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.…

After these, the Rej. instanceth in sitting, or lying along, leaning on the left side; covering of the head and face, in worship; dividing of a beast in covenant-making; erecting of Altars upon hills; erecting of religious monuments; Trophies of victory, in Temples; set days for solemn worship; wine and victuals for mourners; Marriage feasts, &c. But in all these, he was so set upon number, that he clean forgot weight, and pertinency to the question in hand. For the question is of Scripture-proofs, for such Ceremonies, as man hath devised, without necessary use, in the worship of God, notoriously known to have been, and be abused unto Idolatry. For there is not one of these instances, which doeth agree to this question. 1. It cannot be proved out of Scripture, that sitting, or lying, was a lawful religious Ceremony, appropriated unto Gods worship. The Rej. his proofs are only from superstitious Rabbins; who are no more witnesses of true lawful Ceremonies, for the old Testament, ⟨p. 497⟩then Papists are for the new. 2. As for veiling and covering the head and face, in worship, I know not out of what place of Scripture it can be proved a religious Ceremony, except (perhaps) from 1. Corinth. 11.4. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered dishonoureth his head. He quoteth Jerome on Eze. 44. Where these words are found:¹ We must not have our heads shaved as the Priests and worshippers of Isis and Serapis had. According to the seventy Interpreters, we learn that our hair is to be suffered to grow out so long, that the skin be covered, and appear not naked. Or verily that the Priests must always cover their heads, according to that of Virgil, Purpureo velare comas, &c.

After these, the Rej. instanceth in sitting, or lying along, leaning on the left side; covering of the head and face, in worship; dividing of a beast in covenant-making; erecting of Altars upon hils; erecting of religious monuments; Trophees of victory, in Temples; set dayes for solemne worship; wine and victuals for mourners; Marriage feasts, &c. But in all these, he was so set upon number, that he cleane forgot weight, and pertinency to the question in hand. For the question is of Scripture-proofes, for such Ceremonies, as man hath devised, without necessary use, in the worshop of God, notoriously knowne to have beene, and be abused unto Idolatry. For there is not one of these instances, which doeth agree to this question. 1. It cannot be prooved out of Scripture, that sitting, or lying, was a lawfull religious Ceremony, appropriated unto Gods worship. The Rej. his proofes are onely from superstitious Rabbines; who are no more witnesses of true lawfull Ceremonies, for the olde Testament,