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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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Thirdly saith Paybody, all those Scriptures condemn only that Sect. XVIII offence of another in things indifferent, which is made by him who is at liberty and not bound: they speak not of using or refusing those things, as men are tied by the commandment of Authority. Where he laboureth to prove, that obedience to the Magistrate in a thing indifferent, is a better duty then the pleasing of a private person in such a thing.
Thirdly saith Paybody, all those Scriptures condemne onely that Sect. XVIII offence of another in things indifferent, which is made by him who is at liberty and not bound: they speake not of using or refusing those things, as men are tied by the commandement of Auctority. Where he laboureth to prove, that obedience to the Magistrate in a thing indifferent, is a better duty then the pleasing of a private person in such a thing.
Ans. 1. I have proven heretofore, that the commandment of Authority, can not make the use of a thing indifferent to be no Scandal, which otherwise were Scandal.
Ans. 1. I have proven heretofore, that the commandement of Auctority, can not make the use of a thing indifferent to bee no Scandall, which otherwise were Scandall.
2. I have also proven in the first part of this Dispute, that an Ecclesiastical constitution can not bind us nor take away our liberty in the using or not using of a thing indifferent in it self, except some other reason be showed us then the bare Authority of the Church. As touching the civill Magistrate, his place and power, to judge and determine in things pertaining to the worship of God, we shall see it afterwards, and so shall we know how far his decisions and ordinances in this kind of things, have force to bind us to obedience.