OftheRE suR RE c T 1 oN. · yetfo peremptoryj as iftheWordof Go" hadcome, ifpotfromthem,yettothem 9 nz ·, eor.t4.>6. ilnd none bejides. Good Lo 11. o! Why lhould any love tO beonttntiom? Wh/; It is the way tobefome body. In time ofpeace,wlut reckoning is there of Wat Tile; or Iacke Straw? Make a[edition, and they will beare a braine with the be(\. Pri: tnianmandM&ximianmwere the heads ofthe two faetions ofDonatijls in Saint Au– gtlffines time. Hee faith, it was well for them, that faetion fell out: Elfe, Prim; 4• ntu might have beene Poflremiantu, andMaximianmbeMi1Jimian1H, well enou•h. But now, in (chifme,either ofthem was a jolly fellow,.head ofa party.Thismakes wee lhall never want ~ontentiotu perfo11s, and they will take order, wee lhallneve: want contentions. 4 Well, ifany fuch lhould happen to~e, ~~at is to.be done in ~uch ~cafe~ What S.ch""''"'i•• falththeApolHe ~ Sa1thhethus ~ Seemgltlsnogreatmatter, ttsk1lsnot greatly ldd be ncg- whetherthey doe it or no,c~vmdorbare,fit or kneele, all's one: fets itlight,andlets ' ' · it goe. No: but cals tbem backe to the tuflome of the Chnrcb, will not have them fwarve from that; makesamatter of it.For(we fee) he preffes the_point hard; fpcnds many words, maAy verfes,even halfe the Chapter about it. No•"'Y""' Why doth he fo ~ Fortw? r~afons: r.Fir_fl:,~elikesnot ;;ontentionat all.Why~ ltntio~. Ifit be not taken at the firfl:, wtthma wh1le(wtthm one verfe after) ye lhall hc_mof a{c:h![me(looke the r8. verfe_:) And wuhm a llt.tle afterth~t (looke but to the 19 ,) yelhallhave a flat herejie of tt. The onedrawes on the other: tf thccontentio«<hu– moul: be not let out, it will feller firaight, and prove to an apll}lt~me. :No, not In 2 , Nor, he likes not the matter, wherefore; (though it feeme butfmaU.) Saint thefcfm•U Pa11lknew Satansmethod well: hefeemsfomewhat lhamefafi at firfl:,askcs but fome ,..""'' fmall trifle: Give him butthat, he will be ready for greater poinrs.Ifhewingreuna ;;;,;;t,~~~o c::. in the ceremonies, then have at t~e Sacrament : If he can difgrace the one, it willnot ,,.,., 1111 • - belong,but yelhall heare of htmattheother. Speake I befide the booke ~ Was it not fo here ~ At the very next vctfe, there bee fails inhand with anabu(eof theSacrament, and that takes up theteftof the chapter. For, when they hadfit e~vmdat Prayer awhile, they grew even as unreverent; as homely with theSacrament: Eat and drunke there, as if they had beeneathome, intriclinio; that the Apofl:le isfaine tote!! them (at then. verfe)They hadhommo be homely at :theChttrch, the Houfe ofG o o,they were to be ufedwith greaterre· verence. He did notcommendthem for this their rude carriage, at the S.crame11t. JJiJ ·mt mnmendthem I you know what that meaneth (minm dici111r, plm intelligitur)He blamed themmuch for it. Th~1,are weto make fray at thefe leffe matters at fir!l: (as the Apojlle doth.) To thinketheWife-mans counfell worth the following, Ne fit tibi minimum, nonn1gii. zere minima, Count it no fmall matter, not to negleet fmall matters. What fofmal~ !uoc:,&.•~· as an haire ~ when thefe finall haires were gone from Samfon, his firength lefr,h1m. In it felfe, in his owne nature, a Rite is not fo much : This is much; that by it,rhey learne to breake the Churches orders; and that thereby they are flelhed,to goe on tCl gr~ater matters. It. Oppollng then to thefe, what courfc takeshe~ Layes for his ground, this,NoP Totheiecon· h•hemtu talon. The force ofhis reafon is,Ifrve,iftbe Cht~rches of Go o,hadany{«(h tentions,!he ctif/omt, it we1e fomewhat; that were warrant enough, for aRite. But now, weand ~~~fo;b~•.P•m• they both, have none fuch; Ray, weand they, have the quite contrary; therefore, I 'the Cbr,cll h:uhher"'– floNitf· let us heare no more ofir. Where, it is plaine, theAp'!file is fortheCl111rch cuflomu. · • And lirll:, thadhe bath them. Ever¥Society, befides their Lav:cs in bookes, have theirca.ftomualfo~~ praCtice: and tho!e,not to be taken up, or la1d downe, at every mans plcafure. T. Civill iaw faith this of Cufl:ome, lmo ma"'""' a~thoritatu hoc 1·,.. habetur: quod lit Pantl.t.Tit.J. ~ ) h da 1/ellgi~.J f· tant11m probatllm eft-v nt non{tmitfcripto c~mprehe11dere necejft. Men (it feemes 3 srcat
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