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.…

One observation is added further by the the Rejoinder, namely, that diverse of our Divines do make this part of the definition of proper worship, that it be according to the commandment of God. To which I answer, that such definitions are to be understood of true and lawful worship, even as those definitions of an oath, which require the true God to be sworn by, are to be taken of right and lawful oaths only, because swearing by false Gods, is swearing, as all worshipping, of false Gods, is worship, though both unlawful.

One observation is added further by the the Rejoynder, namely, that diverse of our Divines doe make this part of the defini•ion of proper worship, that it be according to the commandement of God. To which I answer, that suche difinitions are to be understood of true and lawfull worship, even as those definitions of an oath, which require the true God to be sworne by, are to be taken of right and lawfull oathes onely, because swearing by false Gods, is swearing, as all worshipping, of false Gods, is worship, though both unlawfull.

In the next place, answer is tendered to this reason of Mr. Br. The bare ratifying of the present use of any thing, cannot make it true and lawful worship, if it had not be•ore some nature of worship in the use of it. The force lieth in this, that bare ratifying or authorizing of any thing to have that use which it had before without such authority, doeth not change the physical entity, essence, or use of it, but only the authority, or legality of it. The instances brought by the Rejoinder to the contrary, may have some show, but have no force to that purpose. 1. The sole stamp of the King, makes that current money, which was not money at all before, but ⟨p. 169⟩only used by way of bartery. In which comparison, he utterly mistaketh and varieth the quality wherein it consisteth. For on the one side, it standeth thus: If God should command and us to use our Ceremonies, after the same manner that we have used them, without his command, they should be parts of Gods proper outward worship. On the other side it standeth thus: if the King command that piece of metal to be used for current money, which before was not used so, but only for bartery, it should be current money. Here is no similitude, because no proportion of quality.