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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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3. That the Ordinance of Superiors can not make the Ceremonies necessary, I have proven in the first part of this Dispute. This nis given for one of the chief marks of the man of sin, That which is indifferent, he by his laws and prohibitions maketh to be sin, and shall they who profess to take part with Christ against Antichrist, do no less then this? It will be replied, that the Ceremonies are not thought necessary in themselves, nor Non-conformity, unlawful in it self, but only in respect of the Churches ordinance. Just so othe Papists profess, that the omission of their Rites and observances, is not a sin in it self, but only in respect of contemning ⟨p. 47⟩the Churches Customs and Commandments. How comes it then, that they are not ashamed to pretend such a necessity for the stumbling blocks of those offending Ceremonies among us, as Papists pretend for the like among them?
3. That the Ordinance of Superiours can not make the Ceremonies necessary, I have proven in the first part of this Dispute. This nis given for one of the chiefe markes of the man of sinne, That which is indifferent, he by his lawes and prohibitions maketh to be sinne, and shall they who professe to take part with Christ against Antichrist, doe no lesse then this? It will be replyed, that the Ceremonies are not thought necessary in themselves, nor Non-conformity, unlawfull in it selfe, but onely in respect of the Churches ordinance. Iust so othe Papists professe, that the omission of their Rites and observances, is not a sinne in it selfe, but onely in respect of contemning ⟨p. 47⟩the Churches Customes and Commandements. How comes it then, that they are not ashamed to pretend such a necessity for the stumbling blockes of those offending Ceremonies among us, as Papists pretend for the like among them?