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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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Two things are objected here by our Adversaries, to make it appear Sect. VII that the Scandal of Conformity, is not active nor fautly upon their part. 1. They say, they are blameless, because they render a reason of that which they do, so that we may know the lawfulness of it. To this, sufficient answer hath been made already, by one whose answers I may well produce to provoke Conformists therewith, because no reply hath ever been made to them. This saith fhe, if it be true, then see we an end of all the duty of bearing with the weak: of forbearing our own liberty, power, and authority in things indifferent, for their supportance: yea an end of all the care to prevent their offence, by giving them occasion gaut condemnandi factum nostrum, aut illud ⟨p. 39⟩imitandi contra conscientiam, which we have hso often, so seriously, with so many reasons, obtestations, yea woes and threatenings commanded to us throughout the Word What needed Paul to write so much against the scandal of meats, and against the scandal of Idolothious meats? This one precept might have sufficed, let the strong give a reason for his eating, &c. Though be hath given many reasons to them of Corinth for the lawfulness of taking wages: though he hath given divers reasons for the lawfulness of all sorts of meats to them of Rome; yet neither will he take wages himself, nor suffer others to eat all sorts of meats, when others are offended. And what is that which he writeth Rom. 14 Take and receive the weak for their supportance, and not for controversy and disputation? &c.
Two things are objected here by our Adversaries, to make it appeare Sect. VII that the Scandall of Conformity, is not active nor fautly upon their part. 1. They say, they are blamelesse, because they render a reason of that which they doe, so that we may know the lawfullnesse of it. To this, sufficient answere hath beene made allready, by one whose answeres I may well produce to provoke Conformists therewith, because no reply hath ever beene made to them. This saith