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.…

I have considered what is spoken of Christian liberty, in ⟨p. 498⟩the Scripture, and what I could find written of it by Divines: and thereout observed much against these Ceremonies (as is alleged in the sixth general Argument, which the Rejoinder was not hasty to come unto, in eight or nine years) but nothing either for their imposing, or their using.

I have considered what is spoken of Christian libertie, in ⟨p. 498⟩the Scripture, and what I could finde written of it by Divines: and therout observed much against these Ceremonies (as is alleged in the sixt general Argument, which the Rejoynder was not hastie to come unto, in eight or nine years) but nothing eyther for their imposing, or their using.

The Rejoinder meaneth by the Church (in England) the Convocation house; and by Christian liberty, their licentiousness, in Abridging Gods people of that liberty which Christ hath left unto them. So that, as in some parts of Germany, and Polonia, the Noble men stand mightily for the Liberty of their Country; And yet when the course of things is well weighed, that liberty is only licence for them to oppress the common people, or Boors; whom they keep under as slaves, or little better; whose goods they take from them upon every slight pretence; whose lives (in some places) can scarce satisfy them for the life of a stag, if they shoot one, spoiling their corn, even so, this Christian liberty is only for our Convocation-house to oppress the Congregations of Christ, as they do.

The Rejoynder meaneth by the Church (in England) the Convocation house; and by Christian libertie, their licentiousnesse, in Abridging Gods people of that libertie which Christ hath left unto them. So that, as in some parts of Germanie, and Polonia, the Noble men stand mightilie for the Libertie of their Countrie; And yet when the course of thinges is well weighed, that libertie is onely licence for them to oppresse the common people, or Boores; whome they keep under as slaves, or litle better; whose goods they take from them upon every slight praetence; whose lives (in some places) can scarce satisfie them for the life of a stagge, if they shoot one, spoiling their corne, even so, this Christian libertie is onely for our Convocation-house to oppresse the Congregations of Christ, as they doe.