A19142:131
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.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
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Go we to experience: view the places where Non-conformists live; the people whom they teach▪ the ways of those with whom they walk; who they be that have reference to, & dependence upon their persons, or ministries; & I suppose the walls of the Churches, & the stones of the streets, vvill give testimony against this accusation. Nay I suppose, I may speak it truly, as I profess, I think it, that someone Non-conformable minister, hath been a means under God, to bring more souls to grace & heaven; then all the Cloisters, or Cathedrals in all England in the same time, where all Conformity hath been the daily diet, & livelihood, of the people.
Goe vve to experience: vievv the places vvhere Non-conformists liue; the people vvhom they teach▪ the vvayes of those vvith vvhom they vvalk; vvho they be that haue reference to, & dependence upo• their persons, or ministeryes; & I suppose the vvalls of the Churches, & the stones of the streets, vvill giue testimony agaynst this accusation. Nay I suppose, I may speake it truly, as I professe, I think it, that someone Non-conformable minister, hath beene a meanes under God, to bring more soules to grace & heauen; then all the Cloysters, or Cathedralls in all England in the same time, vvhere all Conformity hath beene the dayly diet, & liuelehood, of the people.
Go we to reason: the best that either the Rej. or any beside, can make of our Cerem: is, that they are things indifferent. Now that weak ones may doubt & stagger about such, That doubting, they ought not to practise them 14. Rom: last vers: is made a duty. That mens walking according to conscience, should be the cause of others disobedience; That keeping the law, should be an occasion in it self of profaning the law; that stopping the very appearance of the least evil, should set open a gap to the greatest; I appeal to any reasonable man whether it be not a consequence void of common sense, unless men have a miraculous skill to solder quicksilver, or tysande together, or make heaven & earth meet!