A01760:250
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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Let us see next how the Bishop of Edinburgh can help the cause. Sect. X He will have us not to respect Scandal, because it is removed by the Law. For usaith he, by obedience to a lawful ordinance, no man gives Scandal. And if any take offence, both the cause and occasion thereof is the perverseness only of the person offended. Tertullian saith well, res bona neminem offendit nisi malam mentem.
Let us see next how the Bishop of Edinburgh can helpe the cause. Sect. X He will have us not to respect Scandall, because it is removed by the Law. For usaith he, by obedience to a lawfull ordinance, no man gives Scandall. And if any take offence, both the cause and occasion thereof is the perversnesse only of the person offended. Tertullian saith well, res bona neminem offendit nisi malam mentem.
- uEpist. to the past. of the Church of Scotland
Ans. 1. I show in my 9. Proposition, that the ordinance of Superiors can not make that to be no scandal which otherwise should be Scandal. If this be not taken well from us, let xone of our Opposites speak for us; who acknowledgeth, that human power can not make us do that which we can not do without giving of Scandal, and that in this case, the pretext of obedience to Superiors shall not excuse us at the hands of the Supreme judge.
Ans. 1. I shew in my 9. Proposition, that the ordinance of Superiours can not make that to be no scandall which otherwise should be Scandall. If this be not taken well from us, let xone of our Opposites speake for us; who aknowledgeth, that human power can not make us doe that which we can not doe without giving of Scandall, and that in this case, the pretext of obedience to Superiours shall not excuse us at the hands of the Supreme judge.