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.…

Its a received rule, that degrees vary not the kind of any thing, but the quantity of it: As the diverse degrees of heat, or cold, in several things, degrees of whiteness in several walls, none of these degrees declare diverse qualities for kind, but diverse quantities and measures of the same kind of quality: as one thing is more o• less hot, but both have the like heat, for kind of it whence it follows from the Rej. his ground, that veneration and adoration differing only as degrees of worship, they are both of the same kind, and then veneration being due to the ordinances, and appurtenances thereof, the essence or kind of true divine worship, is due to some creature beside God, which not only religion & reason, but all the world of Orthodox Divines deny, and the Rej. I presume also in cold blood will do the same.

Its a receaved rule, that degrees vary not the kynd of any thing, but the quantity of it: As the diverse degrees of heat, or cold, in severall things, degrees of whytenes in severall walls, none of these degrees declare diverse qualities for kynd, but diverse quantities and measures of the same kynd of quality: as one thing is more o• lesse hott, but both have the like heat, for kynd of it whence it followes from the Rej. his ground, that veneration and adoration differing only as degrees of worship, they are both of the same kynd, and then veneration being due to the ordinances, and appurtenances thereof, the essence or kynd of true divine worship, is due to some creature beside God, which not only religion & reason, but all the world of Orthodoxe Divines deny, and the Rej. I presume also in cold blood will do the same.

3. Third division is: Divine worship is either principal• or subordinate: Principal is that holy reverence and respect of the Divine Majesty, which is inwardly performed for his honour: either by the understanding, or will and affections: And this may falsely be pretended, but cannot be falsely performed.

3. Third division is: Divine worship is either principal or subordinate: Principall is that holy reverence and respect of the Divine Majesty, which is inwardly performed for his honor: either by the understanding, or will and affections: And this may falsely be pretended, but cannot be falsely performed.