to_o the_o preserve_n but_o of_o order_n or_o orderlynesse_n in_o a_o church_n it_o be_v necessary_a there_o be_v appointment_n what_o shall_v by_o all_o be_v uniform_o perform_v confusion_n unavoidable_o come_v in_o where_o no_o certain_a rule_n be_v prescribe_v for_o uniformity_n section_n 50_o what_o can_v be_v deny_v in_o this_o process_n i_o fore_o see_v not_o yet_o when_o it_o be_v grant_v one_o reserve_v mr_n j._n have_v still_o leave_v he_o for_o say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v appointment_n or_o ordination_n yet_o still_o it_o will_v be_v incumbent_a on_o the_o dr._n to_o prove_v that_o this_o extend_v not_o only_o to_o the_o custom_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostolic_a church_n but_o also_o to_o the_o church_n of_o succeed_a age_n and_o my_o answer_n to_o this_o will_v conclude_v this_o whole_a debate_n section_n 51_o first_n then_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o here_o necessary_o ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n 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appointment_n but_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o they_o have_v make_v no_o rule_n but_o leave_v order_n to_o titus_n etc._n etc._n i.e._n by_o parity_n of_o reason_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o every_o island_n to_o make_v they_o here_o what_o power_n be_v leave_v they_o may_v certain_o with_o perfect_a safety_n be_v exercise_v by_o they_o and_o that_o necessary_o infer_v our_o obligation_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o their_o exercise_n of_o they_o section_n 55_o this_o be_v all_o the_o observance_n mr_n j._n seem_v to_o expect_v of_o i_o at_o this_o time_n unless_o his_o intimation_n to_o all_o admirer_n of_o mr._n hooker_n 144._o that_o they_o shall_v vindicate_v their_o great_a patron_n of_o ceremony_n may_v pass_v for_o a_o admonition_n to_o i_o who_o acknowledge_v myself_o a_o thankful_a adorer_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o that_o godly_a learned_a man_n and_o so_o exact_a a_o few_o line_n more_o above_o the_o regular_a account_n section_n 56_o this_o will_v 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be_v they_o never_o so_o loud_a but_o hypocritical_o zealous_a prayer_n section_n 39_o the_o ardency_n in_o christ_n be_v sincere_a ardency_n accompany_v with_o act_n of_o love_n and_o trust_v of_o the_o same_o temper_n and_o the_o heighten_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o addition_n of_o degree_n to_o that_o act_n of_o ardency_n and_o so_o of_o prayer_n and_o proportionable_o of_o love_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n above_o either_o what_o there_o be_v or_o what_o there_o be_v occasion_n for_o at_o other_o time_n section_n 40_o of_o this_o i_o shall_v hope_v it_o be_v possible_a to_o find_v some_o instance_n among_o man_n of_o who_o grace_n it_o can_v be_v no_o blasphemy_n to_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o degree_n suppose_v we_o a_o sincere_o pious_a man_n a_o true_a lover_n of_o god_n and_o no_o despiser_n of_o his_o poor_a persecute_a church_n and_o suppose_v we_o as_o it_o be_v very_o supposeable_a that_o at_o some_o time_n the_o sea_n roar_v the_o tempest_n be_v at_o its_o height_n and_o the_o wave_n boat_n violent_o upon_o this_o frailbrittle_a vessel_n may_v it_o not_o be_v a_o season_n for_o that_o pious_a man_n ardency_n to_o receive_v some_o growth_n for_o his_o zeal_n to_o be_v emulous_a of_o those_o wave_n and_o pour_v itself_o out_o more_o profuse_o at_o such_o then_o at_o a_o calm_a season_n i_o hope_v there_o be_v some_o at_o this_o time_n among_o we_o in_o who_o this_o point_n be_v real_o exemplify_v if_o it_o be_v not_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o want_n not_o fullness_n of_o love_n but_o i_o need_v not_o thus_o to_o enlarge_v it_o be_v not_o by_o this_o refuter_fw-la deny_v of_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v my_o entire_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o reference_n either_o to_o mr._n c._n or_o to_o he_o the_o utmost_a that_o i_o undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v then_o or_o to_o justify_v now_o section_n 41_o and_o so_o i_o shut_v up_o this_o hasty_a paper_n hope_v that_o he_o which_o invite_v and_o promise_v it_o a_o welcome_a in_o case_n it_o be_v give_v he_o in_o a_o fair_a and_o scholastical_a way_n have_v nothing_o to_o accuse_v in_o it_o as_o to_o the_o first_o epithet_n will_v abate_v somewhat_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o second_o and_o allow_v it_o a_o friendly_a though_o be_v unqualify_v it_o pretend_v not_o to_o a_o more_o hospitable_a reception_n the_o end_n á¼Ï…σχημόνως_n καὶ_n κατὰ_n τάξιν_fw-gr or_o the_o ground_n of_o uniformity_n from_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o vindicated_n from_o mr_n jeanes_n exception_n to_o one_o passage_n in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o directory_n by_o h._n hammond_n d._n d._n london_n print_v by_o j._n g._n for_o richard_n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ivy._n lane_n m.dc.lvii_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decent_o and_o according_a to_o appointment_n section_n 1_o since_o the_o publish_n that_o answer_n to_o mr_n