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A12553	The differences of the churches of the seperation [sic] contayning a description of the leitourgie and ministerie of the visible church, annexed as a correction and supplement to a litle [sic] treatise lately published, bearing title, Principles and inferences, concerning the visible Church / published ... by Iohn Smyth.	Smyth, John, d. 1612.; Smyth, John, d. 1612. Principles and inferences concerning the visible Church.	1608 (1608)	STC 22876; ESTC S4092	36,426	42

law is called a similitude of an heavenly thing Heb. 9 19-23 Holy Scriptures or writings beganne with Moses Exob 24.4 31.18 Ioh. 1.17 2. Cor. 3.7 Before Moses holy men prophesyed out of their harts receaved kept the truth of doctryne by tradition from hand to hand 2. Pet. 2.5 Iude vers 14.15 Deut. 31.24 When Moses had written the lawe he caused it to be put by the arke in the most holy place as a witnesse against the people deut 31.26 therfor the Apostle calleth it the hand-writing in ordinances which was contrary to vs which Christ nayled to his crosse Col. 2.14 Eph. 2.15 Hence it followeth that the holy originals the Hebrue scriptures of the old testament are ceremonyes 2. Cor. 3.3.7 Nomb. 5.23.24 by necessary consequent The book or tables of stone typed vnto the Iewes their hard hart voyde of the true vnderstanding of the lawe 2. Cor. 3.3 Heb. 8.10 Ezech. 36.26.27 2. Cor. 3.14.15 The Inck wherewith the lettres were written signified the Spirit of God 2. Cor 3.3 Heb. 8.10 compared with Exod. 31.18 The lettres written or characters engraven signifieth the work of the Spirit who alone doth write the law in our harts by proportion also Deut 9.10 compared with Heb. 8.10 Reading the words of the law out of the book signifieth the vttering of the word of God out of the hart by proportion see also 2. Cor. 3.2.3.6 1. Cor. 12.7 The writings of the old Testament being ceremonial are therfor abolished by Christ only so far forth as they are ceremonial Col. 2.14 20. Gal. 4.9 The thing signified by the book viz the law of God the new testament remayneth 2 Cor. 3 11.7 Heb. 8.6.7.13 Chap. 9 How the Originalls or Holy Scriptures are to be vsed The Scriptures of the old Testament are commaunded to the Church 2. Pet. 1.19 ●0 2. Timoth. 3.16 as also the Scriptures of the new Testament 1. Thes 5.27 Col. 4.16 by proportion Heer consider these things 1. How the Scriptures are to be vsed 2. How they are not to be vsed The Holy Scriptures are the Fountayne of all truth Ioh. 17.17 compared with 2. Timoth. 3.16.17 They are the ground foundacion of our fayth Ephes 2.20 compared with Ioh. 5.39 17.3 By them all doctrynes every Spiritt is to be judged Esay 8.20 1. Ioh. 4.1 Act. 17.11 They are to be read in the Church to be interpeted Col. 4.16 compared with Luk. 24.27 1. Cor. 14 27. 12.10 by proportion 2. Pet. 3.16 Neverthelesse the Holy Scriptures are not reteyned as helps before the eye in tyme of Spirituall worship Reasons are these Chap. 10. Reasons proving the Originals not to be given as helps before the eye in worship 1. Bicause Christ vsed the book to fulfill all righteousnes Mat. 3.15 having by the vse of the book fulfilled the law of reading he shut the book in the Synagogue to signifie that that ceremony of bookworship or the ministerie of the lettre was now exspired finished Luk. 4.20 Ioh 19.30 3. Bicause reading wordes out of a book is the ministration of the lettre 2. Cor. 3.6 namely a part of the ministerie of the old Testament which is abolished Heb. 8.13 2 cor 3.11.13 the ministery of the new testament is the ministerie of the spirit 2. Cor. 3.6 3. Bicause vppon the day of Pentecost many yeeres after the churches of the new testament did vse no bookes in tyme of spiritual worship but prayed prophesyed sang Psalmes meerely out of their harts Act. 2.4.42 10 44-48 19.6 1. cor 14 15-17.26.37 4. Bicause no example of the Scripture can be shewed of any man ordinary or extraordinary that at or after the day of Pentecost vsed a book in praying prophesying sing●ng Psalmes if yea let it be done wee yeeld 5. Bicause none of the books of the new Testament were written many yeeres after the day of Pentecost at the least seaven yeeres the Churches all that tyme could not vse the books of the new Testament which they had not 6. Bicause the Churches of the Greekes had no bookes to vse that they might vse ●awfully for they vnderstood not Hebrue the Septuagints translation ought not to be vsed or made the Apostles made no Greek translation And if the Apostles read the Hebrue an vnknowne tong in the Greek Churches it could not be a lawfull worship bicause it edified not if they had the Hebrue before their eyes interpeted Greek let it be shewed when where wee yeeld vnto it 7. Bicause as in prayer the spirit only is our help ther is no outward help given of God for that kind of worship So also in prophesying singing 1. Cor. 11.4 14.16 8. Bicause it is against the nature of spiritual worship for when we read wee receave matter from the book into the hart when we pray