A01760:304
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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4. I perceive he would say, that the scandal of Non-conformity is a greater scandal, then the scandal of Conformity; and so he would make us gain little by our Argument of scandal. hHe is bold to object, where one is offended with our practise of kneeling, twenty; I may say ten thousand are offended with your refusal. O Adventurous Arithmetic! O huge Hyperbole! O desultorious Declamation! O roving Rhetoric! O prodigal Paradox!
4. I perceive he would say, that the scandall of Non-conformity is a greater scandall, then the scandall of Conformity; and so he would make us gaine litle by our Argument of scandall. hHe is bold to object, where one is offended with our practise of kneeling, twentie; I may say ten thousand are offended with your refusall. O Adventurous Arithmetique! O huge Hyperbole! O desultorious Declamation! O roving Rethorike! O prodigall Paradoxe!
- hubi supra. p. 441.
Yet I reply, 1. Though sundry (yet not ten thousand for one) are displeased by our refusal, who can show us, that any are thereby scandalized, that is, made worse, and induced to ruin? This man is bold to say well to it; but we have solidly proven, that scandal riseth out of kneeling, and the rest of the Ceremonies, let it be measured to us, with the same measure wherewith we met.
Yet I reply, 1. Though sundry (yet not ten thousand for one) are displeased by our refusall, who can shew us, that any are thereby scandalized, that is, made worse, and induced to ruine? This man is bold to say well to it; but we have solidly proven, that scandall riseth out of kneeling, and the rest of the Ceremonies, let it be measured to us, with the same measure wherewith we mette.