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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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5. The Ceremonies are not free of superstition, in as much as Sect. 5 they give to God an external service, and grace-defacing worship, which he careth not for, and make fleshly observations to step into the room of Gods most spiritual worship. Augustine kallegeth that which is said Luc. 17. The Kingdom of God is within you, against superstitious persons, who exterioribus principalem curam impendunt. The Christian worship ought to be in spirit, without the carnal Ceremonies and rites, saith lone of our Divines, yea the Kingdom of God commeth not cum apparatu aut Pompa mundana, ita ut observari possit tempus vel locus, saith ma Papist. Carnal worship therefore, and Ceremonial observations are (to say the least) superfluous in Religion, and by consequence superstitious.
5. The Ceremonies are not free of superstition, in as much as Sect. 5 they give to God an externall service, and grace-defacing worship, which he careth not for, and make fleshly observations to step into the roume of Gods most spirituall worship. Augustine kalledgeth that which is said Luc. 17. The Kingdome of God is within you, against superstitious persons, who exterioribus principalem curam impendunt. The Christian worship ought to be in spirit, without the carnall Ceremonies and rites, saith lone of our Divines, yea the Kingdome of God commeth not cum apparatu aut Pompa mundana, ita ut observari possit tempus vel locus, saith ma Papist. Carnall worship therefore, and Ceremoniall observations are (to say the least) superfluous in Religion, and by consequence superstitious.
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