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.…

Yet do I not speak this, as though I were troubled, with the weight of any thing he hath writ. For I profess unfeignedly the way of his traverse finds welcome with me; wherein the nakedness, & indefensibleness of his cause I hope vvill be discovered. Only one thing I would most earnestly entreat, that he would show us but fair play in these proceedings: to wit, that he would not break our heads, while others have bound our hands: Let him but grant us indifferent terms, even the common courtesy of the court, an impartial pleading: we desire no more favour then the cause by its own credit vvill procure: Let the larv ⟨image 46⟩be open, as the rigour of Justice allows: To which purpose shall he so far prevail with his Lord BB. that we may enjoy, the use of our books, the liberty of the press, & if not the benefit of our charges, yet freedom of breathing in our native soil, & with our poor desolate families; And I dare promise him he shall not want those, that vvill join issue with him, in this traverse, either by writing, or printing, & that without any gaudy expressions, (whereof he accuseth Mr. Parker) but by play dint of Syllogism: & we vvill take our oaths, as he in desireth, that each man of us shall write his conscience. which I wonder why the Dr. putt in, since its openly known to all that vvill not shut their eyes, that all conscience doeth not live & dye alone with conformable men. But if we neither have, nor he vvill procure us leave, or liberty, either to preach, or write, or print, yea scarce to live; then he must know, we are denied the benefit of the law, & the Courtesy of the Court & in vain he brags of his traverse.

Yet do I not speake this, as though I vvere troubled, vvith the vveight of any thing he hath vvritt. For I professe unfaynedly the vvay of his traverse fynds vvelcome vvith me; vvherin the nakednes, & indefensiblenes of his cause I hope vvill be discovered. Only one thing I vvould most earnestly intreat, that he vvould shovv us but fayre play in these proceedings: to vvitt, that he vvould not breake our heads, vvhyle others haue bound our hands: Lett him but graunt us indifferent termes, euen the common curtesy of the court, an impertiall pleading: vve desire no more favour then the cause by its ovvne credit vvill procure: Lett the larv ⟨image 46⟩be open, as the rigour of Iustice allovves: To vvhich purpose shall he so far prevayle vvith his Lord BB. that vve may enjoy, the use of our books, the liberty of the presse, & if not the benefit of our charges, yet freedome of breathing in our native soyle, & vvith our poore desolate families; And I dare promise him he shall not vvant those, that vvill joyne issue vvith him, in this traverse, either by vvriting, or printing, & that vvithout any gaudy expressions, (vvherof he accuseth Mr. Parker) but by playe dynt of Syllogisme: & vve vvill take our oaths, as he in desireth, that each man of us shall vvrite his conscience. vvhich I vvonder vvhy the Dr. putt in, since its openly knovvne to all that vvill not shutt their eyes, that all conscience doeth not liue & dye alone vvith conformable men. But if vve neither haue, nor he vvill procure us leaue, or liberty, either to preach, or vvrite, or print, yea scarce to liue; then he must knovve, vve are denied the benefitt of the lavv, & the Curtesy of the Court & in vayne he braggs of his traverse.