A80635:182
Some treasure fetched out of rubbish
Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governors to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governours to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.
London : s.n., printed in the year, 1660
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Arguments › Of the sign of the Cross in Baptism.Arguments › Of the sign of the Crosse in Baptism.
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No Rite merely Ecclesiastical, and of mystical signification, having ⟨p. 61⟩no Warrant from the Word of God, can be used without sin.
No Rite meerly Ecclesiastical, and of mystical signification, having ⟨p. 61⟩no Warrant from the Word of God, can be used without sin.
But the sign of the Cross in Baptism is a Rite merely Ecclesiastical, and of mystical signification, having no warrant from Gods Word:
But the sign of the Crosse in Baptism is a Rite meerly Ecclesiastical, and of mystical signification, having no warrant from Gods Word:
Ergo, It cannot be used without sin.
The Proposition of this Argument, being in effect the same with the Proposition of the Precedent Argument, (the Cross and Surplice being Homogenea,) is confirmed by the Reasons of the foregoing Proposition. I will therefore with great brevity confirm this Major.