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…

By all this it may appear, that the authority of the Church is not to appoint what she will, no not of things in their own nature indifferent, and say they be in order, or for order: but only to order those things which God hath appointed.

By all this it may appeare, that the authority of the Church is not to appoint what she will, no not of things in their own nature indifferent, and say they be in order, or for order: but onely to order those things vvhich God hath appointed.

Thus far the proposition, or first part of my syllogism: the assumption followeth.

Thus farre the proposition, or first part of my syllogisme: the assumption followeth.

But to appoint & use the ceremonies as we do, is not to order in comely manner any thing pertaining to Gods worship. The reason is, because order requireth not the institution or usage of any new thing, but only the right placing and disposing of things which are formerly instituted. This appeareth 1. by the notation which is given of the word it self, which both in greek & latin is taken from the ranking of soldiers in certain bounds & limits of time & place. Dicebant enim militibus tribuni, hactenus tibi licet, hic consists, eô progrediere, huc ⟨p. 11⟩revertere, [Greek or Hebrew], inde ordo Scalig. and 2 by the definitions which are given thereof, by Philosophers and Divines. Tull. off. lib. 1 eadem vis videtur ordinis & collocationis. Ordinem definiunt compositionem rerum aptis & accommodatis locis. Locum autem actionis, opportunitatem dicunt esse temporis. Aug. de civit. lib. 15 cap. 13 order is the disposition which fit places to things equal and unequall, id est, when things are handsomely ranked, some to go before, and some to follow, as P. Martyr expoundeth it, loc. come. cl. 4 c. 5.