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 those Ceremonial observations, which are said to have been universal in the Primitive Church, did not agree to this rule. For they had then in common use, beside other solemnities, fifty Holy-days, betwixt Easter, and Pentecost, Ambrose in Luc. 17. of which Tertullian boasteth (lib. de Idololatria, cap. 13.) that they were more then the Heathen used:¹ Reckon all the observations of the Heathen in order, and they will never fill up Pentecost. They had also with Lent and all) more then fifty fasting-days. Add unto these, the Ceremonies the which Tertullian reckoneth up, de Corona cap. 3. and then, I ask, if any man can upon consideration, believe, that all these were either Apostolical, or so accounted by Augustine? Certainly, to exceed or equal the Heathen, in humane observations, was not agreeable to the Apostles rules, nor ⟨p. 353⟩the Fathers. 6. It is a received rule, that the writings of the Apostles, are the only certain rule of true Apostolical traditions. D. Fulke, Rej. ag. Brist. cap. 7. But this rule, as it is understood by our Rej. maketh those writings not the only certain rule.

Now those Ceremoniall observations, which are said to have beene universall in the Primitive Church, did not agree to this rule. For they had then in common use, beside other solemnities, fiftie Holy-dayes, betwixt Easter, and Pentecost, Ambrose in Luc. 17. of which Tertullian boasteth (lib. de Idololatria, cap. 13.) that they were more then the Heathen used:¹ Reckon all the observations of the Heathen in order, and they will never fill up Pentecost. They had also with Lent and all) more then fiftie fasting-dayes. Adde unto these, the Ceremonies the which Tertullian reckoneth up, de Corona cap. 3. and then, I aske, if any man can upon consideration, beleeve, that all these were either Apostolicall, or so accounted by Augustine? Certainely, to exced or equall the Heathen, in humane observations, was not agreeable to the Apostles rules, nor ⟨p. 353⟩