Au Apology againp Browniflr. A from whence hoth lh<Jandit came? SpedtiRJOor felfr, mightr~ot the Lordbeintirely worfhipptdrJJithpurundhofJ rPorjhip, tlmtghnoneother B110f<! but the hoi)Script11m rr>tre bro•ght into theCh•rch? Ifjeo ( arrPI,.cande1J) itthat kmi'IPI,.hat theworfh,p of Godm.aneth;rJJb!t theo dothpHr Sef'Vice-hoof<! there? the_Jf'ordofGodir perfdJ, and admitteth o[110ne arf4i#M. CNrferibe he that <ddethto theWord oftheLordy111ric•rfeibe that which iuddetd,andJo beJOIIr great Idolt the ComnJHRiM·hook, t/16Nghlif<! Nabuchadnezzars lmag•fomepm •file matter beGold andSilver, which ir alfo fo much the fJ1ore;detef1able, by btn;. m•ch it ir th< morehighiJ adv•n<ed amongf/JOH. SECTIoN :XXXVII. YEt more Idolatry? And which ismore, New, andfrrange; fuch (I dare fay) aswill never be found in the two firfr Commandemenrs. Behold,here rwo ~~eth"::; B new Idols,Our Ordinary,and ourService-book,afpeaking Idoll,and a writ- s:m':!booko reo !doll, Ca/ecHteharhone!hangeDeirie rheDevill, Siberia many, whofepeople b<:modo Idols worthipevery day wharrhey fee firft. Romeharh manymerry S:linrs: burSaintOr- by.... I dinary,and SaintService-bookwerenever heard ofrill your Canonization. In ear~ J nefr, doe you chink we make ourOrdinary an Idoll?What elfe? you kneele devoutly to himwhen youreceiveeirherthe Oath or A bfolurion.This muft needs be religious adoration: is there no remedy?You have twice kneeled to ourVice-Chancellor, when youwere admitted eo yourdegree;you haveofr kneeled eo your Parents,and God-fiuhers,ro receive a blefliog;did you make Idols ofrhern?che parry to be ordained,kneels under the handofrhe Prefbyrerie:dorhhe religiouOy adore rhem?ofold C they werewont eo kdfe thehands oftheir Bithops, fo rhey did roBaal : God and our Superiours have had ever one and the fame outward gefture: Thoughhere,not rhe Agent is fomuch regarded,as the aCtion: ifyour Ordinary would have fuffered you P•u!'"L'>ir. ro have done this peece of!dolarry, you had neverfeparated. Amb"f· Burrhe trueC-od Bel,and Dragon ofEnglandis the humane-Divino-Service-book: Let us fee what athes or lumpsofpitch rhisDanielbrings :Weworfbip God in,and lw ir, as Papiftsdoe by their Images: Indeed,weworthipGod in,andby praier conilfoed in it: Why thouldwe not?Tell me,why is itmoreIdolatry for aman eoworthip God in, and byaprayer read,or gotby heart,tban by apraier conceived? I utter both,they areboth mine: iftheheart fpeak themborh,feelingly and devoucly,where lies the Idoll ? In a conceived praier, is it not pofiible for a mans thought eo (hay D from his rongue? in apraier learned by heart,or read,is it not poffible for theheart ro joinewith rhe rongue? if! pray therefore in fpirit, and hearrily uttermy defires ro God , whether in mine own words,or borrowed (and fo made mine) what is the offence? But(fay you) if theLord Jefus inhisTefiamemIJove not commanded any fuch Book, it isaccorfed and abominable ' Bur fay I, ifrhe LordJefus harh nor any whereforbidden fuch aBooke,it isnot accurfed nor abominable: Shew us the place where,thar we may know it withyou: Nay but I muft<bewyou where rhe Apofrles ufed any fuch Service-book: thewyou me, where theApoftles baptized in a Bafin: orwhere they receivedwomen ro rheLords table:(furyour; "•">•-.@-, I Cor. I r. will not ferve) thew me that the Bible was diftinguithed into Chaptersand Verfes in rhe Apofiles rime:thewme rhat they ever celebrated rheSacramenroftheSupper at any ~!ffig:dixt other rime than eveoing,as your Anabaprills nowdoe: !hewme that they ufed one s;:::. prayer before their Sermons olwaies, another after; that they preachedever upon a [email protected] E Texr:whererhey preached over aTable: or laftly,thewme where theApoftles ufed '!:::;:fr":;t:,q rharproycr which youmade beforeyour Jail prophecy; and a rhouf:md fuch circum- s,,.Ll4·"· · fiances. Wharan idle plea is this from the Apoftolike!rimes?And ifi thould reil you char Saint Peter celebratedwirh the LordsPrayer, youwill not beleeve it: yer you know the Hiftorie. Bur I er rheReaderknow that your quarrel! is nor againft the Pw;...OI;,~. matter, bur againfi the booke ; not asrhey are prayers, bur ftinted ,or prefcribed: Wherein all the world befides your felves are Idolaters : Behold, allChurches that were,or are,are partnerswith us in rhis crime.Oh idolatrous Geneva,aud allFrench Scottith,Danith, Dutch Churches I All whichboth have their fet prayers with us, and approve them. $!!!od•d formNI•m &c. Asconcerningaforme ofPrayers and j RitesEcclefiafticall (faith Reverend C41vin) I doegreaclyallow that it thouldbe fer - · and
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