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.…

The Rejoinder here first maketh a kind of doubt, whether Calvin did not therein contradict himself! But not trusting to that, he addeth, that the question was, whether Images may be well (rectè) placed in Churches? because things lawful in them selves, are not lawful in all times & places to be used. Now the mere looking upon that Chapter of Bell. will presently manifest, that Calvin, calling Images in Temples, Idolatrous signs set up wherewith the Churches are defiled, ¹never meant so to mince the matter, as to make them lawful, but not expedient. And in deed, if Images may be used for commonefaction, and institution, as Ecclesiastical significant Ceremonies, there can be no reason given, why they should be shut out of the Church, where Ecclesiastical significant Ceremonies have their chiefest use.

The Rejoynder heere first maketh a kinde of doubt, whether Calvin did not therin contradict himself! But not trusting to that, he addeth, that the quaestion was, whether Images may be well (rectè) placed in Churches? because thinges lawfull in them selves, are not lawfull in all times & places to be used. Now the meer looking upon that Chapter of Bell. will praesently manifest, that Calvin, calling Images in Temples, Idolatrous signes sett up wherewith the Churches are defiled, ¹never meant so to minse the matter, as to make them lawfull, but not expedient. And in deed, if Images may be used for commonefaction, and institution, as Ecclesiasticall significant Ceremonies, ther can be no reason given, why they should be shutte out of the Churche, where Ecclesiasticall significant Ceremonies have their cheifest use.

1. 1Erecta signa Idololatriae, quibus Templa dehonestantur.

This is certain, that the Def. expressly denieth the bringing in of Images into Churches, for some such uses as Bellarmine speaketh of, cap. 10. For instruction, and erudition, for stirring up unto ímitation, and for preserving of the memory of Christ, and Saints, he denieth (I say) this to be any part of Popish use or abuse about Images, when he saith, that Only in regard of superstitious adoration, the use of Images is to be called Popish.