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unto_o we_o any_o special_a prohibition_n of_o these_o execrable_a superstition_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o knot_n of_o earing_n and_o serve_v not_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o to_o the_o service_n of_o devil_n v_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o sacrifice_v unto_o neptune_n ibid._n because_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o thing_n direct_o speak_v against_o neptune_n thus_o have_v the_o ancient_a father_n reason_v negative_o from_o scripture_n our_o answer_n you_o undertake_v to_o confute_v only_a ceremony_n of_o our_o church_n and_o such_o which_o be_v only_o beside_o scripture_n yet_o this_o you_o now_o labour_v to_o effect_v by_o such_o testimony_n of_o father_n whereby_o they_o condemn_v not_o ceremony_n as_o be_v beside_o scripture_n but_o only_a dostrine_n of_o man_n flat_o contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o scripture_n for_o basil_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v confute_v not_o any_o matter_n of_o
etc._n etc._n and_o every_o plant_n that_o my_o father_n plant_v not_o shall_v be_v root_v out_o and_o as_o math._n 15.15_o thus_o have_v you_o make_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n of_o none_o effect_v by_o your_o tradition_n our_o answer_n the_o first_o text_n mar._n 7.8_o mention_v wash_n of_o cup_n 7.8_o point_v indeed_o at_o a_o mystical_a ceremony_n of_o humane_a invention_n which_o be_v there_o condemn_v but_o how_o not_o because_o of_o the_o signification_n of_o a_o spiritual_a duty_n but_o for_o the_o pharisaical_a leaven_n of_o corrupt_a doctrine_n teach_v hereby_o for_o there_o be_v in_o it_o two_o ounce_n of_o leaven_n at_o the_o least_o the_o first_o be_v in_o attribute_v a_o legal_a purification_n to_o such_o their_o wash_n think_v thereby_o to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o bodily_a pollution_n through_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o such_o like_a even_o as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o wash_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v appoint_v to_o the_o same_o end_n their_o second_o error_n be_v in_o their_o impute_v of_o a_o spiritual_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n unto_o they_o of_o cleanse_v their_o soul_n from_o sin_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o reproof_n which_o christ_n use_v against_o those_o ceremony_n say_v that_o which_o be_v without_o and_o enter_v into_o man_n can_v defile_v a_o man_n 28._o but_o that_o which_o be_v within_o and_o come_v out_o of_o the_o man_n that_o defile_v a_o man_n therefore_o this_o their_o wash_n be_v not_o condemn_v as_o a_o mere_a ceremony_n but_o for_o the_o mixture_n of_o a_o false_a doctrine_n teach_v a_o efficacy_n and_o virtue_n of_o purification_n which_o it_o have_v not_o concern_v the_o second_o text_n the_o case_n stand_v thus_o the_o pharisee_n by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v second_o tradition_n teach_v their_o disciple_n a_o strange_a piece_n of_o catechism_n call_v corban_n 7.11_o to_o wit_n the_o gift_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v by_o i_o shall_v profit_v thou_o that_o be_v every_o voluntary_a offering_n that_o thou_o shall_v give_v to_o the_o temple_n or_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o priesthood_n shall_v gain_v of_o god_n a_o blessing_n upon_o thou_o albeit_o thou_o shall_v neglect_v thy_o parent_n in_o withdraw_v that_o gift_n from_o their_o relief_n in_o their_o great_a necessity_n for_o confutation_n of_o this_o error_n christ_n oppose_v the_o commandment_n say_v moses_n say_v unto_o you_o that_o be_v as_o s._n matthew_n have_v it_o god_n namely_o by_o moses_n say_v 15.4_o thou_o shall_v honour_v thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o you_o say_v corban_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o tradition_n of_o the_o pharisee_n be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n unto_o the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o so_o utter_o unfit_a to_o confute_v the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n which_o be_v not_o as_o direct_o condemn_v by_o god_n word_n that_o we_o may_v think_v your_o mind_n be_v busy_v upon_o some_o other_o object_n when_o you_o make_v this_o objection_n we_o have_v hear_v all_o your_o objection_n against_o addition_n of_o ceremony_n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o find_v that_o the_o further_a you_o seek_v to_o depart_v from_o the_o pharisee_n who_o do_v add_v superfluous_a ceremony_n the_o more_o you_o win_v fellowship_n with_o the_o sadducee_n who_o abandon_v all_o addition_n of_o new_a ceremony_n under_o the_o same_o estate_n sect_n iii_o their_o second_o proof_n from_o s._n augustine_n linc._n augustine_n de_fw-fr doctr_n christ._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 15._o do_v argue_v against_o significant_a ceremony_n our_o answer_n s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n which_o when_o they_o make_v for_o piety_n and_o charity_n he_o will_v not_o have_v expound_v figurative_o but_o when_o any_o sentence_n do_v seem_v to_o command_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v facinorous_a heinous_a and_o wicked_a then_o say_v he_o must_v we_o understand_v they_o as_o be_v figurative_o