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.…

In that which followeth about sopping, there is no new matter to fasten any dispute on, proper to this place, but only why some ceremonial sopping may not be used, as near to the Communion, as the Cross unto Baptism? The Rejoinder answereth. 1. because it is not so safe, to use visible elementary signs in holy actions, as a transient Character. 2. Because such sopping were worse then the use of any other bodily element, as coming so near to the very institution. Where 1. it is to be marked, that a religious Ceremony, of sops and wine, immediately before or after the Communion, is not found unlawful, but only not so safe as the Cross. By the same proportion, Ceremonious eating of flesh, and fish, in the solemnity of the Communion, is only not so safe, not unlawful. Hath not the Cross brought us to a fair market? 2. If the Cross be not a visible elementary sign, what kind of sign is it? Character noteth a most proper sign: aerial is elementary: crossing is either visible, or else it is no sensible sign: because it cannot be heard, felt, tasted, or smelled.

In that which followeth about sopping, ther is no new matter to fasten any dispute on, proper to this place, but only why some ceremoniall sopping may not be used, as neare to the Communion, as the Crosse unto Baptisme? The Rejoynder answereth. 1. because it is not so safe, to use visible elementarie signes in holy actions, as a transient Character. 2. Because suche sopping were worse then the use of any other bodily element, as comming so neer to the very institution. Where 1. it is to be marked, that a religious Ceremonie, of soppes and wine, immediatly before or after the Communion, is not found unlawfull, but onely not so safe as the Crosse. By the same proportion, Ceremonious eating of flesh, and fish, in the solemnitie of the Communion, is onely not so safe, not unlawfull. Hath not the Crosse brought us to a faire market? 2. If the Crosse be not a visible elementary signe, what kinde of signe is it? Character noteth a most proper signe: aereall is elementarie: crossing is eyther visible, or else it is no sensible signe: because it cannot be heard, felt, tasted, or smelled.

If he meaneth a permanent substance, beside that he crosseth his own definition of a Ceremony, an action &c. in other places he defendeth images, in this very section, he leaned even now, upon couches, as upon safe Ceremonies among the Jews.