A80635:143
Some treasure fetched out of rubbish
Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governors to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governours to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.
London : s.n., printed in the year, 1660
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
All Vestments appropriated to the solemn Worship of God, and appointed for signification of spiritual Duties by the Will of Man, without Warrant out of the Word of God, are unlawful.
But the Surplice is a Vestment appropriated to the solemn. Worship of God, and appointed for the signification of spiritual Duties, by the Will of Man, without Warrant out of the Word of God. Therefore it is unlawful.
1The truth of the Proposition may be cleared by these Reasons following.
- 1Propos▪ preved by six Reasons.
1. All such Vestments as the Proposition speaketh of, are an external form of Worship; both because that in their common nature or kind, they agree with the Levitical Vestments, which I suppose will not be denied to have been parts of their external Worship, as well as other Rites among them. Homil. against peril of Idolatry, part. 3. fol. 55. saith, All outward Jewish Rites wherewith God was honoured in the Temple, were Cultus. For what good definition can be given of Worship, which may not be predicated and affirmed of those Rites? To be instituted of God, or of Man, doth not vary the common nature of Worship, but distinguish it into true and false, in which Adjuncts the common nature of Worship doth not consist. Also, would not garments of mystical signification appropriated to solemn Worship, be Jewish in special, not in common nature only, if the Mo High should Authorize them? And if they be Worship, and devised by Man, then they are Will-worship which God condemneth.