A01760:548
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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The act of Perth about kneeling, would draw some commendation Sect. 5 to this Ceremony, from those words of the bPsalm, O come let us worship and bow down. let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Which is as if one should argue thus. We may worship before the lord. Ergo before a creature. We may kneel in an immediate worship of God, Ergo in a mediate. For who seeth not, that the kneeling there spoken of, is a kneeling in the action of solemn praise, and Joyful noise of singing unto the Lord? I wish you, my Masters, more sober spirits, that ye may fear to take Gods name in vain, even his word which he hath magnified above all his name. cDr. Forbesse goeth about to warrant private Baptism, by Philips baptising the Eunuch, there being no greater company present, so far as we can gather from the narration of Luke, Act. 8. As likewise by Paul and Silas their baptising the Goaler and all his, in his own private house, Act. 16. Touching the first of those places, we answer. 1. How thinks he that a man of so great authority and charge, was alone in his Journey? we suppose a great man travelling in a chariot, must have some number of attendants, especially having come to a solemn worship at Jerusalem. 2. What Philip then did, the extraordinary direction of the Spirit guided him unto it, Vers. 29. 39. As to the other place, there was in that time of persecution no liberty for Christians to meet together in Temples and public places as now there is. Wherefore the example of Paul and Silas doth prove the lawfulness of the like deed in the like case.
The act of Perth about kneeling, would draw some commendation Sect. 5 to this Ceremony, from those words of the bPsalme, O come let us worship and bow downe. let us kneele before the Lord our maker. Which is as if one should argue thus. We may worship before the lord. Ergo before a creature. We may kneele in an immediate worship of God, Ergo in a mediate. For who seeth not, that the kneeling there spoken of, is a kneeling in the action of solemne praise, and Ioyfull noise of singing unto the Lord? I wish you, my Masters, more sober spirits, that ye may feare to take Gods name in vaine, even his word which he hath magnified above all his name.