A01760:464
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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It is further told us, that nhe who is baptised, or he who offers him that is to be baptised, humbleth himself and prayeth that the baptism may be saving unto life eternal, yet worshippeth not the basin, nor the water. But how long shall simple ones love simplicity, or rather, scorners hate knowledge? Why is kneeling in the immediate worship of prayer, wherein our minds do purposely respect no Earthly thing, (but the osoul, pthe heart, the hands, [q] the eyes, rthe voice all directed immediately to Heaven,) paralleled with kneeling in the mediate worship of receiving the Sacrament, wherein we respect purposely the outward sign, which is then in our sight, that both our minds and our external senses may be fastened upon it: Our minds by meditation, and attentive ⟨p. 74⟩consideration of that which is signified, and of the representation thereof by the sign: Our senses by seeing, handling, breaking, tasting, eating, drinking?
It is further told us, that nhe who is baptised, or he who offers him that is to be baptised, humbleth himself and prayeth that the baptisme may be saving unto life eternall, yet worshippeth not the basen, nor the water. But how long shall simple ones love simplicity, or rather, scorners hate knowledge? Why is kneeling in the immediate worship of prayer, wherein our minds doe purposely respect no Earthly thing, (but the osoule, pthe heart, the hands, [q] the eyes, rthe voice all directed immediatly to Heauen,) paralelled with kneeling in the mediate worship of receiving the Sacrament, wherein we respect purposely the outward signe, which is then in our sight, that both our mindes and our externall sences may be fastened upon it: Our mindes by meditation, and attentive