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. After the Lord, hath cast in some saving illumination into the mind, convicted the conscience, & converted the hearts of scandalous sinners; after such have gained sweet peace of conscience, & assured evidence of Gods love, sealed unto their souls; why do the hearts of such, rise in some strong indignation against these Popish relics; when they have never been persuaded thereunto by teachers, nor had time from their own inward troubles, to consider of them? That this is the disposition of many, I can speak by proof, I would have the Rej. speak to the reason of it.

2. After the Lord, hath cast in some saving illumination into the mynd, convicted the conscience, & converted the hearts of scandalous sinners; after such haue gayned svveet peace of conscience, & assured evidence of Gods loue, sealed unto their soules; vvhy do the hearts of such, rise in some strong indignation agaynst these Popish reliques; vvhen they haue never beene persvvaded therunto by teachers, nor had tyme from their ovvne invvard troubles, to consider of them? That this is the disposition of many, I can speake by proof, I vvould haue the Rej. speake to the reason of it.

3. When it is notorious to all the English world, that the most of the people (who live in the bosom of the Church, & profess the faith) be wholly taken up with conformity, both approving & practising of it, countenancing those that do it: Why is the Doctor so troubled, that a few silly despicable people, void of wisdom (nay if his former charges be true) void of grace, should distaste the Ceremonies; when I know no Judicious Non-conformer, is disquieted that the crowd of the formal Gospellers should embrace them? while the Rej. is searching the reason of these things, it may chance, he may either search or see his own heart somewhat more clearly. Leaving then these to his consideration. ⟨image 38⟩Proceed we a little to survey the preface, & the substance of it may be referred to three heads. 1. He chargeth Non-conformity to be cause of many mischiefs. 2. He debates the cure, & administereth that, which he conceived most meet for redress. 3. He makes a defence for himself, & writing: Against all which we except thus.