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.…

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.

8. Because the Defendant objected, that all circumstances of Order and Decency have beene abused to Idolatry; the Rejoynder 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 necessarie in their kinde, and not meere devises of men; Bellarmine himselfe being Iudge, de effect. Sacram. lib. 2. cap. 29. Vpon this the Rejoynder having little reason to oppose thereto, after some repetition of confuted shifts, commeth on with a current of words, like a flood from the hils, after a great raine, which carrieth much mud with it. For after some rouling of Circumstances in their particulars, with adding of divers, neither meere circumstances, nor allowed by us, as he supposeth (which make nothing to the purpose) this muddy stuffe is found in the valley: The matter comes to this issue: you ae the godly men; other reformed Churches are the Churches of Christ, All other men are Carnall, Time-servers, Formalists, that have no conscience, no syncerity, no godly wisedome, no zeale; you are the onely 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.