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.…

Concerning which passage, I desire one case may seriously be considered, and it is this: Whether is it not possible, that a man (either out of ignorance as not •nowing, or out of lase fear dissembling) may kneel •owne before an Idol, as Idolaters do, perform and express according to their manner all outward actions of reverence, and yet keep his heart, mind, & affections, inwardly acknowledging and loving of God.

Concerning which passage, I desire one case may se•iously be considered, and it is this: Whether is it not •ossible, that a man (either out of ignorance as not •nowing, or out of lase feare dissembling) may kneele •owne before an Idoll, as Idolaters do, performe and expresse according to their manner all outward actions of reverence, and yet keepe his heart, mynd, & affections, •nwardly acknowledging and loving of God.

That this practise is possible, nay too ordinary, that the heart may be carried one way, and the action another way in appearances, needs no proof, since each mans woeful experience gives undeniable evidence thereof: Hence then I reason.

That this practise is possible, nay too ordinary, that the heart may be caried one way, and the action another way in appearances, needs no proof, since each mans wofull experience gives undeniable evidence thereof: Hence then I reason.

If an action may have the real subsistence of superstition, without the intention of the mind, the work of heart and affection: then without these hath it the subsistence of external worship. But without internal worship: to wit without, nay against the intention of mind, the work of my heart & affection, the action formerly mentioned hath the subsistence of real superstition. Therefore without the internal worship, the external hath subsistence.