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.…

Carnal proceedings in Spiritual Courts.

10. The question was, if such courses were in the Primitive Church? The Rejoinder confesseth no. But (saith he for excuse) they are not instituted, nor allowed by ⟨p. 421⟩our Church. The confession I accept: the excuse cannot be excused. Are not those courses instituted, or allowed, which are every day practised, in the Bishops, Chancellors, Commissaries, and Officials Courts? Is it not the Church that practiseth these things? Doeth the Church neither institute, nor allow that which it continually practiseth? The Rejoinder in his Definition of a Ceremony, confoundeth Institution and Observation: now, constant observation is without any institution. Is our Church a Medea, in professing, she alloweth better things, and professedly practiseth worse; meliora video, pro•oque; deteriora sequor? If this be true, what need any man make any conscience of those Excommunications, which sent from our Spiritual Courts, fly about the whole land, to fetch in money? the Church doeth not •llow them. It is no scurrility (I hope) to repeat that which D. Andrues preached to the Convocation-house: The Church-Censures now a-days do only touch the purse. ¹Evil doers when they have paid their fee return scot-free. If no money then have at the offenders with the Episcopal •word; presently one blow they are cut off from the Church delivered over unto Satan, proclaimed Publicans, Heathens, Anathema. For the most ridiculous things, and against every good man, these brutish thunderbolts do fly up and down, and only to be feared of the purse.