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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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In opposition to these allegations out of Calvin, the Repl. nameth one place, epist. 259. where he saith, according to the Rejoinder his own translation: If it be well and throughly looked unto, what it is, that doeth so ⟨p. 134⟩much provoke man, to the making of Ceremonies, we shall find, that they all flowed from this spring-head, because every man made bold •o fancy some new worship of God: whereas God not only refuseth all forged worships, but utterly abhorreth them. This (saith the Repl.) is a direct confutation of the Def. (and I add, of the Rejoinder.
In opposition to these allegations out of Calvin, the Repl. nameth one place, epist. 259. where he sayth, according to the Rejoynder his owne translation: If it be well and throughly looked unto, what it is, that doeth so ⟨p. 134⟩muche provoke man, to the making of Ceremonies, we shall finde, that they all flowed from this spring-head, because every man made bolde •o fansie some new worship of God: wheras God not onely refuseth all forged worships, but utrerly abhorreth them. This (sayth the Repl.) is a direct confutation of the Def. (and I adde, of the Rejoynder.
For if all humane Ceremonies flowed from affectation of will-worship, then a Pulpit, and such like matters of order, and decency, are no Ceremonies. If all the worship which is placed in humane Ceremonies, be unlawful, then no such Ceremonies are lawful, what opinion soever there be of their necessity, etc. If this be so (answereth the Rejoinder) then Calvin hath confuted his more public writings, in a private epistle.
For if all humane Ceremonies flowed from affectation of will-worship, then a Pulpit, and suche like matters of order, and decencie, are no Ceremonies. If all the worship which is placed in humane Ceremonies, be unlawfull, then no suche Ceremonies are lawfull, what opinion soever ther be of their necessitie, etc. If this be so (answereth the Rejoynder) then Calvin hath confuted his more publick writings, in a privat epistle.