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.…

For your gracious Majesty ought to be very careful, that there be no innovation in religion, but according to the word of God. By this means shall a true peace, concord & unity of the Churches be preserved. But if the proceeding be otherwise, what other thing will it be, then to take away unity, and to trouble the Christian peace? And this I may not pass over with silence, that by this novelty of the business, not only the public peace shall be troubled in that kingdom, but also many else-where out of that kingdom will have occasion given them to raise new contentions in Churches, and that to the great hinderance of godliness, and the more slow proceeding of the Gospel. For all men know, that the most part of all the Churches, who have fallen from the Bishop of Rome, for the Gospels sake, do not only want, but also abhor those garments, and that there be some Churches, though few in comparison of the former, which do as yet retain those garments invented in Popery, as they very stiffly retain some other things also, because the reformers of those ⟨p. 57⟩Churches, otherwise worthy men, and very faithful servants of Christ, durst not at the first (neither judged they it expedient) utterly abolish all Popish things. But as the common manner is, every man likes his own best. Now I call those things a mans own, not so much which every man hath invented, as those beside, which every man chooseth to himself, receiveth, retaineth, and pursueth, though they be invented to his hand by others. But if there be also annexed the examples of other men, they be more and more hardened in them, and are not only hardened, but also do their uttermost endeavour by word and writing, to draw all the rest to be of their mind? Therefore we easily see what the issue will be, if your gracious Majesty admit of that counsel which some do give you, to take on apparel, and other more Popish things besides. For some men, who be not well occupied, being stirred up by the example of your Majesty, will write books and disperse them throughout all Germany, of these things which they call indifferent, to wit, that it is lawful to admit of them, nay that they be altogether to be retained, that Papists may be the less estranged and alienated from us, and so we may come the nearer to concord and agreement.

For your gracious Majesty ought to be very carefull, that there be no innovation in religion, but according to the word of God. By this means shall a true peace, concord & unity of the Churches be preserved. But if the proceeding be otherwise, what other thing will it be, then to take away unity, and to trouble the Christian peace? And this I may not passe over with silence, that by this novelty of the busines, not onely the publick peace shall be troubled in that kingdome, but also many else-where out of that kingdome will have occasion given them to raise new contentions in Churches, and that to the great hinderance of godlines, and the more slow proceeding of the Gospell. For all men know, that the most part of all the Churches, who have fallen from the Bishop of Rome, for the Gospels sake, doe not only want, but also abhorre those garmēts, and that there be some Churches, though few in comparison of the former, which doe as yet retaine those garments invented in Poperie, as they very stifly retaine some other things also, because the reformers of those