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.…

The same charge was (in the second place) thus framed, by the Repl. Though there cannot be found able ⟨p. 193⟩and discreet conformable Ministers, enough to supply all the Parishes of England, yet many of godly men are shut out of the Ministry for unconformity. Therefore Conformity is preferred before the main duties of Gods worship. Here the Rej. having little to say, setteth notwithstanding two colours on the matter. 1. That the consequence is not simply true, but only that they conceive the non-conformitie may, by consequence, be a greater hurt, then an able and godly Ministry, in such places, as want it, would recompense. As if this crying sin were only their conceit, not their practise, or that their conceits could make this sin no sin! or that the salvation of many thousands of souls, could not recompense the hurt that would come upon the refusing of human Ceremonies? What is this other then daubing rotten walls with untempered mortar.

The same charge was (in the second place) thus framed, by the Repl. Though ther cannot be found able ⟨p. 193⟩and discreet conformable Ministers, enough to supplie all the Parishes of England, yet many of godly men are shut out of the Ministerie for unconformitie. Therfore Conformitie is praeferred before the maine dueties of Gods worship. Heer the Rej. having litle to say, setteth notwithstanding two colours on the matter. 1. That the consequence is not simplie true, but onely that they conceive the non-conformitie may, by consequence, be a greater hurt, then an able and godly Ministrie, in suche places, as want it, would recompence. As if this crying sinne were onely their conceyt, not their practise, or that their conceits could make this sinne no sinne! or that the salvation of many thousandes of soules, could not recompence the hurt that would come upon the refusing of human Ceremonies? What is this other then daubing rotten walls with untempered morter.

His second colour is, that non-conformitans are no less blameable, who had rather have no worship, then conformity. Which is as much as if he should say, that whosoever will not sin for Gods glory, doeth as much offend, as he that will not suffer God to be glorified by those which will not to that end be content to sin against his conscience.