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.…

Yet let us see what other soldiers the Rejoinder can find in this squadron, not straggling and taken? There are words set down (saith he) in a different letter: dedicated and appointed. As if a different cassock did save a soldier from straggling! The business dependeth on him that weareth the cassock: and who was that soldier in the Defender his answer? or what was the thing dedicated and appointed, but the same individual habit? if other, then first show the congruity of the Defender his dissimilitude; and then show also, that other Crosses, and Surplices are not dedicated and appointed unto the service of Idols, by Papists. The Defender also (addeth the Rej.) adds, that the comparison betwixt Papists, and Pagans is not altogether so equal. He said in deed, that he would hereafter show such a thing: but with soldiers promised, or threatened only, I never knew any serious combat fought.

Yet let us see what other soldiers the Rejoynder can finde in this squadron, not stragling and taken? Ther are words set down (sayth he) in a different letter: dedicated and appointed. As if a different cassok did save a soldier from stragling! The buisinesse dependeth on him that weareth the cassok: and whoe was that soldier in the Defender his answer? or what was the thing dedicated and appointed, but the same individual habit? if other, then first shew the congruitie of the Defender his dissimilitude; and then shew also, that other Crosses, and Surplices are not dedicated and appointed unto the service of Idols, by Papists. The Defender also (addeth the Rej.) addes, that the comparison betwixt Papists, and Pagans is not altogether so aequal. He sayd in deed, that he would heerafter shew such a thing: but with soldiers promised, or threatned onely, I never knew any serious combat fought.

After this, the Rejoinder allegeth, that it cannot be said of these our Ceremonies, (as Tertullian said of the habits ⟨p. 436⟩he opposed) that they were dedicated and appointed to the service of an Idol, from the first, and never used by any godly men. But first, this can be no good explication of those words: we may borrow nothing from an Idol: i. e. nothing which hath not been used by some godly man. Secondly, he saith not, that no godly man had ever used Crowns. Thirdly, Every old usage of godly men, doeth not lessen the Idolatry of it. For then sacrificing of Oxen, should now be less Idolatry, then of unclean Beasts. After these skirmishes, the Rejoinder finding that there was no holding of ground with such soldiers as the Defender had mustered, presseth new at his own charges. And first he bringeth in one persuasion, that Tertullians clear and professed judgement, was directly against our assertion, and for conformity: because he saith Finally those things agree to our,