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.…

The second instance which the Rej. bringeth, is about the feast of Easter, whereabout he saith, the world was set on fire. And this indeed is worth the observing, that so soon as Victor-Bishops began to urge human cerem: upon the Church of God, all was presently in a fire, but were not these presumptuous Victors, the kindlers of that fire? The next step which the Rej. taketh (over a thousand year wide) is to Illiricus, about permitting the use of a surplice, where it is to be noted, ⟨p. 8⟩that before Illyricus, there had been effectual pleading against Ceremonies,¹ even Cross and Surplice, in Helvetia, at Tigure, whereupon they were removed, as Zwinglius relateth de baptismo: And a long time before that, the Waldenses (of whose blood were made torches to light us in the right way) did contend against all human traditions as unlawful.² So Reinerus cap. 5. All customs of the church, which in the Gospel they do not read, they do contemn. They affirm that those things which are appointed by the Bishops and Prelates, are not to be observed: because they are the traditions of men and not of God. Where also the answer given by that refuter unto your Waldens. is very observable, for by that, it will appear, that human Ceremonies in Divine worship, were then impugned and defended after the same manner, they are to this day. Our allegations being the same with those, which the Waldenses used, and our adversaries answers the same, which the Papists opposed to the Waldenses.³ Answ: the Church is not content with those things which Christ taught, and therefore might make competent constitutions, as the Church of the Jews: in the 9. Est. 1. Maccabae 2. and 4. Touching the authorities alleged by the Heretics, Deut. 10. and 13. you shall not add. &c. Answ: is: The Jews might not add any thing to the law, least it might have seemed insufficient at that time. To that place Isay 29. Matth. 15. Answ: is: That the constitutions of the church come not only from men but God also: To that of Gall. 1. Answ: is: beside the word, that is against it.