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…

Ans. 1. be it so: thought he that they are all malicious, and none weak, who are offended by the Ceremonies? He himself describeth the weak whom we are forbidden to scandalize, to be such as are weak in knowledge and certainty of the truth. Now there are many who are in this respect weak, scandalized by the Ceremonies. But I say moreover, that his description is imperfect, for there are some who know the truth, and that certainly, who are notwithstanding to be accounted weak, in regard of the defect of that prudence which should guide, & that stability which should accompany all their actions, in the particular usage of such things as they know certainly in their general kind to be agreeable to trueth and righteousness. Such Christians are impeded by the Ceremonies from going on in their Christian course, so fast as otherwise they would, if not also made to waver or stumble. And thus are they properly scandalized according to my fifth Proposition. Si quis nostra culpa vel impingit, vel abducitur a recto curs•, vel tardatur, cum dicimur offendere saith ^zCalvin. Porro scandalum est dictum vel factum quo impeditur Evangelij cursus, cujus ampliationem & propagationem, totius vitae nostrae scopum esse oportet saith ^aMartyr.

Ans. 1. be it so: thought he that they are all malitious, and none weake, who are offended by the Ceremonies? He himselfe describeth the weak whom we are forbidden to scandalize, to be such as are weake in knowledge and certainty of the truth. Now there are many who are in this respect weake, scandalized by the Ceremonies. But I say moreover, that his description is imperfect, for there are some who know the truth, and that certainly, who are notwithstanding to be accounted weak, in regard of the defect of that prudence which should guide, & that stability which should accompany all their actions, in the particular usage of such things as they knowe certainely in their generall kinde to bee agreeable to trueth and righteousnesse. Such Christians are impeded by the Ceremonies from going on in their Christian course, so fast as otherwise they would, if not also made to waver or stumble. And thus are they properly scandalized according to my fifth Proposition. Si quis nostra culpa vel impingit, vel abducitur a recto curs•, vel tardatur, cum dicimur offendere saith