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…

First, I require the B. to show us a difference betwixt the keeping Sect. 10 of holy days by formalists, & their keeping of the Lords day: for upon holy days they enjoin a cessation from work, and a dedicating of the day to Divine worship, even as upon the Lords day. The ^kBishop allegeth five respects of difference, but they are not true. First, he saith, that the Lords day is commanded to be observed of necessity, for conscience of the Divine ordinance, as a day sanctified and blessed by God himself. Answ. 1. so have we heard from Hooker, that holy days are sanctified by Gods extraordinary works, but because the B▪ dare not say so much, therefore I say. 2. This difference can not show us, that they observe holy days only for order and policy, and that they place no worship in the observing of them, as in the observing of the Lords day, (which is the point that we require) for worship is placed in the observing of humane, as well as of Divine ordinances; otherwise worship hath never been placed in the keeping of Pharisaical and Popish traditions. This way is worship placed in the keeping of holy days, when for conscience of an humane ordinance, they are both kept as holy, and thought necessary to be so kept. 3. The B. contradicteth himself, for ^lelsewhere he defendeth, that the Church hath power to change the Lords day. Secondly, he giveth us this difference, that the Lords day is observed, as the Sabbath of Jehovah, and as a day whereon God himself did rest after the creation. Ans. 1. This is false of the Lords day, for after the creation, God rested upon the seventh day, not upon the first. 2. Dr Douname saith^m, that festival days also are to be consecrated as Sabbaths to the Lord. Thirdly, the B. tells us, that the Lords day is observed in memory of the ⟨p. 11⟩Lords Resurrection. Ans. 1. He shall never make this good, for, we observe the Lords day in memory of the whole work of Redemption. 2. If it were so, this could make no difference, for just so Christmas is observed in memory of the Lords Nativity, Good-friday, in memory of his Passion, &c. His fourth & fifth respects of difference, are certain mysteries in the Lords day, But we shall see by and by, how his fellow Formalists who are more ingenuous then himself, show us mysteries in the Festival days also. Lastly, albeit the B.