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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"A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19142.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Surplice.

1. It must (sayth the Rej.) among Papists be hallowed or consecrated. But this is nothing to time, place, and per∣son:

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neyther is consecration of Surplices more unlaw∣ull, then of Altars, Churches, and Church-yards.

2. Among Papists, no act of ministeriall service may be awfully performed without it, except the masse. This is not rue in either part. For they preach without Surplices though divers in England hold them on in the Pulpit) nd the Masse-garment of linnen, Pontificall surplice; nd many times put over the Surplice. So the Rejoynd. imselfe testifieth in his third difference: which there∣ore answereth it selfe, and their practise of putting on more magnificall vestures, at high Masses, or high pla∣es, eyther upon that, or without that, is sufficiently practised, according to our Canons, in Cathedrall Chur∣hes, Coapes.

4. They in Popery pin a number of mysticall significations upon the parts of it. But this pertaineth to opinion, not to ime, place or person: and containeth no difference, save onely in number.

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