A01760:628
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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What if they can not have the Sacrament upon that day administered according to our Lords institution? What if they see Papists confirming themselves in their Easter-superstition, by ⟨p. 110⟩our unnecessary practice? Shall they swallow these and such like soul destroying Camels, and all for straining out the gnat of communicating precisely upon Easter day? But since time is a necessary circumstance, and no time is particularly defined, the B. must say more also, that the Church may determine Easter day, for the only day whereupon we may receive the Lords Supper.
What if they can not have the Sacrament upon that day administered according to our Lords institution? What if they see Papists confirming themselves in their Easter-superstition, by ⟨p. 110⟩our unnecessary practice? Shall they swallow these and such like soule destroying Camels, and all for straining out the gnate of communicating precisely upon Easter day? But since time is a necessary circumstance, and no time is particularly defined, the B. must say more also, that the Church may determine Easter day, for the onely day whereupon wee may receive the Lords Supper.
Last of all, if the Church have power to determine all circumstances in the general necessary, but not particularly defined in the Word, what could be said against that ancient order of solemn baptising only at the holy days of Easter and Pentecost, (whereby it came to pass, that very many died unbaptized, as iSocrates writeth?) Or what shall be said against kTertullian his opinion which alloweth laymen, yea women, to baptise. May the Churches determination make all this good, forasmuch as these circumstances of the time when, and the persons by whom baptism should be ministered, are in the general necessary, but not particularly defined in the Word? Ite leves nugae.