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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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The place of Micah I have answered before: And here I add, that though it could be proved from that place, (as it cannot,) that the people both bowed before the offerings, & that in the very act of offering, yet how shall it be proved, that in the act of their kneeling, ⟨image 96⟩they had the offerings purposely before them, and their minds & senses fixed upon them, in the very instant of their worshipping.
The place of Micah I have answered before: And here I adde, that though it could be proved from that place, (as it cannot,) that the people both bowed before the offerings, & that in the very act of offering, yet how shall it be proved, that in the act of their kneeling, ⟨image 96⟩they had the offerings purposely before them, and their minds & sences fixed upon them, in the very instant of their worshipping.
This I make clearer by the last place, 2. Chron. 29. out of which no more can be drawn, but that the people worshipped, whiles the Priests were yet offering the burnt-offering. Now the burnt-offering was but accidentally before the people in their worshipping, and only because it was offered at the same time when the song of the Lord was sung. Vers. 27. Such was the forwardness of zeal in restoring Religion, & in purging the Temple, that it admitted no stay, but eagerly prosecuted the work, till it was perfected, therefore the thing was done suddenly, Vers. 36. Since then the Song and the Sacrifice were performed at the same time, we must note that the people worshipped at that time, not because of the Sacrifice which was a mediate worship, but because of the Song of the Lord, which was an immediate worship. Now we all commend kneeling in an immediate worship. But this can not content our Opposites, they will needs have it lawful to kneel in the hearing of the Word, purposely and with a respect to the Word preached, (though this be a mediate worship only.