be of Apoftolical Tradition. Some prefume to tell the world, . that it is Godby Apoflolical Tradition that bath inftituted Chriftmasday,orother loch Holy daies, (befìdes the Lords day,) or that bath inftituted the Crofs in Baptifm, or the fait of Lent, yea and Tome of their common prayers; abundance of humane inventions are thus audacioufly fathered on God, which . isenough tomake people the more cautelous in receiving them: and I am fare makes it amore hainous fin in the impofers., we juftly take it to be an odious thing of Hereticks and Papilla) to affix the names of Clemens, Dionyfus, Ambrofe, eluffin, and other holy ancient writers, to their forgeries, and corrupt writings : And how much greater is their fin, that dare affix the nameof God bimfelf to their Ceremonious inventions or traditi- ons ? g. 5. Such perlons fórfake the'doarine oldie common prayer- book, where the Ceremoniesare confefled tobe humane inventi ons. The fore faid Preface [ of Ceremonies, e5-c.] begins thus : [Offisch Ceremonies asbe ufed in theChurch, andhave had their beginning by the Inflientian ofman ; fomeat thefirfi were of Godly, intentandpurpafe deviled, andyet at length turned to vanity and furperffition : f meen:red,into the Church by indifcreet devotion, andfisch a Zeal as zwas without knowledge : andbecaufe they were winkedat in the beginníng,theygrandaily tomereand more abufes; whichnot only fer their unprofitablenefs,but all; becaufe they.have much blinded the people, and obfcured the Glo yof God, are worthy to be cut away, andclean rejctled. Other there be, which although they havebeendevifed.by mats,yet it is thoughtgood to referee them Rill--]fo that you fee here is nopretence to a. Divine inftituti- on, or Apoftolical Tradition,but all is thedevices of man. §..6. And after it is there laid [that the Ceremonies which 'remain are retainedfor aDifcipliai and order, which upon jug caufts may be altered and changed, and therefore are not to be of eemedequal withGods Laws.] And I hope the juttnefs of the eaufe,by this time is apparcorp. Ci`IAPa.
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