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.…

3. Our reason was propounded in the words of Calvin upon Jer. 7.31. Seeing God under this title only condemneth that which the Jews did, because he had not commanded it them, therefore no other reason need to be sought for the confutation of superstitions, then that they are not by commandment from God. To which the Rejoinder answereth, that Mr. Calvins conceit holdeth true in proper points of religious worship, which are all prescribed of God himself, but not in matter of rites, not prescribed of God. Now if this be not a miserable conceit, that Gods not commanding doeth forbid that which he hath prescribed or commanded, but not that which he hath not prescribed, or commanded, let any man of sense judge.

3. Our reason was propounded in the words of Calvin upon Ier. 7.31. Seeing God under this title onely condemneth that which the Iews did, because he had not commanded it them, therfore no other reason need to be sought for the confutation of superstitions, then that they are not by commandement from God. To which the Rejoynder answereth, that Mr. Calvins conceit holdeth true in proper points of religious worship, which are all praescribed of God himself, but not in matter of rites, not praescribed of God. Now if this be not a miserable conceit, that Gods not commanding doeth forbid that which he hath praescribed or commanded, but not that which he hath not praescribed, or commanded, let any man of sense judge.

Other meaning I cannot gather either out of these words, or out of the Rejoinder his doctrine of worship, which was before distinctly weighed, in the head of Worship. Mr. Cartwrite's conjecture (as the Rejoinder calleth it) is the very same with that which he calleth ⟨p. 28⟩Calvins conceit. The Rejoinder his answer also is the same for substance, that it is true in matter• particularly determined by God, but not in matters of order and ceremony, of which God hath not determined particularly. The sense of which is, that we must depend upon God, so far as he hath determined particularly, but in other things, we must depend upon men, and in England, upon the Convocation house. But to depend upon God, and his mouth, being to follow only his determination and what sense then is this, you shall only follow Gods determination, in those things which he hath particularly determined, but if you please to do any thing in his worship, which he hath not determined particularly, you may therein depend upon whom you pleae? For matter of Ceremony, enough hath been spoken before: and of order, we shall after dispute.