A01760:706
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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4. Sometimes they interposed their authority and meddled in causes spiritual or Ecclesiastical, even before the definition of Councils: yet did they not judge nor decide those matters, but did only convocate Councils, and urge the Clergy to see to the misordered and troubled estate of the Church, and by their wholesome Laws & ordinances to provide the best remedies for the same which they could.
4. Sometimes they interposed their authority and medled in causes spirituall or Ecclesiasticall, even before the definition of Councells: yet did they not judge nor decide those matters, but did only convocate Councells, and urge the Cleargie to see to the misordered and troubled estate of the Church, and by their wholesome Lawes & ordinances to provide the best remedies for the same which they could.
5. At other times Princes have done somewhat more in Ecclesiastical matters: but this was only in extraordinary cases, when the Clergy was so corrupted, that either through ignorance they were unable, or through malice and perverseness unwilling to do their duty in deciding of controversies, making of Canons, using the keys, and managing of other Ecclesiastical matters: in which case Princes might and did by their coactive temporal Jurisdiction, avoid disorder, error and superstition, and cause a Reformation of the Church.
5. At other times Princes have done somewhat more in Ecclesiasticall matters: but this was only in extraordinary cases, when the Cleargy was so corrupted, that either through ignorance they were unable, or through malice and perversnesse unwilling to doe their duty in deciding of controversies, making of Canons, using the keyes, and managing of other Ecclesiasticall matters: in which case Princes might and did by their coactive temporall Iurisdiction, avoid disorder, errour and superstition, and cause a Reformation of the Church.