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Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship · William Ames

Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship, Table of contents 1 – Table of contents 2

An Alphabeticall TABLE Of the Principall Occurrents in this FRESH SVIT. Where note that 1. p. and 2. p. at the end, sometimes of the number, directing to the page, stands for 1. part, and 2. part.

A.

AVgustin what he thought, but durst not speak.

p. 33.2. p.

His judgement of signes.

p. 223.

His Condemning the very nature of such Ceremonies, where some choise things are noted.

p. 228.

Adjuncts called Parts by Ramus,

p. 156.2. p.

Anabaptists occasioned reformation of Cermon.

p. 19.1. p. and 457.2. p.

B.

BEzas cleare judgement of Episcopall authority.

p. 91.1. p.

Beza expresseth the Commune sentence of our Divines, of the ancient Bishops, viz▪ that they were ever too busy about Ceremonies.

p. 228

Bucers wish about Holydayes, viz. that there were not so much as one left, besides the Lords-day.

p. 360.

Baines▪ his Syllogisme against our Ceremonies: confirmed

p. 258.

Brightmans answere to Iuel.

p. 503.

Babingtons Comment. on Levit. 10.1. observable against our Ceremonies.

p. 24.2. p.

Bradshaws opinion of indifferent things opened.

p. 161.

Bellarmins answer to the Law of the O. Test. prescribing all things to the Iewes.

p. 13.2. p.

His Proof …or the Churches liberty to institute Ceremonies from Purim and the Feast of Dedicat.

p. 246.

He saith as much for their, as we for our Cer.

p. 488.

Blumfeild a Persequutor threatned a good man for the Surplice.

p. 18.1. p.

Bernards answer to the Virgin Maries Image, bidding him Good morrow.

p. 364.

C.

CAsuits admit nothing beside their order.

p. 65.1. p.

Chokim the Hebrew name of Ceremon. finely laid open.

p. 35.1. p.

Conformers miserable Apologie.

p. 13.1. p.

Ceremonies their dispute how ancient; opposed by Waldenses, Martyrs, removed in Helveria.

p. 8.15.1. p.

Other things ridiculous yet as tolerable, if they had but institution from the Convocation-howse as a May pole ith Church, or a straw in a Childs hand at Bapt.

p. 17.

Ceremonies such as ours, why naught.

p. 18.

Ceremonies how defined, examined.

p. 21.

Ceremonies laid out in 4. things

p. 23.

Ceremonies holy.

p. 129.2. p. and 178.186.

Their Worship.

p. 132.2. p. and 298.

Ceremonies must have a rule for number.

p. 144.2. p.

Ceremonies Popish may yet be Iewish.

p. 218.

See also.

p. 273.

Ceremonies by Institution to what Commandement they belong.

p. 301.

Ceremonies condemned for speaking out of place.

p. 364.

Ceremonies, Clowts that have layen on the plague foares of Idolatrie.

p. 367.

Ceremonies cānot be deduced from the kinds named by the Rej.

p. 482.

Ceremonies used by us never objects of Idol: answered.

p. 401.

Ceremonies consequently imposed as belonging to giving honour to God, yet Superstitious.

p. 103.1. p.

Ceremonies single, double, trebble.

p. 91.2. p.

Ceremonies the Garmēts of Religion whereof the Scots mans jest.

p. 94.

Church repraesentative, to the life repraesented.

p. 88.1. p.

Church English and primative compared.

p. 403.

Calvins account of additions.

p. 121.2. p. 376.

What he saith to Cassander, and to our Maisters of Cerem.

p. 122.2. p.

His admirable speech to the Lord Protector of England.

p. 389.

His moderation toward Popish Ceremonies, what See.

p. 400.

His inference, that, if the 3. Children in Dan. had followed the Counsell, and witt of our times; they needed never to have stood out against the Kings Commandement.

p. 127.2. p.

His judgement of Ceremonies cleared.

p. 240.

His opinion missinterpreted by the Rej. answered.

p. 16.1. p.

Chamiers answer to that of no new Cerem. brought in these days.

p. 295.

His famous Censure of Ceremonies Analogical and Sacramental, as idlely doeing that over againe, for which the Sacramēts were by Christ appointed.

p. 84.1. p.

Covels Sentence sleighted by the Rejoynd.

p. 208.

Christ the only authentick teacher.

p. 210.211.

Chemnitius his famous testimony about additions.

p 249.

Cajetan a Cardinall of Rome would not be buried ith Church:

p. 469.

Conformity disuaded frō, by one that Conformd himself.

p. 474.

Circumcision Defended to be now lawfull by Def. & Rej.

p. 274.

Convocatiō howse not Cleared by all that the Rej. can say.

p. 113.

