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.…

In his notes of the 20. pag: he hath these words. That there is no colour of truth in this that he saith here: i. e. (That when he was chosen to be one of those, that should maintain their cause by disputation, he professed to his Brethren, that he could not speak against the things as unlawful; but only as inconvenient) may appear evidently to any reasonable man. For seeing they had in their book delivered to his Majesty our Kings Father, stated the question not against the inconveniency, but the unlawfulness of these things. Who vvill imagine, they Would ever have chosen him to be one of the 3 to dispute for them, if he had professed to them at that time, that he had nothing to say against the unlawfulness of them? These be the dying words of that dear servant of God, as I have them to show in black & white.

In his notes of the 20. pag: he hath these vvords. That ther is no colour of truth in this that he sayth here: i. e. (That vvhen he vvas chosen to be one of those, that should mayntaine their cause by disputation, he professed to his Brethren, that he could not speake against the things as unlavvfull; but only as inconvenient) may appeare evidently to any reasonable man. For seing they had in their book delivered to his Majesty our Kings Father, stated the quaestion not against the inconveniency, but the unlavvfulnes of these things. VVho vvill imagyne, they Vvould euer haue chosen him to be one of the 3 to dispute for them, if he had professed to them at that tyme, that he had nothing to say agaynst the unlavvfulnes of them? These be the dying vvords of that deare servant of God, as I haue them to shovve in black & vvhite.

If yet the witness of the dead deserve no credit: ⟨image 36⟩The Rej. may with some small consideration, recall to mind, how after the Revolt, or change of his former opinion, in an occasional concurrence & meeting of many fellow Brethren; when they out of humane Civility desired him to take his place according to his years & gifts; I say, he may (if he vvill bethink himself) easily recall, what words he then openly uttered to this, or like effect: He told them he was unworthy to sit with them; to have respect from them, since he had betrayed them, & their cause. Now the cause which they maintained was not inconveniency: but unlawfulness in these things. If the Rej. his memory serve him not about this particular, let him repair to Banbury side to his ancient friends there, & they can testify so much to his face. If then the construction that the King, & state, made of his course, the apprehension his fellow Brethren had of his practise: nay his own profession may be trusted: Let all the world, & Dr. Burgess his own heart judge, whether he hath changed his opinion yea, or no?