. Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight books. that fith we allow the Cuflomes of our Fathers to befollowed, we therefore may not allow fuchCuftomes as the Church of Rome hath , be caufe we cannot account of themwhich are in that Church as of our Fathers. 6 To their Allegation, that the courfe of Gods owne Wifdome doth make againfl our Conformity with the Church of Rome in fuch things. 7 To the Example of the eldejl Church which they bring for the fame purpofe. 8 That it is not our befl Polity (as they pretend it is) for ejlabliflmtent of found Reli» gion, to haue in thefe things no a
. Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight books. that fith we allow the Cuflomes of our Fathers to befollowed, we therefore may not allow fuchCuftomes as the Church of Rome hath , be caufe we cannot account of themwhich are in that Church as of our Fathers. 6 To their Allegation, that the courfe of Gods owne Wifdome doth make againfl our Conformity with the Church of Rome in fuch things. 7 To the Example of the eldejl Church which they bring for the fame purpofe. 8 That it is not our befl Polity (as they pretend it is) for ejlabliflmtent of found Reli» gion, to haue in thefe things no agreement with the Church of Rome being *vn-found. 9 That neither the Papifls upbraiding vs as furnifhed out of their fore , nor any hope which tn that refyeZt they arefaid to conceiue,doth make any more againflour Ceremonies then the former ^Allegations haue The griefe which, they fay, godly Brethren conceiue^at fuch Ceremonies asweshaue common mth the Church of Rome. ii The 128 The fourth Tzookg of M How great vfcCeremonieshaucin The Do&riricand Difciplineof the Church,as the weigh-tier things,ought eipecial-ly to be lookedvnto:butthcCeremoniesalio, as Mintand coriiin^ought net tobe neglected. The third thing,fir which they reproue a great part of our Ceremonies is, forthat as we hatie them from the Church of Rome, fo that Church had themfrom the lewes. 12 The fourth, for that fundry of than hauc bin (they fay) abufed vnto idolatry, and are by that meane become fcandalotu. 13 The retaine them fill, notwithstanding the Example of c<r~ iaine Churches reformed before vs, which Ikiue cast them out. 14 A declaration of the proceedings of the Church ofEngland, for the eftablih- ment of things 04 they are. Vch was the ancient fimplicitie and fbftnefle ofSpirit, which fomerimes preuailcdin the World,that they whofe words were cuen as Oracles a-mongrt men , feemed euer-more loath to giaefentence againft any thing publikely receiuedinthe Church of
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