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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.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Even so in the Church of God, as in a city, Magistrates and Ministers are in place of parents, having the pure and right Administration of the Sacraments committed unto them of God, for to be tended, and tendered as their own daughter. It is therefore very commendable in these parents of the church (as we may term them) if they rescue the lawful & pure Administration of the Sacraments from the violence and tyranny of the Romish Panders, by taking it into their own care and Custody.
Even so in the Church of God, as in a city, Magistrates and Ministers are in place of parents, having the pure and right Administration of the Sacraments committed unto them of God, for to be tended, and tendered as their ovvne daughter. It is therfore very commendable in these parents of the church (as vvee may terme them) if they rescue the lavvfull & pure Administration of the Sacraments from the violence and tyrany of the Romish Panders, by taking it into their ovvne care and Custody.
But here they ought to remember (Especially they who are called by the holy Spirit, Eminent Ministers of God, and Nursing Fathers of his church I.E. Christian Kings and Monarchs, that it is not enough for them, thus to have brought this daughter out of the Papists stews, home into their own care and keeping, unless they also put of from her, all that dressing, which they know to be whorish in the said stews, that no such thing may be seen with them, which may be ⟨image 5⟩accounted whorish: Especially in that city where there is great Variety of judgments, the overruling whereof by mans Authority is not to be expected, and where there are so many hucksters for the stews remaining.
But heer they ought to remember (Especially they vvho are called by the holy Spirit, Eminent Ministers of God, and Nursing Fathers of his church I.E. Christian Kings and Monarchs, that it is not enough for them, thus to have brought this daughter out of the Papists stevves, home into their ovvne care and keeping, unles they also put of from her, all that dressing, vvhich they knovv to be vvhorish in the sayd stevves, that no such thing may be seene vvith them, vvhich may be