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A05535 A true narration of all the passages of the proceedings in the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland, holden at Perth the 25. of August, anno Dom. 1618 VVherein is set downe the copy of his Maiesties letters to the said Assembly: together with a iust defence of the Articles therein concluded, against a seditious pamphlet. By Dr. Lyndesay, Bishop of Brechen. Lindsay, David, d. 1641?; Calderwood, David, 1575-1650. Perth assembly. 1621 (1621) STC 15657; ESTC S108553 266,002 446

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mystery_n you_o be_v guilty_a of_o manifest_a falsehood_n for_o in_o recite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n you_o blot_v out_o some_o change_v other_o and_o thereby_o corrupt_v purposely_o the_o whole_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o act_n you_o blot_v out_o these_o word_n of_o god_n and_o in_o due_a regard_n you_o change_v the_o word_n mystery_n in_o mystery_n &_o these_o you_o interpret_v to_o be_v the_o element_n whereas_o in_o the_o act_n the_o word_n mystery_n signify_v not_o the_o element_n but_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o bless_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ._n but_o that_o your_o deceit_n may_v be_v manifest_v i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o act_n as_o it_o be_v extract_v forth_o of_o the_o register_n of_o the_o assembly_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o clerk_n thereof_o since_o we_o be_v command_v by_o god_n himself_o that_o when_o we_o come_v to_o worship_v he_o we_o fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n and_o consider_v
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make_v partaker_n of_o thereby_o the_o assembly_n think_v good_a that_o that_o bless_a sacrament_n be_v celebrate_v hereafter_o to_o the_o people_n humble_o and_o reverent_o kneel_v upon_o their_o knee_n this_o be_v the_o true_a copy_n of_o the_o act_n differ_v in_o many_o thing_n from_o that_o which_o you_o set_v down_o pag._n 34._o in_o the_o narrative_n thereof_o the_o reason_n be_v set_v down_o wherefore_o the_o people_n shall_v kneel_v when_o they_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v repeat_v orderly_o in_o the_o conclusion_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o the_o first_o reason_n be_v since_o we_o be_v command_v by_o god_n himself_o that_o when_o we_o come_v to_o worship_v he_o we_o fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n relative_n unto_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o conclusion_n therefore_o in_o reverence_n of_o god_n the_o assembly_n think_v good_a that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v give_v to_o the_o people_n kneel_v the_o second_o reason_n in_o 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bless_a body_n and_o blood_n this_o be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n like_a as_o the_o most_o humble_a and_o reverend_a gesture_n of_o the_o body_n in_o our_o meditation_n and_o lift_v up_o of_o our_o heart_n become_v so_o divine_a and_o sacred_a a_o action_n relative_n to_o this_o in_o the_o conclusion_n we_o have_v these_o word_n and_o in_o remembrance_n of_o so_o mystical_a a_o union_n as_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o thereby_o for_o this_o remembrance_n be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o meditation_n so_o to_o conclude_v we_o come_v to_o worship_v at_o the_o sacrament_n the_o lord_n our_o maker_n who_o have_v not_o only_o make_v we_o by_o creation_n but_o who_o by_o redemption_n have_v make_v we_o his_o people_n and_o the_o sheep_n of_o his_o pasture_n psal._n 95.7_o psalm_n 100.3_o that_o be_v god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n we_o come_v to_o receive_v his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o in_o reverence_n of_o he_o we_o be_v command_v by_o the_o act_n to_o kneel_v as_o you_o then_o infer_v upon_o your_o forgery_n and_o falsehood_n that_o to_o kneel_v for_o reverence_n of_o the_o mystery_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o