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. It worse beseemeth D. B. then most other, except he will confess, that he, when he was Minister at the Hague, in Holland, and with the consent of his people, ordered things in that Congregation (as to receive ⟨p. 103⟩the Communion sitting at the table, to leave out the Cross in Baptism, and Surplice in all Divine service) did then and there set up Parish-omnipotency. 3. It is an injury, more then ordinary, to make us (any way) extol the authority of a Minister, above the authority of the King, in any matter of appointing and ordaining. For though a Minister may do something in his administration, which no other man can lawfully do, yet none of us ever thought, that he may appoint and ordain any thing to be done, with coactive authority, which the King may do, in all things lawful, and convenient; even in Church affairs. So that our tenet is, that the Minister, and his people, may use no Ceremony, nor exercise any public act of worship, which the King may not appoint, command, and compel them to. For in holding that no such thing is to be done, beside that which Christ hath appointed, and that the King may, and ought to see that all Christs institutions be observed, we must needs be confessed to hold that assertion, which is the conclusion of these two. 4. The fallacious ground of this accusation is, that the Minister with his people, may occasionally order some things, which no man absent can, not for want of authority, but for want of presence to observe the occasion: as what time the Church meeting shall begin, upon that day, that the Communion is to be administered, together with Baptism, and other business, more then ordinary. 5. That which he intermixeth, of reference to Bishops, bringeth all the Churches of France, Netherlands, etc. under his Censorial note, of Parish-omnipotency.

2. It worse beseemeth D. B. then most other, except he wil confesse, that he, when he was Minister at the Hagh, in Holland, and with the consent of his people, ordered thinges in that Congregation (as to receyve ⟨p. 103⟩the Communion sitting at the table, to leave out the Crosse in Baptisme, and Surplice in all Divine service) did then and there set up Parish-omnipotencie. 3. It is an injurie, more then ordinarie, to make us (any way) extoll the authori•ie of a Minister, above the authoritie of the Kinge, in any matter of appointing and ordeyning. For though a Minister may doe something in his administration, which no other man can lawfully doe, yet none of us ever thought, that he may appoint and ordeyne any thing to be doen, with coactive authoritie, which the King may doe, in all thinges lawfull, and convenient; even in Churche affaires. So that our tenent is, that the Minister, and his people, may use no Ceremonie, nor exercise any publicke act of worship, which the King may not appoint, commād, and compell them to. For in holding that no suche thinge is to be doen, beside that which Christ hath appointed, and that the Kinge may, and ought to see that all Christs institutions be observed, we must needs be confessed to hold that assertion, which is the conclusion of these two. 4. The fallacious ground of this accusation is, that the Minister with his people, may occasionally order some thinges, which no man absent can, not for want of authoritie, but for want of presence to observe the occasion: as what time the Churche meeting shall beginne, upon that day, that the Communion is to be administred, together with Baptisme, and other buisines, more then ordinarie. 5. That which he intermixeth, of reference to Bishops, bringeth all the Churches of France, Netherlands, etc. under his Censoriall note, of Parish-omnipotencie.