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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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4. If the holy days be kept only for order and policy, then the sanctification, of them should be placed, sin ipso actually externi cultus Sect. 13 exercitio. But Hooker hath told us before, that they are made holy, and worthily advanced above other days, by Gods extraordinary works wrought upon them. Where upon it followeth, that as tDeus diem septimum sanctificavit vacation sancta, & ordinatione ad usum sanctum; so hath he made festival days no less holy in themselves, and that as the Sabbath was holy from the beginning, because of Gods resting upon it, and his ordaining of it for a holy use, howbeit it had never been applied by men to the exercises of Gods worship: even so festival days are holy, being advanced truly and worthily, by the extraordinary works of God, and for this cause commended to all men that honour God, to be holier with them then other days, albeit it should happen that by us they were never applied to an holy use. If B. Lindsey think that all this toucheth not him, he may be pleased to remember, that uhe himself hath confessed, that the very presence of the festivity, puts a man in mind of the mystery, howbeit he have not occasion to be present in the holy assembly. What order or policy is here, when a man being quiet in his Parlour or Cabinet, is made to remember of such a mystery on such a day? What hath external order and policy to do with the internal thoughts of a mans heart, to put in order the same?
4. If the holy dayes be kept only for order and policy, then the sanctification, of them should be placed, sin ipso actuali externi cultus Sect. 13 exercitio. But Hooker hath told us before, that they are made holy, and worthily advanced above other dayes, by Gods extraordinary workes wrought upon them. Where upon it followeth, that as tDeus diem septimum sanctificavit vacatione sancta, & ordinatione ad usum sanctum; so hath he made festivall dayes no lesse holy in themselves, and that as the Sabbath was holy from the beginning, because of Gods resting upon it, and his ordaining of it for a holy use, howbeit it had never beene applied by men to the exercises of Gods worship: even so festivall dayes are holy, being advanced truly and worthily, by the extraordinary workes of God, and for this cause commended to all men that honour God, to be holier with them then other dayes, albeit it should happen that by us they were never applied to an holy use. If B. Lindsey thinke that all this toucheth not him, he may be pleased to remember, that