A01760:528
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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I answer, the Hebrew text hath it thus. And the word was good in the eyes of the children of Israel &c. That is, the children of Israel blessed God, for the word which Phinehas and the ten Princes brought to them, because thereby they understood that the two Tribes and the half, had not turned away from following the Lord, nor made them an Altar for burnt offerings or Sacrifice; which was enough to make them (the nine Tribes and a half) desist from their purpose, of going up to war against their brethren, to shed their blood. Again when Phinehas and the ten Princes say to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half Tribe of Manasseh; this day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord, vers. 31. they do not exempt them from all prevarication; only they say signanter, this trespass, to wit of turning away from the Lord, and building an Altar for Sacrifice, whereof they were accused. Thus we see, that no approbation of that which the two Tribes and the half did, in erecting the Altar, can be drawn from the text.
I answere, the Hebrew text hath it thus. And the word was good in the eyes of the children of Israell &c. That is, the children of Israel blessed God, for the word which Phinehas and the ten Princes brought to them, because thereby they understood that the two Tribes and the halfe, had not turned away from following the Lord, nor made them an Altar for burnt offerings or Sacrifice; which was enough to make them (the nine Trybes and a halfe) desist from their purpose, of going up to warre against their bretheren, to shedde their bloud. Againe when Phinehas and the ten Princes say to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the halfe Tribe of Manasseh; this day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespasse against the Lord, vers. 31. they doe not exempt thē from all preuarication; only they say signanter, this trespasse, to wit of turning away from the Lord, and building an Altar for Sacrifice, whereof they were accused. Thus we see, that no approbation of that which the two Tribes and the halfe did, in erecting the Altar, can be drawne from the text.
But to proceed our Opposites allege for another example against Sect. 10 us, a new Altar built by Solomon