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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96684	God a Christian's choice, compleated by particular covenanting with God Together with an appendix, containing propositions, tending to clear up the lawfulness, and expediency of transacting with God in that way. In pursuit of a design proposed by Mr. R.A. in his book entituled, The vindication of Godliness. And by Mr. Tho. Vincent, in his book, called Words whereby we may be saved. To which is added, a brief discovery of the nearness of such a people unto God, on Psal. 148. 14. By Samuel VVinney, sometimes minister of the gospel at Glaston in Somersetshire.	Winney, Samuel.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3034; ESTC R231145	79,544	241

set their hands to they know not what and so if they should subscribe by setting their mark it 's possible they may be deluded therein they being not capable being not able to read write-hand nor themselves to write to know what they do 4. Yet further I add this to all that hath been said that it is not only lawful and warrantable but also very expedient necessary and advantageous for Christians personally particularly and expresly by word yea and writing if they can to transact with God in a Covenant-way I shall speak a little to each of 〈◊〉 branches of this Proposition First That it is lawful and warrantable these things seem to evince It is prophesied Scripture evidence that they shall do so Isa 4 45. One shall say I am the Lords another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord. Isa 45.24 Surely shall one say in the Lord have I righteousness and strength Zech. 13.9 They shall say the Lord is my God Hos 2.16 Thou shalt call me Ishi and shalt call me no more Baali 2. This is practised by the Saints of God in former time the Israelites see Deut. 26.17 18. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God and to walk in his waies c. A notable enumeration of these according to a particular distribution of them into their several ranks ages and sexes Deut. 29.10 11 12. Captains Elders Officers Wives little ones that thou shouldest enter into Covenant with the Lord thy God Deut. 5.27 28 29. Three times did the people thus expresly enter into Covenant with God Exod. 19.8 and chap. 20. and Exod. 24.3.7 so David in many and many places Psal 16.2 O my Soul thou hast said unto the Lord thou art my Lord c. Psal 42.9 I will say unto God my rock c. so Psal 89.26 He shall cry unto me thou art my Father my God c. Psal 91.2 I will say of the Lord he is my refuge my God c. Psal 142.5 I cryed unto thee O Lord I said thou art my refuge besides Psal 18.1 2. with 144.2 so Psal 119.94 I am thine save me like that Isa 44.5 before and ver 106. I have sworn and will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgments Thomas did so Joh. 20.28 my Lord and my God after Jesus Christ had said I go to my Father and your Father ver 17. Paul said so Act. 27.23 Whos 's I am and whom I serves The Churches of Macedonia 2 Cor. 8.5 First gave their own selves to the Lord c. And the Apostle Paul saith that all Christians may do it and that boldly too Heb. 13.6 so that we ●ach one in particular may boldly say the Lord is my helper c. 3. Something also may be observed much tending to the opening and confirming of this from that Scripture Psal 50.5 Gather my Saints together which have made a Covenant with me by Sacrifice It 's spoken of them as though they had a part and each for himself entred into Covenant with God who were to be gathered that is to be summoned to appear before God which makes nothing for the groundless independent Saint or Church-gathering so much stickled for for the Lord doth but here charge and summon the Church of the Jews collectively called Saints the whole having a denomination from the better part Caiv. in loc to convince them of and return them from their gross h●pocrisy that Herald-like expression pag. 1. answering such obtestations of Moses as we read of in divers passages Deut 30.19 I call Heaven and Earth to witness and 32.1 give Ear Oh Heavens c. with Isa 1.2 but this is to our purpose that the Scripture doth imply that they had distinctly and apart entred into Covenant with God each for himself by Sacrifice Of this Covenanting between God and his people by Sacrifice we may see a lively description Exod. 24.4.8 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord and rose up early in the morning and builded an Altar under the hill and 12 pillars according to the 12 tribes of Israel 5. And he sent young men of the Children of Israel which offered burnt-offerings and sanctified peace-offerings of Oxen unto the Lord 7. And he took the book of the Covenant and read in the audience of the people and they said all that the Lord hath said will we do and be obedient 8. And Moses took the blood and sprinkled on the people and said behold the blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath made with you Concerning all These words By these two sorts of Sacrifices the sanctification of the people was testified Ainsw in loc who by the death of Christ whom these Sacrifices did figure out presented themselves wholly to God as obedient Servants according to that of the Apostle Heb. 9.14 How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God purge your Conscience from dead works to serve the living God and it is to be observed about both of them how particularly and personally they did transact with God 1. Of the burnt-offering Lev. 1.2 If any man bring an offering to the Lord. ver 3. If his offering be a burnt-sacrifice of the herd let him offer a Male without blemish ver 4 and he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make an atonement for him 2. The like is said of the peace-offering Lev. 3.1 2 and ver 6 7 8. Now this particular laying on the hand by every person that brought a Sacrifice to the Priest to be offered to God what doth it teach us Amongst many things I shall not mention all which might be expressed these two principally to our purpose Bp. Babington's Comfort Notes on Lev. 1.4 1. That every one was bound to apply Christ particularly to himself by the hand of his own Faith 2. That he was to make an holy resignation of himself to God and Christ that men bringing sacrifices to God should rather sacrifice themselves than that beast agreeing with the Exhortation of the Apostle Paul Rom. 12.1 ubi sup I beseech you therefore Brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living holy acceptable Sacrifice unto God which is your reasonable Service For many are Content to give their goods to God but themselves to the Devil which God abhorreth said that holy Bishop How plainly doth it hence appear ibid. that this Covenanting with God by Sacrifice proves the truth treated of in that Sacrifice each person laying his hand on his Sacrifice implying his particular dependence upon and applying Jesus Christ to himself for Salvation and giving up himself to God and Christ in an holy and Universal Obedience Something more of this anon Some Arguments drawn from Scripture for the proof of its lawfulness which I shall propose not in way of Syllogism formally 2 Scrip.