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.…

4. The last Reason is, because Popery and Popish Rites are not to be esteemed of equal abomination with Paganism, and Paganish Rites. The Rejoinder bringeth it to this: that the Idolatry of Papists, and Pagans, considered in themselves are not like. The Replier answered, that though this were true every way (as it is not) yet in this they may agree, that both alike are to be detested and abandoned. You speak monsters (answereth the Rejoinder) because, if they be not alike detestable, they are not alike to be detested: and Abandoning hath no degrees. But 1. The substance of this assertion was wont to be accounted no Monster. For D. Fulke (Rejoinder to Bristow, pag. 288.) maketh open profession of it, not only in his own name, but of other Divines: This we say; that Popish Images, although they be not the same that were the Images of the Heathen, yet they are as abominable Idols, as theirs; and the worshipping of them, as much to be abhorred of all true Christians, as the worshipping of the Images of the Gentiles.

4. The last Reason is, because Poperie and Popish Rites are not to be esteemed of aequal abomination with Paganisme, and Paganish Rites. The Rejoynder bringeth it to this: that the Idolatrie of Papists, and Pagans, considered in themselves are not like. The Replier answered, that though this were true every way (as it is not) yet in this they may agree, that both alike are to be detested and abandoned. You speak monsters (answereth the Rejoynder) because, if they be not alike detestable, they are not alike to be detested: and Abandoning hath no degrees. But 1. The substance of this assertion was wonte to be accounted no Monster. For D. Fulke (Rejoynder to Bristow, pag. 288.) maketh open profession of it, not onely in his owne name, but of other Divines: This we say; that Popish Images, although they be not the same that were the Images of the Heathen, yet they are as abominable Idols, as theirs; and the worshiping of them, as much to be abhorred of all true Christians, as the worshiping of the Images of the Gentiles.

2. When the Replier spake of like detestation, he did not mean to equal the balance unto a hair, or hal•e