect some evil of such as did eat them; much more Idolothyte Rites which have not only been dedicated and consecrated to the honour of Idols, but also publicly and commonly used and employed in Idolatrous ship; surely whosoever useth such Idolothytes, gives great occ•on to his brother to suspect some evil of him, because of such evil favoured appearances. And thus we see, how great appearance of evil, is more then manifest in the Ceremonies, which maketh the Scandal active, if there were no more. But afterwards we shall see the Ceremonies to be evil and unlawful in themselves, and so to be in the worst kind of active Scandal.
Zanchius hath another exposition of the appearance of evill, which doth also agree to the Ceremonies. The appearance of evill which Sect. VI maketh Scandall, and from which the Apostle would have us to abstaine, may be taken generally of all sorts of sinne, & all evill things whatsoever: for so we should abstaine from all that which hath any appearance of evill; nullam praebentes occasionem proximo nostro aliquid mali de nobis suspicandi. He instanceth for example, the ea•ing of Idolothytes in Pauls time, 1. Cor. 10. now if the eating of Idolothyte Meats, was an appearance of evill, and so scandalous, because it gave the weake occasion to suspect some evill of such as did eat them; much more Idolothyte Rites which have not only beene dedicated and consecrated to the honour of Idolls, but also publikely and commonly used and imployed in Idolatrous •ship; surely whosoever useth such Idolothytes, gives great occ•on to his brother to suspect some evill of him, because of such evill favoured appearances. And thus we see, how great appearance of evill, is more then manifest in the Ceremonies, which maketh the Scandall active, if there were no more. But afterwards we shall see the Ceremonies to be evill and unlawfull in themselves, and so to be in the worst kinde of active Scandall.