worship_v the_o mystery_n so_o i_o infer_v upon_o the_o very_a word_n wherein_o the_o act_n be_v conceive_v that_o to_o kneel_v for_o reverence_n of_o god_n in_o due_a regard_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n that_o be_v the_o receive_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o mystical_a union_n whereof_o thereby_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n first_o with_o our_o head_n and_o saviour_n and_o next_o through_o he_o with_o god_n and_o among_o ourselves_o to_o kneel_v i_o say_v at_o the_o sacrament_n for_o the_o reverence_n and_o respect_n aforesaid_a be_v to_o worship_n god_n right_o and_o that_o be_v the_o due_a observation_n of_o his_o commandment_n pp_n wheresoever_o the_o public_a intent_n of_o a_o church_n be_v to_o worship_v the_o sacrament_n every_o private_a man_n follow_v that_o intent_n be_v formal_o a_o idolater_n if_o his_o private_a intent_n be_v diverse_a from_o the_o public_a yet_o he_o be_v still_o material_o and_o interpretatiuè_fw-fr a_fw-fr idolater_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr you_o begin_v now_o to_o manifest_v yourself_o you_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n to_o draw_v upon_o our_o church_n the_o vile_a imputation_n of_o idolatry_n and_o now_o you_o seek_v to_o divide_v the_o church_n and_o persuade_v people_n to_o disobedience_n under_o that_o colour_n but_o the_o public_a intent_n of_o our_o church_n be_v never_o to_o worship_v the_o sacrament_n but_o be_v and_o be_v to_o worship_v the_o lord_n jesus_n of_o who_o flesh_n and_o blood_n we_o be_v make_v partaker_n in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o they_o who_o follow_v the_o church_n in_o this_o be_v neither_o formal_o nor_o material_o idolater_n but_o true_a and_o sincere_a worshipper_n of_o god_n pp_n kneel_v direct_v to_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n be_v idolatry_n howbeit_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v direct_v only_o to_o god_n or_o his_o son_n christ_n as_o the_o only_a object_n of_o adoration_n ans_fw-fr still_o you_o build_v upon_o the_o false_a ground_n you_o have_v lay_v that_o kneel_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a calumny_n for_o the_o act_n do_v appoint_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o direct_v our_o knee_n to_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o the_o thing_n signify_v be_v not_o only_a idolatry_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o mixture_n of_o worship_n which_o god_n abhor_v neither_o do_v our_o church_n ever_o allow_v it_o in_o our_o doctrine_n prayer_n and_o exhortation_n which_o be_v use_v at_o the_o ministration_n this_o be_v condemn_v and_o the_o very_a act_n ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n forbid_v the_o same_o pp_n this_o immediate_a convoy_n of_o worship_n to_o the_o principal_a object_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o fine_a sort_n of_o idolatry_n and_o relative_a worship_n which_o durandus_fw-la holcot_n mirandula_n alphonsus_n petrus_n cluniacensis_fw-la and_o other_o give_v to_o their_o image_n ans_fw-fr if_o we_o do_v kneel_v to_o the_o sacrament_n that_o by_o it_o our_o worship_n may_v be_v convey_v to_o god_n our_o kneel_v be_v such_o a_o relative_a worship_n as_o you_o affirm_v but_o we_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n and_o not_o to_o the_o sacrament_n as_o we_o kneel_v at_o prayer_n and_o not_o to_o the_o word_n and_o oration_n of_o the_o prayer_n but_o to_o god_n to_o who_o we_o direct_v our_o prayer_n when_o god_n speak_v abraham_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n not_o to_o the_o sound_n of_o word_n which_o he_o hear_v but_o to_o the_o speaker_n when_o the_o fire_n come_v down_o at_o elias_n prayer_n the_o people_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n not_o to_o the_o fire_n which_o they_o see_v but_o to_o god_n who_o wrought_v the_o miracle_n this_o kneel_v and_o fall_v on_o the_o face_n before_o god_n in_o the_o act_n of_o prayer_n in_o the_o act_n of_o see_v in_o the_o act_n of_o hear_v be_v a_o worship_n