A19142:1086
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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4. Sadeel is put of, with the like shift, of consecration, necessity, efficacy Sacramental. Now these terms have been sufficiently unmasked before, in the first part. Let Sadeel here only be heard, and he will tell his own meaning. The exorcism holy water, taper, salt spittle, white garment, the little bells, &c. what good do they do in Baptism? Do they indeed being added to Baptisme ad at all to its ornament? but what are these devisers of such things wiser then Christ Jesus who instituted Bapt. with such simplicity and purity as knowing better then all men besides what ornaments suite best with his own ordinances? what arrogance is this to ad thus to Christs institution? ⟨p. 235⟩Gal. 3. the unction added to Bapt. we allow no more than that of Confirmation. Bec. it belongs to God only to appoint Sacraments The old pastors of the Christian church did more then was mete accommodate themselves to Jews and Gentiles whence many cere: cr•pt into the Church but Experience shows God blessed not such Counsel. 1In these words 1. all humane addition to Gods institutions are absolutely condemned. 2. Those that undertake to add such Cerem. are censured of intolerable arrogance, as presuming to be wiser then Christ. 3. Lights, and white garments, are by name condemned, which only offend, in their mystical signification upon mans will. 4. Chrism or oil in Baptism is esteemed a Sacrament, though the Papists deny it conferreth grace, as the Sacraments. 5. The first bringers in of Ceremonies (only significant) into the Church, are taxed for departing from the simplicity of Gods word, as therein finding rather the curse, then the blessing of God upon their presumptions.
4. Sadeel is put of, with the like shift, of consecration, necescitie, efficacie Sacramentall. Now these terms have been sufficiently unmasked before, in the first part. Let Sadeel here onely be heard, and he will tell his owne meaning. The exorcisme holy water, taper, salt spittle, white garment, the little bells, &c. what good do they do in Baptisme? Do they indeed being added to Baptisme ad at all to its ornament? but what are these devisers of such things wiser then Christ Iesus who instituted Bapt. with such simplicity and purity as knowing better then all men besides what ornamēts suite best with his owne ordināces? what arroganice is this to ad thus to Christs institutiō?