A19142:1552
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
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In the second place, to supply the Defendant his penury, the Rejoinder bringeth abundance of instances, out of his old store. 1. Kneeling, bowing, prostrating, lifting up of the eyes, and of the hands, shouting, and dancing for joy. But these we absolutely deny to be human inventions. The Rej. knew this: and therefore by prevention, replieth: to say these are not human inventions, because they partly spring out of natural light, is as much as to say, they are not, because th•y are human inventions: for what are human inventions, but such as spring out of natural light? What? the Cross, and Surplice; the Cornered-Cap, and tippet; the Bishops Rochet, and Cope; with a thousand such like; which whosoever will equal, or (in regard of naturalness and wilful invention) liken unto l•fting up of eyes and hands, &c. in prayer, must for that time, lay aside right natural invention, and judgement. I think it would trouble all the Graduates in England to find out that natural light, from whence Bachelors of Art, Masters of Art, Bachelors and Doctors of Divinity received their several kinds of Hoods; even as much as ⟨p. 496⟩to find out light of nature, for all the several habits of Monks. But (saith the Rejoinder) all came from natural light, better or worse, more or less agitated. Just as mens long hair, and women's short, which nature it self teacheth to be uncomely (according to the Apostles light) came from the light of nature. It is natural to a child, for to suck the dug; and after to put the hand to the mouth; and after to creep or go: Is it like natural to sound a certain distinct sound upon a Trumpet? to dance a certain Round, or Galliard, after every Fiddle? It is natural for a child to signify his discerning of those that it is used to, by some such sound as Dad and Mam: but not to make Verses in a certain number.
In the second place, to supply the Defendant his penury, the Rejoynder bringeth abundance of instances, out of his olde store. 1. Kneeling, bowing, prostrating, lifting up of the eyes, and of the hands, shouting, and dancing for joy. But these we absolutely deny to be human inventions. The Rej. knew this: and therefore by prevention, replieth: to say these are not human inventions, because they partly spring out of naturall light, is as much as to say, they are not, because th•y are human inventions: for what are human inventions, but such as spring out of naturall light? What? the Crosse, and Surplice; the Cornerd-Cap, and tippet; the Bshops Rochet, and Coap; with a thousand such like; which whoesoever will aequal, or (in regard of naturalnesse and willfull invention) liken unto lfting up of eyes and hands, &c. in prayer, must for that time, lay aside right natural invention, and judgement. I think it would trouble all the Graduates in England to finde out that natural light, from whence Bachelors of Art, Maisters of Art, Bachelors and Doctors of Divinitie receyved their several kindes of Hoodes; even as much as