A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
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- A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
- Author
- Ames, William, 1576-1633.
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- [Amsterdam] :: Printed [by the successors of Giles Thorp],
- anno 1633.
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- Subject terms
- Burges, John, 1561?-1635. -- Answer rejoyned to that much applauded pamphlet of a namelesse author, bearing this title: viz. A reply to Dr. Mortons generall Defence of three nocent ceremonies, &c.
- Church of England -- Liturgy -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- An ADVERTYSEMENT to the Reader, Occasioned by the never enough lamented death of my deare freind the Authour of this Fresh suite.
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To the renovvned King, EDVVARD THE SIXT And so To our present Soueraigne King CHARLES his Successor. IOHANNES ALASCO (a Godly Le∣arned Polonian Baron and Superintendent of the Church of strangers at London) in the Epistle Dedicatory of his tractate Concerning the Sacraments, printed at London, An
o. 1552. - Serenissimo Regi EDVVARDO SEXTO Deigratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hiber∣niae Monarchae, Fideiverae, Catho∣licae, & Apostolicae, Defensori; Omnium (in suis ditio∣nibus) personarum &c. IOHANNES A LASCO, &c.
- THE PRAEFACE.
- Rules for to direct the weake reader hovv to read the booke vvith profitt.
- The faults escaped correct thus:
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An
Alphabeticall TABLE Of the Principall Occurrents in this FRESH SVIT. Where note that 1. p. and 2. p. at the end, sometimes of the number, directing to the page, stands for 1. part, and 2. part. - note
- list of books
- title page
- A direction to the Reader.
- Faults escaped: thus to be corrected:
- A Generall table shewing the contentes of every chapter.
- A table shewing the particulars of speciall consideration in every chapter.
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Tast of the Rej. his intemperate expressions, vnwor∣thy, as well of him f om whom they come, as of them against whom they are directed. -
A manuduction to the following dispute.
- CAP. I.
- CAP. II. Of the rise and proceeding of Ceremoniall conten∣tions, with variety of tenents about them.
- CHAP. III. Concerning the just and proper stile of our Cerem. Answ: to the preface, Pag. 54.55.56.57.
- CHAP. IIII. Concerning the nature and definition of a Ce∣remony: Pag. 29.30.
- CHAP. V. Of the sorts and differences of Ceremonies.
- CHAP. VI. Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremon. and ours, in regard of necessity, holines and efficacy, wherein how far we joyne with the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of papists themselves.
- CHAP. VII. Touching other partitions of Ceremonies, Pag.
- CHAP. VIII. Concerning a nationall Church answ. to the 60.61.62. of the Preface.
- CHAP. IX. Concerning Superstition: answere to 64.65.66.67.68. of the Preface.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
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part
- table of contents
- Faults escaped: thus to be corrected:
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THE DYSPVTE about HVMANE CEREMONIES.
- SECT. 2.
- SECT. 3.4.5. Concerning the faithfulnesse of Christ and Moses. Heb. 3.2.
- SECT. 6. & 7. of Davids purpose, to build a Temple. 2. Sam. 7.1. Chron. 17.
- SECT. 12. Concerning that phraze, Ier. 7.31. etc. You doe that which I commanded not.
- SECT. 13.14. Concerning the ancient fathers arguing negatively from Scripture.
- SECT. 15. Concerning Protestants arguing negatively from Scripture.
- SECT. 16. Concerning Order, and Decencie,
- SECT. 17. Concerning the ancient Fathers allowing of Humane Ceremonies.
- SECT. 18.19. Concerning Protestants witnessing against the Nega∣tive argument from Scripture.
- SECT. 20.21. Concerning Reasons against the Negative Argument from Scripture.
- SECT. 22. Concerning the Assumtion, of the maine Argument, handled in this Chapter.
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Chapter second, Concerning worship.
- SECT. 1. Concerning worship, distinguished into proper, or essentiall, and unproper, or accidentall.
- SECT. 2. Concerning adding to Gods worship.
- SECT. 6. Concerning our Divines judgement about Ceremonious worship invented by man.
