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A29766 Jerubbaal, or, A vindication of The sober testimony against sinful complyance from the exceptions of Mr. Tombs in answer to his Theodulia : wherein the unlawfulness of hearing the present ministers is more largely discussed and proved : the arguments produced in the sober testimony reinforced, the vanity of Mr. Tombs in his reply thereunto evinced, his sorry arguments for hearing fully answered : the inconsistency of Mr. T., his present principles and practices with passages in his former writings remarked, and manifested in an appendix hereunto annexed. Brown, Robert. 1668 (1668) Wing B5047; ESTC R224311 439,221 497

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for_o the_o most_o part_n already_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 1._o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n in_o the_o service-book_n by_o their_o imposition_n be_v make_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o worship_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v as_o such_o they_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o god_n word_n not_o of_o divine_a but_o mere_o humane_a composition_n 2._o have_v these_o form_n never_o be_v in_o the_o mass-book_n be_v make_v by_o their_o imposition_n a_o part_n of_o worship_n they_o have_v be_v superstitious_a idolatrous_a be_v a_o open_a violation_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n 3._o i_o wonder_v at_o the_o forehead_n with_o which_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o rite_n and_o mode_n use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v idolatrous_a be_v not_o observe_v and_o use_v what_o think_v he_o of_o bow_v at_o the_o altar_n the_o name_n of_o jesus_n which_o dr._n willet_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v superstitious_a idolatrous_a synop_n papism_n the_o 9_o gener_fw-la contro_fw-la p._n 492_o 493._o as_o do_v our_o protestant_n general_o kneel_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o rite_n use_v in_o the_o papacy_n and_o as_o so_o use_v mr._n t._n will_v not_o i_o presume_v deny_v they_o to_o be_v idolatrous_a 4._o the_o learned_a muccovius_n prove_v what_o he_o assert_n that_o the_o sacred_a rite_n of_o idolater_n though_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a be_v sadael_n be_v so_o say_v our_o divine_n general_o to_o who_o z●nchie_n junius_n pelican_n calvin_n beza_n farrel_n yea_o lyra_n though_o a_o papist_n pezelius_n mollerus_n zegedinus_n danaeus_n zepperus_n sadael_n not_o to_o be_v retain_v because_o all_o conformity_n with_o idolater_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v from_o leu._n 19_o 19_o 27_o 28._o &_o 21._o 5._o &_o deut._n 14._o 1._o the_o thing_n there_o interdict_v be_v in_o themselves_o indifferent_a the_o ground_n of_o their_o interdiction_n be_v because_o they_o be_v the_o sacred_a rite_n of_o idolater_n as_o say_v salmasius_n herodotus_n l._n 3._o maimonides_n treat_n of_o idolatry_n chap._n 12._o sect._n 7_o 11._o vatablus_n fagius_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v upon_o this_o occasion_n but_o remind_v the_o judicious_a reader_n of_o what_o the_o learned_a zanchy_a write_v touch_v this_o matter_n to_o q._n eliz._n l._n 1._o epist_n p._n 431._o it_o be_v not_o honest_a say_v he_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v a_o long_a time_n be_v use_v in_o idolatrous_a worship_n if_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a shall_v be_v retain_v in_o the_o church_n with_o the_o hazard_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o godly_a the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o indeed_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o israel_n because_o the_o isruelite_n ab●sed_v it_o contrary_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v by_o the_o good_a king_n hezekiah_n take_v away_o who_o be_v great_o praise_v for_o it_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v thing_n and_o rite_n indifferent_a institute_v by_o man_n when_o they_o decline_v to_o superstition_n and_o other_o abuse_n be_v remove_v which_o mr._n t._n may_v answer_v at_o his_o leisure_n sect._n 6._o a_o three_o argument_n prove_v the_o minister_n of_o england_n idolater_n that_o worship_v god_n in_o by_z or_o before_o the_o creature_n respectiuè_fw-fr or_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n we_o advance_v in_o s._n t._n a_o three_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o minister_n of_o england_n idolater_n which_o be_v thus_o form_v adoration_n in_o by_z or_o before_o a_o creature_n respectiuè_fw-la or_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n be_v idolatrous_a such_o as_o so_o adore_v or_o worship_n god_n be_v idolater_n but_o the_o present_a minister_n of_o england_n do_v adore_v or_o worship_n god_n in_o by_z or_o before_o a_o creature_n respectiuè_fw-la or_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n therefore_o the_o major_a proposition_n we_o say_v be_v general_o own_a by_o protestant_n it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o maxim_n they_o make_v use_v of_o and_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o papist_n with_o in_o the_o point_n of_o adore_v god_n mediate_o by_o the_o creature_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o minor_a proposition_n their_o bow_n and_o cringe_v at_o the_o altar_n their_o kneel_v at_o the_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n do_v evince_n that_o their_o kneel_v be_v a_o adoration_n or_o worship_v god_n before_o the_o creature_n respectiuè_fw-fr or_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n be_v manifest_a nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o that_o the_o element_n be_v objectum_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la or_o the_o motive_n of_o their_o kneel_v which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o there_o they_o will_v not_o do_v didoclavius_n p._n 755._o tell_v we_o that_o genuflexion_n be_v idolatry_n which_o maccovius_fw-la assent_v to_o loc._n com._n p._n 861._o to_o which_o mr._n t._n sect._n 15._o 1._o the_o author_n of_o s._n t._n
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