A19142:1081
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
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The Confession condemneth banners by name and Crosses, signifying the victory of Christ through his Cross: Our men defend the sign of the Cross, signifying that Christians shall not be ashamed, to fight manfully against Satan under Christs Banner. The Divines of France and the Lowe Countries, (with the Confession) reject all Ceremonies, that carry some mystery or signification in them: Our question is, whether humane Ceremonies of mystical signification, be lawful? If these testimonies be not plain enough, I know not what is plain.
The Confession condemneth banners by name and Crosses, signifying the victorie of Christ through his Crosse: Our men defende the signe of the Crosse, signifying that Christians shall not be ashamed, to fight manfully against Satan under Christs Banner. The Divines of France and the Lowe Contries, (with the Confession) reject all Ceremonies, that cary some mysterie or signification in them: Our question is, whether humane Ceremonies of mysticall signification, be lawfull? If these testimonies be not plaine enough, I knowe not what is plaine.
3. Peter Martyr (on 1. King. 8) is the next witness of whom the Rejoinder saith, that he speaketh of Exorcism, oil, spittle, and exsufflation, to all which the Papists ascribe operation, and to that end do consecrate some of them, by prayer. Beside (saith he) Martyr did approve these ⟨p. 233⟩our Ceremonies as lawful, and bowing of the knee at the name of Jesus: so that he wondereth Martyr should be alleged in this cause. Now therefore let us hear P. Martyr himself speak:1 The most wise God needeth none of our help to devise means to excite faith, nor would the meanest Mechanic endure to &c. See before, how bold then are these men who will prescribe to God wherewithal to help forward our salvation.