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.…

Now the first of these sayings, we cannot understand, until the Rejoinder explaineth him self, what that ⟨p. 298⟩sense is, in which the Commandment intendeth to forbid all religious similitudes? As for the second, to leave the Repliers ignorance unto the readers judgement, more in it is granted, then was demanded: viz: that all religious similitudes are expressly forbidden in the second Commandment.

Now the first of these sayinges, we cannot understand, untill the Rejoynder explaineth him self, what that ⟨p. 298⟩sense is, in which the Commandement intendeth to forbid all religious similitudes? As for the second, to leave the Repliers ignorance unto the readers judgemēt, more in it is granted, then was demanded: viz: that all religious similitudes are expresly forbidden in the second Commandement.

12. It was secondly added by the Replier, that significant Ceremonies are external acts of religious worship, even as they are used to further devotion▪ Suarez, in 3. q. 65. ar. 4. Bell. de Eff. Sacr. lib. 2. cap. 29, and 31. and therefore being invented by man, of the same nature with Images, by which, and at which, God is worshipped. The Rejoinder here (for want of a better answer) flieth to his old Sanctuary, of meritorious, necessary, and immediate worship grossly held by Papists of their Ceremonies, whether th•y be significant, or not significant. But he hath in the former part of this writing, been so beaten out of this burrow, that we need not again spend time in digging about it. Let any man look upon the places quoted, and he shall find, that (merit necessity, and immediateness set a part) significant Ceremonies are external acts of religious worship: which was all that this argument required. And I dare leave it (though not to the Rejoinder yet) to D. Burgesses judgement, if merit, necessity, be things either chiefly, or at all, forbidden in the second Commandment, more then in any other? Certainly, meritorious conceits are generally forbidden: but in no one Commandment specially: and necessary binding of Conscience by man, belongeth to the first. The Replier looking for an answer