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…

Answ. 1. The text gives him no ground for this doctrine, that in matters of Ceremony we are to pitch upon habemus or non habemus talem consuetudinem, so that he is wide away while as he spendeth the greatest part of his Sermon, in the pressing of this point, that the custom of the Church should be enough to us in matters of Ceremony, and particularly in the keeping of Easter: for the custom of the Church there spoken of, is not concerning a point of circumstance, but concerning a very substantial and necessary point, namely, not to be contentious: neither doth the Apostle urge those orders of the mens praying uncovered, and the women's praying veiled, from this ground, because so was the Churches custom, (as the B. Would have it.) but only he is warning the Corinthians not to be contentious about those matters, because the Churches have no such custom as to be contentious. So is the place expounded by Chrysostom, Ambrose, Calvin, Martyr, Bullinger. Marlorat, Beza, Fulcke, Cartwright, Pareus, and our own Archbishop of Saint Andrews in his sermon upon that text. And for this exposition it maketh, that the Apostle in the preceding part of the Chapter hath given sufficient reasons for that order of covering or veiling the women: wherefore if any would contend about the matter, he tells them they must contend with themselves, for ⟨p. 105⟩they not the Churches of God would not contend with them, they had no such custom. But if we admit B. Andrewes gloss, then why doth the Apostle, after he hath given good reasons for the veiling of Women, subjoin, If any man seem to be contentious, &c. The B. resolveth us, that the Apostle saw that a wrangling wit would elude these reasons which he had given, and he had no other reasons to give, therefore he resolves all into the Churches practice, enough of it self to suffice any that will be wise to sobriety.

Answ. 1. The text gives him no ground for this doctrine, that in matters of Ceremony we are to pitch upon habemus or non habemus talem consuetudinem, so that he is wide away while as he spendeth the greatest part of his Sermon, in the pressing of this point, that the custome of the Church should be enough to us in matters of Ceremony, and particularly in the keeping of Easter: for the custome of the Church there spoken of, is not concerning a point of circumstance, but concerning a very substantiall and necessary point, namely, not to be contentious: neither doth the Apostle urge those orders of the mens praying uncovered, and the womens praying veiled, from this ground, because so was the Churches custome, (as the B. Would have it.) but only he is warning the Corinthians not to be contentious about those matters, because the Churches have no such custome as to be contentious. So is the place expounded by Chrysostome, Ambrose, Calvine, Martyr, Bullinger. Marlorat, Beza, Fulcke, Cartwright, Pareus, and our owne Archbischop of Sainct Andrews in his sermon upon that text. And for this exposition it maketh, that the Apostle in the praeceding part of the Chapter hath given sufficient reasons for that order of covering or veiling the women: wherefore if any would contend about the matter, he tells them they must contend with themselves, for