A01760:540
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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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.
I begin with the Law of God. And first, let us see what is alleged Sect. 2 from Scripture for the Ceremonies in general: Then-after, let us look over particulars. There is one place which they will have in mythology to stand for the head of Medusa, and it they still object to us for all their Ceremonies: even that rthe Apostle, Let all things be done decently and in order: What they have drawn out of this place, sD. Burgess hath refined in this manner. He distinguisheth betwixt praeceptum & probatum; and will have the controverted Ceremonies to be allowed of God, though not commanded. And if we would learn how these Ceremonies are allowed of God, t