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.…

Mark now the Rejoinder his answer: The contrary ⟨p. 111⟩of decency and edification displeaseth God. But the contrariety of particular Rites, serving to decency and edification, do not displease him: because they fall into one and the same general kind, without contrariety thereto, or therein. As fire & water are not contrary to an element, nor black and white, to colour, nor reasonable, and unreasonable, to a creature: so contrary orders, contrary formalities of decency, and contrary means of edification, are not contrary to order, decency and edification. All this answer dependeth upon a distinction betwixt general, and special.

Marke now the Rejoynder his answer: The contrarie ⟨p. 111⟩of decencie and edification displeaseth God. But the contrarietie of particular Rites, serving to decencie and edification, doe not displease him: because they fall into one and the same generall kinde, without contrarietie therto, or therin. As fire & water are not contrarie to an element, nor blacke and white, to colour, nor reasonable, and unreasonable, to a creature: so contrarie orders, contrarie formalities of decencie, and contrarie meanes of edification, are not contrarie to order, decencie and edification. All this answer dependeth upon a distinction betwixt generall, and speciall.

Now 1. This is a certain, infallible rule: what essence soever is found in any general, that must needs be in every special, contained under it. There is no essence in an element generally taken, which is not both in the fire, and water, none in colour so taken, but is both in black and white, none in the notion of a creature, which is not in man and beast. From hence therefore it necessarily followeth, that if Order and decency in general, be essential worship, every true special of them must needs be so.

Now 1. This is a certain, infallible rule: what essence soever is founde in any generall, that must needs be in every speciall, conteyned under it. Ther is no essence in an element generally taken, which is not both in the fire, and water, none in colour so taken, but is both in blacke and white, none in the notion of a creature, which is not in man and beast. From hence therfore it necessarily followeth, that if Order and decencie in generall, be essentiall worship, every true speciall of them must needs be so.