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.…

7. The examples of such motherhood, which the Rej. fetcheth, from the assemblies of Israel, Scotland, and ⟨p. 90⟩our Parliament, have no agreement. For 1. we read of no assemblies of Elders (by office in Israel) from whence all other were excluded, styled either Mothers of Israel, or all Israel: Neither was there in any such assemblies, this motherly authority exercised, of appointing human sacred Ceremo. unto Israel. 2. The assemblies of Scotland, before Perth, had no such state, as our convocation, nor power of commanding, but only advised of, and directed those things which God had appointed, and the churches were known to desire, yet might their judgment be well called, the judgment of the church of Scotland, because they pronounced nothing, but that which all the churches of Scotland, did publicly profess, even in their solemn confession. 3. Our Parliament is not styled, the Mother common wealth of England, yet in civill affairs, more liberty is left for stile, and power, unto public assemblies, then in religious: But if the lower house of Parliament, were not more freely chosen, and of greater power, then the poor lower house of Convocation, a quaere might be made, whether the state or common wealth of England were there or no.

7. The examples of such motherhood, which the Rej. fetcheth, from the assemblyes of Israell, Scotland, and ⟨p. 90⟩our Parliament, have no agreement. For 1. we read of no assemblyes of Elders (by office in Israell) from whence all other were excluded, stiled either Mothers of Israell, or all Israell: Neither was there in any such assemblyes, this motherly authority exercised, of appointing humaine sacred Ceremo. unto Israell. 2. The assemblyes of Scotland, before Perth, had no such state, as our convocation, nor power of commaunding, but only advized of, and directed those things which God had appointed, and the churches were knowen to desire, yet might their judgment be well called, the judgment of the church of Scotland, because they pronounced nothing, but that which all the churches of Scotland, did publikely professe, even in their solemne confession. 3. Our Parliament is not stiled, the Mother common wealth of England, yet in civill affaires, more liberty is left for stile, and power, unto publike assemblies, then in religious: But if the lower house of Parliament, were not more freely chosen, and of greater power, then the poore lower house of Convocation, a quaere might be made, whether the state or common wealth of England were there or no.