A reply to Dr. Mortons general Defence of three nocent [sic] ceremonies viz. the…A reply to Dr. Mortons generall Defence of three nocent [sic] ceremonies viz. the…

The Defendant therefore here being overhasty to charge his adversaries, considered not well what weapon he choose. But if he had well remembered what is said of superstition, not only by our Divines, but even by some of the Papists themselves, he would have forborne to make mention of this word. For our Divines, let honourable Calvin speak, Just. l. 1 c. 12. s. 1 Inde mihi videtur dicta superstitio, quod modo & praescripta ratione non contenta supervacuam rerum congeriem accumulet. Papists thus. Superstitio est (saith Azorius Inst. mor. l. 9 c. 11) cum quis Deo cultu• tribuit inanem & vanum, scil. commentitia & futili aliqua caeremonia eum venerando, vel cum quis Deum honorat falsis vanis, & frivolis ceremoniis, id est, As Swarez doth in a manner interpret it, quando honour Dei in iis rebus ponitur, quibus revera non colitur, ut in caeremoni•s superfluis, & ad salutem animae nihil conferentibus. If this touch not the Defendant, I would desire him to peruse what ⟨image 5⟩Mr. Parker hath written concerning the superstition of the Cross, and give some answer to the same, before he threaten any more such kindness as this is upon the Nonconformists.

The Defendant therefore heere being overhastie to charge his adversaries, considered not well what weapon he choose. But if he had well remembred what is said of superstition, not onely by our Divines, but even by some of the Papists themselues, he would haue forborne to make mention of this word. For our Divines, let honourable Calvin speak, Iust. l. 1 c. 12. s. 1 Inde mihi videtur dicta superstitio, quod modo & praescripta ratione non contenta supervacuam rerum congeriem accumulet. Papists thus. Superstitio est (saith Azorius Inst. mor. l. 9 c. 11) cum quis Deo cultu• tribuit inanem & vanum, scil. commentitia & futili aliqua caeremonia eum venerando, vel cum quis Deum honorat falsis vanis, & frivolis ceremoniis, id est, As Swarez doth in a manner interpret it, quando honor Dei in iis rebus ponitur, quibus revera non colitur, ut in caeremoni•s superfluis, & ad salutem animae nihil conferentibus. If this touch not the Defendant, I would desire him to peruse what ⟨image 5⟩Mr. Parker hath written concerning the superstition of the Crosse, and giue some answer to the same, before he threaten any more such kindness as this is upon the Nonconformists.