16. Concerning Doctor Fulke, one sentence of his was alleged, that he which disliketh our form of service, as not differing sufficiently from the Papists, showeth his zeal in detestation of Idolatry. This (saith the Rejoinder) was a charitable excuse of them. The urging then, defending and rejoining, for our Ceremonies in that manner as now is used, is an uncharitable accusation ⟨p. 473⟩not agreeable to the mind of Doctor Fulke. A second sentence of the same D. Fulke, is: We abhor whatsoever hath but a show of Popery. Therefore (concludeth the Rejoinder) he did not judge our Ceremonies to have any show of Popery: Nay rather, therefore he abhorred our Ceremonies. For that of their Popish show, he doubted not, •it appeareth out of divers passages, in his writings: as in his Rejoinder to Martial, art. 4. Mr. Calfhill answereth well, that the Ceremony of the Cross, once taken up of good intent, being grown into so horrible abuse, is justly refused of us. And art. 5. Although the elder and better age used and received the sign of the Cross tolerably, yet considering the shameful abuse of it, it ought now, of right and conscience, to be condemned. Martial will none of that: for (saith he) things good in their own nature, must not be taken away, or condemned, for the abuse. Very true; but who will grant him, that the sign of the Cross is good of it self? It is as much as may be borne, to grant it a thing indifferent. But (saith the Rejoinder) our Ceremonies Doctor Fulke hath (of my knowledge) used and defended as lawful. Of this knowledge, for his using and defending all our Ceremonies, his writings do constrain me (at the least) to doubt. He was once so far of from using all, that rather then he would use the Surplice, he went out of St. Johns College, in Cambridge, with his pupils, and hired chambers for himself, and them, in the town: Mr. Travers is my author for this. If afterward he was bowed something by the times, unto a little use of one Ceremony, that he might in some manner, and measure, excuse: but if he had purposed to defend that, and the other Ceremonies, some ⟨p. 474⟩foot-steps of that defence would be found in his writings, as there are divers of his opposing them.
16. Concerning Doctor Fulke, one sentence of his was alledged, that he which disliketh our forme of service, as not differing sufficiently from the Papists, sheweth his zeale in detestation of Idolatry. This (sayth the Rejoynder) was a charitable excuse of them. The urging then, defending and rejoyning, for our Ceremonies in that manner as now is used, is an uncharitable accusation ⟨p. 473⟩not agreeable to the minde of Doctor Fulke. A second sentence of the same D. Fulke, is: We abhorre whatsoever hath but a shew of Popery. Therefore (concludeth the Rejoynder) he did not judge our Ceremonies to have any shew of Popery: Nay rather, therefore he abhorred our Ceremonies. For that of their Popish shew, he doubted not, •it appeareth out of divers passages, in his writings: as in his Rejonder to Martiall, art. 4. Mr. Calfhill answereth well, that the Ceremony of the Crosse, once taken up of good intent, being growne into so horrible abuse, is justly refused of us. And art. 5. Although the elder and better age used and received the signe of the Crosse tolerably, yet considering the shamefull abuse of it, it ought now, of right and conscience, to be condemned. Martiall will none of that: for (sayth he) things good in their owne nature, must not be taken away, or condemned, for the abuse. Very true; but who will grant him, that the signe of the Crosse is good of it selfe? It is as much as may be borne, to grant it a thing indifferent. But (sayth the Rejoynder) our Ceremonies Doctor Fulke hath (of my knowledge) used and defended as lawfull. Of this knowledge, for his using and defending all our Ceremonies, his writings doe constraine me (at the least) to doubt. He was once so farre of from using all, that rather then he would use the Surplice, he went out of St. Iohns Colledge, in Cambridge, with his pupils, and hired chambers for himselfe, and them, in the towne: Mr. Travers is my author for this. If afterward he was bowed something by the times, unto a little use of one Ceremony, that he might in some manner, and measure, excuse: but if he had purposed to defend that, and the other Ceremonies, some ⟨p. 474⟩foot-steps of that defence would be found in his writings, as there are divers of his opposing them.
