A19142:137
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We have done with the disease, & mischief together with the cause of it. We are now come to consider the Remedy the Dr. administers: & we except against his dealing herein as not plain; nay not profitable, even by his own rules.
VVe haue done vvith the disease, & mischeife together vvith the cause of it. Vve are novv come to consider the Remedy the Dr. administers: & vve except agaynst his dealing herein as not playne; nay not profitable, even by his ovvne rules.
1. He deals not plainly. For making the Abolishing of the Cerem: by authority, to be one, & the chief course for cure, as despairing to obtain that, he refuseth to persuade thereunto: Because forsooth: to judge what is most convenient, & to determine thereof, belongeth only to those, who together with power of doing what they shall well like, have judgement to make choice of the best way. Which is a weak and a very unworthy conceit. For. 1. D. B. cannot deny, that those, who impose, urge, and with capital punishments enforce these Cerem: upon Christs, Ministers and people, do therein abuse that authority, which they received for the procuring of the quietness, peace, & safety of those, that desire to serve God according to his word, & not for the troubling, vexing, & scandalizing of them, by opposing ⟨image 41⟩•heir mere wills, in Religious affairs, to mens Consciences: depending wholly and only upon Gods Word; He cannot (I say) deny this to be a grievous sin of those in place, & yet refuseth seriously to admonish them of the same, being called to give counsel, & advise about this very cause:
1. He deales not playnly. For making the Abolishing of the Cerem: by authority, to be one, & the cheife course for cure, as despayring to obtayne that, he refuseth to persvvade thereunto: Because forsooth: to judge vvhat is most convenient, & to determine therof, belongeth only to those, vvho together vvith povver of doing vvhat they shall vvell like, haue judgement to make choice of the best vvay. VVhich is a vveake and a very unvvorthy conceit. For. 1. D. B. cannot deny, that those, vvho impose, urge, and vvith capitall punishments inforce these Cerem: upon Christs, Ministers and people, do therin abuse that authority, vvhich they receaved for the procuring of the quietnesse, peace, & safety of those, that desire to serue God according to his vvord, & not for the troubling, vexing, & scandalizing of them, by opposing