A01760:655
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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These things being permitted, I come to extract my projection, & to make it evident, that the lawfulness of the controverted Ceremonies, can not be warranted by any Ecclesiastical Law. And this I prove by three Arguments.
These things being permitted, I come to extract my projection, & to make it evident, that the lawfulnes of the controverted Ceremonies, can not be warranted by any Ecclesiasticall Law. And this I prove by three Arguments.
First, those conditions which I have showed to be required in that thing which the Church may lawfully prescribe by a Law, are not ⟨image 118⟩quadrant nor competent to the Cross, Kneeling, Surplice, Holy-days, &c.
First, those conditions which I have shewed to be required in that thing which the Church may lawfully prescribe by a Law, are not ⟨image 118⟩quadrant nor competent to the Crosse, Kneeling, Surplice, Holy-dayes, &c.
For 1. they are not mere circumstances, such as have place in all moral actions, but sacred, mystical, significant, efficacious Ceremonies, as hath been abundantly showed in this dispute already. For example: aD. Burgess calleth the Surplice a religious or sacred Ceremony. And again, bhe placeth in it a mystical signification of the pureness of the minister of God. Wherefore