George Gillespie cites Musculus on John 4:24 in his EPC; not a direct quotation but it looked interesting so I ran it down (the commentary is online; see here). What is the rule on updating Latin spelling? u to v, i to j? Anyone see any misspellings? Anyone question this is the right spot out of Muscuslus (looks to me to be correct but I don't know much Latin)
Gillespie writes: "Musculus reprehends bishops for departing from the apostolical and most ancient simplicity, and for adding ceremonies unto ceremonies in a worldly splendor and spectability, whereas the worship of God ought to be pure and simple.1
1.Musculus on John 4:24. Hanc simplicitatem in ecclesia Christi non tulerunt episcopi, sed cerimonias cerimonijs ita addiderunt, & mundano splendore ornarunt acspectabiles reddiderunt, ut, sicuti hodiernus dies declarat, & Gentes & Judaeos externi cultus superstitione Christiani uicerimus [Vide August. Episto. 119], quod malum tum potissimum inualuit, quando abiecto uerbo die mundana sapientia administrari coepit religio Christi. Quotus hodie quisque est, qui spiritali cultu contentus, non affectet externas aliquas cerimonias, quibus deum colat? [FONT="]Commentariorvm In Evangelistam Ioannem Heptas prima (Basel: [Johann Herwagen,] 1545) 129. [/FONT]
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Gillespie writes: "Musculus reprehends bishops for departing from the apostolical and most ancient simplicity, and for adding ceremonies unto ceremonies in a worldly splendor and spectability, whereas the worship of God ought to be pure and simple.1
1.Musculus on John 4:24. Hanc simplicitatem in ecclesia Christi non tulerunt episcopi, sed cerimonias cerimonijs ita addiderunt, & mundano splendore ornarunt acspectabiles reddiderunt, ut, sicuti hodiernus dies declarat, & Gentes & Judaeos externi cultus superstitione Christiani uicerimus [Vide August. Episto. 119], quod malum tum potissimum inualuit, quando abiecto uerbo die mundana sapientia administrari coepit religio Christi. Quotus hodie quisque est, qui spiritali cultu contentus, non affectet externas aliquas cerimonias, quibus deum colat? [FONT="]Commentariorvm In Evangelistam Ioannem Heptas prima (Basel: [Johann Herwagen,] 1545) 129. [/FONT]
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