do_v to_o god_n immediate_o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n pp_n they_o say_v image_n be_v not_o otherwise_o adore_v then_o that_o before_o and_o about_o they_o be_v exhibit_v the_o external_a sign_n of_o honour_n the_o inward_a affection_n be_v direct_v only_o to_o the_o principal_a object_n as_o the_o service_n do_v at_o a_o funeral_n show_v to_o a_o empty_a coffin_n as_o if_o the_o corpse_n be_v present_a ans_fw-fr to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o our_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o kneel_v of_o the_o papist_n to_o their_o idol_n the_o pamphleter_n such_o be_v
his_o malice_n travel_v so_o far_o as_o lie_v in_o he_o to_o extenuate_v the_o idolatry_n of_o papist_n and_o to_o obscure_v their_o opinion_n and_o doctrine_n of_o kneel_v to_o image_n which_o i_o will_v therefore_o set_v down_o distinct_o and_o short_o out_o of_o their_o own_o writer_n the_o doctrine_n of_o papist_n touch_v the_o honour_n of_o image_n the_o papist_n profess_v that_o they_o give_v to_o their_o image_n two_o kind_n of_o honour_n the_o one_o they_o call_v proper_a the_o other_o accidental_a and_o improper_a the_o proper_a they_o say_v be_v due_a to_o the_o image_n as_o it_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n such_o as_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o euangell_n to_o holy_a vessel_n and_o vesture_n and_o it_o be_v proper_a because_o it_o rest_v in_o the_o image_n as_o in_o the_o proper_a object_n and_o be_v not_o convey_v by_o the_o image_n immediate_o to_o the_o principal_a and_o archetype_n albeit_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o image_n for_o the_o respect_n and_o reverence_n which_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o principal_a and_o so_o by_o consequence_n redound_v to_o the_o principal_a this_o honour_n they_o affirm_v to_o differ_v not_o in_o specie_fw-la but_o in_o degree_n only_o from_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v proper_o due_a to_o the_o principal_a bellar._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr imag._n cap._n 21._o &_o 25._o before_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o improper_a and_o accidental_a adoration_n of_o image_n we_o have_v here_o to_o consider_v that_o albeit_o no_o honour_n but_o contempt_n and_o destruction_n only_o be_v due_a to_o papistical_a image_n because_o they_o be_v not_o holy_a thing_n but_o detestable_a abomination_n yet_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v true_o holy_a and_o apply_v to_o religious_a use_n reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n be_v not_o due_a as_o to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o to_o the_o euangell_n which_o honour_n rest_v in_o they_o and_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o he_o who_o word_n and_o sacrament_n they_o be_v and_o so_o redound_v to_o he_o consequent_o such_o a_o honour_n i_o mean_v as_o be_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n reverent_o and_o the_o handle_n of_o the_o sacrament_n with_o the_o preserve_n and_o use_v of_o they_o decent_o it_o be_v true_a this_o honour_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o spece_fw-la of_o adoration_n but_o a_o religious_a reverence_n only_o which_o we_o must_v not_o reject_v because_o the_o papist_n give_v the_o same_o or_o the_o like_a to_o their_o idol_n for_o they_o give_v to_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o religious_a but_o superstitious_a and_o execrable_a a_o religious_a honour_n therefore_o this_o reason_n be_v a_o mere_a deception_n wherewith_o you_o abuse_v the_o simple_a papist_n give_v such_o honour_n to_o their_o idol_n and_o in_o so_o do_v they_o commit_v idolatry_n therefore_o sincere_a professor_n in_o give_v that_o honour_n to_o the_o sacrament_n &_o the_o word_n commit_v idolatry_n it_o follow_v not_o for_o papist_n give_v the_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n unto_o their_o idol_n to_o which_o it_o no_o wise_a belong_v as_o by_o example_n papist_n use_v their_o image_n for_o sign_n mean_n and_o occasion_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o