A01760:431
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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Whereas he teacheth, that kneeling before any Creature, when thereby we are moved to worship privately, is lawful, but kneeling before the Sacramental Elements, when thereby we are moved to worship in the Assemblies of the Church, is necessary; that we may kneel there, but we must kneel here: he knew; or else he made himself ignorant, that both these should be denied by us. Why then did he not make them good? kneeling before those active objects, which stir up our hearts to worship, if it be necessary in the Church, it must first be proven lawful, both in the Church, and out of it. Now, if a man meeting his L. riding up the street upon his black Horse, have his heart stirred up to worship God, by something which he seeth either in himself or his Horse, should fall down and kneel before him, or his Horse, as the active object of his worship: I marvel, whether the B. would give the man leave to kneel, and stand still as the active object, before the mans senses? As for us, we hold, that we may not kneel before every Creature, which stirreth up our hearts to worship God, kneel I say, whiles the eyes both of body and mind are fastened upon it as the active object of our Adoration.
Whereas he teacheth, that kneeling before any Creature, when thereby we are moved to worship privately, is lawfull, but kneeling before the Sacramentall Elements, when thereby we are moved to worship in the Assemblies of the Church, is necessary; that we may kneel there, but we must kneel here: he knew; or else he made himselfe ignorant, that both these should be denied by us. Why then did he not make them good? kneeling before those active objects, which stirre up our hearts to worship, if it be necessary in the Church, it must first be proven lawfull, both in the Church, and out of it. Now, if a man meeting his L. riding up the street upon his blake Horse, have his heart stirred up to worship God, by something which he seeth either in himselfe or his Horse, should fall downe and kneele before him, or his Horse, as the active object of his worship: I marvell, whether the B. would give the man leave to kneele, and stand still as the active object, before the mans sences? As for us, wee holde, that we may not kneele before every Creature, which stirreth up our hearts to worship God, kneele I say, whiles the eyes both of body and minde are fastened upon it as the active object of our Adoration.