A01760:284
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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Ans. 1. This is bad divinity, that would make us not regard the scandalizing of a few particular men; Christs twoe striketh not only upon them who offend many, but even upon them who offend so much as one of his little ones.
Ans. 1. This is bad divinity, that would make us not regard the scandalizing of a few particular men; Christs twoe stricketh not onely upon them who offend many, but even upon them who offend so much as one of his litls ones.
2. That which he saith of the few in England, and not many, who are scandalized by the Ceremonies, hath been answered by a uCountryman of his own. And as for us, we find most certainly, that not a few but many, even the greatest part of Scotland one way or other are scandalized by the Ceremonies: some are led by them to drink in superstition, and to fall into sundry gross abuses in Religion; others are made to use them doubtingly and so damnably. And how many who refuse them, are animated to use them against their consciences, and so to be damned? who is not made to stumble? and what way do they not impede the Edification of the Church?
2. That which he saith of the few in England, and not many, who are scandalized by the Ceremonies, hath been answered by a uCountryman of his owne. And as for us, we find most certainly, that not a few but many, even the greatest part of Scotland one way or other are scandalized by the Ceremonies: some are ledde by them to drinke in superstition, and to fall into sundry grosse abuses in Religion; others are made to use them doubtingly and so dammably. And how many who refuse them, are animated to use them against their consciences, and so to bee damned? who is not made to stumble? and what way doe they not impede the Edification of the Church?