A01760:307
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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3. Our refusal is necessary, because of the unlawfulness of the Ceremonies which we refuse, so that we may not receive them, but ⟨p. 53⟩must refuse them, notwithstanding of any scandal which can follow upon our refusal. If he had ought to say against this answer, why is he silent? he might have found it at home. Our forbearance of Conformity saith kParker, is a necessary duty, there is therein no fault of any scandal in us.
3. Our refusall is necessary, because of the unlawfulnesse of the Ceremonies which we refuise, so that we may not receive them, but ⟨p. 53⟩must refuse them, notwithstanding of any scandall which can follow upon our refusall. If he had ought to say against this answere, why is he silent? he might have found it at home. Our forbearance of Conformity saith kParker, is a necessary duty, there is therein no fault of any scandall in us.
- kof the Cross part. 2. pag. 79.of the Crosse part. 2. pag. 79.
4. Our Opposites should do well to assoil our Argument of scandal, before they propound another Argument against us, for •o long as they make it not evident, that the scandal of the Ceremonies, which we object, is no active or faulty scandal; as long they can not object the scandal of Non-conformity to us; because if the scandal (which is to be avoided) be in their practising of the Ceremonies, it can not be in our refusing of them.