A86004:69
Nihil respondes
Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extreme unsatisfactoriness of Master Colemans piece, published last week under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yielding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and endangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my self: the repugnancy of his doctrine to the solemn League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edinburgh. Published by authority.Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extream unsatisfactorinesse of Master Colemans peece, published last weeke under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yeelding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and indangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my selfe: the repugnancy of his doctrin to the solemne League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edenburgh. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostock, 1645
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That very paper first given in by us (which I had cited, and unto which he makes this reply) did speak not only of our learning, but of the Church of Scotland's receiving; and which is more, there is an actual experiment of it, the last general Assembly having ordered the laying aside of some particular customs in that Church, and that for the nearer uniformity with this Church of England, as was expressed in their own Letter to the reverend Assembly of Divines.
That very paper first given in by us (which I had cited, and unto which he makes this reply) did speake not onely of our learning, but of the Church of Scotlands receiving; and which is more, there is an actuall experiment of it, the last generall Assembly having ordered the laying aside of some particular customes in that Church, and that for the nearer uniformity with this Church of England, as was expressed in their owne Letter to the reverend Assembly of Divines.
A fifth calumny there is, page 9. 6. The Commissioner is content that Jus divinum should be a Noli me tangere to the Parliament, yet blames what himself grants. I was never content it should be a Noli me tangere to the Parliament, but at most a Non necesse est tangere, for so I explained my self, page 32, 33. If the Parliament establish that thing which is agreeable to the Word of God, though they do not establish it as Jure divino, I acquiesce; in the mean time both they and all Christians, but especially Ministers ought to search the Scriptures, that what they do in matters of Church-Government they may do it in faith and assurance that it is acceptable to ⟨p. 23⟩God. It was not of Parliamentary Sanction, but of Divines doctrinal asserting of the will of God that I said, Why should Jus Divinum be such a Nolime tangere?
A fifth calumny there is, page 9. 6. The Commissioner is content that Jus divinum should be a Noli me tangere to the Parliament, yet blames what himselfe grants. I was never content it should be a Noli me tangere to the Parliament, but at most a Non necesse est tangere, for so I explained my selfe, page 32, 33. If the Parliament establish that thing which is agreeable to the Word of God, though they doe not establish it as Jure divino, I acquiesce; in the meane time both they and all Christians, but especially Ministers ought to search the Scriptures, that what they doe in matters of Church-Government they may doe it in faith and assurance that it is acceptable to