A19142:1649
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D.…A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
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The definition which he only alloweth of as accurate is▪ that a s•andall is a wilful offence against Christians, in provoking of them unto any damnable error or sin, by any sensible external means: Sect. 1. Wherein notwithstanding many faults may be found. For 1. every scandal is not wilful, except the word be taken more largely then use of speech will allow. 2. Every scandal is not against Christians. 3. A scandal is not only by provoking to sin, but also in hindering from good. 4. What doth he mean to put in the word damnable? the occasioning of any sin, sufficeth to make up a scandal.
The definition which he onely alloweth of as accurate is▪ that a s•andall is a wilfull offence against Christians, in provoking of them unto any damnable errour or sinne, by any sensi•le externall meanes: Sect. 1. Wherein notwithstanding many faults may be found. For 1. every scandall is not wilfull, except the word be taken more largely then use of speech will allow. 2. Every scandall is not against Christians. 3. A scandall is not onely by provoking to sinne, but also in hindring from good. 4. What doth he meane to put in the word dānable? the occasioning of any sin, sufficeth to make up a scandall.
Among his subdivisions, the first thing I except against is, Section 5. where he distinguisheth so betwixt persons and causes, either determined or undetermined, that in matters determined by the Church (as he teacheth) obedience is to be given without respect of scandal: and only in matters undetermined there is a charitable consideration to be had of other mens consciences. This is a new and a tickle point of Divinity, touching the tenderest part of our spirits, even our consciences, and other mens also. It ought therefore either not to have been propounded, or else to be well confirmed either with testimonies, or with reasons drawn out of Scripture. But alas the Def. ⟨p. 5⟩