A01760:247
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. Why thinks he, that if the things be in themselves lawful, they are purged of Scandal? swhat if they edify not? what if hey be not expedient? are they not therefore scandalous, because in themselves lawful? this shift is destroyed by my 9. Proposition. And I pray, were not all meats lawful for the Gentiles in the Apostles times? yet this could not excuse their eating all sorts of meats, when the Jews were thereby offended.
3. Why thinkes he, that if the things be in themselves lawfull, they are purged of Scandall? swhat if they edify not? what if hey be not expedient? are they not therefore scandalous, because in themselves lawfull? this shift is destroyed by my 9. Proposition. And I pray, were not all meats lawfull for the Gentiles in the Apostles times? yet this could not excuse their eating all sorts of meats, when the Iewes were thereby offended.
4. Whereas he demandeth, if the things be in themselves lawful; what is it that should offend them? I demand again; though adultery, murder &c. be in themselves unlawful, what is it that should offend us? should we offend or be scandalized for any thing? hay, then we should sin, for to be offended is a sin.
4. Whereas he demandeth, if the thinges be in themselves lawfull; what is it that should offend them? I demand againe; though adultery, murder &c. be in themselves unlawfull, what is it that should offend us? should we offend or be scandalized for any thing? hay, then we should sinne, for to be offended is a sinne.