Found Guilty of much evill: of perverting the Articles of religion, and s…tting thē out far worse, then they were in good K. Edwards time, decreeing lesse good, then the Councill of Trent.

p. 115.123.

Comlines.

p. 77.2.

1. Corinths. c. 14. which how interpreted by F… thers and Schoolmen, and more honestly then now adayes by Hierar hichs.

p. 53.2. p.

Contrariety, of Decencie and edification displeasing, yet Contrariety of rites serving thereunto, not so.

p. 117.2. p.

D.

Dr. Humphreys letter to the Bishops.

p. 269.

Dr. Davenats doctrine at Cambridg

p. 79.1. p.

Dr. Morton cals for abolition of Superstition without delay.

p. 378.

Dr. Andrews speech to the Convocation.

p. 419. & 421.

Dr. Fulck forsook the College for the Surplice

p. 473.

Distinctions of popish writers brought together by Rive…us.

p. 299.

Distinction into Coma…d and allowance, Symbolizing with papists.

p. 142.

Distinctions of Against & beside.

p. 28.2. p.

Distinction of traditions into Divine, and Apostolicall rejected by Iunius

p. 335.

For denying of which distinction the Repl: was charged with unlearnednes, yet all the Rej. learning, and more put to it cannot make it good.

p. 336.

Dipping 3. times

p. 242.

E

EAsterday solemnized with a pascal lamb, by a late great Bp. of England.

p. 40.2. p.

Easter the first apple of strife, from the Bp. of Rome.

p. 85.448. and 440.

Evill of our doings …o be put away, finely explained

p. 131.

F.

FAsting in what sense, worship.

p. 145.

Freewill offrings, no will worship.

p. 153.

Nor do warrant appointing of Cer.

p. 152.1. p. and 151.2.

Feasts of love, their original uncertain.

p. 334.

G.

GVnpowder stopt into an image.

p. 513.

H.

HOokers strang speech

p. 2.2. p

Hooper a Bp. refused the Surplice.

p. 135.

What he speaks of Bps. state.

p. 408.

Holy, either by infusion or inhaesion, the Def. absurd distinction

p. 179.

Human, with Bellarm. and the Rej. in one sense.

p. 302.

Hezekiah, whether he le…t the images stand, set up by Col.

p 369.

I.

INtended observation.

p. 26.1. p.

Infants Communicants,

p. 37.2. p.

Iunius his remarkable speech about additions.

p. 89.2. p. and 252.

His sentence of images.

p. 286. and 290.

Images for use religious mainteyned and condemned by the Rej.

p. 237 283.

Images in Churches, not indifferent by the Homilies against Idol.

p. 289.

Iuels prophesie about the crosse

p. 290

K.

KNeeling &c. proper worship by the Rej. grant

p. 138

L:

LVthers advise about yeilding

p. 97.2. p.

How he placed the Images to make them ridiculous

p. 285.

Latimers speech to the convocation, for which he was committed to the tower

p. 123.1. p

His comparison of Cer. and in a Sermon before K. Edw.

p. 148.2. p.

M:

MElancht free speech against mans inventions

p. 152.1: p

His meaning opened

p: 141.2. p:

He disalloweth the Collectiō of some from Act:

15: Ibid.

Mat. 15. and Marc: 7: of pharisies washing

p. 186 &c. and zz1

Ministers how they enter upon their Parishes in Engl:

p. 412:

N.

NOnresidents a carefull sort of them

p: 417

Negative argument usual with the best writers

p: 43.2. p.

O.

OPiniō wheter it were worship

p. 125.2. p.

Organs d…sliked by Schoolmen

p. 40…

Not used ith Popes chappell

p: 430

…fficials cōmanding style when they enjoyne excom.

p. 410

P.

…Ope Paul 4. offred to confirm our Ser…ice book witnessed by Dr, Morton

p. 203

…ope received the Host …itting

p. 429

…apists opinion of their Cer. in regard of worship …nd necessitie to salvatiō, …nd the holines they put …n them, together with …heir operation, and effi…acy, no more then is …ofessed of ours.

See. p. ….70. and 73.75.1. p. and …03.315.

…pists give liberty to the …ulgar man to judg of …e Churches precepts

…. 79.1. p.

…heir judgement of idle …er:

p. 74.2. p.

…hey & our mē agree in their answers to the place alleged, against adding to Gods worship.

p. 115

They deny operative virtue to holy water

p. 294

Popish idolatrie compared with Heathenish

p. 518

Policie of old Bps. to win the Heathen by observing their holydais, condemned.

p. 432. see also p. 500

P. M. refused the Surplice in Oxford

p. 463

A remarkable speech of his about mens devises to stir up &c.

p. z11

Praelats power if they pleas to command all Englishmen to be circumcised

p. 107.1. p.

