A19142:287
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.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hearing attending conserving, examining things heard, are referred thereunto, not as causes or parts of the things; ergo, they are ceremonies.
Nay to believe and hope in God, to love and fear him are referred to God not as causes or parts: ergo, these are Ceremon. If it be here said, yea but these are inward actions, whereas our Cerem. are said to be outward by the Rej. I answ: be it granted, yet this kind of reference being the proper form of a Ceremon: the reason still holds good (though we have no need of this example having so many before mentioned) for wheresoever the form or proper nature of a thing is, there the thing formed will be, as its a sound kind of reasoning, where there is a reasonable soul as a form, there is a man: Lastly to deride contemn, rail, revile Christ, his truth and servants is an outward action purposely observed with reference to these, by persecutors, not as causes and parts of them; ergo, these are but Ceremon: since, and is not here wild work, thinks thou Christian reader.
Nay to beleive and hope in God, to love and feare him are referred to God not as causes or parts: ergo, these are Ceremon. If it be here said, yea but these are inward actions, whereas our Cerem. are said to be outward by the Rej. I answ: be it graunted, yet this kynd of reference being the proper forme of a Ceremon: the reason still houlds good (though we have no need of this example having so many before mentioned) for wheresoever the forme or proper nature of a thing is, there the thing formed will be, as its a sound kynd of reasoning, where ther is a reasonable soule as a forme, there is a man: Lastly to deride contemne, rayle, revyle Christ, his truth and servants is an outward action purposely observed with reference to these, by persecutors, not as causes and parts of them; ergo, these are but Ceremon: synnes, and is not here wyld work, thinks thou Christian reader.