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.…

7. It was inquired, whether the Scripture, forbidding conformity with Heathen Idolaters, in shaving of heads, and cutting of beards, did mean the same heads and beards only? No: (answereth the Rejoinder) because the like in kind was forbidden. And this is that which the Replier sought. For then by proportionable equity, Ceremonies like in kind to Idolaters, are forbidden to Christians, at this day, and not the same particulars only.

7. It was inquired, whether the Scripture, forbidding conformity with Heathen Idolaters, in shaving of heads, and cutting of beards, did meane the same heads and beards onely? No: (answereth the Rejoynder) because the like in kinde was forbidden. And this is that which the Replier sought. For then by proportionable equity, Ceremonies like in kinde to Idolaters, are forbidden to Christians, at this day, and not the same particulars onely.

8. Because the Defendant objected, that all circumstances of Order and Decency have been abused to Idolatry; the Rejoinder noted, that this is one advantage he maketh of leaving out of our Assumption, those limitations: Ceremonies devised by man, of no necessary use: because ⟨p. 481⟩Circumstances of Order, and Decency, are necessary in their kind, and not mere devises of men; Bellarmine himself being Judge, de effect. Sacram. lib. 2. cap. 29. Upon this the Rejoinder having little reason to oppose thereto, after some repetition of confuted shifts, cometh on with a current of words, like a flood from the hills, after a great rain, which carrieth much mud with it. For after some rolling of Circumstances in their particulars, with adding of divers, neither mere circumstances, nor allowed by us, as he supposeth (which make nothing to the purpose) this muddy stuff is found in the valley: The matter comes to this issue: you a•e the godly men; other reformed Churches are the Churches of Christ, All other men are Carnal, Time-servers, Formalists, that have no conscience, no sincerity, no godly wisdom, no zeal; you are the only men. I cannot devise, what occasion he had of this extraordinary passion, but that he was angry, to see he could not confront reason with reason. In his could blood, I dare say, he will recall these words of distemper, which cannot be fastened upon us, and therefore rebound upon him from whose violence they proceeded.