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. To like purpose, the Repl. used this reason: If humane inventions be such moral admonishers, in spiritual duties, then our consciences are bound to subject themselves to their admonitions, and so to those mortal men, who made them admonishers. The Rejoinder his answer is like his former: humane significant Ceremonies have no virtue of teaching the understanding, or exciting the devotions of men: but only external objects tending by their signification to those uses, to the use of which, the consciences of men are not bound simply but only collaterally, and for another thing. In which answer, 1. there is a strange mystery confessed: that humane Ceremonies are appointed to do that, which they have neither antecedently, nor consequently, any virtue to do. 2. External objects are made opposite unto admonishers with virtue to admonish: as if no external objects (as Baptism administered to a child, before mine eyes) had any virtue of admonishing 3. As strange a distinction is made betwixt simply, and collaterally, and betwixt simply, and for another thing: which are such fustian stuff, that there is no fear, they should satisfy any but such as take terms without reason• or right reason.

8. To like purpose, the Repl. used this reason: If humane inventions be suche morall admonishers, in spirituall duties, then our consciences are bound to subject themselves to their admonitions, and so to those mortall men, who made them admonishers. The Rejoynder his answer is like his former: humane significant Ceremonies have no vertue of teaching the understanding, or exciting the devotions of mē: but only externall objects tending by their signification to those uses, to the use of which, the consciences of men are not bounde simplie but onely collaterally, and for another thinge. In which answer, 1. ther is a strange mysterie confessed: that humane Ceremonies are appointed to doe that, whiche they have neyther antecedently, nor consequently, any vertue to doe. 2. Externall objects are made opposite unto admonishers with vertue to admonish: as if no externall objects (as Baptisme administred to a childe, before mine eyes) had any vertue of admonishing 3. As strange a distinction is made betwixt simply, and collaterally, and betwixt simplie, and for another thinge: which are suche sustian stuffe, that ther is no fear, they should satisfie any but suche as take termes without reason• or right reason.