A01760:693
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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Now, if we would learn what he means by those Ecclesiastica, which he will have to be governed by Princes, ghe resolves us that he means not things internal, such as the deciding of controversies in matters of faith, feeding with the Word of God, binding & loosing, and ministering of the Sacraments: (for in pure spiritualibus, (as he speaketh in Summa Cap. 5.) he yieldeth them not the power of judging and defining:) but only things external, which pertain to the external worship of God, or which concern external Ecclesiastical Discipline. Such things hhe acknowledgeth to be res Spirituals. But vera Spiritualia, he will have to comprehend only things internal, which he removeth from the power of Princes. Thus we have his judgement as plain as himself hath delivered it unto us.
Now, if we would learne what he meanes by those Ecclesiastica, which he will have to be governed by Princes, ghe resolves us that he meanes not things internall, such as the deciding of controversies in matters of faith, feeding with the Word of God, binding & loosing, and ministring of the Sacraments: (for in pure spiritualibus, (as he speaketh in Summa Cap. 5.) he yeeldeth thē not the power of judging and defining:) but onely things externall, which pertaine to the externall worship of God, or which concerne externall Ecclesiastical Discipline. Such things hhe acknowledgeth to be res Spirituales. But vera Spiritualia, he will have to comprehend onely things internall, which hee removeth from the power of Princes. Thus wee have his judgement as plaine as himselfe hath delivered it unto us.
- gLib 6. Cap. 5. num. 3. & 17.
- hOstens. error. Fr. Suarez. Cap. 3. Nmu. 23. Sect. 3.