The law unsealed

Beside, it is superstitious, when a thing without reason is astricted to such a time or occasion, as giving and receiving of gifts on New-years-day, too too common amongst Christians, though a Heathenish custom; which day, as Gratian observes, was dedicated to their Devil-god Janus: He asserts like wise, that such Christians, as in his time did observe it, were Excommunicated; and Alchuinus, with others, write that the whole Catholic Church appointed once a solemn public Fast to be kept on a New-years-Day, to bewail those Heathenish Interludes, Sports, and lewd Idolatrous practises that had been used on it. 6. When some weight is laid on the number of words, or set repetitions of Prayers, Ave Maria's, or Pater Nosters, or on the reading so many Chapters, or saying so many Prayers. 7. When any take a word of Scripture at the opening of the Bible, or by a thought suggested, as more befitting their condition because of that, without weighing the Word it self; and lay more weight upon that word then upon another that hath the same authority and suitableness to their case, which is to make a Weird, or Fortune-book of the Book of God, for which end he never appointed it. Thus also men are guilty, when they account Sacraments more valid, or lay more weight on them, because dispensed by some Ministers, then when dispensed by others, though having the same warrant, or because of the difference of persons that partake therein with them;

Beside, it is superstitious, when a thing without reason is astricted to such a time or occasion, as giving and receiving of gifts on New-years-day, too too common amongst Christians, though a Heathenish custome; which day, as Gratian observes, was dedicated to their Devil-god Janus: He asserts like wise, that such Christians, as in his time did observe it, were Excommunicated; and Alchuinus, with others, write that the whole Catholick Church appointed once a solemne publick Fast to be kept on a New-years-Day, to bewail those Heathenish Interludes, Sports, and lewd Idolatrous practises that had been used on it. 6. When some weight is laid on the number of words, or set repetitions of Prayers, Ave Maria's, or Pater Nosters, or on the reading so many Chapters, or saying so many Prayers. 7. When any take a word of Scripture at the opening of the Bible, or by a thought suggested, as more befitting their condition because of that, without weighing the Word it self; and lay more weight upon that word then upon another that hath the same authority and suitableness to their case, which is to make a Weerd, or Fortune-book of the Book of God, for which end he never appointed it. Thus also men are guilty, when they account Sacraments more valid, or lay more weight on them, because dispensed by some Ministers, then when dispensed by others, though having the same warrant, or because of the difference of persons that partake therein with them;