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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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CHAP. I.
That our Opposites do urge the Ceremonies as things necessary.
That our Opposites doe urge the Ceremonies as things necessary.
This I prove, 1. from their practise. 2. from their Sect. I pleading. In their practise, who seeth not, that they would tie the people of God, to a necessity of submitting their necks, to this heavy yoke of humane Ceremonies? which are with more vehemency, forwardness, and strictness urged, then the weighty matters of the Law of God, and the refusing whereof is far more inhibited, menaced, espied, delated, aggravated, censured, and punished, then Idolatry, Popery, Blasphemy, Swearing, profanation of the Sabbath, Murder, Adultery, &c. Both Preachers and People, have been, and are, Fined, Confined, Imprisoned, Banished, Censured, and Punished so severely, that we may well say of them, that which our Divines say of the Papists, aHaec sua inventa Deealago anteponunt, & gravius eos multarent, qui ea violarent, quam qui divina praecepta transgrederentur. Wherefore seeing they make not only as much, but more ado, about the controverted Ceremonies, then about the most necessary things in Religion, their practise herein makes it too too apparent, what necessity they annex to them.
THis I prove, 1. from their practise. 2. from their Sect. I pleading. In their practise, who seeth not, that they would tie the people of God, to a necessity of submitting their necks, to this heavy yoke of humane Ceremonies? which are with more vehemency, forwardnes, and stricknes urged, then the weighty matters of the Law of God, and the refusing whereof is farre more inhibited, menaced, espied, delated, aggravated, censured, and punished, then Idolatry, Popery, Blasphemy, Swearing, prophanation of the Sabbath, Murder, Adultery, &c. Both Preachers and People, have beene, and are, Fyned, Confyned, Imprisoned, Banished, Censured, and Punished so sevearly, that we may well say of them, that which our Divines say of the Papists,