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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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As touching the rule which is alleged against the Ceremonies out of Pauls Doctrine, namely, that in those things from which Sect. XV we may lawfully abstain, we should frame the usage of our liberty with regard to the weakness of our brethren. Hooker answereth to it. 1. That the weak brethren among them, were not as the Jews, who were known to be generally weak, whereas saith he, the imbecility of ours is not common to so many, but only here and there some such a one is found. 2. He tells us, that these scandalous meats, from which the Gentiles were exhorted to abstain for fear of offending the Jews, can not represent the Ceremonies; for their using of meats, was a matter of private action in common life, where every man was free to order that which himself did; but the Ceremonies are public constitutions for ordering the Church, and we are not to look that the Church is to change her public laws and ordinances, made according to that which is judged ordinarily and commonly fittest for the whole, although it chance that for some particular men, the same be found inconvenient, especially when there may be other remedies also against the sores of particular inconveniences. Let them be better instructed.
As touching the rule which is alledged against the Ceremonies out of Pauls Doctrine, namely, that in those things from which Sect. XV we may lawfully abstaine, we should frame the usage of our liberty with regard to the weaknesse of our bretheren. Hooker answeareth to it. 1. That the weake bretheren among them, were not as the Iewes, who were knowne to be generally weake, whereas saith he, the imbecillity of ours is not common to so many, but onely here and there some such a one is found. 2. He tels us, that these scandalous meats, from which the Gentiles were exhorted to abstaine for feare of offending the Iewes, can not represent the Ceremonies; for their using of meats, was a matter of private action in common life, where every man was free to order that which himselfe did; but the Ceremonies are publike constitutions for ordering the Church, and wee are not to looke that the Church is to change her publike lawes and ordinances, made according to that which is judged ordinarily and commonly fittest for the whole, although it chaunce that for some particular men, the same be found inconvenient, especially when there may be other remedies also against the sores of particular inconveniences. Let them bee better instructed.