j._n concern_v the_o degree_n of_o ardency_n in_o christ_n prayer_n i_o be_o advertise_v of_o another_o passage_n in_o that_o volume_n in_o which_o i_o be_o concern_v relate_v to_o some_o word_n of_o i_o in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o directory_n pag._n 19_o on_o the_o head_n of_o uniformity_n in_o god_n service_n and_o particular_o respect_v my_o render_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d section_n 2_o these_o indeed_o i_o thus_o render_v decent_o and_o according_a to_o order_n or_o appointment_n and_o affirm_v the_o importance_n of_o that_o place_n to_o be_v that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o appointment_n render_v this_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a because_o it_o be_v imply_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decent_o custom_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o the_o latter_a because_o the_o word_n do_v literal_o import_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n according_a to_o order_n or_o appointment_n section_n 3_o to_o the_o former_a of_o these_o he_o make_v his_o first_o exception_n thus_o he_o dare_v not_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o immediate_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v imply_v it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o decency_n do_v imply_v such_o custom_n the_o omission_n of_o which_o necessary_o infer_v indecency_n but_o that_o the_o omission_n of_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o do_v infer_v undecency_n the_o doctor_n &_o all_o his_o party_n can_v never_o make_v good_a what_o undecency_n can_v the_o doctor_n prove_v to_o be_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n without_o the_o cross_n as_o also_o in_o public_a prayer_n and_o preach_v without_o a_o surplice_n but_o of_o this_o see_v far_o in_o aim_n in_o the_o place_n but_o now_o quote_v the_o doctor_n may_v perhaps_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o inconsiderable_a adversary_n but_o we_o shall_v think_v his_o argument_n considerable_a until_o the_o doctor_n or_o some_o other_o of_o his_o party_n give_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n unto_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n let_v we_o examine_v the_o proof_n that_o the_o doctor_n bring_v for_o this_o sense_n and_o it_o be_v because_o custom_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n this_o proposition_n though_o very_o strange_a be_v prooflesse_a and_o therefore_o we_o may_v as_o well_o reject_v it_o as_o the_o doctor_n dictate_v it_o but_o i_o shall_v add_v a_o confutation_n of_o it_o from_o these_o follow_a argument_n 1._o if_o custom_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n than_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v a_o rule_n thereof_o beside_o custom_n but_o this_o be_v false_a for_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v also_o a_o rule_n thereof_o and_o that_o infallible_a 2._o nothing_o can_v be_v undecent_a that_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o dicency_n but_o divers_a thing_n be_v undicent_a which_o yet_o can_v plead_v custom_n and_o this_o be_v so_o evident_a as_o that_o i_o will_v not_o so_o much_o undervalue_v the_o doctor_n judgement_n as_o to_o endeavour_v any_o proof_n thereof_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n shall_v be_v undecent_a but_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o possible_a that_o many_o custom_n shall_v be_v undecent_a and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v conclude_v that_o custom_n be_v not_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n 3._o last_o unto_o custom_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o both_o aristotle_n and_o aquinas_n the_o frequent_a usage_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v require_v but_o now_o there_o may_v be_v decency_n or_o handsomeness_n in_o the_o first_o usage_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o of_o this_o decency_n custom_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n section_n 4_o the_o first_o thing_n here_o charge_v on_o i_o be_v timidity_n that_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v what_o i_o say_v not_o and_o this_o attend_v with_o a_o concession_n in_o a_o limit_a sense_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o do_v say_v the_o second_o be_v the_o impertinence_n or_o unsufficiency_n of_o that_o in_o that_o limit_a sense_n to_o prove_v what_o he_o conceive_v i_o will_v have_v from_o it_o viz._n that_o the_o omission_n of_o our_o ceremony_n do_v infer_v indecency_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o charge_n twofold_a 1._o by_o way_n of_o question_n found_v in_o two_o instance_n the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o surplice_n in_o public_a prayer_n and_o preach_v 2._o by_o reference_n to_o ames_n and_o resolve_v to_o think_v his_o argument_n considerable_a till_o a_o satisfactory_a answer_n be_v give_v they_o and_o his_o three_o charge_n be_v my_o use_v a_o unsufficient_a proof_n to_o prove_v my_o interpretation_n viz._n this_o because_o custom_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n which_o he_o confute_v by_o three_o argument_n section_n 5_o these_o three_o charge_n