A19142:828
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
Part › Chapter 2 › SECT. 2. Concerning adding to Gods worship.
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Our Parliament statutes made for establishing of true religion, are a means of preserving it in England: but I think that Hon. Assembly would take it ill, if the Rej. should publish to the world, that their Laws are additions to the word, and worship of God.
Our Parliament statutes made for establishing of true religion, are a meanes of praeserving it in England: but I thinke that Hon. Assemblie would take it ill, if the Rej. should publish to the world, that their Laws are additions to the word, and worship of God.
The Rejoinder addeth, that Calvin in the place alleged, doeth account these pretended additions to have been corruptions, from the first. Now (though this is not here, but in another place, after to be handled) let the Reader guess of Calvins account, by these his words: Afterward there came teachers who did not think themselves should be esteemed acute enough unless they did patch something of their own to the word of God. 1Yet no addition to that word is tolerable. Those secondary laws are devised of curious men, as if the single and simple command of God were not enough. To invent new washings was an idle vanity. Had they rested in the law of God their modesty wou•d have ben more pleasing to him, then their Scrupulous anxiety in doing otherwise.
The Rejoynder addeth, that Calvin in the place alledged, doeth account these praetented additions to have been corruptions, from the first. Now (though this is not heer, but in another place, after to be handled) let the Reader gesse of Calvins account, by these his words: Afterward there came teachers who did not think themselves should be esteemed acute enough unlesse they did patch something of their owne to the word of God. 1Yet no addition to that word is tolerable. Those secondarie lawes are devised of curious men, as if the single and simple command of God were not enough. To invent new washinges was an idle vanity. Had they rested in the law of God their modsty woud have ben more pleasing to him, then their Scrupulous anxiety in doing otherwise.