Praela…s in a praemunire

p. 111.

Praelats greife when forced to deprive answ.

p. 108

Praelats office to make canons saith the Rejoyn.

p. 107

Parliament against silencing for such non-conformity

p. 108. r.p:

Parl 1610. checkt the prelats

p. 106.1. p.

Polanus cleered.

p. 148.1. p

Praying toward the East as ancient as any Ceremonie.

p. 82.2. p.

R.

REjoynders bulls frequently observed.

See p. 44.83.92-1. p. again p. 6.9.25.32.36.44.92.108 217.2. p.

Rej. noted for palpable error concerning inward worship

p. 1z7.1. p.

For Error again in

art

p. 138.

divinity

p. 138.

His dangerous speech that Christ had laid snares if etc.

p. 68.2. p.

S.

SAcred proper and reductive, examined

p. 63.1. p.

Sacramentals what

p. 226.

Denied by pap. to work etc.

p. 227.

Condemned by Beza

p. 244.

Sacrament and Sacramentals a foolish distinction

p. z33.

Saduces not so praecise.

p. zz0.

Sopping ith Sacrament

p. 36.2. p.

Subscription how required by parliament, and refused by none

p. 10….1. p.

Superstition rightly defined.

p. 98.1. p. z15.236. by Polanus.

Superstition

negative.

p. 101.1. p:

Cast by prevention on non Conformists

p. 34.

and finely taken off

p. 95. etc. and 312.

Superstition, how first occasioned by yeilding too much to the infirmity of others,

p. 83.2. p.

Sadcels testimonie mainteined

p. 234.

Surplice refused by a minister in Q. Eliz. dayes, and why

p. 435.

Swearing on a booke ho…

p. 357.

Souldjers new prest by the Rej.

p: 43….

Scotlands judg. to the ministers of Engl.

p. 453.

T.

TExts alleged (viz. Ios. 6. and Iudg. 6.) for human Cer.

p. 491.

Trueth may be merry, noted in a fine speech of Tertulian to that effect

p. 437.

V.

Vrsins testimony about humā Cer.

p. 152.2. p

W.

WAldenses opposed Cerem. with such answers as now be used against them.

p. 8.1. p.

They used not the Crosse

p. 39.2. p.

Wittenburgh Confession

p. 231.

Whipping out of the tē ple twise don

p. 320.

Worship ridiculously defined, examined.

p. 125.1. p.

Worship in what properly Consisting.

p. 132.2. p 163.168.

Worship is that which is above order and decency in worship.

p. 7z. z. p

Worship must be essētial, if worship.

p. 113. z. p.

Worship figurative what

p. 147.1. p. ult:

Worship applied to the Cer. by the Rej.

p. 154. z. p.

Worship proper, essentiall, necessarie, how understood by the Rej.

p. 158.2. p.

Worship Circumstantiall, or accessorie not permitted onelyonly, prooved by a Sillogism from the Rej: …elfe contradictions

p. 139.1. p

Worship true and good, if according to the will of God, not hindering it, the Papists Plea, as well as our mens.

ibid.

Worship, the parts of it, wha…

p. 113.2. p

Worship indifferent none

p. 171.

Worship whatsoever, necessarie.

p. 138.2. p

Yet will-worship may be without that opinion

ibid.

Worship Popish and Sacrilegious mainteined under the same Colours of reverend manner, order, decencie among Papists

p. 143.1. p.

Worship in Cer:

p. 38.1. p.

Will worship distinguisht into lawfull and unlawfull.

p. 136.2. p:

Will worship not defended by papists.

p. 150.2. p.

Z.

ZAnchies judgement of our Cer. p 97. z. p. also of annexions and essentials.

p. 155. &c. z. p:

Zeppers noble testimonie of human traditions.

p. z16.

GEntle reader take no…ice that through some oversight or casualty, there are the seco…d and third answers wanting in the 16. page of the first part, neare t…e beginning of the 3. chap. which the author finding after the impression, he sayd he would supply after, but death now preventing speach with him, I cannot as yet finde it in his papers.

BEcause many orthodox writers have been abused and others in them, by spurious bookes which have been obtruded upō the world under their names, …t was thought meet to represent to the reader in this insuing Catalogue, the names of al such bookes as were vndoubtedly knowne to be made by this Author.

Catechismus.

Puritanismus Anglicanus.

Amesij. Bellarm. Enervatus 12. printed A0 1630.

Amesij. Casus Conscientiae 12. 1632.

Amesij. Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem 12. 1628.

Amesij. Medulla Theologiae 12. 1628.

Amesij. Antisinodalia 12. 1633.

