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.…

8. Master Merbur•e was cited (out of a Manuscript, (as it seemeth) as giving the same judgement of significant Ceremonies. But in his later time, he crossed not so much others, as himself in blotting out this sentence I leave therefore his name under that blot, and other like, wherewith he soiled himself in his later times.

8. Maister Merbur•e was cited (out of a Manuscript, (as it seemeth) as giving the same judgement of significant Ceremonies. But in his later time, he crossed not so muche others, as himself in blotting out this sentence I leave therfore his name under that blotte, and other like, wherwith he soiled himself in his later times.

9. D. Witgift him self, is brought in (by Abr.) disliking any prescript apparel, should be used in Gods service, for signification. Def. pag, 291. To this the Rejoinder answereth 1. that in the same place. P. Martyr is alleged, as approving white apparel, for Ministers (who are compared to Angels) to use in signification of their office, because Angel appeared in white: which should have put him (at the least) out of our Bill. But it followeth not, that therefore all testimonies of Martyrs, must be put out of our Bill, because he varieth from them, in this. In the other places, he speaketh from good grounds of Divinity: but this reason of his, hath no more force in it, then if from the picture and apparition of Angels, it should be gathered, that no Minister should wear a black night-cap, a black tippet, or a black hood, which our Canons do command: or that every Minister should have six wings fastened to his body, with certain, visor faces, like unto the faces of Lions, Eagles, and open, because Angels have so appeared, Isa. 6. Ezech. 1.

9. D. Witgift him selfe, is brought in (by Abr.) dissliking any praescript apparell, should be used in Gods service, for significaton. Def. pag, 291. To this the Rejoynder answereth 1. that in the same place. P. Martyr is alledged, as approving white apparell, for Ministers (who are compared to Angels) to use in signification of their office, because Angel appared in white: which should have put him (at the least) out of our Bill. But it followeth not, that therfore all testimonies of Martyrs, must be put out of our Bill, because he varieth from them, in this. In the other places, he speaketh from good groundes of Divinitie: but this reason of his, hath no more force in it, then if from the picture and apparation of Angels, it should be gathered, that no Minister should wear a black night-cap, a black tippet, or a blacke hood, which our Canons doe commande: or that every Minister should have sixe winges fastened to his body, with certain, vizard faces, like unto the faces of Lions, Eagles, and open, because Angels have so appeared,