A second part of The mixture of scholasticall divinity, with practical, in several tractates: wherein some of the most difficult knots in divinity are untyed, many dark places of Scripture cleared, sundry heresies and errors refuted ... Whereunto are annexed, several letters of the same author, and Dr. Jeremy Taylor, concerning Original Sin. Together with a reply unto Dr. Hammonds vindication of his grounds of uniformity from 1 Cor. 14.40. By Henry Jeanes, minister of Gods Word at Chedzoy in Somersetshire.

Dr. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. sect. 41.

To discover this deceit then, the Syllogisme, which is now no Syllogisme, must bee somewhat better formed, according to the rules of Logick, and reduced, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as it can, into a true Syllogisme. Thus,

Whatsoever is it self undecent, cannot be the onely rule of Decency. But custome is it self undecent. Therefore Custome cannot be the onely rule of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Here before it can be defined, whether this be a regular Syllogisme, or no? It must bee demanded, quanta est minor, is the assumption universal or particular? If it be parti∣cular, then either the conclusion must be particular also, or else 'tis a false Syllogisme. And if the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be particular, then it inferres no more, than that some undecent custome cannot be the onely rule of decency, which is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 granted by me, who doe not at all affirm it of undecent 〈◊〉〈◊〉. But if the Minor be universal, then 'tis a false proposition; for certainly all cust mes are not indecent. The short is, Nature may bee the rule of one sort of decency, and Custome 〈◊〉〈◊〉 onely rule of another; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 if the custome be in it self indecent, then of such indecent custome it is not pretended, that it is either onely, or at all the rule of decency. And so still my proposition may stand good, which as it belonged not to natural decency, so much lesse to what is by nature, or in it selfe un∣decent, never imagining it reasonable, that what gestures were against those Laws of Nature, or Scripture, or any other Law of decency, or rather of naturall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by pretense of any custome whatever, be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 'Tis sufficient that some customes, may bee decent, or in themselves not indecent, and that all decency in the service of God, is to be regulated and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with them: For I said not, that all customes were the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that some were, and that there was no other rule, but custome. This, I hope, hath discovered the invalidity of his second Argument.