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.…

Here the Defend. urgeth upon us, the ordinary form, of swearing upon a book. To which if the Replier hath not said enough, I leave it to the Readers judgement, after he hath compared the Rej. opposed: which speaketh 1. of Gambolling; 2. of Bucklers and Quarrelling; 3. of a proof necessary to an answer; 4. of swearing by a book; 5. of Sophistication, in confounding our Churches esteem, and the trueth about this form of swearing; 6. of equality betwixt special solemn worship of God, and occasional swearing, in civill Assemblies. I will only add, as an explication of the Repliers answer, that which D. Jackson answereth the Papists, about this fashion (Orig. of unbel. sect. 4. cap. 35.) We use the book, only as a complement of the civill act, whereby we give satisfaction unto men; or as a visible resemblancer partly, to by standers, or spectators, whose eyes by this means may become as true witnesses as their ears, that such protestations have been made; partly unto him that makes them, who will be more wary and circumspect what he avoucheth and protesteth, when he perceiveth his speeches must be sealed with such remarkable circumstances, as they cannot be often recalled to his own and others memory. To the same end, men of honourable place and calling, use to lay their ⟨p. 358⟩hands upon their hearts, when they take a solemn oath.

HEere the Defend. urgeth upon us, the ordinary forme, of swearing upon a booke. To which if the Replier hath not sayd enough, I leave it to the Readers judgement, after hee hath compared the Rej. opposed: which speaketh 1. of Gamballing; 2. of Bucklers and Quarrelling; 3. of a proofe necessary to an answere; 4. of swearing by a bocke; 5. of Sophistication, in confounding our Churches esteeme, and the trueth about this forme of swearing; 6. of equalitie betwixt speciall solemne worship of God, and occasionall swearing, in civill Assemblies. I will onely adde, as an explication of the Repliers answere, that which D. Iackson answereth the Papists, about this fashion (Orig. of unbel. sect. 4. cap. 35.) We use the booke, onely as a complement of the civill act, whereby we give satisfaction unto men; or as a visible resemblancer partly, to by standers, or spectators, whose eyes by this meanes may become as true witnesses as their eares, that such protestations have beene made; partly unto him that makes them, who will be more wary and circumspect what he avoucheth and protesteth, when he perceiveth his speeches must be sealed with such remarkeable circumstances, as they cannot be often recalled to his owne and others memorie. To the same ende, men of honourable place and calling, use to lay their