A19142:942
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
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The second answer to the former instance (belonging to all those by the Rejoinder adjoined) is, that i• before the law, the same worship had been performed, with the same mind, that is, in the same manner, and to the same end, it had been as essential worship, as after, though not so true, and lawful.
The seconde answer to the former instance (belonging to all those by the Rejoynder adjoined) is, that i• before the law, the same worship had been performed, with the same minde, that is, in the same manner, and to the same ende, it had been as essentiall worship, as after, though not so true, and lawfull.
The Rejoinder here first, observeth a contradiction to that which was formerly said sect. 6. worship doeth not vary, according to mens opinion. But if he understand the matter well, he shall find both sayings well to agree. For though the want of some opinion doeth not vary the nature of worship, so as that the absence of this or that opinion, doeth make any external worship, not essential: and yet it doeth so vary the nature of worship, as that the presence of some opinion, doeth (as an efficient, not as a formal cause) make some external ⟨p. 175⟩act essential worship. The Rejoinder his second observation is, that our Ceremonies are hereby discharged from will worship, and superstition, except it can be proved, the imposers, or users of them, do hold, that God is better pleased with them, then without them, in themselves, or that they are as pleasing to him, as if he had commanded them.
The Rejoynder here first, observeth a contradiction to that which was formerly sayd sect. 6. worship doeth not varie, according to mens opinion. But if he understand the matter well, he shall finde both sayings well to agree. For though the want of some opinion doeth not varie the nature of worship, so as that the absence of this or that opinion, doeth make any externall worship, not essentiall: and yet it doeth so varie the nature of worship, as that the presence of some opinion, doeth (as an efficient, not as a formall cause) make some externall