A19142:1157
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.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But because it were an infinite and needless labour, to allege the testimonies which may be easily alleged, against Ceremonial Circumcision, among Christians, as unlawful, I will pass on to reasons against it; that the Rej. may no more say, You say nothing to disprove it.
But because it were an infinite and needlesse labor, to allege the testimonies whiche may be easily alleged, against Ceremoniall Circumcision, amonge Christians, as unlawfull, I will passe on to reasons against it; that the Rej. may no more say, You say nothing to disprove it.
6. First, The only place, in the New Testament, by which all Divines (as the Rejoinder speaketh, pag. 75.) prove a power in the Church to constitute Ceremonies, is 1. Cor. 14.26.40. Edification, decency, order. But the Apostle, in that chapter, doeth no way give leave either unto our, or any other Church to constitute Circumcision for a Ceremony. Therefore no Church hath power to constitute Circumcision for a Ceremony. For Order, and Decency, no man in his right wits will say that Circumcision cometh under their notion, And as for Edification, it hath been formerly showed, that it doeth not require new instituted significant Ceremonies, much less a rejected or abrogated Ceremony, but only is the end of orderly and decent carriage of things instituted by God.
6. First, The onely place, in the New Testament, by which all Divines (as the Rejoynder speaketh, pag. 75.) prove a power in the Churche to constitute Ceremonies, is 1. Cor. 14.26.40. Edification, decencie, order. But the Apostle, in that chapter, doeth no way give leave eyther unto our, or any other Churche to constitute Circumcision for a Ceremonie. Therfore no Churche hath power to constitute Circumcission for a Ceremonie. For Order, and Decencie, no man in his right wits will say that Circumcision commeth under their notion, And as for Edification, it hath been formerly shewed, that it doeth not require new instituted significant Ceremonies, muche lesse a rejected or abrogated Ceremonie, but onely is the ende of orderly and decent cariage of thinges instituted by God.