A19142:986
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the fuller clearing of this reason, that idle and vain or superfluous worship is condemned by Christ, Mat. 15. let these testimonies, and reasons be well considered.
For the fuller clearing of this reason, that idle and vayne or superfluous worship is condemned by Christ, Mat. 15. let these testimonies, and reasons be wel considered.
The Priests had brought in many Novelties, tho Moses with great terror had threatened them not to ad any thing, 1of which number of additions were those things of washing. There was a double fault for the innovation it self was not a slight meter and then this, that they stood more upon those observations of their own then they did on the Commandments of God. 1. That first offence Christ doeth not presently reprove them for saying it was a frivolous and superfluous, thing, lest they should have been inflamed.
The Preists had brought in many Novelties, tho Moses with great terrour had threatned them not to ad any thing, 1of which number of additions were those things of washing. There was a double fault for the innovation it selfe was not a slight metter and then this, that they stood more upon those observations of their owne then they did on the Commandements of God. 1. That first offence Christ doeth not praesently reproove them for saying it was a frivolous and superfluous, thing, lest they should have been inflamed.
- 1Plurima nova introduxerant sacerdotes, quamvis Moses, magno cum terrore, comminatus suerat, no quid adderent, ex quibus illasuere, de loti•nibus Duplex fuit culpa. Nam & innovatio ipsa non parvum erat crimon, & quia illas observationes magis curabant, quam mandata D. Crimen illud prius non statim aguit Chirstus, non rivolum id esse atque superfluum, dicit, ne inflammarentur. Tolet, upon Lic. c. 11. annot. 84. Altora causa, propter quam has lotiones sprevit, fuit illorum superstitio. Pharisai induxerant has lotiones, non ob civilē quandam & naturalem decenriam, & mun. diiem, sed quasi ad religionem pertinentes, ut qui contemnerent, contra Dei cultum agere enserentur, quivero servarent, Deum in eis colore viderentur. Hoc autem eis non licebat, quibus proh. bitū erat à Deo,