Amesij. Contra Grevinchovium 12. 1633.

Amesij. Demonstratio Logica. 12. 1633.

A Replye to Bishop Morton,

This fresh suit against Ceremonies.

A first and second Manuduction.

In Psalmos commentaria, yet to be printed:

FINIS:

A FRESH SVIT Against HVMANE CEREMONIES IN GODS WORSHIP. OR A Triplication about Ceremonies, Opposed unto D. BVRGESSE HIS. Rejoinder for D. MORTONS Defence of 3. Nocent Ceremonies.

With a Catalog.

1. Of the cheife heads here handled.

2. Of the Rejoinder his vnworthy personal speaches.

3. Of divers errours which crept into the presse.

The First Part.

Printed in the yeare of our Saviour, 1633.

A direction to the Reader.

THe author being constrayned to be absent from the presse, by reason of vrgent occasions and being altogither destitute of any help from ot…er, w…o were willing and able to correct the Impression (as it is the common Lott to poore men vnderunder pressures to be forsaken of freinds and meanes) there be many faults escaped, in the printing, & some such, which pervert the sense, and will preiudice the truth, and Reader: and therfore he is to be intreated, before he read the book to mend the grosser mistakes with his penn: or else so attend and …onsider of them, that he may have recourse to them as occasion shall serve: the other faults which are of lesse consequence, common curtesy will easily pardon and passe by.

Faults escaped: thus to be corrected:

Pag▪ 3. lin: 21. read tartnes p 4 l. 14. for acquired r. aymed p …. in the margyne: for vt. r. ne p. 13. l. 18 r. polluted p. 16. l. 16. for the…. your. p 19. l. l…st. for n…udd r. mad. p. 20. l. 2. for fopling r. stifl…ng▪ p 29 l. 15. r. noveltyes p. 29. l 22. for if r. of those: p. 31. l. 8 for thrust…. crosse p 32. l. 8. for conserving r. conferring p. 32. l. 23. for is an action, r. are actions: p. 33. l. 3. for acts r. arts p. 35. l. 10. for are all, are ab…e, p. 36. l. 22. for outward r. onward p. 39. l. 13. for ioyned r. coyned p. 42. l. 28. add. a living creature p. 45. l. 15. for n…ther r. whether p. 48. l. 12 for the meanes of the vse. r. meanes of the same vse p. 49. l. 17. in the marg. for qui, r. quia p. 49. l. 20. for it is, r. it is not p. 52. l. 8 for lawfully r. awfully p, 53. l. 11. for there r. three. p. 55. l. 8. for waketh r. worketh. p. 56. l. 6. for are supposed r are not supposed. p. 63. l. 9. for neded to r. needed not to p 66. l. 1. for if r. of. p. 67. l. 19. for mayny r. mayne p 71. l. 20. for an r. from …n p, 75. l. 24. del and p. 7…. l. 29. del… and p. 85. l. 14. for this r. thus p. 94, l. 11 for his r. he p 98 l. 14. for ad, r. and p, 128 l. 26. for nididuall r. individuall p. 129. l. 7. for word r. work …, 131. l. 30 for being r. bring p. 133 l. 7 for lase r. base p. 136. l. 17. for principa. r. principall …. 140. l. 7. for conduct r. conduce p. 144 l: 9, for man ever, r. man did ever p. 145 l. 18.20. for fasting. r. feasting p. 146. l. 14. for defende thaud r. defends and p. 14 8. l, 5. for words r. woods.

A Generall table shewing the contentes of every chapter.

Chap. 1.

Touching the title of D. Burgesse his rejoynder. p: 1:

Chap. 2.

Of the rise and proceeding of Ceremoniall contentions with variety of tenents about them: p: 7:

Chap. 3.

Concerning the just and proper stile of our Ceremonyes p. 16.

Chap. 4 .

The Nature and difinition of a Ceremony. p. 21:

Chap. 5.

Of the sorts and differences of Ceremonyes p. 53.

Chap. 6.

Concerning the difference betwixt popish Ceremomonyes and ours in regard of necessi…y, holines, and efficacy, wherein how far we joyne wi…h the Papists, is fully discussed by the confession of Papists themselves. p: 76.

Chap. 7.

Touching other partitions of Ceremonyes p. 77.

Chap. 8.

Concerning the nature of a National church. p. …

Chap. 9.

Concerning superstition p. 94.

Chap. 10.

Of Parliaments, and Convocations p. 105.

Chap. 11.

Touching the good and evill that Convocations have done. p: 115.

Chap. 12.

Sect. 1.

Of the nature of worship. p: 124.

Sect. 2.

Examination of authorityes, alledged for the several… distinctions of worship. p: 144.