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…

To that place, 2 Cor. 6. ^cPaybody answereth, that nothing else is Sect. 4 there meant, then that we must beware & separate our selves from the communion of their sins, and Idolatries. Ans. 1. When the Apostle there forbiddeth the Corinthians, to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, or to have any communion or fellowship with Idolaters, and requireth them so to come out from among them, that they touch none of their unclean things. Why may we not understand his meaning to be, that not only they should not partake with Pagans in their Idolatries, but that they should not marry with them, not frequent their feasts, nor go to the theatre to behold their plays, nor go to Law before their Judges, nor use any of their Rites? for with such Idolaters we ought not to have any fellowship, as ^dZanchius resolves, but only in so far as necessity compelleth, and Charity requireth. 2. All the Rites and Customs of Idolaters, which have neither institution from God nor nature, are to be reckoned among those sins, wherein we may not partake with them, for they are the improfitable works of darkness, all which ^eCalvin judgeth to be in that place generally forbidden, before the Apostle descend particularly, to forbid partaking with them in their Idolatry. As for the prohibition of divers mixtures, ^fPaybody saith, the Jews were taught thereby to make no mixture of true and false worship. Ans 1. According to his Tenets, it followeth upon this answer, that no mixture is to be made betwixt holy, and Idolatrous Ceremonies, for he calleth kneeling, a bodily worship, and a worship gesture more then once or twice. And we have seen before, how Dr. Burgess calleth the Ceremonies, worship of God. 2. If mixture of true and false worship be not lawful, then for as much as the Ceremonies of Gods ordinance, namely, the Sacraments of the New Testament, ⟨p. 38⟩are true worship. And the Ceremonies of Popery, namely Cross, Kneeling, Holy-days, &c. are false worship, therefore there ought to be no mixture of them together. 3. If the Jews were taught to make no mixture of true and false worship, then by the self same instruction, if there had been no more, they were taught also to shun all such occasions as might any way produce such a mixture, and by consequence all symbolizing with Idolaters in their Rites and Ceremonies.