worship_n god_n and_o in_o this_o they_o commit_v idolatry_n because_o they_o reverence_v use_v and_o handle_v they_o as_o holy_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v not_o allow_v to_o be_v do_v but_o when_o a_o true_a christian_a use_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sacrament_n for_o sign_n middesse_n occasion_n and_o instrument_n to_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o worship_n god_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n honour_n and_o reverence_n they_o as_o holy_a thing_n he_o do_v not_o commit_v idolatry_n nor_o break_v not_o the_o second_o commandment_n but_o by_o the_o contrary_n he_o observe_v that_o commandment_n in_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v ordain_v to_o be_v use_v in_o his_o worship_n and_o he_o observe_v the_o three_o commandment_n which_o bind_v all_o man_n to_o sanctify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o such_o mean_n as_o he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o manifest_v himself_o by_o to_o we_o in_o his_o worship_n now_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o accidental_a and_o improper_a honour_n which_o papist_n profess_v themselves_o to_o give_v to_o their_o image_n this_o be_v the_o point_n here_o most_o controvert_v and_o therefore_o most_o expedient_a to_o be_v know_v the_o accidental_a honour_n which_o they_o give_v to_o their_o image_n be_v a_o adoration_n of_o their_o image_n coniunct_o with_o the_o principal_a as_o when_o the_o king_n be_v honour_v his_o robe_n royal_a and_o all_o his_o ornament_n be_v honour_v coniunct_o with_o his_o person_n and_o with_o the_o same_o sign_n of_o honour_n that_o be_v give_v to_o his_o person_n bellarm._n ibidem_fw-la cap_n 20._o &_o 23._o the_o improper_a honour_n be_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o image_n in_o place_n and_o stead_n of_o the_o principal_a as_o when_o the_o prince_n his_o ambassador_n be_v honour_v for_o the_o prince_n himself_o or_o a_o empty_a coffin_n or_o image_n for_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o image_n it_o be_v all_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o prince_n be_v do_v in_o that_o case_n to_o the_o ambassador_n or_o image_n as_o beckon_v kneel_v discover_v of_o the_o head_n prostration_n of_o the_o body_n kissing_z enbrace_v and_o burn_v of_o incense_n etc._n etc._n bellarm._n ibidem_fw-la the_o improper_a and_o accidental_a honour_n or_o adoration_n differ_v from_o the_o proper_a first_o because_o the_o proper_a as_o they_o say_v although_o it_o be_v the_o same_o in_o specie_fw-la with_o that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o principal_a yet_o it_o differ_v from_o it_o in_o degree_n but_o this_o improper_a honour_n be_v the_o same_o both_o in_o specie_fw-la and_o in_o degree_n next_o because_o the_o proper_a as_o they_o say_v terminatur_fw-la that_o be_v end_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o image_n and_o redound_v not_o immediate_o to_o the_o principal_a but_o by_o way_n of_o consequence_n the_o improper_a and_o accidental_a adoration_n although_o it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o image_n non_fw-la tamen_fw-la terminatur_fw-la yet_o it_o end_v not_o and_o rest_v in_o the_o image_n but_o pass_v and_o be_v immediate_o convey_v to_o the_o principal_a by_o the_o image_n and_o from_o the_o image_n bellarm._n ibid._n cap._n 21._o &_o 25._o this_o be_v summary_o their_o doctrine_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o their_o write_n to_o apply_v this_o to_o our_o purpose_n you_o labour_v to_o extenuate_v this_o adoration_n which_o they_o profess_v themselves_o to_o give_v unto_o their_o image_n accidental_o and_o improper_o say_v that_o the_o external_a sign_n of_o adoration_n such_o as_o kneel_v bowing_z discover_v of_o the_o head_n etc._n etc._n be_v only_o do_v before_o they_o and_o about_o they_o this_o be_v too_o spare_o and_o rash_o speak_v for_o these_o external_a show_n be_v not_o only_o do_v before_o and_o about_o they_o but_o 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