i_o shall_v now_o very_o brief_o examine_v and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o clear_o evacuate_v the_o first_o by_o assure_v he_o 1._o that_o i_o do_v dare_v to_o say_v and_o indeed_o say_v as_o i_o then_o think_v perspicucus_o the_o full_a of_o what_o i_o mean_v but_o that_o it_o be_v no_o way_n incumbent_a on_o i_o to_o say_v either_o what_o i_o do_v not_o mean_a or_o what_o mr_n j._n or_o any_o other_o shall_v be_v just_o able_a to_o charge_v of_o want_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o least_o degree_n and_o 2._o if_o what_o i_o say_v can_v as_o he_o confess_v be_v deny_v to_o have_v truth_n in_o it_o in_o one_o sense_n i_o demand_v why_o must_v it_o be_v a_o not_o dare_v which_o be_v wont_a to_o signify_v timidity_n or_o cowardice_n that_o i_o affirm_v it_o not_o in_o another_o sense_n wherein_o be_v do_v not_o consent_n to_o it_o section_n 6_o to_o make_v short_a and_o prevent_v all_o possibility_n of_o he_o or_o any_o
all_o custom_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o decency_n but_o that_o some_o be_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o rule_n but_o custom_n this_o i_o hope_v have_v discover_v the_o invalidity_n of_o his_o second_o argument_n section_n 42_o his_o last_o argument_n because_o there_o be_v dicency_n in_o the_o first_o usage_n of_o some_o thing_n fall_n upon_o that_o mistake_n of_o my_o word_n which_o i_o discourse_v of_o and_o clear_v at_o the_o beginning_n for_o i_o never_o say_v that_o a_o thing_n must_v be_v customary_a before_o it_o be_v decent_a in_o any_o kind_n know_v unquestionable_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a decency_n but_o that_o the_o decency_n of_o any_o ceremony_n in_o god_n service_n wherein_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v prescribe_v nothing_o particular_o must_v be_v regulate_v according_a to_o those_o measure_n which_o the_o custom_n of_o any_o place_n do_v allow_v to_o be_v reverential_a among_o they_o or_o in_o yet_o plain_a word_n the_o civil_a custom_n of_o any_o nation_n by_o which_o this_o or_o that_o sort_n of_o gesture_n be_v render_v a_o token_n of_o reverence_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n by_o which_o the_o decency_n of_o indifferent_a gesture_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v judge_v of_o in_o order_n to_o god_n service_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o last_o argument_n also_o and_o consequent_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o exception_n that_o against_o my_o interpretation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decent_o section_n 43_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o second_o charge_v behind_o against_o my_o render_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o appointment_n which_o he_o have_v manage_v in_o these_o word_n section_n 44_o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o word_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o order_n ames_n in_o the_o place_n foremention_v show_v that_o order_n require_v not_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o order_n require_v not_o the_o institution_n of_o any_o new_a thing_n but_o only_o the_o right_a place_n and_o dispose_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v former_o institute_v and_o this_o he_o make_v good_a from_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n from_o the_o definition_n of_o order_n which_o be_v give_v by_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o context_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o from_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o word_n elsewhere_o but_o the_o doctor_n that_o the_o word_n may_v give_v some_o countenance_n unto_o our_o ceremony_n adventure_v upon_o a_o new_a interpretation_n of_o they_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o literal_o import_v according_a unto_o appointment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o signify_v to_o appoint_v as_o mat._n 28._o 16._o act._n 22._o 10._o and_o 28._o 23._o and_o we_o may_v here_o upon_o argue_v à _fw-fr conjugatis_fw-la that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v sometime_o render_v appointment_n but_o because_o it_o may_v sometime_o be_v render_v appointment_n will_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o render_v in_o this_o place_n we_o may_v say_v as_o will_v as_o the_o dr._n that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d literal_o import_v according_a unto_o order_n as_o order_n be_v take_v strict_o for_o the_o right_a place_n or_o rank_v of_o thing_n one_o before_o another_o after_z and_o this_o we_o have_v confess_v even_o by_o dr_n john_n burgess_n in_o his_o rejoynder_n unto_o ames_n p._n 78._o a_o book_n publish_v by_o the_o special_a command_n of_o the_o late_a king_n moreover_o this_o sense_n be_v favour_v by_o the_o coherence_n for_o v_o 31._o we_o have_v a_o particular_a instance_n of_o order_n in_o this_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n you_o may_v all_o prophesy_v one_o by_o one_o etc._n etc._n and_o not_o all_o or_o many_o speak_v at_o once_o 2._o we_o have_v the_o opposite_a of_o order_n take_v in_o this_o sense_n 1._o v._n 33._o confusion_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o