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book_n	workman_n	workmanship_n	world_n	20	3	4.5427	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05999	A commentarie vpon the first and second chapters of Saint Paul to the Colossians Wherein, the text is cleerly opened, observations thence perspiciously deducted ... Together with diuers places of Scripture briefely explained. By Mr. Paul Bayne. B.D.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.; Stubbs, Justinian, 1604 or 5-1681.	1634 (1634)	STC 1636; ESTC S101082	229,900	390

Creatures Marke for explication how that He is said the first begotten of all the Creatures Israel God calleth His first begotten sending to Pharaoh to dismisse Israel His Primogenitum So Hebr. 12.33 all the elect are called the first begotten but this is spoken of them in comparison of the inferiour creatures and rest of mankinde onely 2. By participation from the first begotten who is the native Heire and for distinction is here called the first begotten or Lord of the whole Creature The thing then to be marked is Obs What a wonderfull benefit this is that we are made subjects to such a King who is the Lord of all the Creatures what can we want that are under Him who is the Heire of all things What can hurt us who are His subjects that is Lord of all the Creatures We see this doth greatly make for the subjects felicity the ample Provinces that are subject unto them It was a circumstance that made much to the dignity of Salomon's Kingdome that he should reigne from Sea to Sea But what is this to our King who is Lord and Heire of all the Creatures in heaven and earth seene and unseene All power is given mee in heaven and earth saith CHRIST God hath set CHRIST in the heavens above all Principalities and Power that is named in this world or that which is to come Wee must make use of this And first learne to be thankfull to God glad of it Vse 1 we have cause to be glad that we have a King set over us who is Lord of all the Creatures in heaven earth and hell This maketh much for our incouragement who are CHRIST's true subjects that our King is the Mighty Vse 2 having all the Creatures at command Men that came under Alexanders protection when now he was Monarch of the whole world how safe did they thinke themselves who could hurt them that had such a Protectour Hence it is that lesser States thinke themselves secure when they have gotten some mightie Potentate such as his Majesty to undertake their Protection But how safe are we that keepe close by faith to our Lord Iesus who is the first begotten even the Lord and Heire of al the Creature strong by Sea strong by Land glorious in Heaven dreadfull to the powers of darknesse So it assureth us wee shall want nothing This sheweth us whence we derive our title and estates which we have in the Creatures Vse 3 I meane our estate of inheritance for it is from Him that is the Lord of all Suppose the King had the selfe-same title in all his Countries which he hath in his Crowne-lands no man could justly hold or lay claime to any thing further than hee could shew right from the Princes grant demise c. or prove himselfe an heire to the King So it is with us first all property is in God of all things they are His owne Hee may doe with them at His pleasure 2. God the Father doth give to His naturall Son made manifest in the flesh all the Creatures making Him Lord and giving Him all judgement in heaven and earth under Himselfe 3. CHRIST the naturall Sonne and Lord doth take some out of mankinde as brethren to Himselfe and giveth them state of inheritance as who by faith on Him are become joynt heires with Him To others He giveth of His Creatures partly to testifie His patience and clemencie as the King giveth allowance to traytors in the Tower till they are to be brought to execution 2. As a temporary reward of some temporary service in them hee maketh them a grant of some portion of His creatures the world therefore hath title both in jure fori and jure poli to that they lawfully have but by the title of inheritance the Saints hold only This doth shew us how we should seeke to please our King Vse 4 we see the children of the world wise in their generation they labour to commend themselves to such as are above able to advance them and bestow temporall and spirituall dignities upon them but who seeketh to please this King this Priest who hath all promotions in His gift The Lord give us wisdome we misse not the right doore we bring not our griest to a wrong mill Lastly hence the consciences of such may be shaken Vse 5 who walke disobeying and provoking this great Lord. A fearefull thing to lift up hand against a King yet one might doe it and flying forth of his dominions recover safety But whither wilt thou fly that disobeyest Christ all the Creatures will attach thee and arrest thee of high treason for they are at His becke He is the Lord of them VERSE 16. For by Him were all things Created that are in heaven and that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be Thrones or Dominions or Principalities or powers all things were Created by Him and for Him NOw he commeth to proove Christ both GOD and LORD and together openeth the ground of this His Title of inheritance to the Creature thus Hee that made all Creatures is no Creature but GOD blessed for ever is Lord of all Creatures but by Christ all the Creatures were made therefore He is GOD and most justly heire to all who can lay so good a claime to them 1. Then marke in generall from the coherence Obs 1 That these Creatures we see doe give testimony to that invisible GOD whom we see not these doe speake aloud that He who hath Created them is God for the worke doth argue a most Almighty and wise workeman and it is made Ier. 10.11 the effect distinguishing all false Gods from the true the Gods that have not made the heavens and the earth are no Gods If we should see faire buildings excellently contrived we would say they were excellent workemen that framed these So seeing this world the heavens the earth with the furniture of them we may well conclude Hee could not bee without a divine power that built all these things Iovis omnia plena praesentemque refert quae ibet her●a deum Againe these visible things have in them prints of the invisible things in God His power wisdom c. is graven in them For looke as the finest artisans who make the most curious works as watches c. They write their names in some part of them that the making and the Author be discerned So God hath written Himselfe every where in His Creatures that they might bee knowne for His workemanship and He for the workeman of them The use of this is Vse that we should learne in this frame we see and in that world of intelligences spiritual natures which we see not to acknowledge him that hath framed the booke of the Creatures though it be not so good as the Grammar of the Scripture which doth describe Him plainely yet it is a good primmer for us to spell in That as He hence prooveth Him God Obs 2 so He sheweth what just