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.…

11. The second witness, whom it pleased the Def. to take notice of, is Zepperus, or rather, sundry Protestant Synods, by Zepperus divulged, as he showeth in his preface. Now his words are set down before in the 1. and 2. section of this chapter: so that here we are only to consider what the Rejoinder hath to say against, or upon them. And first he flesh to his old muse of Ceremonies efficient of grace, in Popery. But this muse-hole hath been formerly stopped. And if it were open in other assaults, yet Zepper hath sufficiently provided for it here. For beside that he directed his censure of Cerem. (in a great part) against the Lutherans, who deny all efficacy that the Rejoinder denieth, he saith plainly that by these humane mystical Ceremonies, God will nor sti•• up devotion, faith, and repentance, in the heart of Christians not at blank cross to ⟨p. 242⟩our Def. and Rejoinder his tenet. For the relieving of that weak shift, the Rejoinder (in the second place) affirmeth, that Zepper (cap. 16.) doeth allow of dipping, and thrice dipping, in Baptism, as an humane Ceremony stated in Gods worship to signify the Trinity, and our Lords resurrection on the third day. Now in the 16. chapter, there is no one word of these matters (which kind of misciting or misprinting the Rejoinder useth to make a great matter of in others) but in the 12. chapter, I find such a fond allegory of thrice-dipping merely related out of Augustine, but no allowance of the same. Nay, if the matter be well considered, I think the Rejoinder himself will scarce allow of it. For 1. there can be no better reason given for placing of a mystery in thrice dipping for Baptism, then in dividing of the bread to be received in the Supper, into three parts, as the Papists do for a mystery, among other of their massing toys. 2. This thrice-dipping for mystery, is so mingled with the true Mystery of Baptism, that (to all appearance) it is made a part of that Holy Sacrament 3. For man to institute an outward representation (as an Image) of the Holy Trinity, is a very great presumption, against the second Commandment. Christ himself never appointed any such mystical real sign neither can that incomprehensible mystery be fitly represented by any such triplicity as is of mans making. 4.

11. The second witnesse, whome it pleased the Def. to take notice of, is Zepperus, or rather, sundrie Protestant Synodes, by Zepperus divulged, as he sheweth in his praeface. Now his wordes are set downe before in the 1. and 2. ection of this chapter: so that here we are onely to consider what the Rejoynder hath to say against, or upon them. And first he flesh to his olde muse of Ceremonies efficient of grace, in Poperie. But this muse-hole hath been formerly stopped. And if it were open in other assaults, yet Zepper hath sufficiently provided for it here. For beside that he directed his censure of Cerem. (in a great part) against the Lutherans, who denie all efficacie that the Rejoynder denieth, he sayth plainely that by these humane mysticall Ceremonies, God will nor sti up devotion, faith, and repentance, in the heart of Christians not at blancke crosse to