order_n then_o be_v as_o much_o as_o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v without_o confusion_n and_o i_o hope_v confusion_n may_v be_v avoid_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o but_o we_o will_v for_o once_o suppose_v though_o not_o grant_v that_o the_o clear_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o appointment_n yet_o the_o dr_n have_v a_o hard_a task_n to_o perform_v before_o he_o can_v come_v nigh_o his_o conclusion_n that_o the_o word_n of_o paul_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o more_o than_o lawfulness_n of_o prescription_n of_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o in_o a_o church_n for_o he_o must_v prove_v that_o custom_n and_o order_n here_o be_v take_v in_o such_o a_o latitude_n as_o that_o they_o include_v not_o only_o the_o custom_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n but_o also_o of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o succeed_a age_n and_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o he_o will_v find_v not_o to_o be_v so_o easy_a as_o he_o may_v imagine_v i_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o have_v by_o this_o discourse_n provoke_v a_o very_a learned_a and_o formidable_a adversary_n but_o it_o be_v only_a love_n of_o the_o truth_n have_v engage_v i_o in_o so_o unequal_a a_o encounter_n and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v the_o dr_n will_v pardon_v and_o excuse_v my_o boldness_n if_o he_o can_v by_o dint_n of_o argument_n prove_v the_o truth_n to_o be_v on_o his_o side_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v sorry_a or_o ashamed_a to_o be_v overcome_v by_o he_o section_n 45_o to_o this_o my_o answer_n will_v be_v very_o brief_a 1._o by_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o my_o render_n 2._o by_o evidence_v that_o if_o the_o vulgar_a be_v acknowledge_v the_o right_a render_v yet_o my_o conclusion_n will_v very_o regular_o follow_v thence_o and_o that_o therefore_o i_o have_v no_o need_n to_o contend_v with_o any_o gainsayer_n about_o my_o render_n section_n 46_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o any_o that_o know_v but_o the_o element_n of_o greek_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d literal_o and_o proper_o signify_v according_a to_o ordination_n or_o appointment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v according_a to_o not_o in_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ordinance_n or_o constitution_n million_o of_o time_n in_o author_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orderly_o or_o in_o order_n lie_v more_o consonant_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v why_o if_o that_o have_v be_v the_o design_a meaning_n that_o word_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v use_v there_o section_n 47_o that_o it_o may_v so_o signify_v mr_n j._n acknowledge_v and_o so_o i_o have_v obtain_v all_o i_o seek_v in_o my_o first_o proposal_n which_o be_v not_o that_o it_o must_v necessary_o thus_o signify_v but_o that_o this_o be_v the_o literal_a regular_a render_v of_o it_o i_o have_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o render_v it_o thus_o section_n 48_o i_o proceed_v then_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n that_o if_o what_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v possible_a also_o be_v indeed_o the_o only_a possible_a or_o by_o way_n of_o supposition_n but_o not_o concession_n if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v real_o import_v no_o more_o than_o in_fw-la order_n as_o that_o be_v oppose_v to_o disorder_n or_o confusion_n yet_o i_o say_v it_o will_v soon_o appear_v that_o the_o apostle_n command_v such_o order_n or_o orderlynesse_n and_o forbid_v all_o confusion_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n must_v by_o consequence_n be_v interpret_v to_o command_v the_o institute_n and_o observe_v uniformity_n of_o ceremony_n in_o a_o church_n this_o i_o thus_o deduce_v section_n 49_o first_n there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o worship_v god_n external_o and_o public_o without_o use_n of_o some_o ceremony_n or_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o gesture_n etc._n etc._n second_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o order_n in_o a_o multitude_n without_o uniformity_n in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n three_o there_o be_v as_o little_a possibility_n of_o uniformity_n among_o many_o without_o either_o agreement_n one_o with_o another_o or_o direction_n of_o some_o superior_a to_o they_o all_o what_o shall_v by_o all_o be_v uniform_o perform_v four_o the_o agreement_n one_o with_o another_o if_o it_o be_v only_o voluntary_a and_o such_o as_o by_o which_o none_o be_v oblige_v no_o way_n secure_v the_o end_n but_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o agreement_n that_o every_o single_a person_n be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v than_o still_o be_v that_o a_o law_n of_o that_o body_n as_o of_o a_o council_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o true_o so_o as_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o single_a praelate_n can_v be_v think_v to_o be_v and_o so_o the_o conclusion_n regular_o follow_v that_o