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…

^dHooker muttereth some such matter, as a commendation of the Sect. 6 Sign of the Cross, from these two places, Ezech. 9 4 Revel. 7. 3. alleging that because in the forehead nothing is more plain to be seen then the fear of contumely and disgrace: therefore the Scripture describeth them marked of God in the forehead, whom his mercy hath undertaken to keep from final confusion and shame. ^eBellarmine allegeth for the Cross the same two places. But for answer to the first, we say that neither the sign whereof we read in that place, nor yet the use of it can make ought for them. As for the sign itself. Albeit the Ancients did interpret this sign of the letter Tau, to have been the sign of the Cross, yet saith ^fJunius, Bona illorum venia; T quidem Graecorum, latinorumque majusculum, crucis qoudammodo signum videtur effingere, verum hoc ad literam Haebreorum Tau non potest pertinere. Deinde ne ipsum quidem Graecorum latinorumque T, formam Crucis quae apud veteres in usu erat quum sumebantur supplicia, representat.

^dHooker muttereth some such matter, as a commendation of the Sect. 6 Signe of the Crosse, from these two places, Ezech. 9 4 Revel. 7. 3. alleadging that because in the forehead nothing is more plaine to be seene then the feare of contumely and disgrace: therefore the Scripture describeth them marked of God in the forehead, whom his mercy hath undertaken to keep from finall confusion and shame. ^eBellarmine alledgeth for the Crosse the same two places. But for answer to the first, we say that neither the signe whereof we read in that place, nor yet the use of it can make ought for them. As for the signe itselfe. Albeit the Ancients did interprete this signe of the letter Tau, to have been the signe of the Crosse, yet saith