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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
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2. His second is, that ordering in comely manner, or comeliness requireth the institution of such formalities, as shall be suitable to the dignity and variety of divine actions. Where the term formalities is not so formal, that a man may spy in it the difference it hath from other things, the Rejoynd. in his manuduction, pag. 36. appropriateth it to Bishops Roshe•s etc. even as they are distinct from Surplices: the Bishops went before the Hearse in •heir formalities, the Clerks in their Surplices. So that it seemeth to mean some Ceremonies of state, and dignity: of which kind neither Cross, nor Surplice is any. Howsoever, unto ordering of one thing doeth not require another new thing, but only disposing of that one. For if it did, then that new thing (because that also must be ordered) would require another new thing, and that also for order sake another, so that no one thing could be ordered, without an infinite heap of new things.
2. His second is, that ordering in comely manner, or comelinesse requireth the institution of suche formalities, as shall be sutable to the dignitie and varietie of divine actions. Where the terme formalities is not so formall, that a man may spie in it the difference it hath from other thinges, the Rejoynd. in his manuduction, pag. 36. appropriateth it to Bishops Roshe•s etc. evē as they are distinct from Surplices: the Bishops went before the Hearse in •heir formalities, the Clearks in their Surplices. So that it seemeth to mean some Ceremonies of state, and dignitie: of which kinde neyther Crosse, nor Surplice is any. Howsoever, unto ordering of one thing doeth not require another new thing, but onely disposing of that one. For if it did, then that new thing (because that also must be ordered) would require another new thing, and that also for order sake another, so that no one thing could be ordered, without an infinite heap of new thinges.
As for the Dignity of divine actions, that is best suited with mans reverent and humble simplicity, not with outward shows of dignity, invented by man. The woman's ordinary veil was more suitable to the dignity of Gods worship, then if she had adorned her self with gold, and precious stones.