A01760:988
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. Our question is of the indifferency of things considered absolutely Sect. VII & by themselves, not comparatively and in relation to other things, (as we show before.) If we speak of comparatives, there is no question, but there may be an action, which is neither better nor worse, then some other action. But if we hold us at positives, we truly maintain, that every action considered by it self, is either good or evil, and none indifferent. Now the D. only compareth Sempronia her marrying, with her living a single life, and her marrying of Titius, with her marrying of Caius or Pomponius. But if he had considered any one of all these things absolutely and by it self, and proven it to be in that respect indifferent, he had said something to the purpose. Nothing followeth upon that which he hath said, but that (these things being compared among themselves) Sempronia her marrying of Titius, is neither better nor worse, then her marrying ⟨p. 15⟩of Caius or Pomponius. Yet for all that, if she marry any of them, her act of marrying that man, shall be either according to the rules of the Word, or not, & so either good or evil, not indifferent. Which purpose fAmesius illustrateth by this apposite simile. A statuary or a graver of images ofttimes hath no reason, wherefore he should make this Image, more then another; yet if he make any Image at all, he must needs either make it good, by following the rules of his art, or else evil, by departing from the said rules.
2. Our question is of the indifferency of things considered absolutely Sect. VII & by themselves, not comparatively and in relation to other things, (as we shew before.) If we speake of comparatives, there is no question, but there may be an action, which is neither better nor worse, then some other action. But if we hold us at positives, wee truly maintaine, that every action considered by it self, is either good or evill, and none indifferent. Now the D. onely compareth Sempronia her marrying, with her living a single life, and her marrying of Titius, with her marrying of Caius or Pomponius. But if he had considered any one of all these things absolutely and by it self, and proven it to be in that respect indifferent, he had said something to the purpose. Nothing followeth upon that which he hath said, but that (these things beeing compared among themselves) Sempronia her marrying of Titius, is neither better nor worse, then her marrying