A01760:995
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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1. We have sufficiently proven, that it is never lawful for us to do any thing which is in the nature of it indifferent, except we be ⟨p. 17⟩persuaded not only of the lawfulness of the thing, but of the expediency of doing it.
1. We have sufficiently proven, that it is never lawfull for us to doe any thing which is in the nature of it indifferent, except we be ⟨p. 17⟩perswaded not only of the lawfullnesse of the thing, but of the expediency of doing it.
2. Of his comparing of things indifferent together, and not considering them positively & by themselves, we have also said enough before.
2. Of his comparing of things indifferent togither, and not considering them positively & by themselves, we have also said enough before.
3. The doing of a thing in faith, inferreth the expediency and profit of doing it; and that is enough to take away the indifferency of doing it; for since every indifferent thing is either expedient to be done, or else unlawful to be done, (as hath been showed,) it followeth, that either it ought to be done, or else it ought to be left undone: therefore it is never indifferent nor free to us, to do it, or leave it undone, at our pleasure.
3. The doing of a thing in faith, inferreth the expediency and profit of doing it; and that is enough to take away the indifferency of doing it; for since every indifferent thing is either expedient to be done, or else unlawfull to be done, (as hath beene shewed,) it followeth, that either it ought to be done, or else it ought to be left undone: therefore it is never indifferent nor free to us, to doe it, or leave it undone, at our pleasure.