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.…

These comforts in Temporaries, are like the painting & complexion, which is laid upon the face by deformed harlots, which the least violence of cold, or heat takes off immediately; whereas, a sound joy issuing from grounded assurance, is like ruddy complexion, which ariseth from good blood, & a wholesome constitution, which the greatest heats or colds may increase, but cannot remove as long as life & strength lasteth:

These comforts in Temporaries, are like the painting & complexion, vvhich is layd upon the face by deformed harlotts, vvhich the least violence of cold, or heat takes off immediatly; vvhereas, a sound joy issuing from grounded assurance, is like ruddy complexion, vvhich ariseth from good blood, & a vvholsom constitution, vvhich the greatest heats or colds may increase, but cannot remoove as long as life & strength lasteth:

¹Others again are brought to embrace the truth because of the company or multitude, which they see give credit or countenance thereunto:² thus the Pharisee would not to heaven unless he might go in the crowd. Or because of the safety & commodity which the Lord sometimes vouchsafes to sincere Professors. Thus many turned Jews in Esters time,³ not because they were the better, but the stronger party; not for the truth of their profession, but for the safety of the Professors.⁴ These attend upon Christ for the loaves and follow the gospel no longer then profit follows them. The name of a prison, the noise of a chain, makes the truth so deformed in their eye, that they dare not, & therefore vvil not own it. As the leaves of a tree, while they be fed with moisture, drawn up in•o the branches by the Sun in the spring, they flourish ⟨image 11⟩