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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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Answ If any man seem to be blasphemous, we have no such custom, neither the Churches of God. What? shall a wrangling wit elude the reasons given by the Spirit of God, in such sort, that he must give some other more sufficient proof for that which he reacheth? Then the whole Scriptures of God must yet be better proved, because the unstable do wrest them, as qPeter speaks.
Answ If any man seeme to be blasphemous, we have no such custome, neither the Churches of God. What? shall a wrangling wit elude the reasons given by the Spirit of God, in such sort, that he must give some other more sufficient proofe for that which he reacheth? Then the whole Scriptures of God must yet be better proved, because the unstable doe wrest them, as qPeter speakes.
2. The custom of the Church is not enough to pitch on, and Sect. XIII it is found oftentimes expedient to change a custom of the Church.
2. The custome of the Church is not enough to pitch on, and Sect. XIII it is found oftentimes expedient to change a custome of the Church.
rBasilius Magnus doth flatly refuse to admit the authority of custom: Consuetudo sine veritate, saith