A defence of the innocencie of the three ceremonies of the Church of England viz. the surplice, crosse after baptisme, and kneeling at the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament. Diuided into two parts: in the former whereof the generall arguments vrged by the non-conformists; and, in the second part, their particular accusations, against these III. ceremonies seuerally, are answered, and refuted. Published by authoritie.
Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
Our Answer.

The Fathers do, indeed, reiect Will-worship: wherein, as we do willingly subscribe vnto their iudgement, so may we iustly reprehend you, for your wilfull wresting of the Fathers sentences: Who, as they did condemne all such doctrines, Traditions, yea, and (if you will) also Ceremoniall Constitutions, which are mingled with some false and corrupt opinion; so did they vniuersally iusti∣fie, prescribe, and practise Traditions (such as ours are) which were meerly Ceremoniall, as you well know by the Canons of their Councels, which your selues do ob∣iect, and your owne hearts can tell you, that you op∣pose the Fathers against vs in this case, not as their inge∣nuous children, seeking to follow their iudgement; Page  32 but as men aduersely & sinisterly affected, as if, in confu∣ting vs, you meant to condemne them (if you could) by their owne sayings. As might haue easily appeared by their Testimonies, if you would haue insisted vpon particulars.