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.…

it is the order of the Church, to preach is a necessary point of a Priest, to make quarterly sermons is law, to see poor men of the poor mens box relieved, vagabonds punished, Parishes Communicate. Rood lofts pulled down, monuments of superstition defaced service done and heard, is scripture, is statute, that the oath to the Q. Majesty should be offered and taken, is required as well by ordinance of God as of man. These are plain matters necessary, Christian and profitable. To wear a Surplice, a Cope, or a cornered cap is (as you take it) an accidental thing, a devise only of man, and as we say a doubt or question in Divinity. Sith now these substantial points are in all places of this realm almost neglected the offends either nothing or little rebuked, and sith the transgressors have no colour of conscience, it is sin and shame to proceed against us first, having also reasonable defence of our doings. Charity My Lo. would first have taught us, equity would first have spared us, brotherliness would have warned us, pity ⟨p. 271⟩would have pardoned us, if we had ben found trespassers God is my witness who is the beholder of all faith. I think of your Lordsh. honourably, esteeming you as brethren, reverencing you as Lords and Masters of the congregation: alas why have not you some good opinion of us, why do you trust known adversaries? and mistrust your brethren? we confess one faith of Jesus, we preach one doctrine, we acknowledge one ruler upon earth, in all things (saving in this) we are of your judgement, shall we be used thus for a surplus? shall Brethren persecute Brethren for a forked Cap, devised singularly of him that is our enemy? Now shall we fight for the Popish Coat, his head and body being banished? shall the controversy so fall out in conclusion, that for lack of this necessary furniture (as it is esteemed) labourers shall lack wages? Churches preaching? shall we not teach? shall we not exercise our talents as God hath commanded us. Because we will not want that which our enemies have desired, and that by the appointment of friends Oh that ever I saw this day that our adversaries should laugh to see brethren fall together to the ears! Oh that Ephraim should thus eat up Manasseh, Manasseh Ephraim. My Lords before this take place consider the cause of the Church, the Crests and triumphs of Anti Christ.

it is the order of the Church, to preach is a necessary point of a Priest, to make quarterly sermons is law, to see poore men of the poore mens box relieved, vagabonds punished, Parishes Communicate. Roode lofts pulddowne, monuments of superstition defaced service done and heard, is scripture, is statute, that the oath to the Q. Majesty should bee offered and taken, is required as wel by ordinance of God as of man. These are plaine matters necessary, Christian and profitable. To weare a Surplys, a Coape, or a cornerd cappe is (as you take it) an accidentall thing, a devise onely of man, and as wee say a doubt or question in Divinitie. Syth now these substantiall points are inall places of this realme almost neglected the offendes either nothing or little rebuked, and syth the transgessors have no colour of conscience, it is sinne and shame to proceede against us first, having also reasonable defēce of our doings. Charity My Lo. would first have taught us, equitie would first have spared us, brotherlinesse would have warned us, pitty