Truth maintained, or, Positions delivered in a sermon at the Savoy since traduced for dangerous, now asserted for sovnd and safe / by Thomas Fvller.

TREATISE.

W. As for the decent buriall of Ceremonies and supersti∣tions of the Father.) You are cunning to improve your selfe * 1.1 on my words. In my Sermon I made a double supposition, Fist, if there be found in the Fathers practice any Ceremo∣nies smacking of Paganisme or Popery. Secondly, If the same can be justly Challenged to be continued in our Church now, (as if two Suppositions made a Position) you flatly, in∣fer & perumtorily conclude such Superstitions are in our Church. I should be loth to sell wares to such a Chapman, and to trust his honesty in measuring of them out, who hath such a slight in slipping his fingers, that gives him an inch and hee will take an ell, You might have don better, to have could us what the perticulers of these superstitions are.

X. And will not this be a decent buriall.) The pleasant∣nesse of your witt doth please me, some mirth in this sadd times doth well. But you might have been pleased to have taken notice, that by the decent buriall of superstitions Ce∣remonies, (if any such can be proved to be in our Church)

I ment the removing of them in that manner, as might give no just offence to any, as I have largely discoursed of before. However as you say, let but a Parliament lay them in the ground and I shall not moorne for their death but rejoyce at their solemne and legall Interment.

Y. Had more honour from the Devinitie of the other yeare, or your times.) The more shame for such, if any who under valued such Worthy Men. And blessed be God that they have recovered their former esteem. For my part they have not with me regained any new degree of Honor, but still keepe the selfesame place in my valuation of them whereof they ever were peaceably possessed.

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