A19142:893
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.
But (saith the Rej.) Ursin, or at least Pareus saith, that the genus commune nature of these Cerem. as well as of civil laws is moral, and therefore worship. What could he have said more to confute both Defendant, and Rejoynder• they are worship, (and that only in their general nature) just as civill things: that is not otherwise then all good deeds are worship. So forbidding, or hindering of false worship (which may be done by Atheists) is worship, in this uncouth manner of speaking.
But (sayth the Rej.) Vrsin, or at least Pareus sayth, that the genus commune nature of these Cerem. as well as of civil laws is morall, and therfore worship. What could he have sayd more to confute both Defendant, and Rejoynder• they are worship, (and that onely in their generall nature) just as civill things: that is not otherwise then all good deeds are worship. So forbidding, or hindering of false worship (which may be doen by Atheists) is worship, in this uncouth manner of speaking.
One argument yet is of the Rejoinder his own invention: Such things done to the honouring of an Idol were idolatry, as to build a temple, to the honouring of an Idol. Therefore the same things done by the rule, to the right end, are some way a worship to God. Wherein there are two ambiguous phrases observable: 1. such things. 2. to the ⟨p. 155⟩honouring of an idol.
One argument yet is of the Rejoynder his owne invention: Suche thinges doen to the honoring of an Idoll were idolatrie, as to build a temple, to the honoring of an Idoll. Therfore the same thinges doen by the rule, to the right ende, are some way a worship to God. Wherin ther are two ambiguous phrases observable: 1. suche thinges. 2. to the ⟨p. 155⟩honoring of an idoll.