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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.
As thus it fares in travelling, so fares it also, with men in professing the truth; their aims are several, & their proceedings suitable thereunto: Some take up the profession of the truth, as a voyage of pleasure: & such vvill be sure, to sail no further, then that they may see the smoke of their own chimneys: they vvill serve Christ no longer, then they may serve there own turns, and therefore such vvill have no more of the gospel, then they may have their own private with it, not only within sight, but within reach: And its admirable to see, what falseness they discover in there course, & yet what fair colours, they putt upon all their proceedings, & would bear the world in hand, they wish nothing but soundness, when indeed there is nothing but shows & appearances, to please a sensual eye:
As thus it fares in traveling, so fares it also, vvith men in professing the truth; their aymes are severall, & their proceedings sutable therunto: Some take up the profession of the truth, as a voyage of pleasure: & such vvill be sure, to sayle no further, then that they may see the smoake of their ovvn chymneyes: they vvill serveChrist no longer, then they may serve ther ovvne turnes, and therfore such vvill have no more of the gospell, then they may have their ovvne private vvith it, not only vvithin sight, but vvithin reach: And its admirable to see, vvhat falsenes they discover in ther course, & yet vvhat fayre colores, they putt upon all their procedings, & vvould beare the vvorld in hand, they vvyshnothing but soundnes, vvhen indeed ther is nothing but shevves & appearances, to please a sensuall eye:
Its not amiss therefore, to take the scantling of both these kinds, that the Judicious Reader may be able to own them as they appear in his way, either in their writings, or behaviours: for the lives of men are ⟨image 10⟩like living books, which a wise man vvill search into, & observe: To this purpose therefore we shall shortly consider: 1 what is the cause of this declining? 2 what be the pretences, whereby they labour to excuse it?