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.…

8. Melancton (saith the Rejoinder) reckons it an error, in constitution of things indifferent, to account them worship: but he meaneth, with opinion of righteousness, and necessity, worship of themselves, whose immediate end is Gods honour, not vestments, Feasts, and ⟨p. 141⟩fasts, etc. Now concerning all these exceptions, enough hath been spoken, Manud. sect. 5.6.7. Yet concerning Melancton, he meaneth by righteousness, justification, by necessity, that which is necessary to justification, by of themselves, considered apart from Gods ordinances, by immediate end, that which belongeth to the first table.

8. Melancton (sayth the Rejoynder) reckones it an error, in constitution of thinges indifferent, to account them worship: but he meaneth, with opinion of rightousenesse, and necessitie, worship of themselves, whose immediate ende is Gods honor, not vestments, Feasts, and ⟨p. 141⟩fasts, etc. Now concerning all these exceptions, enough hath been spoken, Manud. sect. 5.6.7. Yet concerning Melancton, he meaneth by righteousnesse, justification, by neces•itie, that which is necessarie to justification, by of themselves, considered apart from Gods ordinances, by immediat ende, that which belongeth to the first table.

Now 1. the Rejoinder will not say that any humane worship, is lawful, beside that which is held absolutely necessary for justification, for then it may be lawful, though it be every way equalled to many of Gods ordinances. 2. The sign of the Cross, to signify our courage, and constancy in Christs service, were worship, though it be considered, or were used alone by it self. 3. Our Ceremonies belong to the first table, so far as they belong to any part of his law. 4. Vestments, fasts, and feasts also, are accounted by Melanchthon, matters of mere order. For so Tom. 1.297. and 305. he compareth them to order of lectures in schools, and to the order of reading and praying, in families, morning and evening. And so far, we also allow of them. Yet one thing is worth the noting, that whereas imposers of Ceremonies do much ground themselves upon the Apostles example,