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A13528	The beavvties of Beth-el Containing: sundry reasons why euery Christian ought to account one day in the courtes of God, better then a thousand besides. Preached in Cambridge, and now published especially for the benefite of those that were the hearers.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1609 (1609)	STC 23820; ESTC S107524	54,350	140

in Gods worship well knowing that as God is a spirit so nothing is there pleasing vnto him which is not spiritual there are therfore other beauties which the stranger entreth not into y e beholding of yea such as cānot be beheld but with eyes as cleare as christall Quest. What are the beauties you speake of Answ. They may be reduced vnto these two heads They are seene partly in respect of the parties present and partly in the things performed in such holy assemblies The persons present are first GOD himselfe whence such places are called Bethells as Dauid here thy house thy courts and are no other then the presence chambers of this euerlasting King of glory Here he sitteth in a chaire of Estate as formerly he sate between the Cherubins How can it then bee but that the glory of the Lord should fill euery such house of his as once it did the Temple 1. King 8. 11. or where can a faithful soule more securely more ioyfully rest it selfe then in Gods owne resting place Secondly Christ himselfe is heere present for wheresoeuer two or three are gathered togither in his name he is in the midst of them Hee walketh in the midst of the seauen golden Candelsticks And no where else if hee bee missing can his parents and kindred finde him then in then Temple Now is not this a greater beauty then any which can else-where bee espied wherein the second Temple passed the glory of the former yet ours exceed the second For how could the second Temple wanting 1. Gods presence between the Cherubins 2. the Vrim and Thumim 3. the inspiration raizing vp of extraordinary prophets 4. the Arke it selfe the seat of God which was taken in the captiuity 5. fire from heauen to consume their sacrifices how could I say the second Temple wanting all these be truly said to exceed the glory of the former which had thē al But only in regard of Christs bodily presence which by entring into it was to beautifie it And yet the effectuall presence of his spirit now with vs is farre more powerful and glorious then was his bodily presence in that Temple Now seeing that Christ is the churches welbeloued and is more then other welbeloueds euen the cheefe of ten thousand and hath not left vs direction to meet him any where saue in the tents of sheapheards and in the steps of the flockes should any christian soule which is knitte vnto him in spirituall wedlocke the contract beeing alreadie made and the daye of their marriage apointed and approching desire any socyetie more then his Nay ought not euerie beleeuing soule to wish one houre spent in his socyetie and fellowshippe rather then ten thousand with any besides So as hitherto Dauid was not wide in his wish and reioycing Thirdly the holie spirit of GOD is present in our assemblies most plentifullie pouring out of his full buckets the treasures of wisdome and grace yea the variety of graces accompanying saluation Neither doth this spirit ordinarily display him-self else-where who although hee bloweth where hee listeth in regard of the free and vndeserued graces which hee poureth out yet is it ordinarily by meanes of the Word Sacramentes Prayer Censures publikely exercised and administred according to the will of God Hence is it that wee reade still of the VVord and Spirit and water and the Spirit ioyned together because the spirit ordinarily putteth forth the grace of regeneration in the meanes of the word and sacraments Now who hath not good cause to wish if not all his time yet the most of it there spent where by the worke and presence of the spirit he may so happily inrich himselfe vnto life euerlasting rather then else-where where is nothing but spiritual pouerty nakednesse and beggery Fourthlie the holie Angels of God are here present in our assemblies Whence the Apostle 1. Cor. 11. 10. wisheth the woman to haue power ouer her head because of the Angells that is the woman in the congregation must couer her head as for other reasons so for this which is not the leaste in that the Angels are present and behold the order and behauiour of men women But why are the Angells present wil some say I answer not onely in way of Ministery and seruice vnto the Lord vnto the elect and vnto his Ministery sundry waies both assisting and helping it forward and withstanding such enmities as otherwise resist it but also after a sort to solace and reioyce them-selues in the beauty of GODS house so 1. Pet. 1. 12. VVhich things the Angells desire to behold speaking of the Misteries published in the Gospell To which maketh that interpretation of the place in Hebrews 12. 16. Yet once more will I shake not the earth only but also heauen The meaning of which words by the iudgement of some excellent Diuines is this that the voice of God in the deliuery of the law did cause the men on earth that hard it to quake and tremble but now in the preaching and deliuery of the Ghospell the verie Angells in heauen are after a sort shaken beeing rauished rapt into the admiration of it Are there then such beauties in the assēblies as that very Angels themselues admire shall not men for whom they were instituted seek both to espy be affected with them and who can b●ame him that can come to prize these beauties aboue all that the earth can afford besides Seeing the Angells themselues who are stript frō all earthly desires and delights are said to admire these but neuer the other such a man indeed is come nere to Angelical perfection Fiftly The Saints of God here present themselues in whō al our delight ought to be For as the Tribes of the Lord vsed to goe vppe to his house that they might worship before him in his Tabernacle temple euen so now the people of God assemble themselues in our congregations to the same purpose Now when I say the people of God I mean not al hand ouer head who promiscuosly come together not withstanding they all are his people by right of creation and preseruation yet of them some are openly professed prophane ones Neither all those who ioyne in externall profession and exercises of religion of whom yet many are not inwardly purged in which sence the old world called them sonnes of GOD. That is all the posterity of Seth and Enosh opposed to the daughters of men voyde of all religion and pietie But I meane those of GODS election that are called of his purpose that haue obtayned mercie and who proceede on in the waies of sanctification vnto saluation These are called in Scripture an holie people a chosen generation a people by purchase the doue of Christ his vndefiled his treasure and their propertie is described that they flye as a clowde and flocke as the Doues vnto these windowes Which prophesie although it bee properlie to bee