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.…

SECT. 6. & 7. of Davids purpose, to build a Temple. 2. Sam. 7.1. Chron. 17.

This passage will soon be dispatched, if the question may be cleared. The purpose of David, was either conditional only, if God should allow and second the business, or else absolute, without such suspending condition, as supposing that God did allow, and would prosperously assist him, for the accomplishment of it. If it was of the former sort, and so far as it was considerable within those limits, there is no question, but it was godly, and worthy of all honour. But if it was absolute, it cannot be excused from some mixture of presumption. For whatsoever a man may absolutely intend to do, that he may do, but for the doing of such a thing, as building of a Temple then unto God, the Rejoinder himself confesseth it to have been unlawful, for David, without further warrant: and so confesseth also, that the absolute intention could not be lawful. Hence are these speeches of the Rej. That which may be lawfully purposed, with submission to Gods pleasure, might not be done without his pleasure known, and leave given. We grant, that David could not build the House, nor so much as set out the place for it, without leave and direction from God.

THis passage will soon be dispached, if the quaestion may be cleared. The purpose of David, was eyther conditionall onely, if God should allow and second the businesse, or else absolute, without suche suspending condition, as supposing that God did allow, and would prosperously assist him, for the accomplishment of it. If it was of the former sort, and so farr as it was considerable within those limits, ther is no quaestiō, but it was godly, and worthy of all honour. But if it was absolute, it cannot be excused from some mixture of praesumtion. For whatsoever a man may absolutely intend to doe, that he may doe, but for the doeing of such a thing, as building of a Temple then unto God, the Rejoynder himself confesseth it to have been unlawfull, for David, without further warrant: and so confesseth also, that the absolute intention could not be lawfull. Hence are these speaches of the Rej. That which may be lawfully purposed, with submission to Gods pleasure, might not be doen without his pleasure knowen, and leave given. Wee grant, that David could not build the House, nor so muche as set out the place for it, without leave and direction from God.