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.…

But this sixth corollary saith, its neither divine nor human institution make a ceremony: ergo, I conclude, no ⟨p. 43⟩institution doth make a ceremony; which is a direct contradiction to the second: which affirms, that institution doth make a Ceremony.

But this sixt corallary saith, its neither divine nor humaine institution make a ceremony: ergo, I conclude, no ⟨p. 43⟩institution doth make a ceremony; which is a direct contradiction to the second: which affirmes, that institution doth make a Ceremony.

The seventh hath been discussed and confuted before in the substance of it:¹ Pag. 34. only that strange kind of expression may here be observed as we pass by: It is not essential to a ceremony simply, that it be no proper part of Divine worship: where let it be observed, that to be no proper part of worship, is a bare negation, or not being of worship: now plain it is, and manifest to all that have but common sense, that a bare negation, cannot be essential to any thing, that hath being, neither simply nor comparatively. And by the same proportion, and upon the same ground, he might as well say, to be no part of worship, is not essential to any thing, and therefore not to a Ceremony: now to what profit, or purpose are such expressions, which serve nothing to the cause in hand, but to darken the truth with words, and to dazzle the minds of the ignorant.

The seventh hath beene discussed and confuted before in the substance of it:¹ Pag. 34. onely that strange kynd of expression may here be observed as we passe by: It is not essentiall to a ceremony simplye, that it be no proper part of Divine worship: where let it be observed, that to be no proper part of worship, is a bare negation, or not being of worship: now plaine it is, and manifest to all that have but common sense, that a bare negation, cannot be essentiall to any thing, that hath being, neither simply nor comparatively. And by the same proportion, and upon the same ground, he might as well say, to be no part of worship, is not essentiall to any thing, and therfore not to a Ceremony: now to what profit, or purpose are such expressions, which serve nothing to the cause in hand, but to darken the truth with words, and to dazell the mynds of the ignorant.