The Royal remembrancer, or, A Healing letter with arguments and reasons, to the Presbyterians…

Our Aerial Cross cannot be a Relic, and Monument of Idolatry, ⟨p. 7⟩because the word Monument is deduced from Remaining; neither our particular transient Crosses ever worshipped by Papists; our Cross is not of the same kind with the Popish, deferring therefrom in operations; their Cross is said to drive away Devils, and to consecrate things unto God which things we ascribe not unto our Cross: Now the diversity of Operations doth sufficiently distinguish between things Artificial, or the kinds of things Artificial, of which number is the Cross: The Cross is a sign, yet not Sacramental, but humane; and voluntary; not of our Covenant with God, but of our Profession towards Men: it doth Historically, not Sacramentally, describe unto us Christs Death: Therefore it is a Slander that we add it to Baptism, as Sacramental, or Essential; this out of divers good Instances I have chosen out, for the sense of seeing. Now for the Sense of hearing, I shall speak a little concerning Church-Music; which (as I have read) has been partly erected, partly allowed of, by Athanasius in the East, Ambrose in the West and Augustine in the South: As God loves a cheerful Giver, so he loves a cheerful Worshipper; Music is Requisite, that Devotion may be refreshed by delectation; there is a Natural Sympathy between Mans soul and Melody: Of what excellent use are our Bars herein for the furtherance of our Piety! As long indeed as we are in this World we shall stand in need of divers external helps for our Devotion; we shall need the Pedagogy of Forms, and Manduction of Ceremonies. I shall not now descend down unto other particulars; but shall define the Reader to consider, that I only endeavour to vindicate the established, and well known Ceremonies of the Church of England; not any which have been introduced merely by the bold Innovation of presumptuous Intruders.

Our AErial Cross cannot be a Relique, and Monument of Idolatry, ⟨p. 7⟩because the word Monument is deduced from Remaining; neither our particular transient Crosses ever worshipped by Papists; our Cross is not of the same kind with the Popish, deferring therefrom in operations; their Cross is said to drive away Divels, and to consecrate things unto God which things we ascribe not unto our Cross: Now the diversity of Opperations doth sufficiently distinguish between things Artificial, or the kinds of things Artificial, of which number is the Cross: The Cross is a sign, yet not Sacramental, but humane; and voluntary; not of our Covenant with God, but of our Profession towards Men: it doth Historically, not Sacramentally, describe unto us Christs Death: Therefore it is a Slander that we add it to Baptism, as Sacramental, or Essential; this out of divers good Instances I have chosen out, for the sense of seeing. Now for the Sense of hearing, I shall speak a little concerning Church-Musick; which (as I have read) has been partly erected, partly allowed of, by Athanasius in the East, Ambrose in the West and Augustine in the South: As God loves a chearful Giver, so he loves a chearfull Worshipper; Musick is Requisite, that Devotion may be refreshed by delectation; there is a Natural Sympathy between Mans soul and Melody: Of what excellent use are our Bars herein for the furtherance of our Piety! As long indeed as we are in this World we shall stand in need of divers external helps for our Devotion; we shall need the Pedagogie of Forms, and Manduction of Ceremonies. I shall not now descend down unto other particulars; but shall define the Reader to consider, that I only endeavour to vindicate the established, and well known Ceremonies of the Church of England; not any which have been introduced meerly by the bold Innovation of presumptuous Intruders.