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For further answer, it was alleged by the Repl. that not only Calvin in Mat. 15. but also Bellarmin himself (de eff. Sacr. l. 2. cap. 32.) saith, that the Pharisees washing was condemned as vain, and unprofitable, setting aside, intention, and opinion of legal, operative holiness. The Rejoinder answering first for Bellarmine, saith he is abused: because (forsooth) he speaks that falsely, to defend the Popish Ceremonies. As if it were not the common notion of all Christians, that vain and unprofitable Ceremonies are to be condemned, or as if Bellarmine alone said this! or as if this could defend the Popish Ceremonies, which are more easily defended from any other charge, then they can be from this, that they are vain and unprofitable.

For further answer, it was alleged by the Repl. that not onely Calvin in Mat. 15. but also Bellarmin himself (de eff. Sacr. l. 2. cap. 32.) sayth, that the Pharisies washing was condemned as vaine, and unprofitable, setting aside, intention, and opinion of legall, operative holinesse. The Rejoynder answering first for Bellarmine, sayth he is abused: because (forsooth) he speakes that falsely, to defend the Popish Ceremonies. As if it were not the common notion of all Christians, that vayne and unprofitable Ceremonies are to be condemned, or as if Bellarmine alone sayd this! or as if this could defend the Popish Ceremonies, which are more easily defended from any other charge, then they can be from this, that they are vayne and unprofitable.

Who would have thought, that D.B. would defend vain and unprofitable Ceremonies, in Gods solemn worship? But Chemnitius (saith he) observes, that Christ condemned not these washings simply as profane fopperies, nor as simply unlawful, but in respect of religion placed in them. Not simply profane fopperies, that is, void of all show from Scripture, or reason, nor simply unlawful, if the acts in themselves be considered or abstracted from all relations by institution added unto them: but in respect of religion placed in them, 1. e. superstition adjoined unto them. Now there is superstitio not only pernicious, but also vain, and superfluous. Filucius, tract. 24. cap. 2. And chemnitius, in the same place affirmeth,