speak_v as_o for_o example_n that_o say_v of_o christ_n 6.53_o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n which_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n must_v needs_o receive_v a_o figurative_a interpretation_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n to_o prove_v they_o unlawful_a because_o they_o be_v significant_a by_o this_o inference_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o use_v any_o phrase_n of_o speech_n whether_o figurative_a or_o proper_a because_o omnis_fw-la oratio_fw-la est_fw-la oris_fw-la ratio_fw-la every_o speech_n of_o a_o reasonable_a man_n except_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v as_o sound_a brass_n &_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n be_v significant_a there_o be_v i_o confess_v in_o saint_n augustine_n elsewhere_o these_o say_n signa_n quae_fw-la ad_fw-la res_fw-la divinas_fw-la pertinent_a sacramenta_fw-la appellantur_fw-la aug._n if_o hereby_o you_o shall_v collect_v that_o s._n augustine_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o sign_n of_o holy_a duty_n which_o be_v not_o sacrament_n then_o shall_v you_o bewray_v your_o small_a acquaintance_n you_o have_v have_v with_o the_o language_n of_o s._n augustine_n with_o who_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a or_o familiar_a than_o to_o call_v all_o sign_n of_o any_o holy_a thing_n sacrament_n and_o so_o by_o your_o consequence_n you_o shall_v have_v as_o many_o sacrament_n as_o there_o be_v part_n and_o parcel_n of_o parable_n and_o similitude_n to_o conclude_v whosoever_o shall_v but_o unclasp_v any_o one_o volume_n of_o s._n augustine_n he_o shall_v find_v a_o manifest_a mention_n and_o approbation_n of_o some_o one_o or_o other_o significant_a ceremony_n which_o be_v not_o of_o divine_a ordinance_n this_o your_o allege_v one_o only_a father_n who_o notwithstanding_o make_v against_o you_o do_v open_o tell_v we_o that_o you_o can_v conceive_v small_a confidence_n that_o antiquity_n do_v ever_o patronize_v your_o cause_n sect_n four_o their_o three_o proof_n from_o the_o testimony_n of_o 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testantur_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la zeppperus_n speak_v not_o a_o word_n of_o any_o mystical_a signification_n at_o all_o b._n jewel_n insist_v only_o in_o the_o sacramental_a and_o have_v not_o one_o word_n touch_v the_o moral_a nor_o any_o protestant_a author_n that_o i_o have_v read_v beza_n only_a except_v have_v speak_v absolute_o against_o sign_n symbolical_a and_o mere_o significant_a yet_o beza_n himself_o i_o presume_v will_v be_v find_v hereafter_o to_o allow_v they_o in_o some_o case_n this_o distinction_n as_o it_o be_v pertinent_a so_o be_v it_o also_o of_o some_o importance_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v diligent_o observe_v as_o will_n better_o appear_v in_o our_o answer_n to_o their_o next_o objection_n sect_n v._o their_o four_o proof_n from_o reason_n their_o first_o objection_n symbolical_a signification_n give_v unto_o ceremony_n a_o chief_a part_n of_o sacrament_n lincoln_n when_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o teach_v we_o by_o their_o signification_n our_o answer_n our_o ceremony_n be_v only_o moral_a sign_n as_o have_v be_v say_v signify_v unto_o we_o moral_a duty_n to_o wit_n the_o surplice_n to_o betoken_v sanctity_n of_o life_n the_o sign_v the_o forehead_n with_o the_o cross_n constancy_n in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n our_o humility_n in_o receive_v such_o pledge_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n jesus_n as_o for_o the_o sacramental_a sign_n every_o sacrament_n have_v two_o signification_n in_o in_o it_o the_o one_o be_v ad_fw-la modum_fw-la signi_fw-la to_o represent_v some_o spiritual_a thing_n the_o second_o be_v ad_fw-la modum_fw-la sigilli_fw-la to_o seal_v a_o assurance_n of_o some_o divine_a promise_n of_o grace_n so_o that_o a_o sacramental_a sign_n be_v as_o sacramental_a so_o likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o seal_n of_o god_n promise_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v circumcision_n be_v always_o found_v upon_o the_o express_a covenant_n of_o god_n 4._o therefore_o none_o but_o the_o author_n of_o the_o covenant_n may_v
docendo_fw-la &_o monendo_fw-la aliquem_fw-la habent_fw-la which_o have_v say_v he_o some_o use_n in_o teach_v and_o admonish_v the_o reader_n yet_o picture_n you_o know_v have_v no_o other_o property_n than_o signification_n 312_o and_o luther_n say_v chemnitius_n hold_v image_n which_o do_v represent_v the_o history_n of_o act_n do_v as_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o may_v be_v have_v both_o for_o ornament_n and_o for_o remembrance_n without_o superstition_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n which_o kind_n of_o picture_n as_o zepperus_n hold_v they_o from_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o frankford_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n without_o impiety_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n namely_o ad_fw-la refricandam_fw-la rerum_fw-la praeteritarum_fw-la memoriam_fw-la which_o notwithstanding_o do_v no_o whit_n advantage_n the_o romish_a superstition_n in_o their_o manner_n of_o adoration_n junius_n likewise_o speak_v of_o the_o festival_n day_n of_o pentecost_n 