A01760:629
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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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.
Last of all, if the Church have power to determine all circumstances in the generall necessary, but not particularly defined in the Word, what could bee said against that auncient order of solemne baptising onely at the holy dayes of Easter and Pentecost, (whereby it came to passe, that very many died unbaptised, 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, for asmuch as these circumstances of the time when, and the persons by whom baptisme should be ministred, are in the generall necessary, but not particularly defined in the Word? Ite leves nugae.
- iLib. 5. cap. 22.
- kLib. de Baptismo.
lCamero, as learned a Formalist as any of the former, expresseth Sect. 3 his Judgement copiously touching our present Question. He saith, that there are two sorts of things which the Church commandeth, to wit, either such as belong to Faith & manners; or such as do conduce to Faith and manners: that both are in Gods Word prescribed exserte plainly, but not one way, because such things as pertain unto Faith and manners, are in the Word of God particularly commanded, whereas those things which conduce to Faith and manners are but generally commended unto us. Of things that pertain to Faith and manners, he saith, that they are most constant and certain, and such as can admit no change, but as for things conducing to Faith and manners, he saith, that they depend upon the circumstances of persons, place and time, which being almost infinite, there could not be particular precepts delivered unto us concerning such things. Only this is from God commended unto the Church, that whatsoever is done publicly, be done with order; and what privately, be decent.