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.…

The Def. his second answer was, that we may blush, to speak of Tertullian, because he professeth traditions in the same book. It was answered, that then all may blush, which allege the Fathers for that which they in other places gainsay. The Rejoinder granting, that those need not blush, because the Fathers sometime are deaf and hear not themselves speak, and in some particulars left their sound general principles, yet will needs have us blush (if it be not unpossible, as his Rejoining charity suspecteth it is) because they never held that which we allege them for. But how doeth this appear, because they allowed of sundry Ceremonies not prescribed in the word. Now except he could prove, they were not as deaf on this the ceremonial ear, or side, as they were on the other, or that they did not leave their sound generals, in the particulars of Ceremonies, as well or ill as in other.

The Def. his second answer was, that wee may blush, to speak of Tertullian, because he professeth traditions in the same book. It was answered, that then all may blush, which allege the Fathers for that which they in other places gainesay. The Rejoynder graunting, that those neede not blush, because the Fathers sometime are deafe and hear not themselves speak, and in some particulars left their sound generall principles, yet will needs have us blush (if it be not unpossible, as his Rejoyning charitie suspecteth it is) because they never held that which wee allege them for. But how doeth this appear, because they allowed of sundrie Ceremonies not praescribed in the word. Now except he could prove, they were not as deafe on this the ceremoniall ear, or side, as they were on the other, or that they did not leave their sound generalls, in the particulars of Ceremonies, as well or ill as in other.

this occasion, especially with his affected exaggerations if it be not impossible.

And that the Rejoinder cannot prove this, D. Morton showeth in his appeal. pag. 324. They that erred in points of doctrine, could not be altogether free from some sprinklings and spots of Ceremonial corruptions.