Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship, List of references
… Tast of the Rej. his intemperate expressions, vnworthy, as well of him f…om whom they come, as of them against whom they are directed.
1. Egregious wrangler
p. 6.
2. Dancing without a fiddle.
14
3. Hee compares the Replyer to a curre, saying hee runs away from the cause, lookes back at the Def: and shewes his teeth somwhat angerly.
19
4. A false Reporter.
22
5. The man is troubled.
35
6. They that say the church may not ordayne one or other Ceremony meerly Ecclesiasticall doe manifest a spirit that lusteth after contradiction:
37
7. Mock Dighton.
Ibid.
8. Nameles libellers as this Repl:
Ibid.
9. This poore distressed man knowes not what to doe.
35
10. Not very apt to blush for any thing.
47
11. God hath smitten his contentious spirit with giddines.
62
12. A man forsaken of wisedom.
Ibid
13. Some men in Q: Eliz: dayes were not contented that these Ceremonyes should be removed, unles all went out with them.
52
14. This libeller like to come to some shame for his factions.
61
It is a malicious surmise, scurrilous and of no vse, vnlesse it be to ingraft himselfe into the affections (which he calleth consciences) and applause of his owne party.
63
15. You that make a faction.
73
16. Sooner fit the moone with a new coate, then these men with pleasing Ceremonyes.
67
17. Your superstition esteemeth this your abstinence to be a singular poynt of piety, and true syncerity.
68
18. I see no cause of this outleap but eyther to ease his stomack, or to please these of his side
37
19. Most of their writers are nameles libellers.
38
20. The Replyer may hang downe his head, he is a silly man
61
21. This fantasye is the very top and root of separation, and Anabaptistry.
67
22. The Replyer worse then a fryer
ibid
23. The Repl: gulls and deceives.
83
24. Hee hath not learned the substance of common honesty
Ibid
25. A spirit of contradiction hath carryed him to shifting.
100
26. Out lyer.
103
27. You seeke honour one of another.
Ibid
28. And presume of your owne traditions as if the spirit of truth had come to you, or from you alone
Ibid
29. The Repl: censures the vniversall militant church.
104
30. Now well fare a good stomack.
113
31. Boggling and scurrility.
Ibid
32. The Repl: wrung on the withers,
120
33. Hee need heare some lecture of logick
121
34. A Beetle brought out of the Repl: head
130
35. A spirit full of rancor.
131
36, The Repl: lifting vp his hart to God, is much crying and little wool, as he sayd that sheerd his hogs.
180
37. Contradictious spirit.
183
38. These men say to all other men stand back I am holyer then thou.
203
39. Salt Scurrility,
204
40. These men if it were safe would spit their gall in the face of the magistracy.
205
41. Full of Froth and venome
213
42. A spirit of separation hunted after in the chase of inconformity.
216
43. Inconformitants of a high strayne beyond other men.
27
44. Doth this Repl: and such as hee who without law, without calling, without Reason, without conscience, smite with their tongues, and condemne to the pit of darknes the Bishops, the conformed ministers, and in a manner all that are not of their party.
219 See also 220.221.222.226
45. The Repl: for Faction and opposition would have that thought of others, which he doth not beleeue himselfe.
243
46. A wrangling spirit and ill conscience
Ibid
47. The Inconformists are of all men that ever I knew the most impatient, which is a signe of much partiality if not pharisaicall pride.
277
48. Counting their opposing Cerem: a high poynt of devotion, and their stiffnes therin constancy in that faith.
218
49. Tinkers luck.
424
50. It is your trims to fly vponupon the faces of our Bishops.
456
51. This Repl: is the childe of strife not of judgment.
500
52. You are Godly men, all others are carnall: time-servers, formalists that have no conscience, no syncerity, no zeale, you are the only men.
50…
Many other flowers, of this sent, might have been gathered out of the Rej: his Garden. But I will not trouble the Reader with them: Because I perceive the Author of this Fresh Suit doth not much regard them. Nyether would I have noted these, but for the Rejoynders Bishoplike objecting of Scurrility to the Replyer.
A manuduction to the following dispute.
ALthough it be but dead work, voyd of whetting pleasure or hope of great fruit, to spend much tyme, about humaine formalities, when as the divine substance of religion is in present danger, yet seing the leaders of that course, which tendeth to this mischeif, being themselves marched with a great part of their mayne body, through the fens and quagmyers of non residence, pluralities and ambition, towards the quicksands of Arminianisme, popery and prophanesse, have left these, as theire passe and bagage to be kept and defended by men of good note, and worthy of better imployment (such as Dr. B. is) to the amazing of many good foules: It seemeth necessary to take into some consideration (though short, as such an unpleasant busines doth require) what strenght ther is in these their new works: To proceed therfore in order.