A19142:1001
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D.…A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Which is a strange strain, to come from D. B. who both hath been an unconformist, and since he hath changed that title, cannot but know, that sundry unconformists have carried themselves towards himself, in all respects, as toward a good Christian. And what strong savour is in this: every ploughman that is a good Christian doeth unsua•ly make this Argument. Doeth he imagine, that only those ploughmen, that are professed adversaries to Ceremonies and Bishops, do• make it? Nay he knoweth, that many, and many of those that could otherwise well digest both, yet do apprehend this course of Bishops silencing Ministers for such Ceremonies ⟨p. 196⟩is ungodly, and Antichristian. If he did not know so much, yet he cannot be ignorant, that the word here interposed by the Repl. for limitation, usually, doeth except some more ignorant, or less attentive good Christians. And I doubt not, but the Rejoinder will affirm, that every good conforming Minister in England, doth usually account them for schismatics that condemn the Ceremonies: yet I would not thence conclude, that with him, those of that judgement are the only good Ministers. For there is as much sin against charity, in rash accusing others of uncharitableness, as there is in being uncharitable: of which fault, the Rejoinder can never clear this affected passage, which he in opposition let fall from him.
Which is a strange streine, to come from D. B. who both hath been an unconformist, and since he hath changed that title, cannot but know, that sundrie unconformists have caried themselves towardes himself, in all respects, as toward a good Christian. And what stronge savour is in this: every plowman that is a good Christian doeth unsua•ly make this Argument. Doeth he imagine, that onely those plowmen, that are professed adversaries to Ceremonies and Bishops, do• make it? Nay he knoweth, that many, and many of those that could otherwise well digest both, yet doe apprehend this course of Bishops silencing Ministers for suche Ceremonies ⟨p. 196⟩is ungodly, and Antichristian. If he did not know so muche, yet he cannot be ignorant, that the word here interposed by the Repl. for limitation, usually, doeth except some more ignorant, or lesse attentive good Christians. And I doubt not, but the Rejoynder will affirme, that every good conforming Minister in England, doth usually account them for scismatickes that condemne the Ceremonies: yet I would not thence conclude, that with him, those of that judgement are the onely good Ministers. For ther is as muche sinne against charitie, in rash accusing others of uncharitablenesse, as ther is in being uncharitable: of which fault, the Rejoynder can never clear this affected passage, which he in opposition let fall from him.