A19142:997
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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His second note is of Ploughmen, and Children, that they are not the best Logicians. Which though it be true, yet is nothing to the purpose: because many Ploughmen have good natural logic, to reason withal. Otherwise they did very inconsiderately, who vented so good reasons under the title of the prayer, and complaint of the Ploughman, as in Mr. Fox is to be seen, Edw. 3. among which reasons (a remarkable thing) this very slighted argument is one. For so are the words: O Lord, for breaking of thy law, the Prelates will set men penance, or pardon them, and maintain them, as oft as they trespass. But Lord, if a man once break their laws, or speak against them he may do penance but once, and after be burnt.
His second note is of Plowmen, and Children, that they are not the best Logicians. Whiche though it be true, yet is nothing to the purpose: because many Plowmen have good naturall logicke, to reason withall. Otherwise they did very inconsideratly, whoe vented so good reasons under the title of the prayer, and complaint of the Ploughman, as in Mr. Foxe is to be seen, Edw. 3. amonge which reasons (a remarkable thinge) this very slighted argument is one. For so are the wordes: O Lord, for breaking of thy law, the Praelats will set men penance, or pardon them, and maintayne them, as oft as they trepasse. But Lord, if a man once break their laws, or speak against them he may doe penance but once, and after be burnt.
The sum of which, Mr. Fox, in the margin, thus gathereth: The breaking of the Popes law is more punished, ⟨p. 195⟩then the breaking of Gods law. And as for children, I am persuaded, that D.B. himself, had some truths so evident unto him, that by no contrary show of logic they could ever be wrung out of him. Sure I am that Timothy, knowing the Scriptures from a child, had many such.
The summe of which, Mr. Foxe, in the margent, thus gathereth: The breaking of the Popes law is more punished, ⟨p. 195⟩