A01760:259
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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2. Whereas he thinks we will still turn back to the unlawfulness ⟨p. 43⟩of the Ceremonies in themselves, albeit we may justly make use of this answer, when they go about to purge the Ceremonies from Scandal by the lawfulness of them in themselves, (because the Argument of Scandal doeth not presuppose our concession of the lawfulness of the Ceremonies, but theirs;) yet he deceives himself in thinking that we can not handle this Argument without it, for were they never so lawful in themselves, we aevince the Scandal of them from the appearance of evil which is in them, so that without respecting the unlawfulness of the Ceremonies in themselves, we can and do make good our Argument of Scandal, so far as concerneth the Ceremonies considered by themselves.
2. Whereas he thinkes we will still turne back to the unlawfullnesse ⟨p. 43⟩of the Ceremonies in themselves, albeit we may justly make use of this answear, when they goe about to purge the Ceremonies from Scandall by the lawfullnesse of them in themselves, (because the Argument of Scandall doeth not presuppose our concession of the lawfulnesse of the Ceremonies, but theirs;) yet he deceives himselfe in thinking that we can not handle this Argument without it, for were they never so lawfull in themselves, we aevince the Scandall of them from the appearance of evill which is in them, so that without respecting the unlawfullnesse of the Ceremonies in themselves, we can and doe make good our Argument of Scandall, so farre as concerneth the Ceremonies considered by themselves.
- asupra sect. 4. 5. 6.