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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.
One man acknowledgeth, he hath been long staggering, about the things in question: But now he hath got greater light, sees more, & understands better. And yet no man could ever see, his candle lighted, his arguments alleged, nor yet were his overswaying reasons, ever offered to scanning.
One man acknovvledgeth, he hath beene long staggering, about the things in quaestion: But novv he hath gott greater light, sees more, & understands better. And yet no man could ever see, his candell lighted, his arguments alleged, nor yet vvere his oversvvaying reasons, ever offered to skanning.
Nay if he be put hard to, it vvil appear he hath, none: yea he is not acquainted with the things he doth, if he come to give an account, of what he hath done. Only you must believe, he hath private arguments, which do overpower his judgement: Otherwise he must grant, he doth practise without ground & reason: The sum in short is, he hath gotten a perspective about him, and perceives that ease, & liberty is good, & therefore, (Issachar like) is resolved to sit under his burden: he sees the way by swallowing o• ceremonies, how to sleep in a whole skin, & that •ourse he takes.
Nay if he be put hard to, it vvil appeare he hath, none: yea he is not acquaynted vvith the things he doth, if he come to give an account, of vvhat he hath done. Only you must beleive, he hath private arguments, vvhich doe overpovver his judgement: Othervvise he must graunt, he doth practise vvithout ground & reason: The summe in short is, he hath gotten a perspective about him, and perceyves that ease, & liberty is good, & therfore, (Issachar like) is resolved to sit under his burden: he sees the vvay by svvallovving o• ceremonyes, hovv to sleepe in a vvholle skinne, & that •ourse he takes.