A19142:847
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. Then (saith he) all external Ceremonies must needs be worship. And this is that which we avouch, of all Ceremonies, whose proper use is the honouring of God. 3. It is not (as he addeth) the immediate and peculiar ⟨p. 133⟩use of our Ceremonies, to honour God, but to a edify man unto the honouring of God.
2. Then (sayth he) all externall Ceremonies must needs be worship. And this is that which we avouche, of all Ceremonies, whose proper use is the honoring of God. 3. It is not (as he addeth) the immediate and peculiar ⟨p. 133⟩use of our Ceremonies, to honor God, but to a aedifie man unto the honoring of God.
No more (may I say) is it any otherwise the immediate end of preaching the word, to honour God, but only by edifying of men, to the honouring of God: and yet preaching of the word is essential worship. 4. Pulpits. Fonts, Tables, Table-cloths, and Cups, are as much appropriated unto religious uses, as our Ceremonies in question. But this is confuted in the staple section of the Manuduct. 3. and 4. And the difference is acknowledged by the Rejoinder, in that, he maketh Pulpits etc. to be only simple Ceremonies, and ours in question, double and treble. For by that it followeth, that our questioned Ceremonies are twice, or thrice more appropriated to worship, then Pulpits.
No more (may I say) is it anie otherwise the immediate ende of preaching the word, to honor God, but onely by aedifiying of men, to the honoring of God: and yet preaching of the word is essentiall worship. 4. Pulpits. Fonts, Tables, Table-cloths, and Cups, are as muche appropriated unto religious uses, as our Ceremonies in question. But this is confuted in the staple section of the Manuduct. 3. and 4. And the difference is acknowleged by the Rejoynder, in that, he maketh Pulpits etc. to be onely simple Ceremonies, and ours in question, double and trible. For by that it followeth, that our questioned Cerenies are twice, or thrice more appropriated to worship, then Pulpits.