A19142:392
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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Now what a monstrous, and preposterous generation, then ⟨p. 89⟩doth he make (as it were in a Chimerical dream) of Divine Children, proceeding from human mothers and grandmothers: Our Saviour was of another mind; when he made these two opposite, from earth, and from heaven: The Rej. hath found out so great consent between these two, that earth may be the mother, and grandmother of heaven: Beside the human mother of Divine children, is not of their heavenly fathers choice, nor by him appointed, to bear the person of their true mother: But she was first putt into this office, by the presumption of men, and afterward authorised, by the Archmother of Rome, continuing her profession, by sleight & might, to represent those, from whom she can show no other letters of credence, for the power she usurpeth, then she maketh her self, or hath gotten by stealth from civill power.
Now what a monstrous, and preposterous generation, then ⟨p. 89⟩doth he make (as it were in a Chymaericall dreame) of Divine Children, proceeding from humaine mothers and grandmothers: Our Saviour was of another mynd; when he made these two opposite, from earth, and from heaven: The Rej. hath found out so great consent betweene these two, that earth may be the mother, and grandmother of heaven: Besyde the humaine mother of Divine children, is not of their heavenly fathers choise, nor by him appointed, to beare the person of their true mother: But she was first putt into this office, by the presumption of men, and afterward authorised, by the Archmother of Rome, continuing her profession, by sleight & might, to represent those, from whom she can show no other letters of credence, for the power she usurpeth, then she maketh her self, or hath gotten by stealth from civill power.
6. This representative mother, is very seldom extant viz, when there is a Parliament, which now we have not had these diverse years: And when she appeareth, she can give no milk to her children, further then she hath commission from man: None of her children can have access unto her, only she appointed many years since, certain servants of hers, with restraint of their fathers allowance, to diet them, with dry ceremonies, and scourge them, with silencing, deprivation, excommunication, if they find fault with that provision, which is very pap, with a hatchet; Is not such a mother worthy grand titles and honour?