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…

Lastly, neither Luk. 1 8, neither in any place of Scripture doth the word order import any more then hath been said.

As for comeliness, that is nothing but the seemliness of order. For as P. Martyr saith in 1 Cor. 11: it is such a tempering of actions as whereby they may more fitly attain their end. Otherwhere it may contain that natural or civill handsomeness, which is spoken of ch. 11 13, as it doth ch. 12 23, and so includeth all that which is grounded on civility, as a fair cloth and cup for the communion, a fair and firm vessel for baptism: but not the appointing of new mystical ceremonies, for then such ceremonies were here commanded to all Churches, which the Def. I think vvill not say: and then the Apostolic Assemblies should have worshipped God uncomelily.

As for comelinesse, that is nothing but the seemlinesse of order. For as P. Martyr saith in 1 Cor. 11: it is such a tempering of actions as vvherby they may more fitly atteine their end. Otherwhere it may conteine that natural or civill handsomenesse, which is spoken of ch. 11 13, as it doth ch. 12 23, and so includeth all that which is grounded on civility, as a faire cloth and cup for the communion, a faire and firme vessell for baptisme: but not the appointing of new mysticall ceremonies, for then such ceremonies were here commanded to all Churches, vvhich the Def. I think vvill not say: and then the Apostolick Assemblies should haue worshipped God uncomelily.

Thus we have both proposition and assumption of our Argument against the ceremonies confirmed out of this place, which the Defendant choose as the only place that could be brought for them. Now I hope we may add the Conclusion.