A01760:677
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. There are many parts of Gods worship, which are not essential, yet such as will not suffer any addition of the Church. For proof whereof, J demand, were all the Ceremonies commanded to be used in the legal Sacraments and Sacrifices, essential parts o• those ⟨p. 121⟩worships? No man will say so. Yet the Synagogue was tied to observe those (and no other then those) Ceremonies, which the Word prescribed. When Israel was again to keep the Passover, qit was said; In the fourteenth day of this month at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the Rites of it and according to all the Ceremonies of it, shall ye keep it. And ragain: According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the Children of Israel. Ritibus & Ceremonijs divinitus institutis, non licuit homini suo arbitrio aliquid adijcere aut detrahere, ssaith P. Martyr.
2. There are many parts of Gods worship, which are not essentiall, yet such as will not suffer any addition of the Church. For proof vvhereof, J demaund, vvere all the Ceremonies commanded to be •sed in the legall Sacraments and Sacrifices, essentiall parts o• those ⟨p. 121⟩worships? No man will say so. Yet the Synagogue was tied to observe those (and no other then those) Ceremonies, which the Word prescribed. When Israel was againe to keepe the Passeover, qit was said; In the fourteenth day of this moneth at even, ye shall keep it in his appoinded season: according to all the Rites of it and according to all the Ceremonies of it, shall ye keep it. And ragaine: According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the Children of Israel. Ritibus & Ceremonijs divinitus institutis, non licuit homini suo arbitrio aliquid adijcere aut detrahere,