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A54497 A demonstration of family-duties: or Certaine propositions and reasons of them taken [ou]t of the holy Scriptures, tending to shew the necessity, nature, and manner of performance of such religious duties, as Christian families ought to spare some time unto from common affaires every day. By T.P. Paget, Thomas, d. 1660. 1643 (1643) Wing P168AA; ESTC R220409 63,974 165

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offence at any of their subjects that doe usurpe upon the●● royall prerogative in presuming to doe 〈◊〉 requiring any thing to be done or executed in their owne names and not in the name o● their Prince accounting such disloyalty i● the compasse of Praemunire Evē so the God of heaven earth who is King of kings Lord of lords Revel 19.16 wil be highly offended at all those presumptuous ones as are bold to serve him otherwise then he hath given direction as may appeare by the Apostle Paul his intimation to the Churches of Galatia Galat. 1.8 9. But though we or a● Angel from heaven preach any other Gospel unto you then that which we have preached unto you let him be accursed As we said before so say I now againe If any man preach any other Gospel unto you then that ye have received let him be accursed IV. PROPOSITION The revealed will or word of God which is conteined in the holy Scripture or Canonicall books of the old new Testament is the absolute rule of direction unto such worship religious service as is of Gods owne institution and appointment to be observed and performed unto his most divine Majesty PROOF This Christ sheweth in the parable of Dives and Lazarus Luk. 16.29 Abraham saith unto him They have Moses the Prophets let them heare them Thus Moses teacheth Deut. 29.29 The secret things belong unto the Lord our God but those things which are revealed belong unto us to our children for ever that we may doe all the words of this law And thus the godly Bereans approved themselves as it may appeare in that honourable testimony given unto them Act. 17.11 These were more noble then those in Thessalonica in that they received the word with all readinesse of minde and searched the Scriptures daily whether th●● things were so I. REAS. Because the holy Scripture divinely inspired were therfore given un●● us that we might walke in the light of th●● so be made wise unto salvation by obse●ving the directions in them Isa 8.19 2● And when they shall say unto you Seeke unto the● that have familiar spirits and unto wizards th● peepe and that mutter Should not a people see● unto their God for the living to the dead 〈◊〉 the law to the testimony if they speake not 〈◊〉 cording to this word it is because there is no li●● in them 2. Timoth. 3.16 17. All Scripture given by in spiration of God is profitable for d●●trine for reproofe for correction for instruct●● in righteousnesse That the man of God may be p●●fect thoroughly furnished unto all good works II. REAS. Because God who is a Sp●rit Iohn 4.24 Infinite Psal 147.5 Ete●nall Immortall Invisible only wise 〈◊〉 Timoth. 1.17 Almighty Gen. 17.1 Good Psal 136.1 Gracious and Mercifull Exo● 34.6 Holy Iosh 24.19 Iust Deut. 32. ● Perfect Math. 5.48 and Glorious Exo● 33.18 cannot have a worship sutable an● proportioned unto his excellent Majest● save as he hath appointed and revealed to same in his Word See Prov. 30.1 2 3 4 5 6. The words of Agur the sonne of Iakeh even the prophecie The man spake unto Ithiel even unto Ithiel and Vcal Surely I am more brutish then any man and have not the understanding of a man I neither learned wisdome nor have the knowledge of the holy Who hath ascended up into heaven or descended Who hath gathered the wind in his fists who hath bound the waters in a garment who hath established all the ends of the earth what is his name and what is his sonnes name if thou canst tell Every word of God is pure he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him Adde thou not unto his words lest he reproove thee thou be found alyar As if Agur had said Such is the Majesty Mystery of the incomprehensible God even the Father and of Jesus Christ in his hypostaticall union being Ithiel or Immanuel God with us that no man further then he is taught by the pure word of God ordereth himselfe according to it without any adding thereunto can aright worship him in Spirit and in trueth as the Father seeketh OBSERVAT. Albeit the invisible things of God seene in the Creation of the world Rom. 1.20 and in the works of his Providence Act. 14.17 and in the law written in mens hearts Rom. 2.15 doe serve to leave men without excuse for their not worshipping of God as is meet Yet none of these doe sufficiently and effectually clee● mens understandings touching the waies 〈◊〉 God where Scripture is not likewise mad● use of as Christ convinceth the Sadduces Math. 22.29 Ye doe erre not knowing the Scriptures V. PROPOSITION The direction or paterne of religious worship and service unto God conteined in the holy Scripture is propounded set down in a various methode or manner viz. Somtimes some parts of i● are directly expressed in Precept Doctrines and somtimes som● parts of it are only implyed and to be gathered by good consequence from Promises Threat●nings Examples c. mentione● historically related PROOF I. The books of Moses a● the Prophets doe in great part consist of P●●cepts and doctrines See Exod. 20.1 c. conteining the Decalogue See also Math 5. 6. 7. cap. conteining Christs sermon on the mount c. II. The Scripture aboundeth in precious Promises unto the conscionable observers of some religious courses that are not expressely commanded An instance hereof is in Revel 1.3 Blessed is he that readeth they that heare the words of this prophecie keep those things which are written therein Albeit there is no expresse commandement to read the booke of the Revelation and to observe the contents of it yet the blessing promised to the reading hearing and keeping implieth that such course is wel-pleasing to God consequently that he willeth and requireth the same III. The holy Scripture is full of Threatnings of judgments and curses to be inflicted and executed on people in case of some courses omitted which yet are not expresly commanded to be practised An instance hereof is in Ierem. 10.25 Powre out thy fury upon the families that call not upon thy Name Howbeit there is no where in Scripture an expresse Precept given to families to call upon Gods Name yet this propheticall imprecation or threatning of Gods fury to families for omission or contempt of such course implieth that God requireth families to call upon his Name For God in punishing any doth alwaies proceed justly Gen. 18.25 Shall not the Iudge of all the earth doe right IV. Sundry books both in the old and new Testament are in great part historicall and exemplary conteining divers examples of imitable practises which have no expresse commandement An instance hereof is in Act. 14.23 When they had ordained Elders in every Church c. This historicall example implieth that although there is no expresse direction to ordaine Elders in every Church yet notwithstanding that every