prophesy or sing we utter matter out of the hart vnto the eare of the Church Ezech 2 8-19 3 1-4 Revel 10 8-11 9. Bicause vpon the day of Pentecost fyerie cloven tongs did appeare not fiery cloven bookes Ac● 2.3 alwaies ther must be a proportion betwixt the type and the thing typed vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery law was given in bookes Deut 33.2 Exo 24.4.12 vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery gospel was given in tonges Act 2.3 Mat 3 11. Act 1.5 the booke therefore was proper for them the tonge for vs _____ 10. Bicause as all the worship which Moses taught began in the letter outwardly so proceeded inwardly to the spirit of the faithfull so contrariwise all the worship of the new testament signified by that typicall worship of Moses must beginne at the Spirit not at the letter originally 2. Cor 3.6.8 1. Cor 12.7 or els the heavenly thinge is not answerable to the similitude thereof Therfor as in prayer the book is laid aside that by the confession of the auncient brethren of the seperation so must it be also in prophesying singing of Psalmes as we are perswaded 1. Cor. 11.4 14.15.16.26 Quere whither the Prophets of the Church may not in tyme of Spiritual worship take the originals interpret out of them a text then shut the book prophesy from that ground of holy Scripture so interpreted Luk. 4 16-20 Chap. 11. objections for book worship answered The first objection Reading in the old Testament was commaunded by Moses Deut. 31 9-13 was amplified by David 1. Chron. 16. 25. was practised by Iosiah 2. Chron. 34.30 by Ezra Nehemiah Nehem. 8.8 9.3 allowed by our Savior Christ Luk. 4.16 by the Apostles Act. 13.14.15 c reported as a thing of auncient approved continuance Act. 15.21 Answer to the first objection First the reading commaunded by Moses was only once every seaven yeere Deut. 31.10.11 therfor it was no part of ordinary worship ther is no commaundement in Moses given eyther to the Preists

or Levites for ordinary reading of the law in the Tabernacle Secondly Hence it followeth that reading in the old Testament was no part of the worship of the tabernacle or temple or of the service performed by the Priests therein for all the worship that was appointed by Moses for the Preists was limited to the holy place whither the people were not admitted Thirdly therfor reading was of another nature performed in the vtter court or Synagogue or els where eyther by the levites or any other learned men of what tribe seever Mat. 23.2 Luk. 4.16 Act. 13-15 compared with Act. 15-21 Deut. 31 9-11 1 Chron. 10.4.7.37.39 15 1-8 28.13.2 Chron. 34.14.30.31 Nehem. 8. 9. so no part of worship properly so called but only a ceremoniall ground or soundation of inward or outward spiritual worship common to the Churches of all ages Lastly it is not denyed but that reading now is to be vsed in the Church only we say it is not a part of spiritual worship or a lawful meanes in tyme of spiritual worship The second objection Reading is commaunded in the new testament Colos 4.16 1. Thes 5.27 and a blessing prom●sed thereto Revel 1.3 and the commaundement is that it be practised in the church therefore it is a part or meanes of the worship of the new testament Answer to the second objection Not euerie thinge performed in the church is a parte of spirituall worship forall the partes of publique administratiō of the Kingdome are done in the church and yet cannot be sayd to be partes of spirituall worship properly so called Chap 1. and 2. Moreover when he commaundeth his Epistles to be read in the Churches his meaning is not strictly literall that is that the very wordes which he wrote should be repeated verbatim out of the booke but his meaning is that the fense of the wordes or the meaning of the Apostle should be related to the brethrē whither by reading the verywordes by expounding the meaning by interpreting or translating For if his meaning be that the very wordes he wrote be literaly read thē the Greek wordes must be repeated out of the booke to all nations which is contrary to 1. Cor. 14.26 If his meaning be that the sense should be given any way by translating by reading the translation by interpreting his meaning in a paraphrase commentary c. then how will it follow that reading the Greek tong which is not vnderstood in the English Churches is a law full part of spirituall worship according to the literall signification of readings Further the Apostle wrote his Epistles to the Collossians Thessalonians the other Churches vppon particular occasions for partcular endes and the commaundement of reading then was speciall in those respects to them and the intent of the Apostle is not to enioyne the reading of them every day in tyme of Spiritual worship to al Churches yet wee do acknowledg the absolute necessity of reading searching the Scriptures Ioh. 5.39 Againe that reading is a lawful yea necessary meanes or help to further vs to Spiritual worship is not denyed but this is denyed that it is a lawful help in tyme of worship or a lawful part of