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3. He asked secondly, what it did signify? Answer was made, that it signified subjection to superior power. Then a moral duty was professed by it, saith the Rej. just so, as modesty, and shamefastness, gravity, and care of not offending, are professed by all apparel of modest honest fashion. And yet I never heard all modest apparel called a mystical religious Ceremony. Theophilact (in Cor. 11.) maketh a mans beard like and equal unto his uncovering in signification. And will the Def. and Rej. say, that Beards are religious mystical Ceremonies?

3. He asked secondly, what it did signifie? Answer was made, that it signified subjection to superior power. Then a morall dutie was professed by it, sayth the Rej. just so, as modesty, and shamefastnesse, gravity, and care of not offending, are professed by all apparell of modest honest fashion. And yet I never heard all modest apparell called a mysticall religious Ceremonie. Theophilact (in Cor. 11.) maketh a mans beard like and equall unto his uncovering in signification. And will the Def. and Rej. say, that Beards are religious mysticall Ceremonies?

4. The Def. added, that it had some relation unto God. To which it was answered, that so there is in an upper Seat, of an Heathen Magistrate, sitting in judgement: which yet is no mystical Ceremony of religion. The Rej. (altering first▪ the case, into a throne set up to ⟨p. 347⟩that end, to represent the Sovereignty of God, for religious cognizance, and document) affirmeth the Seat of a Heathen Judge, to be a mystical Ceremony of Religion. Now set aside his changing of the question, and take him as answering, that every Seat, of judgement among all Heathen, is such a Ceremony; and then, let any man consider, if he hath not brought his pigs to a fair market? Seats of Justice, are religious Ceremonies, even among those that know not what religion meaneth: what is become of intended immediate, though improper worship, which he is wont to require as necessary unto a religious Ceremony of mystical signification? He may as well say, that such veils as Tamar's was wherewith she deceived Judah, even unto incest, was religious Ceremonies among the Heathen; because a Veil (in the nature of it) declareth a moral duty. For many of those Seats (in their nature tending to justice) are but veils of injustice, as Tamar's was of uncleanness. If those High-seats be religious Ceremonies, then the bowing of inferiors unto them, kissing of their feet, or foot-stools, must be such also. Why then did the Def. seek (as with a candle and lant-horn) in every dark corner for instances or examples of religious significant Ceremonies of mans appointing? every civill meeting, every Company of Soldiers, every School of Children can afford examples enough, and more then enough.