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3. These negative prohibitions, were so plainly the Commandments of men, ver. 22. that from hence our divines do commonly argue against such popish Cerem. as ours are: And therefore Papists in their commentaries, as Estius ad Corn. de lapide &c. upon that place, do strive to putt-off that blow from their Cerem. but yet are constrained to confess, unprofitable and superfluous Ceremo. or instituted by a mere human spirit, (such as ours are) to be in those words condemned; If therefore this place, be the plainest reason, which the Def. and Rej. have, of charging us with superstition, it is plain enough, there was more affection and affectation, then reason in this weighty charge.

3. These negative prohibitions, were so plainly the Commaundements of men, ver. 22. that from hence our divines do commonly argue against such popish Cerem. as ours are: And therfore Papists in their commentaries, as Estius ad Corn. de lapide &c. upon that place, do strive to putt-off that blow from their Cerem. but yet are constrained to confesse, unprofitable and superfluous Ceremo. or instituted by a meere humaine spirit, (such as ours are) to be in those words condemned; If therfore this place, be the plainest reason, which the Def. and Rej. have, of charging us with superstition, it is plaine enough, there was more affection and affectation, then reason in this weighty charge.

4. Whether any definition of superstition will bear up this weighty charge, forced upon those, that reject human Cerem. the Rej. will not try by the Schoolmen, because he loveth them not so well, but only by a Definition which is found in D. Ames his Medulla: but passing by the Schoolmen, he might have found in our Divines, Definitions, very fit for this trial, as that of Ursine Tom. 1. in precept 2. Superstition is that which ⟨p. 99⟩•dds human inventions to divine precepts: That of Dr. Fulk in Act. 17. Sect. 4. A will worship is, more then appointed by the law of God: That of Mr. Perkins on he second command, Superstition is worship of God, without his commandment &c. For there is not one f our writers, who treateth of superstition, and doth ot give such descriptions of it, as from them it may e concluded, that the rejecting of such Ceremon. as urs are, is so far from superstition, that it is the opposing of superstition: Yet let him choose by what Definitions, the cause shall be tried.