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.…

2. Because the Def. for magnifying of this example, said, that there is not a more Divine service of God, then the taking of an oath; the Replier denied this: affirming the proper, and principal end of swearing is (not to worship God, but) to confirm a trueth. To this the Rejoinder answereth 1. that so the proper end of Preaching, Sacraments, Petitioning, is edification of men, confirmation of faith, and obtaining of mercies. Where if he had repeated the Repliers other term, proper and principal end, his exception had been at an end: because the principal end of these means, is to honour God. Beside those very ends which he mentioneth, edification, confirmation of faith, and obtaining of mercy, are illfavoredly distinguished from Gods worship, as no more appertaining to it, then the fidelity which a Vassal, or Copy-holder, doeth by oath confirm ordinarily unto his Lord. The Rejoinder his second answer is, the Replier before placed worship in the nature of the action it self▪ and yet now placeth it in the end of the action. As if the nature of an action, may not be gathered from the proper or natural end of it! Nay the Replier before declared, that the end of an instituted means, is part of the nature thereof, and hath a place in the definition of it.

2. Because the Def. for magnifying of this example, sayd, that ther is not a more Divine service of God, then the taking of an oath; the Replier denied this: affirming the proper, and principall ende of swearing is (not to worship God, but) to confirme a trueth. To this the Rejoynder answereth 1. that so the proper ende of Preaching, Sacraments, Petitioning, is edification of men, confirmation of faith, and obteyning of mercies. Where if he had repeated the Repliers other terme, proper and principall ende, his exception had been at an ende: because the principall ende of these meanes, is to honor God. Beside those very endes which he mentioneth, edification, confirmation of faith, and obteyning of mercie, are illfavoredly distinguished from Gods worship, as no more appertayning to it, then the fidelitie which a Vassall, or Copi-houlder, doeth by oath confirme ordinarily unto his Lord. The Rejoynder his second answer is, the Replier before placed worship in the nature of the action it selfe▪ and yet now placeth it in the ende of the action. As if the nature of an action, may not be gathered from the proper or naturall ende of it! Nay the Replier before declared, that the ende of an instituted meanes, is part of the nature therof, and hath a place in the definition of it.