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.…

2. The Rejoinder not trusting to that denial, saith further, that if the Sacraments did signify mans duty, yet that is not a chief part of their nature. To which I may reply, that if it were not a chief part of their nature, but a part only, yet it is presumption for men to take any part of the Sacraments, and set it upon other things, at their own pleasure. But seeing by the nature of the Sacraments, is meant their office, and use, and there be many offices and uses of them, some of which come not so near their chiefest office as this signification doeth, it may with good reason be termed a chief part. Calvin (Consens. de re Sacram.) saith thus: Sacraments are notes and badges of our Christian profession and incitements to thankfulness, Exercises of piety, & bonds under our hands to tie us to Gods service, but their chief end is to signify and •igure the grace of God to us.¹

2. The Rejoynder not trusting to that deniall, sayth further, that if the Sacraments did signifie mans dutie, yet that is not a cheif part of their nature. To which I may replie, that if it were not a cheif part of their nature, but a part onely, yet it is presumption for men to take any part of the Sacraments, and set it upon other thinges, at their owne pleasure. But seing by the nature of the Sacraments, is meant their office, and use, and ther be many offices and uses of them, some of which come not so neer their cheifest office as this signification doeth, it may with good reason be termed a cheif part. Calvin (Consens. de re Sacram.) sayth thus: Sacraments are notes and badges of our Christian profession and incitements to thankfulnes, Exercises of pietie, & bonds under our hands to tye us to Gods service, but their cheife end is to signifie and •igure the grace of God to us.¹

1. 1Sacramenta no•ae sunt ae •essara professions Christianae, five societatis, item ad gratiatum actionum incitam enta, pietatis denique exercitia, & syngrapha ad 'Dei cultum nos obligantes: finis tamèn praecipuus est, •ratiam Domi testari, repraesentare, atque obsignare.