Spiritual worship For it is confessed defended by the auncient brethrē of the seperation that the originals are no lawful help in tyme of prayer So say we they are no lawful help in tyme of prophesying singing Psalmes that by equal proportion for ther is the same reason of helps in all the parts of Spiritual worship during the tyme of performing the worship The third objection The Apostle 1. Tim. 4 13-16 commaundeth Timothie so all Elders to attend to reading wher reading is joyned with exhortation doctryne so importeth that it is to be vnderstood of the joyning of reading in tyme of Spiritual worship Answer to the third objection The circūstances of the place being ●●el considered w●● afoard that Paul speaketh no● of the execution of his office but of preparing himself to the execution of his office which is attayned by reading the Scriptures wherby men are fitted with matter fitt to teach exhort for by this meanes the gift o● prophecy was preserved in Timothie vs 14. by this meanes his proficiency should be manifested vs 15. by this meanes he should the better save mens soules vs 16. The fourth objection Let it be graunted that the Apostles Evangelists vsed no bookes being extraordinary men having the extraordinary direction of the spirit for they needed no such helps of bookes as wee doe Yet wee being men ordinary have need of bookes therefor they by the direction of the Spirit both have written bookes for our vse have commaunded vs to vse them Answer to the fourth objection This objection may aswell fit bringing of bookes into the tyme of prayer frō whēce they are justly banished for it may be sayd that the Apostles were extraordinary men needed no bookes for prayer but wee need books to help our infirmity why may not a man aswel say the Apostle commaundeth the reading of prayers promiseth a blessing to reading of prayers in tyme of prayer as otherwise Again though the holy Spirit be not given to vs in the same manner measure as to the Apostles yet we have the same Spirit to help vs as they had to the same ordinary purposes is he sent to vs by Christ as to them namely to help our infirmityes Rom. 8. 26. for the work of the ministery Eph. 4.12 to be our annoynting 1. Ioh. 2.27 to lead into all truth Ioh 16.13 to be our paraclete Ioh. 14.16 so by consequent to help vs to pray prophesy prayse God Againe this objection seemeth to establish two formes of prophesying one without bookes by the Apostles for many yeeres in the Church another with bookes afterward taught by the Apostles then it followeth that the Apostles gospell was yea nay who first taught practised one way afterward taught commaunded to practise another way Lastly The Apostles had the bookes of the Old Testament in the Hebrwe tong so might have vsed them before their eye in tyme of prophesying eyther to read out of them to the Hebrues or to translate and interprett out of them to the Greecians but they did neyther of these but only prophesyed out of their harts as the Holy Ghost gave them vtterance Act. 2.4 Yea taught the primitive Churches so to doe 1. Cor. 14.26 If it can be shewed that they did vse the bookes of the Old Testament in tyme of worship to read or interprete from them lett it be shewed wee yeeld if not thus wee hold practise for the present Here vppon it followeth that neyther reading the originals nor interpreting or translating out of the originals the book being before the eye is eyther a lawfull part or meanes of Spirituall worship Chap. 12. Of the writings of men Writings of

Christ is both King Preist so also the Saynts are not by Christ annoy●ted to be Kings Preists vnto God VVhither the office actions of the Sayntes in the Kingdom Preisthood are 〈◊〉 distinct several though vnited in person VVhither the office actions of the Kingdom in the old Testament were not of 〈◊〉 position difference plea strife VVhither the office actions of the Kingdom of the Saynts in the new Testament are not of the same nature VVhither the office actions of the Preisthood of the Old Testament were not of vnion concord agreemt in Sacrificing VVhither the office actions of the Preisthood of the Saynts in the new Testament be not of the same nature Rom. 15.6 2. Concerning the Spirit Spirituall the Lettre Literal VVhither in this phrase the like viz. The manifestation of the spirit the Spirit doth not signifie principally both the Spiritual regenerate part of the soule the Spiritual matter in the regenerate part VVhither the manifestation of the Spirit doth import eyther the Spirituall matter which a man bringeth out of a book by reading or the Spiritual gracious gestures motions which a man expresseth in reading performing other actions VVhither quenching the Spirit be not to withold restrayne the Spiritual matter which by the Spirit of Sanctification is stirred vp in the regenerate part of the soule VVhither reading wordes contayned in a book doth manifest the Spirt that is expresse the Spirituall matter which is the regenerate part of him that readeth or rather doth not cleane put it by leave it