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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
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2. Again the second also is more gross, if more may be added, If the general, give his whole substance & nature to the particulars, then if there be any substance of order, the particulars have it, but the general nature of order gives all the substance to the particulars; ergo, they have it: the maintaining of the contrary conceit, is to bid battle to all reason, and to deny a confessed common, and received principle of art.1 General is that kind of whole, which gives his essence to the particulars. For now far should a man be forsaken of common sense, who should affirm, that manhood, or the nature of man in general, should have the substance of reason: but considered ⟨p. 52⟩in his species and particulars. Tho. and John, they should be wholly destitute of the substance of reason: And assuredly (good reader) when I considered, the wonderful confidence of the disputer, arrogating so much subtlety and learning, and yet to fall so foul and offend so heavily, against the very rudiments of logic, and principles of reason, I could not but look up to heaven, and lawfully as I could, and tremblingly remember,2 that of the Prophet: That the Lord is said to putt out the understanding of the Prudent.
2. Againe the second also is more grosse, if more may be added, If the generall, give his whole substance & nature to the particulars, then if ther be any substance of order, the particulars have it, but the generall nature of order gives all the substance to the particulars; ergo, they have it: the maintaining of the contrary conceit, is to bidd battell to all reason, and to deny a confessed common, and receaved principle of art.1 Generall is that kynd of whole, which gives his essence to the particulars. For now farr should a man be forsaken of common sense, who should affirme, that manhood, or the nature of man in generall, should have the substance of reason: but considered ⟨p. 52⟩in his species and particulars. Tho. and Ihon, they should be wholly destitute of the substance of reason: And assuredly (good reader) when I considered, the wonderfull confidence of the disputer, arrogating so much subtility and learning, and yet to fall so foule and offend so heavily, against the very rudiments of logick, and principles of reason, I could not but look up to heaven, and lawfully as I could, and tremblingly remember,