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.…

Concerning the Ceremony of Dossing cloaks, before prayer, the Defender put it off to opinion of necessity; because Tertullian in condemning it, hath these words: si sic oporteret, i. e. if it must be. It was replied, that our Prelates say also of our Ceremonies, sic oportet. i.e. It must be so, and yet disclaim absolute necessity. But (answereth the Rejoynd.) they held an internal simple necessity of conscience; not external only for order sake, as our Prelates do. Of this distinction, see the first part of this Suite. The collection of this opinion, from Tertullians scoffe; nisi si qui putant, except there be any so foolish as to have such an opinion is so palpably vain, that any man may see, he durst not impute that opinion unto those washers he spake against; but only showeth, that from their practise, such a fond and absurd opinion, which themselves would condemn, might perhaps by some be collected, Tertullian spake, as we now speak. If Crossing ought to be used in Baptism, the Apostles in their doctrine concerning baptizing would have made some mention of it: except perhaps ⟨p. 442⟩some think, that they did not then know, or cared not to use, the right or best way of signifying Christian valour, and constancy, in fighting under Christs banner.

Concerning the Ceremony of Dossing cloakes, before prayer, the Defender put it off to opinion of necessity; because Tertullian in condemning it, hath these words: si sic oporteret, i. e. if it must be. It was replied, that our Prelates say also of our Ceremonies, sic oportet. i.e. It must be so, and yet disclaime absolute necessity. But (answereth the Rejoynd.) they held an internall simple necessity of conscience; not externall onely for order sake, as our Prelates doe. Of this distinction, see the first part of this Suite. The collection of this opinion, from Tertullians scoffe; nisi si qui putant, except there be any so foolish as to have such an opinion is so palpably vaine, that any man may see, he durst not impute that opinion unto those washers he spake against; but onely sheweth, that from their practise, such a fond and absurd opinion, which themselves would condemne, might perhaps by some be collected, Tertullian spake, as we now speake. If Crossing ought to be used in Baptisme, the Apostles in their doctrine concerning baptizing would have made some mention of it: except perhaps ⟨p. 442⟩some thinke, that they did not then know, or cared not to use, the right or best way of signifying Christian valour, and constancy, in fighting under Christs banner.