A19142:851
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
Which is nothing so, but only it followeth, (as the Repl. said) that he hath confuted the collection which the Def. made from a shred or two of his more public writings. He hath expressed so much in public writings as he doeth in that private epistle. As to add one place of note, opusc. pag. 356. disputing against Cassander, who maintained humane Ceremonies, upon the very same grounds, terms, and condition, that the Def. and Rejoinder do,1 he saith of them: Seeing God will be worshipped by the rule of his law, and therefore detests all feigned services, it is undoubtedly contrary to faith that any thing be added to his precepts by the judgment of man.
Which is nothing so, but onely it followeth, (as the Repl. sayd) that he hath confuted the collection which the Def. made from a shred or two of his more publicke writings. He hath expressed so muche in publicke writings as he doeth in that private epistle. As to adde one place of note, opusc. pag. 356. disputing against Cassander, who mainteyned humane Ceremonies, upon the very same groundes, termes, and condition, that the Def. and Rejoynder doe,1