A19142:96
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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Beside Mr. Parker's discourse is either empty, & void of sinews of sound reason, & then the weakness of it, is soon discovered, & may be confuted; yea disgraced with more ease; or else there be arguments, of that solidity, & strength, which either the Rej. cannot reduce, or else is not able, or not willing to answer. To say he cannot reduce them to form, is a thing too mean to imagine, nor vvill the Rej. grant, nor vvill I, or do I think. To say he is not willing to answer, is to gainsay his own course, the profession ⟨image 32⟩of his care, to traverse this cause, & his love to our Cerem: & the peace of our Church, so much pretended in his answer.
Beside Mr. Parkars discourse is eyther empty, & voyd of sinevves of sound reason, & then the vveakenes of it, is soone discovered, & may be confuted; yea disgraced vvith more ease; or else ther be arguments, of that solidity, & strength, vvhich eyther the Rej. cannot reduce, or else is not able, or not vvilling to ansvvere. To say he cannot reduce thē to forme, is a thing too meane to imagine, nor vvill the Rej. graunt, nor vvill I, or do I thinke. To say he is not vvilling to ansvver, is to gaynsay his ovvne course, the profession ⟨image 32⟩of his care, to traverse this cause, & his loue to our Cerem: & the peace of our Church, so much pretended in his ansvver.
The third therefore must be concluded, for I do not see what fourth thing can be given.
The third therfore must be concluded, for I do not see vvhat fourth thing can be given.
Only, Did ever any answerer, serious & judicious, amongst Divines, of any kind, Protestant Papist, Lutheran, propound such conditions, did ever any grant such? nay is it not to common sense ridiculous? For any Lutheran to send to a Calvinist, any Protestant to a Papist, having printed some serious treatise against them, to send I say this message; well: you have printed a treatise here, & you place some, yea great confidence in it: if you vvill (reduce it into syllogisms,) you shall be soon answered, & that there is nothing but bombast, & painted vermilion putt upon it? Spectatum admissi risum? Would not the Papists laugh in there sleeves, at such an answer, I vvill say no more: but only propound this form to the Rej. & save him a labour to reduce it.