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.…

3. He adds for his own intention: Sure I am that I desire not the vexation of any sober man: But his own bond vvill not be taken, because he hath so often broke his word; he must seek for other suretyes: (Quid verba audiam, cum facta videam?) Little power have words to persuade any of common understanding, when the practise goes the contrary way. Nor yet can I discern, how to judge of any mans desire, but only by his endeavour. Those heavy accusations, uncharitable censures, whereby he chargeth & that with much bitterness, the generation of Non-conformists, from what root they come, & what desire they imply, let any rational man determine: For it cannot be to ingratiate them, or procure favour for them, in the affections of the Governors, when he makes them appear such as deserve none; nay such as ought to receive none, but the contrary at their hands.

3. He adds for his ovvne intention: Sure I am that I desire not the vexation of any sober man: But his ovvne bond vvill not be taken, because he hath so often broke his vvord; he must seek for other suretyes: (Quid verba audiam, cum facta videam?) Little povver have vvords to persvvade any of common understanding, vvhen the practise goes the contrary vvay. Nor yet can I discerne, hovv to judge of any mans desire, but only by his indeavour. Those heavy accusations, uncharitable censures, vvherby he chargeth & that vvith much bitternes, the generation of Non-conformists, from vvhat root they come, & vvhat desire they imply, let any rational man determine: For it cannot be to ingratiate them, or procure favor for them, in the affections of the Governors, vvhen he makes them appeare such as deserve none; nay such as ought to receyve none, but the contrary at their hands.

Lastly when it is objected: That this course hinders the removal of these things, which authority otherwise might possibly remove; His defence is; That he vvill never believe, that authority vvill remove them, with dishonour of it ⟨image 44⟩self, as yielding the things to be unlawful, which it hath so long maintained.