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.…

To the Repliers assertion, that we are by the Scriptures warned to fly as well, and as far, from Popish, as from Paganish Idolatry, the Rejoinder (with some litigation about Rev. 18.) consenteth: but addeth that it is not necessary to fly from every human (he should have added unnecessary) Ceremony, which either Papists or Pagans have Idolatrously abused. Now this is the main question of this whole chapter: and therefore not here to be discussed. Only this: the Defender in this Section, founding himself upon a disparity betwixt Popish and Paganish Idolatry, seemeth to grant, that if they were equal, then we were to fly from the Ceremonies abused in Popish Idolatry: and this grant the Rejoinder doeth not well to recall.

To the Repliers assertion, that we are by the Scriptures warned to flie as well, and as farre, from Popish, as from Paganish Idolatrie, the Rejoynder (with some litigation about Rev. 18.) consenteth: but addeth that it is not necessarie to flie from every human (he should have added unnecessarie) Ceremonie, which eyther Papists or Pagans have Idolatrously abused. Now this is the maine quaestion of this wholle chapter: and therfor not heer to be discussed. Onely this: the Defender in this Section, founding himself upon a disparitie betwixt Popish and Paganish Idolatrie, seemeth to grant, that if they were aequal, then we were to flie from the Ceremonies abused in Popish Idolatrie: and this grant the Rejoynder doeth not well to recal.

The Replier not being willing to spend time about the comparison betwixt Popish, and Paganish Idolatry, referred the Defendant to the Abridgement, and Mr. Parker. Hereupon the Rejoinder taketh upon him to answer ⟨p. 517⟩what is found in them, about this comparison. In which discourse, because many things before answered are repeated, to ease my self, and the Reader, of tedious labour, I will only note the main grounds of his answers, pertaining directly to that comparison, and then set down some plain testimonies of our divines about it; because he partly denieth, and partly shifteth off Mr. Parkers quotations. His principal ground of answer is, that the Papists do not sin against the first Commandment, in worshipping a false God; but against the second only, in worshipping the true God, in a false manner. This he produceth (pag. 618,) as Doctor Ames his judgement: