A19142:430
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Among the Objections mentioned against our Convocations, one appendix was, that in memory of man they never concluded any thing for the common good of the Church, more than by others was better done […] their hands: but much evil hath come from them, and more •ould, if their commission had served thereto. Now because •his is a weighty charge, and enough to sleight all their authority, if it be true, tis worthy to be severally, and diligently considered, what their Advocate can allege to the contrary. If in this point he be brought to a nihil di•it, then let him for ever hold his peace about such Convocations.
AMong the Objections mentioned against our Convocations, one appendix was, that in memory of man they never concluded any thing for the com•on good of the Church, more than by others was better done 〈…〉 their hands: but much evill hath come from them, and more •ould, if their commission had served thereto. Now because •his is a weighty charge, and enough to sleight all their •uthority, if it be true, tis worthy to be severally, and di•igently considered, what their Advocate can alledge to the contrary. If in this point he be brought to a nihil di•it, then let him for ever holde his peace about such Convocations.
1. The first answer is, that the accusation is not true, unless the Agreement of the Articles of Faith, and Religion were not good. But 1. this being granted to be good, yet the accusation may be true, because this Act of An. 1571. can hardly be said to have been concluded within the memory of man. 2. It may well be questioned whether in this, our Convocation hath done that which was not better done to their hands. To which purpose it shall not be extravagant, nor unprofitable, to compare a little the Articles as they were set forth in King Edwards days, Anno 1552. with the edition which the Convocation of Anno 1571. hath left us. In the former we find