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…

Finally, to shut up this point, it is to be noted, that the using of Sect. 12 the Sacramental Elements as active objects of Worship only, can not make kneeling before them in the receiving, to be no Idolatry? for then might we lawfully, & without Idolatry, kneel before every active object, which stirreth up our minds to worship God. All the works of God are such active objects, as the B. also resolveth in the words before cited. Yet may we not at the sight of every one of Gods works, kneel down and adore, whiles the eyes both of body and mind are fixed upon it, as the means and occasion which stirreth us up to worship God. The B. indeed holdeth we may: only ^ghe saith, this is not necessary, because when by the sight of the Creatures of God, we are moved privately to worship, our external Gesture of Adoration is Arbitrary, and sometimes no Gesture at all is required. But in the ordinary Ministry, when the works of God, or his benefits are propounded, or applied publicly, to stir us up to worship in the Assemblies of the Church, then our Gesture ceaseth to be Arbitrary: for it must be such as is prescribed and received in the Church where we worship. Ans. 1. He shuffleth the point deceitfully, for when he speaks of being moved to worship at the sight of any Creature, he means of ⟨p. 60⟩inward worship, as is evident by these words, sometime no Gesture at all is required; but when he speaks of being moved to worship in the Assemblies of the Church, by the benefits of God propounded publicly, (for example, by the blessed Sacrament,) then he means of outward worship, as is evident by his requiring necessarily a Gesture. He should have spoken of one kind of worship in both cases, namely, of that which is outward, for of no other do we dispute. When we are moved by the Sacrament to adore God in the act of receiving, this can be no other but that which is inward, and thus we adore God by Faith, Hope, and Love, though neither the heart be praying, nor the body kneeling. That which we deny (whereof himself could not be ignorant,) is, that the Sacramental Elements may be to us, in the receiving, active objects of outward adoration? or because they move us to worship inwardly, that therefore we should adore outwardly. 2.

Finally, to shut up this point, it is to be noted, that the using of Sect. 12 the Sacramentall Elements as active objects of Worship onely, can not make kneeling before them in the receiving, to be no Idolatry? for then might we lawfully, & without Idolatry, kneel before every active object, which stirreth up our mindes to worship God. All the workes of God are such active objects, as the B. also resolveth in the words before cited. Yet may we not at the sight of every one of Gods workes, kneele downe and adore, whiles the eyes both of body and minde are fixed upon it, as the meanes and occasion which stirreth us up to worship God. The B. indeed holdeth we may: onely