A01760:539
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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Nay, let us observe, how one of them wavereth from himself, in seeking here some ground to rest upon. Paybody groundeth the lawfulness of kneeling at the Sacrament, on nature, part. 2. cap. 4, Sect. 1. On the act of Parliament, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 31. On an Ecclesiastical Canon, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 33. On the Kings sovereign authority, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 36. Yet again he saith, that this kneeling is grounded upon the commandment of God, part. 3. cap. 3. Sect. 11.
Nay, let us observe, how one of them wavereth from himselfe, in seeking here some ground to rest upon. Paybody groundeth the lawfulnesse of kneeling at the Sacrament, on nature, part. 2. cap. 4, Sect. 1. On the act of Parliament, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 31. On an Ecclesiasticall Canon, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 33. On the Kings soveraigne authority, part. 3. cap. 1. Sect. 36. Yet againe he saith, that this kneeling is grounded upon the commandement of God, part. 3. cap. 3. Sect. 11.
Well. I see our Opposites sometimes warrant the lawfulness of the Ceremonies from the Law of God, sometimes from the Law of Man, and sometimes from the Law of Nature. But I will prove that ⟨p. 93⟩the lawfulness of those Ceremonies we speak of, can neither be grounded upon the Law of God, nor the Law of Man, nor the Law of Nature, and by consequence that they are not lawful at all: So that besides the answering of what our Opposites allege for the lawfulness of them, we shall have a new Argument to prove them unlawful.
Well. I see our Opposites sometimes warrant the lawfulnesse of the Ceremonies from the Law of God, sometimes from the Law of Man, and sometimes from the Law of Nature. But I will prove that ⟨p. 93⟩the lawfullnesse of those Ceremonies we speake of, can neither be grounded upon the Law of God, nor the Law of Man, nor the Law of Nature, and by consequence that they are not lawfull at all: So that besides the answering of what our Opposites alleadge for the lawfulnesse of them, we shall have a new Argument to prove them unlawfull.