diverteth to an other subiect so quencheth it VVhither the letter doth not properly signifie the literall ceremonial ordinances of the old Testament 2. Cor. 3 0. Which began outwardly signifiyng conveighing Spiritual matter into the regenerate part of the soule from without VVhither reading the wordes contayned in a booke be not asmuch as truly literal beginning outwardly conveighing matter inwardly as the sacrificing of a beast in the Old Testament VVhither sacrifi●ing in the Old Testament may not as truly be accounted the manifestation of the Spirit as reading seing sacrificing did expresse the Spiritual matter Christ Iesus was done with a grace by the Prei●●s even as reading doth expresse the Spiritual matter of the book Christ Iesus is performed with a grace by the reader 3. Conce●ning writing Reading VVhither lettres or characters are not invented by the witt of man to expresse the articulate sounds of natural speeth whither the inventors of lettres are not mentioned in historyes VVhither writing be not the invention of man by the same reason VVhither reading be not the invention of man by the same reason whither writing read ng be not things meerly artificial though speaking be natural VVhither writing reading being meer artificial devises may be properly called Spirituall worship whither if reading be Spiritual worship writing be not so also VVhither that bicause the manu●rie trade of the butcher cook in killing rosting or boyling the Sacrifices of the ingraver in the stones of the brestplate of the Apotecary in the annoynting oyle of the Mason carpenter in the hewing of stone wood so cōsequētly of the scribe or paynter in writing reading were literal ceremonial eyther worship or actions in the old Testament they may now be called Spirituall worship or actions in the new Testament whither one rather then another why 4. Of the Holy Scriptures translations VVhither the holy Scriptures viz the originals Hebrue Greek do not conteyne in thē infinite depth of truth whither the holy Spirit did not intend by thē to signifie al the truths which al the men of the earth eyther hertofore now or hereafter truly collect fom thence VVhither the holy originals do not conteyne more matter thē the Prophets Apostles that wrote then did conceave VVhither the Hebrue Greek tong in their idiomes words phrases are not plentifuly more comprehensive significative of matter thē any other language whatsoever VVhither as the original Scriptures are the jmage of the mynd of God so a translation be not the jmage of the original Scriptures VVhither the jmage can possibly expresse the thing therby signified fully VVhither it be possible for any language verbatim without paraphrast to expresse the Hebrue Greek text of the holy originals fully VVhither a translation made by the most learned holy men of the earth doth or can expresse truly fully the holy ghosts meaning in the originals VVhither therfor a translation made by the most learned holy men of the earth be not an Apocrypha writing of an ordinary man VVhither if any Apocrypha writing may be brought into the worship of God to be read all may not whither if some Apocrypha writings must be cast out of the church why not all yea the translation also 5. Of worship vse of bookes in tyme of worship in the new Testament VVhither prayer prophesying singing Psalmes be the true only parts of the worship of the new Testament VVhether reading be eyther prayer prophesy or a Psalme VVhither reading be lawfull in tyme of prayer prophesy singing Psalmes VVhither reading doth not put matter into the hart of him that readeth worship be not the producing of matter out of the hart of him that worshippeth VVhither the Apostles primitive Churches did ever pray prophesy sing psalmes out of bookes after the day of Pentecost Act. 2 VVhither they did not pray prophesy sing Psalmes as the holy ghost gave them vtterance VVhither the place 1. Cor. 14.26 doth not teach that a man must have a Psalme have doctryne that is in ●is hart whence he must produce it by the manifestation of the Spirit VVhither if 2 book must be laid aside in prayer it must not be so also in prophesy singing Psalmes why VVhither if a book be retayned in prophesy a psalme it may not be so also in prayer why VVhither thet be two kindes of prayer prophesy Psalmes one with books another without bookes or one sort of prayer without bookes two sorts of prophesying Psalmes with without bookes why whither this can be warranted by the Apostles doctryne practise 6. Concerning a Psalme VVhither as in prayer prophesy one alone speaketh the rest pray 〈◊〉 prophesy by consēt 1. cor 11.4 so in a Psalme one onely must speak the rest must cosēt 1. cor 14.16 VVhither in a Psalme a man must be tyed to meter Rithme tune whither voluntary be not as necessary in tune wordes as in matter VVhither meter Rithme tune be not quenching ●he Spirit VVhither a psalme be only thanksgiving without meter Rethme or tune yea or nay 7. Concerning the Elders or Presbytery VVhither al the Elders must not be able to teach rule as