A01760:635
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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2. Whereas he saith, that the Church hath no power to make Laws, neither in things belonging to faith and manners, nor in things conducing to the same; I would also see how this agreeth with that other position, namely, that it is in the power of the Church to define what things conduce to faith, piety and charity.
2. Whereas he saith, that the Church hath no power to make Lawes, neither in things belonging to faith and maners, nor in things conducing to the same; I would also see how this agreeth with that other position, namely, that it is in the power of the Church to define what things conduce to faith, piety and charity.
3. What means he by his application of order to public, & decency to private actions? As if the Apostle did not require both these in the public works of Gods service, performed in the Church.
3. What meanes he by his application of order to publike, & decency to private actions? As if the Apostle did not require both these in the publike workes of Gods service, performed in the Church.
4. Whereas he saith, that such things as conduce to Faith and manners, do depend upon the circumstances, and so could not be particularly defined in the Word, either he speaks of those things, as they are defined in the general, or as they are defined in the particular. Not the first, for as they are defined in the general, they cannot depend upon changeable circumstances, and that because according to his own tenet, the Word defines them in the general, & this definition of the Word is most certain & constant, neither can any change happen unto it. Wherefore (without doubt) he must pronounce this, of the definition of such things in the particular. Now to say, that things conducing to faith & manners, as they are particularly defined, do depend upon circumstan, is as much as to say that circumstances depend upon circumstances. For things conducing to Faith and manners, which the Church hath