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3. A third reason, fetched out of M. Hy. his papers, is, that Cross and Surplice are set apart from civill uses, and appropriated unto the acts of religion in Gods service. To which the Def. answered, by equal comparison of Pulpit-cloth, Communion cup, and place of meeting in like manner appropriated. Whereupon the Repl. was, in general, that the Def. did well understand what was meant by appropriation. This put the Rejoinder into a passion, expressed by many words: a pretty sleight, for that which cannot be defended, by those which are puzzled and toiled, a f•im […], lent by Mr. Jacob, a mere shift, proceeding out of an haughty desire of defending that which hath been once spoken. And this is all that I find rejoined to that passage. To which I say nothing.

3. A third reason, feched out of M. Hy. his papers, is, that Crosse and Surplice are set apart from civill uses, and appropriated unto the actes of religion in Gods service. To which the Def. answered, by equall comparison of Pulpit-cloth, Communion cup, and place of meeting in like manner appropriated. Wherupon the Repl. was, in generall, that the Def. did well understand what was meant by appropriation. This putte the Rejoynder into a passion, expressed by many wordes: a pretty sleight, for that which cannot be defended, by those which are pusled and toyled, a f•im 〈…〉, lent by Mr. Iacob, a mere shift, proceeding out of an haughtie desire of defending that which hath been once spoken. And this is all that I finde rejoined to that passage. To which I say nothing.

A reason was rendered of the former assertion: because a Pulpit-cloth Communion-cup, and Meeting-place are only civill, being taken from the ordinary civill customs of men. To which the Rejoinder opposeth, that no civill man will say, that they are only civill in their application: Which is very true. Nor will any Grammarian say, that good Hebrew, Greek, or Latin, are only grammatical in their application, because they are applied to the expressing of all kind of truths and falsehoods: and yet they are only grammatical etymology and syntax. No Naturalist will say, that the earth and air are only natural in application, and yet they are only natural beings.