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.…

SECT. 33.

IN this Section (which the Repl. thought to require no answer) the sum is, that we are cross and contrary to the Authors of our Service-book, who thought our Ceremonies to be the better for being significant. Now if this be understood so, as if we disliked the significancy of them, because those Reverend men did like it; then we are uncharitably wronged by rash judgement. If so, that though such excellent men did think so, yet we think otherwise; then our answer is they were men; and though they saw much evil in Popish Ceremonies, yet not all; and therefore judged some tolerable for a time, which were free from some faults, that others were guilty of; though they banished divers, which were as free from darkness and dumbness, as those they retained. Why they removed those, we see good reason: why they retained, or rather tolerated these, more then them, we see none, that experience hath not confuted.

IN this Section (which the Repl. thought to require no answer) the summe is, that we are crosse and contrarie to the Authors of our Seruice-booke, who thought our Ceremonies to be the better for being significant. Now if this be understood so, as if we disliked the significancy of them, because those Reverend men did like it; then we are uncharitably wronged by rash judgement. If so, that though such excellent men did thinke so, yet wee thinke otherwise; then our answere is they were men; and though they saw much evill in Popish Ceremonies, yet not all; and therefore judged some tolerable for a time, which were free from some faults, that others were guiltie of; though they banished divers, which were as free from darkenesse and dumbnesse, as those they reteyned. Why they removed those, we see good reason: why they retayned, or rather tolerated these, more then them, we see none, that experience hath not confuted.