(159) Cardinals, Prelates, Abbots, Clergy, Regulars, Seca. tars, that obey hire, íhew alfo that he is of that old can- die-lighted church Bin while you feem ífill to plead Apoflolical Tradition for all thefe Great Parts of your Religion, tell the poor Puritan, whether it was by Prophefie, or how elfe, that the Apofrles delivered to the Church the ufe of thefe Lighted rapers, in commemoration of that which was done in Dens long after the death of thefe Apoffles ? I doubt rather, the Pope Both. by this praótice condemn himfelf, and Pets up thefe Lights to thew the World how much he and his Church are changed fence thefe fore- mentioned days. III. You next fay, [The Prelatick Proteflant wonders what hurt the Puritan can fee inmaking the fgn of that on the foreheadof a new baptized Infant, yet [miles at a Papifl when be makes it on himfelf, or his Pict uals, &c.3 Anf. None of us are athamed of the Crofs of Chriff, nor loth to profefs this as openly asyou: But if we do it byword, by writing, by Obeying, or by Suffering, we are of another Religion from you, (it feems byyou,) iinlefs we will do it altoby croging : The yews were the Crofs- makers : And thereare now fo many Crofs-makers in the World, whole Trade we like not, that we are not for- ward to fet up their ßgn at our doors. But yet there are Puritans and Prelatiffs, that were they among the Deri- ders of a Crucified Chriff, where the ufe werenot a For- mality, or worfe, but convenient to tell the Infidels their mind,- that they are not alhamed of the Crofs of chrift, would not refufe feafonably to Crofs themfelves. But the Puritans think, that when it is made [a fólemn [area Finn of the Duty andGrace óf NewCovenant, dedica- ting thereby the perfán to mod, 45 Osáe hereby obliging him. H 2 (elf
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