Twelve generall arguments proving that the ceremonies imposed upon the ministers of the gospell in England, by our prelates, are unlawfull; and therefore that the ministers of the gospell, for the bare and sole omission of them in church service, for conscience sake, are most unjustlie charged of disloyaltie to his Maiestie.

The first Argument.

• All Wil-worship is sinne.
• To use these Ceremonies in Church Ser∣vice in manner and forme prescribed, is a Wil-worship.
• Ergo To use them is sinne.

The Proposition can not be denied, for the Apostle Paule plainly condem∣neth Wil-worship.

The Assumption may thus be proved:

• All partes of Divine Service and Wor∣ship, imposed only by the wil and pleasure of Man, upon the Ministers of Divine Service, and that of necessitie, to be done, is Will-worship.
• But to use these Ceremonies in manner and forme prescribed, is to use such Ce∣remonies as are 1. partes of Divine Ser∣vice and Worship, 2. imposed onely by the pleasure and will of Men, upon the

• Ministers of Divine Service, 3. 9 necessitie to bee done therein,
• Ergo, To use these Ceremonies in manner an•• forme prescribed, is a Wil-worship.

The Proposition is as cleare as the Sunne at noone-day.

The Assumption hath three parts, 1. That they are parts of Divine Wor∣ship and Service.

This is proved evidently by this Ar∣gument:

• All Mysticall and Ecclesiasticall Rites and formes of Divine Service, institu∣t••d by Ecclesiasticall authoritie, to be•• Ministeriall actions in the solemne Worship of God, and performed in that manner, and having that use in Divine Service, that if God should but ratifie and confirme the same use, they should then be parts of his true Worship, (I say) all such Ceremonies are used as partes of Divine Worship
• But these Ceremonies in controversie,

• are either all, or the greatest parte of them such.
• ...Ergo, ••hey are partes of Divine Worship and Service.

The Proposition cannot with any modest face bee denied; For els how ••ould a sole Divine ratification of the present use of them, make them partes of his true Worship? if they were not used as partes of his Worship before.

The Assumption is as manifest, For if Christ should by some Revelati∣on from heaven signifie, That it is his will that a Minister in Divine Service should weare a white linnen garment, In Baptisme make the signe of a Crosse, To these endes and purposes that are expressed in the Service booke, then certainly they should be essentiall parts of his Divine Worship, els the Iewish Rites and Ceremonies and our Sacra∣ments are no partes thereof.

The second part of the Assumption•• the 1. Syllogisme.

That they are imposed onely upon t•• pleasure and will of man.

This is evident. For those things th•••• God leaves as indifferent to the wi•• and discretion of man to doe or leav•• undone, being imposed by man upo•• man, are imposed onely upon the wi•• and pleasure of man.

The 3. part of the Assumption is:

That they are of Necessitie to be don•• in Divine Seruice.

Which is also out of all doubt, For•• Minister standes bound to doe them upon paine of suspension and depri∣vation: and God must haue no so∣lemne Worship in England, except it be administred in the same.

Upon all this it followes, That to use these Ceremonies in manner and forme pro∣scribed, is to use such Ceremonies, as are partes of Divine worship imposed onely by the will of Man, &c.