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.…

2. Chemnitius was alleged, saying, there be some Ecclesiastical Rites, which have neither command, nor testimony, in Scripture, which yet are not to be rejected. Answer was made, that this in a right sense is granted by us. The Rejoinder taxeth this as an idle shift: because 1 Chemnitius did not intend such a restrictive sense. 2. Circumstances of Order have command and testimony in Scripture. But 1. It is no idle shift so to interpret an allegation objected, as that the interpretation cannot be confuted, but barely denied. 2. As Circumstances of order and decency have their general command or testimony in Scripture, so have those Rites which Chemnitius understandeth, or else his sentence is without any ground out of Scripture.

2. Chemnitius was alledged, saying, there be some Ecclesiasticall Rites, which have neyther command, nor testimonie, in Scripture, which yet are not to be rejected. Answer was made, that this in a right sense is granted by us. The Rejoynder taxeth this as an idle shift: because 1 Chemnitius did not intende suche a restrictive sense. 2. Circumstances of Order have command and testimonie in Scripture. But 1. It is no idle shift so to interpret an allegation objected, as that the interpretation cannot be confuted, but barely denied. 2. As Circumstances of order and decencie have their generall command or testimonie in Scripture, so have those Rites which Chemnitius understandeth, or else his sentence is without any grounde out of Scripture.

3. The same answer is given, and no other Rejoinder made, about Calvin, Danaeus, Whitakers and Zanchie, saving that of Zanchie, it is observed & urged by the Rejoynd. that he saith some Ceremonies may help for the furtherance of piety which have no foundation in the word: giving instance of the solemnities of Easter, etc. Tract. de Sacra. Scriptura. For whom I answer, that his sentence must be understood of no particular foundation, or else he should give more then any Papist will require, concerning their humane Ecclesiastical Ceremonies. As for his instances in the solemnities of Easter, it seemeth he reckoned them among Ceremonies of order and decency, because as the Def. and Rej. confess, that is the only place authorizing humane institutions in Religion. If he meant otherwise, he did as a man, cross his own rules, as after (God willing) shall be showed.