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out_o of_o the_o party_n baptise_a and_o likewise_o that_o by_o unction_n and_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o bishop_n after_o baptism_n the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v give_v these_o thing_n which_o the_o father_n understand_v to_o be_v do_v significative_o that_o be_v by_o way_n of_o signification_n be_v afterward_o pervert_v by_o other_o and_o hold_v as_o operative_a in_o a_o opinion_n of_o efficacy_n and_o power_n for_o such_o effect_n in_o these_o word_n chemnitius_n approve_v of_o the_o father_n significant_a ceremony_n and_o condemn_v the_o popish_a superstition_n of_o more_o than_o significant_a now_o although_o these_o testimony_n may_v suffice_v to_o confute_v and_o condemn_v the_o general_a argument_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n against_o significant_a ceremony_n yet_o when_o as_o in_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o particular_a exception_n against_o our_o foresay_a ceremony_n of_o white_a garment_n and_o cross_n in_o baptism_n we_o shall_v prove_v in_o these_o ceremony_n from_o the_o direct_a acknowledgement_n of_o p._n martyr_n chemnitius_n b._n jewel_n and_o zanchius_n a_o approbation_n of_o their_o moral_a signification_n of_o purity_n of_o life_n and_o constancy_n in_o the_o faith_n respective_o i_o hope_v our_o opposite_n will_v abate_v something_o of_o their_o contradiction_n against_o our_o rite_n at_o least_o in_o respect_n of_o signification_n whereof_o yet_o more_o remain_v to_o be_v say_v in_o our_o last_o proof_n in_o the_o interim_n we_o approach_v to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n sect_n xxxi_o our_o four_o proof_n for_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o last_o general_a argument_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n against_o our_o ceremony_n and_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o moral_a signification_n in_o such_o rite_n be_v as_o from_o the_o confession_n of_o witness_n so_o especial_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n themselves_o our_o first_o instance_n be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o oath_n after_o much_o sail_v in_o this_o sea_n of_o dispute_n have_v thus_o far_o pass_v through_o the_o main_n i_o now_o direct_v my_o course_n homeward_o to_o the_o narrow_a sea_n of_o our_o nonconformist_n by_o instance_v in_o such_o particular_a ceremony_n wherein_o either_o our_o opposite_n be_v find_v to_o be_v ordinary_a actor_n or_o else_o their_o witness_n be_v become_v approver_n of_o some_o symbolical_a ceremony_n 6.13_o god_n command_v in_o his_o law_n say_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n show_v sufficient_o how_o sacred_a a_o thing_n a_o oath_n be_v which_o be_v a_o immediate_a invocation_n of_o god_n and_o how_o it_o be_v appropriate_v unto_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n which_o god_n himself_o do_v challenge_v as_o a_o part_n or_o at_o least_o proper_a cognizance_n of_o his_o supreme_a worship_n now_o the_o outward_a form_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v by_o law_n and_o assume_v and_o practise_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n themselves_o be_v this_o to_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o god_n and_o to_o kiss_v it_o swear_v by_o the_o content_n thereof_o that_o be_v by_o the_o way_n of_o stipulation_n pledge_v and_o pawn_v all_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n in_o christ_n which_o be_v record_v in_o that_o book_n upon_o that_o truth_n which_o they_o do_v profess_v to_o perform_v in_o swear_v then_o their_o kiss_n and_o handle_v of_o that_o book_n be_v the_o visible_a sign_n that_o the_o take_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o itself_o whereby_o we_o adore_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n of_o blessedness_n and_o last_o the_o end_n of_o all_o this_o be_v a_o vow_n to_o aver_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n unto_o man_n in_o all_o which_o you_o have_v 1._o the_o handle_n and_o kiss_v of_o the_o book_n a_o ceremony_n of_o man_n institution_n 2._o the_o end_n to_o express_v our_o faith_n towards_o god_n and_o truth_n to_o man_n which_o be_v of_o moral_a signification_n 3._o the_o manner_n by_o a_o invocation_n of_o god_n in_o call_v he_o to_o witness_v and_o so_o appropriate_a it_o to_o god_n worship_n which_o be_v full_o as_o much_o as_o this_o cause_n can_v challenge_v at_o our_o hand_n if_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o scrupulous_a as_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o oath_n he_o may_v take_v his_o warrant_n from_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n in_o that_o ceremonial_a form_n of_o swear_v 9_o which_o he_o prescribe_v unto_o his_o servant_n before_o the_o jewish_a and_o leviticall_a law_n of_o ceremony_n be_v enact_v by_o god_n sect_n xxxii_o our_o second_o instance_n be_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n you_o may_v if_o it_o please_v you_o consider_v the_o three_o ceremonial_a point_n of_o our_o saboth_n by_o a_o threefold_a figure_n the_o first_o be_v to_o signify_v a_o rest_n from_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a saboth_n the_o second_o to_o note_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o 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