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SECT. 2. Concerning Vrsines and Zanchies judgement, about w
ll-worship. - SECT. 8. & 9. Concerning Mr. BRADSHAW his ar∣gument, wherby he proveth our Ceremonies to be esteemed, imposed, and observed, as parts of Gods worship, viz. because they want nothing to true, or right worship of God, but only a right efficient cause, or author.
- SECT. 10.11.12.13.14.
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CHAP. 3. The third Argument, taken from the signi∣ficant nature of our Ceremonies.
- SECT. 1. and 2. Concerning certayn miscelaneall notions and testimonies against humane relegious significant Ceremonies.
- SECT. 3. Concerning S. Augustine.
- SECT. 4. The judgement of Protestant Divines concerning significant Ceremonies.
- SECT. 5. Concerning the wronge, that is doen to Gods Sacra∣ments, by humane sigmificant Ceremonies.
- SECT. 6. Concerning Iewish Ceremonies.
- SECT. 7. Concerning Images, &c.
- SECT. 7. Concerning the Oath-gesture of Abrahams Servant.
- SECT. 10. Concerning Suarez the Iesuite, his stating of the Con∣troversie, betwixt Protestants, and Papists.
- SECT. 11. Concerning the Feast of Purim. Ester. 9.
- SECT. 12. Concerning the Feast of Dedication. Iohn. 10.22.23.
- SECT. 15. and 16. Concerning the Altar of Iordan. Iosh. 22.
- SECT. 17.18.19.20.21. Concerning the Brazen Altar, built by Salomon. 1. King 8.64.
- SECT. 22. Concerning Synogogues.
- SECT. 23.24.25.26. Concerning Love-Feasts.
- SECT. 27. Concerning the kisse of Charity.
- SECT. 28 Concerning Womens Vailes. 1. Cor. 11.
- SECT. 29. Concerning the Ancient Custome of Significant Ceremonies among Christians.
- SECT. 30.
- SECT. 31.
- SECT. 32. Concerning the Lords-Day, Temples, and ceremoniall Festivals.
- SECT. 33.
- SECT. 34.
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CHAP. 4. Concerning Idolatrous Ceremonies.
- SECT. 1. About the forming of this argument, and the generall answer given thereto.
- SECT. 2. Concerning the second Commandement. Lev. 18.3. and 19.19.27.28. Exod. 23.24. Deut. 14 1. and 12.4. and 30.32. 2. Cor. 6.14.18. Rev. 18.4.
- SECT. 3. Concerning Pillars, Lev. 26.1. and the name Baal, Hos. 2.16.17.
- SECT. 4. Concerning the aequitie of the Commandements for∣merly mentioned; &c.
- SECT. 5. Concerning Daniels abstinence.
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SECT. 6. Concerning Hezekias his breaking downe the brazen Serpent.
- A peice of a Comparison, betwixt the Primitive, & the praesent English Churche.
- Cathedrall musick with Organs.
- Chancelours, Commissaries, and Officials.
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Pompo
s Bishops with sole power of Ordination and Excommunication. - Calling of Ministers, without expresse consent of the Congregations over which they are set.
- Ministers going to law for their places.
- Pluralists, Non-residents, Dumb-Ministers.
- Simony.
- Prophane contemners of Religion, members of the Churche.
- Carnal proceedings in Spiritual Courts.
- Taking of mony, for Ordination, Citations, Absolu∣tions, Change of Paenance, &c.
- SECT. 7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20. Councels, and Ancient Writers.
- SECT. 21. Concerning the Assumption of this fourth Argument: namely, that our Ceremonies are human devises, notoriously knowne to have beene, and still to be abused unto Idola∣trie and Superstition, by the Papists, and are of no necessarie use in the Church.
- SECT. 22. Concerning the Crosse Popish and English.
- SECT. 23. Concerning Scripture-proofes, for human Ceremonies Idolatrously abused, and yet lawful to be used in Gods worship.
- SECT. 24. Concerning ancient Fathers.
- SECT. 25.26.27.28. Concerning the Defender his Reasons.
- SECT. 29.30. Concerning our Confessions, and Practises.
- A POSTSCRIPT.
- part