A01760:544
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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For 1. The Apostle only commands that each action and Ceremony of Gods worship be decently and orderly performed, but gives us no leave to excogitate or devise new Ceremonies, which have not been instituted before. He hath spoken in that Chapter of assembling in the Church, Prophesying and Preaching, Praying & Praising there.
For 1. The Apostle only commands that each action and Ceremony of Gods worship be decently and orderly performed, but gives us no leave to excogitate or devise new Ceremonies, which have not been instituted before. He hath spoken in that Chapter of assembling in the Church, Prophecying and Preaching, Praying & Praising there.
Now let all these things, and every other action of Gods worship Ceremonies and all be done decently and in order. Licet ergo, Paulus, &c, Albeit therefore saith bJoh. Bastwick, Paul hath committed to the Church, the judging both of decency and order, yet hat he not granted any liberty of such mystical Ceremonies, as by their more inward signification do teach the duty of piety: For since the whole liberty of the Church in the matter of Divine worship, is exercised only in order and decency; it followeth that they do impudently scorn both God and the Scriptures, who do extend this liberty to greater things, and such as are placed above us. Most certain it is, that Christ the Doctor of the Church hath by his own written and sealed Word, abundantly expounded unto us the will of God; neither is there further need of any Ceremonies, which by a secret virtue may instruct us: neither is it less evident, that order consisteth not its the institution or use of new things, but only in the right placing of things which have been instituted before. Decency, saith cBaldwin, is opposed to levity, and order to confusion. Spectat autem hic ordo potissimum ad Ritus Ecclesia in officijs Sacris in quibus nullum debet esse scand•um, nulla confusio.