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.…

See what an argument the Def. made against us, according to the Rej. his explication: If Signs Indicant that is, such as by the nature of the things themselves, without any religious signification put upon them by institution, are lawful; then Symbolical signs, that is, those which teach a spiritual duty, by their mystical instituted signification, cannot be unlawful. In striving to help the Def. out of the water, he hath sunk, and followed him deeper in, then before he seemed to be plunged.

See what an argument the Def. made against us, according to the Rej. his explication: If Signes Indicant that is, such as by the nature of the things themselves, without any religious signification put upon them by institution, are lawfull; then Symbolicall signes, that is, those which teach a spirituall duty, by their mysticall instituted signification, cannot be unlawfull. In striving to helpe the Def. out of the water, hee hath sunke, and followed him deeper in, then before he seemed to bee plunged.

5. Calvin (said the Def.) and some other, do accuse some Popish Ceremonies, because they are dumb. They accuse them also (answereth the Repl.) for speaking: as the Scripture doth condemn images, both for being dumb, and also for teaching lies.

5. Calvin (said the Def.) and some other, doe accuse some Popish Ceremonies, because they are dumbe. They accuse them also (answereth the Repl.) for speaking: as the Scripture doth condemne images, both for being dumbe, and also for teaching lies.

Well said, (saith the Rej) When the Ceremonies are altogether dumb, they condemn them for not speaking: when they speak idly, or falsely, they condemn them for speaking amiss. But you condemn them simply for not being dumb. But here is a great mistaking of the Rejoinders. For we condemn humane Ceremonies for speaking idly, that which Gods Ordinances do sufficiently speak; and falsely also for their manner of speaking, as if they had just commission to speak in Gods name, when they have not. When an image of the blessed Virgin, spake in the Church, to Bernard good morrow Bernard, good morrow; Bernard answered, […] Madam you forget your