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.…

5. The words cited out of Musculus (loc. com. de Trad. pag. 421.422.) are: It is not fit, that those things which are rather superstitious, then religious, or have so much as a show of superstition, should be retained in the Church. God ⟨p. 460⟩forbid, that I should maintain any traditions, Rites, or worships, which are Popish. And I call them Popish, which either of their own nature or by abuse, do serve unto Popish impiety, superstition, and blindness: all which I am persuaded ought to be detested, as much as is possible. Now mark the Rejoinder his answer: 1. He saith, Musculus showeth only what is meet, not what is unlawful. This he gathereth out of the first words: it is not fit. But first, may things not meet, be appointed, and urged, as our Ceremonies are? Secondly, Musculus speaketh of such things as he holdeth unlawful to maintain: God forbid that I should maintain them. 1. Would he then have maintained our Ceremonies (as the Def. and Rej. do) sometime as lawful though unmeet, and sometime as meet, and of convenient necessity? Thirdly, he speaketh of such things as are to be detested as much as is possible: are they lawful? 2. The Rejoinder addeth, that Musculus speaketh of such human traditions, as had been formerly under abuse, but were now reduced to another use. In which words, (if they be right printed) he maketh Musculus to speak as directly against our Ceremonies, according to his own interpretation, as the Abridgement doeth. If not be left out by the Printer, then he may be convinced by those words of Musculus: so much as a show of superstition.

5. The wordes cited out of Musculus (loc. com. de Trad. pag. 421.422.) are: It is not fit, that those thinges which are rather superstitious, then religious, or have so much as a shew of superstition, should be reteyned in the Church. God ⟨p. 460⟩forbid, that I should mainteyne any traditions, Rites, or worships, which are Popish. And I call them Popish, which eyther of their owne nature or by abuse, do serve unto Popish impiety, superstition, and blindenesse: all which I am perswaded ought to be detested, as much as is possible. Now marke the Rejoynder his answer: 1. He sayth, Musculus sheweth onely what is meete, not what is unlawfull. This he gathereth out of the first words: it is not fit. But first, may things not meete, be appointed, and urged, as our Ceremonies are? Secondly, Musculus speaketh of such things as he holdeth unlawfull to mainetaine: God forbid that I should maintaine them. 1. Would he then have mainteyned our Ceremonies (as the Def. and Rej. doe) sometime as lawfull though unmet, and sometime as meet, and of convenient necessitie? Thirdly, he speaketh of such thinges as are to be detested as much as is possible: are they lawfull? 2. The Rejoynder addeth, that Musculus speaketh of such human traditions, as had been formerly under abuse, but were now reduced to another use. In which wordes, (if they be right printed) he maketh Musculus to speake as directly against our Ceremonies, according to his owne interpretation, as the Abrigement doeth. If not be left out by the Printer, then he may be convinced by those words of Musculus: so much as a shew of superstition.