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.…

4. It was added by the Replier that those Idols should have been destroyed, (though they had been for the time, neglected) because that evil for which Josu destroyed them ought as well to have been prevented, as corrected. To this the Rejoinder answereth 1 that this is not true, except Hezekiah had suspected that evil. And who will say, that there is no cause to suspect evil of an Idol, though it be for a time neglected? Or can any man think, that if Israelites had neglected them, no Sidonian, Moabite, or Ammonite, gave occasion of any evil to be suspected by those Idols? The Spanish and French Papists (to say nothing of English) when they, in passing by the Cross in Cheapside, do reverence unto it, give they not cause to suspect, some evil to cleave unto it? 2. The same means (saith the Rejoinder) are not always requisite for prevention, which must be used for recovery. Yes truly, about Idols (if we judge out of the Scripture) the very same means. Burn then (saith the Rejoynd.) all your Popish books, lest they fall into the hands of Popelings to abuse them. So will I certainly, if you can show me, that they must be burned when Popelings have had them in their hands, and abused them which here you grant concerning these Idols.

4. It was added by the Replier that those Idols should have been destroyed, (though they had been for the time, neglected) because that evill for which Iosu destroied them ought as well to have been praevented, as corrected. To this the Rejoynder answereth 1 that this is not true, except Hezekia had suspected that evill. And whoe will say, that ther is no cause to suspect evill of an Idol, though it be for a time neglected? Or can any man thinke, that if Israelites had neglected them, no Sidonian, Moabite, or Ammonite, gave occasion of any evill to be suspected by those Idols? The Spanish and Frenche Papists (to say nothing of English) when they, in passing by the Crosse in Cheapside, doe reverence unto it, give they not cause to suspect, some evill to cleave unto it? 2. The same meanes (sayth the Rejoynder) are not allways requisite for praevention, which must be used for recoverie. Yes truely, about Idols (if we judge out of the Scripture) the very same meanes. Burne then (sayth the Rejoynd.) all your Popish bockes, lest they fall into the hands of Popelings to abuse them. So will I certainly, if you can shew me, that they must be burned when Popelinges have had them in their hands, and abused them which heer you grant concerning these Idols.