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.…

SECT. 8. & 9. Concerning Mr. BRADSHAW his argument, whereby he proveth our Ceremonies to be esteemed, imposed, and observed, as parts of Gods worship, viz. because they want nothing to true, or right worship of God, but only a right efficient cause, or author.

SECT. 8. & 9. Concerning Mr. BRADSHAW his argument, wherby he proveth our Ceremonies to be esteemed, imposed, and observed, as parts of Gods worship, viz. because they want nothing to true, or right worship of God, but only a right efficient cause, or author.

1. The 8. section was neglected by the Repl. as containing nothing but affirmation on one side, and negation on the other. This omission (saith the Rejoinder) was for advantage, because (forsooth) here the Def. his assertion was clearly set down, namely, that our Ceremonies are not imposed, or observed, as proper, essential and necessary parts of Gods worship.

1. THe 8. section was neglected by the Repl. as conteyning nothing but affirmation on one side, and negation on the other. This omission (sayth the Rejoynder) was for advantage, because (forsooth) here the Def. his assertion was clearly set downe, namely, that our Ceremonies are not imposed, or observed, as proper, essentiall and necessarie parts of Gods worship.

But 1, If this had been a clear explication, yet seeing we meet with it, and handle it in a hundred several places, before, and after, little reason had the Rejoinder to suspect advantageous craft, in passing by the same terms in this one place. 2. There is no clearness at all in heaping up terms, without any explication of them. 3. When these terms, proper, essential, necessary worship are now expounded, by the Rejoinder to mean nothing else but worship specially commanded of God, the sense is so absurd, that it was for his advantage,