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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.…

Name: A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D.…
Author: William Ames

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

William Ames 1576–1633Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633

[124], 156; 531, [13]; 64 p. : port. · 224k words · STC 555 · ESTC S100154

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A manuduction to the following dispute. › Chapter 5: Of the sorts and differences of Ceremonies.

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A minister of a congregation, they may successively stand upon the same hill: the magistrate to deliver the law, and judgment, to the subject: The General to give his charge to the soldiers: The Minister •o preach unto a congregation. Is any man such a wiseacre, as to say, this hill is a civill, or politic hill, a warlike hill, a sacred hill, because it serves all these actions of policy, war, and religion: so that to make the point plain, because we are forced to show forth the feebleness of the Rej. dispute, we will now from these grounds (Reader) reason, and exemplify, that the meanest may understand.

A minister of a congregation, they may successively stand upon the same hill: the magistrate to deliver the law, and judgment, to the subject: The Ge•erall to give his charge to the souldiers: The Minister •o preach unto a congregation. Is any man such a wise••ker, as to say, this hill is a civill, or politike hill, a warlike hill, a sacred hill, because it serves all these actions of po•icy, warr, and religion: so that to make the point plaine, because we are forced to show forth the feeblenes of the Rej. dispute, we will now from these grounds (Reader) reason, and exemplifye, that the meanest may understand.

:338p. 59–60

If to be applied to a religious affair, make a thing sacred, then all things almost and all arts may be sacred, because they may be applied to a matter, thing, or person religious, as the next object and end. If the pulpit be a sacred thing, because it is applied to support the minister preaching: then is the air sacred, its applied to his speech in speaking: then is the light sacred, its applied to his eye in reading, then are his spectacles sacred, for they are used by him, reading his text, then the two pottle pots, which hold the wine consecrated, should be sacred pots, Nay the ministers doublet, that covers him, yea if he was hoarse, and took some oil to help his voice, they should now become sacred doublets, and sacred oil. The paper book which the preacher

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Ames 1576–1633

Place

Amsterdam

Printer

the successors of Giles Thorp

Year

1633

Size

[124], 156; 531, [13]; 64 p. : port.

Words

224,419

Catalogue

STC 555 · ESTC S100154

Text

EEBO-TCP A19142

Passages

1,758

Sections

171

Title page

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.…

CHAP. VI. Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremon. and ours, in regard of necessity, holiness and efficacy, wherein how far we join with the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of papists themselves.

CHAP. VI. Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremon. and ours, in regard of necessity, holines and efficacy, wherein how far we joyne with the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of papists themselves.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. VI. Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremon. and ours, in regard of necessity, holiness and efficacy, wherein how far we join with the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of papists themselves.

CHAP. VI. Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremon. and ours, in regard of necessity, holines and efficacy, wherein how far we joyne with the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of papists themselves.