A19142:553
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
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7. Concerning Heb. 3.2. it is further answered sect. 4. that the faithfulness of Christ, and Moses was equal, and alike in real faithfulness, because they both did that which was commanded them of God. But howsoever this be true, yet if it were Gods revealed will, that more immediate means of worship should be instituted in the Christian Church, then Christ hath instituted, who was ordained to institute the means of worship, and Moses (as is here supposed) instituted all such means of worship in the old Testament, as God would have instituted, it followeth, that the faithfulness of Christ, was not so extended to all the necessities of the Church, as Moses his faithfulness was.
7. Concerning Heb. 3.2. it is further answered sect. 4. that the faithfulnesse of Christ, and Moses was aequall, and alike in reall faithfulnesse, because they both did that which was commanded them of God. But howsoever this be true, yet if it were Gods revealed will, that more immediate meanes of worship should be instituted in the Christian Churche, then Christ hath instituted, who was ordeyned to institute the meanes of worship, and Moses (as is here supposed) instituted all suche meanes of worship in the old Testament, as God would have instituted, it followeth, that the faithfulnesse of Christ, was not so extended to all the necessities of the Churche, as Moses his faithfulnesse was.
8. Concerning faithfulness in Ritual ordinances, the Def. mentioned the ordaining of two essential and necessary Sacraments. Which allegation the Replier esteemed nothing to the purpose. Yes verily (saith the Rejoinder) it is some thing. It is in deed something, but this something is nothing at all pertaining to mere Rituals. For so the Defend. and Rejoinder both confess expressly, that these two Sacraments are not mere Rituals.
8. Concerning faithfulnesse in Rituall ordinances, the Def. mentioned the ordeyning of two essentiall and necessarie Sacraments. Which allegation the Replier esteemed nothing to the purpose. Yes verely (sayth the Rejoynder) it is some thing. It is in deed something, but this something is nothing at all perteyning to mere Rituals. For so the Defend. and Rejoynder both confesse expresly, that these two Sacraments are not mere Rituals.