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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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Whereupon dissenting from the Ancients, he delivers his own Judgement, that Tau in this place is taken Technikos, for that sign or mark of the le•ter wherewith the Lord commanded to mark the elect for their safety and preservation. And so there was no mystery to be sought in that letter more then in any other. As for the use of that mark, wherewith the elect in Jerusalem were at hat time sealed, it was only for distinction and separation. It had the same use which that sprinkling of the posts of the doors had, Exod. 12. 7. only the foreheads of men and women, and not the posts of doors were here marked, because only the remnant according to election, and not whole families promiscuously were at this time to be spared, as Junius noteth.
Whereupon dissenting from the Auncients, he delivers his owne Iudgement, that Tau in this place is taken Technikos, for that signe or marke of the le•ter wherewith the Lord commanded to marke the elect for their safety and preservation. And so there was no mistery to be sought in that letter more then in any other. As for the use of that marke, wherewith the elect in Ierusalem were at hat time sealed, it was only for distinction and separation. It had the same use which that sprinkling of the posts of the doores had, Exod. 12. 7. only the foreheads of men and women, and not the posts of doores were here marked, because only the remnant according to election, and not whole families promiscously were at this time to be spared, as Iunius noteth.
But the use of the sign of the Cross pretended by Formalists, is not to separate us in the time of Judgement, but to teach that at no time we ought to be ashamed of the ignominy of Christ.
But the use of the signe of the Crosse pretended by Formalists, is not to separate us in the time of Iudgement, but to teach that at no time we ought to be ashamed of the ignominy of Christ.