A01760:663
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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And further, if any such reasons be to be given forth for the Ceremonies, why are they so long kept up from us? But if they hold them at the former, thereupon it will follow, that it shall be lawful for us to do every thing which the Church shall Judge to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature, and consequently to use all the Jewish, Popish and Heathnish Ceremonies, yea to worship Images; If it happen that the Church judge these things to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature.
And further, if any such reasons be to be given forth for the Ceremonies, why are they so long kept up from us? But if they hold them at the former, thereupon it will follow, that it shall be lawfull for us to doe every thing which the Church shall Iudge to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature, and consequently to use all the Iewish, Popish and Heathnish Ceremonies, yea to worship Images; If it happen that the Church judge these things to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature.
It will be answered (I know) that if the Church command any thing repugnant to Gods Word, we are not bound to do it, nor to receive it as lawful, though the Church judge so of it: But otherwise, if that which the Church judgeth to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature, (and in that respect prescribeth) be not repugnant to the Word of God, but in itself indifferent, then are we to embrace it as convenient, and consonant to the Law of God and nature, neither ought we to call in Question the lawfulness of it.
It will be answered (I know) that if the Church command any thing repugnant to Gods Word, we are not bound to doe it, nor to receive it as lawfull, though the Church judge so of it: But otherwise, if that which the Church judgeth to be agreeable to the Law of God and nature, (and in that respect prescribeth) be not repugnant to the Word of God, but in itself indifferent, then are we to embrace it as convenient, and consonant to the Law of God and nature, neither ought we to call in Question the lawfulnesse of it.