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A18711	Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.	Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.	1637 (1637)	STC 5217; ESTC S107879	200,401	392

the senses be in the Head Section 1 First the Head is obvious most seene IT being placed on the bodie high things we soone perceive as a hill or mountaine or tree so presently wee looke on the face and espie frowning or smiling deformitie or beautie Conclusions 1. There be three Heads Mysticall Politicall Naturall Mystically Christ is the Head of his Church which he hath redeemed Politically the Prince and Governours be Heads So are Masters of Families the Heads of their Families Naturally the Head of the body is the Head and Chiefe As my mysticall Head is obvious not onely to the Angels and Saints in heaven by vision but to the Saints on earth by Faith Heb. 2.9 Wee see Iesus Crowned c. So is my naturall head to all Spectatours As I am the Head of a Familie I am obvious to GOD who sees my faylings and forgives mee to my Conscience who sees and checkes me to men who see and censure mee 2. My Governours as Heads Politicall are obvious God give them Grace to be good examples then wee the people may looke on them and learne vertue and godlinesse wisedome and moderation 3. LONDON is an Head Citie as the Head of Aram was Damascus Esay 7.8 And a Citie obvious to the Land O that they might see here Pietie and Godlinesse Temperance and Justice and lesse pride riot and wantonnesse Section 2 Secondly the Head is honourable and the members are honoured for the Heads sake THE Naturall Head is honourable so is the Politicall 1 Pet. 2.17 Kings must be honoured 1 Tim. 6.1 Masters must be honoured but Christ who is the mysticall Head of his Church he is to be honoured above all Conclusions 1. Loftie lookes will not honour my Head but Wisedome will make my face shine Eccles 8.1 And modest cariage to men and devotion to GOD is the exact way to make my head comely and honourable 2. As a Governour and Head of a Familie my honour is to give example of Pietie moderation diligence mortification patience and zeale 3. I raise my thoughts to Christ who is most excellent in dignitie and honour he that is Head of the Church is the most excellent 1. The Politicall Head is subordinate he is absolute and independant 2. Men rule those that have a present being Christ is Head of them departed and of them yet unborne 3. Men are Heads by Government Christ is Head by Influence 4. Men governe often uniustly but Christ alwayes righteously he is most honourable Section 3 Thirdly the Head is united to the Body The Anatomists say in the Head and necke be 125. muscles there is a neare and strong and inseparable union betweene the head and the bodie There bee foure Unions considerable 1. A Naturall betweene the head and the body 2. Matrimoniall betweene man and wife 3. Divine betweene the two Natures of Christ. 4. Mysticall betweene Christ and his members Conclusions 1. My feete and toes though farthest off are united to my Head being members 2. If I be a hundred miles distant yet I am united to my wife in the Matrimoniall bond 3. Christs God-head and Manhood make one Christ as soule and bodie make one person 4. I am Mystically united to Christ though he be in Heaven and I on earth Section 4 Fourthly the Head conveighes Influence to the rest of the body All the nourishment is received into the head and so conveighed to the members the head lookes out takes care for the whole bodie so in the Politicall or oeconomicall Head Dignitie and Dutie are copulatives Conclusions 1. Not to envie them in Dignitie they have honour but accompanied with cares and great accompts 2. To love my Governours and to labour to preserve their lives credits and comforts from them I have direction and protection let me returne my prayers love and service 3. I will shunne irregularitie t is Iesuiticall and Brownisticall I must learne to submit where men crosse not God In things indifferent their part is to direct mine to obey 4. Christ is the Head a quickning Spirit 1 Cor. 15. Iohn 1. Of his fulnesse we all receive All good desires motions inclinations all Grace and goodnesse life and spiritualnesse is derivative from this Head Who is blessed for ever Section 5 Fiftly the Head is sensible All the senses are in the head though not all onely in the head for the touch is all over the bodie Conclusions 1. Christ our Head is sensible in their troubles Of old he was troubled with them Esai 63.9 And in the New Testament he saith to Saul Why persecutest thou mee Acts 9. 2. Godly Governours are sensible of the estate of their people as David 2 Sam. 24.17 What have these sheepe done Let thy hand be against mee and my fathers house 3. The Naturall Head is sensible of the wrong done to the members the Tongue will speake the Eie will weepe the Eare hearken for a remedie So much of the Head Of the Eyes of man 1. The cause of Seeing 2. The benefit of the Sight 3. The miserie of Blindnesse 4. The gracious employment of the Eyes Section 1 First Of the cause of Seeing THE Naturall cause is from the spirits comming from the Optick Nerves into the Apple of the Eie wherein there is a Crystalline humour which receives as by a mirrour the kindes of colours and the figures numbers motions of bodies The Nerves of the Eie are seated betweene the place of the Originall there is a meeting like the forke of a tree and the spirits meete together so the Obiect is one otherwaies all things would seeme double to us Anatomists say there are six inner parts of the Eie 1. The Fat which is placed above the Eie for to defend it from cold to keepe it from the hardnesse of the bone and to fill up the distance of muscles to further the quick motion 2. The Glandule is seated in the upper part of the Outer Corner lodged in the Fat and full of moisture to helpe the Nimble motion 3. The Nerves being in Number six whereof foure be straight and two Oblique or winding 4. The Tunicles are six in number The first Adnata membrana the utmost pannicle which cleaves to the Eie and makes it firme The second is Cornea t is firme and bright The third is Vvea which some count the fourth thinne Membrane wee see our selves in the Apple of ones Eie from the hole of Vvea The fourth is Membrana Pupillaris the membranous Circle compassing the Ball or Apple of the Eie The fift a Cristalline humour The sixt like a spiders web 5. The Humours There is first the watrie humour secondly a crystallick humour the third is like moulten glasse exceeding the other two in quantitie 6. The Vessels of the Eie either externall from the veines that nourish the Eie or internall from Chorion and Cerebellum there be two Nerves appointed for the Eie one for sight called Opticus the other for motion called Motorius And now I

2. Tim. 3.16 17. If Revelations may be followed as a rule then they may be written for others then comes another Bible and new Pen-man Quest 6 What motions be agreeable to the Will of God Answ 1. Th●se which are agreeable to the written Word Isai 59. the last verse 2. Those which are agreeable to our callings 3. Those which are circumstantially good for time and place matter manner and end Quest 7 May we expect all the revealed Will of God in so many letters and syllables expressed Answ Fundamentall points are for the most part cleare if not fully exprest by plaine Texts yet some are to be proved by inferences sound consequences and sancti●●ed reasons The Catholique Church Sacrament Trinity Christian Sunday and the baptizing of Infants are not proved by letters and syllables the Preachers Doctrine and his whole Sermon may be very true yet not in the expresse words of the Text. Quest 8 May not Gods children expect to be taught by Angels or suppose an Angell or Angels appeare in some shape or light and speake by voyce may it not be Gods Will manifested this way Answ We must submit to Gods Ordinance and not expect or receive another meanes Dives in hell had a devillish disposition and hee would crosse Gods Ordinance to leave Moses and the Prophets and to have his brethren instructed by one that came from the dead Peter not an Angell must instruct and teach Cornelius Acts 10. Philip not an Angell must preach to the Eunuch A●ts 8. In former time God spake by his Prophets in these last dayes by his Sonne Note Heb. 1.1 All merit belongs to his Priestly Office all Doctrine to his Propheticall Office and all efficacy to his Kingly Office As Prophet he taught personally in the dayes of his flesh being among us when he ascended on high hee gave gift● to men not Angels to the gathering of his Saints and edifying of his body Ephes 4. And men not Angels are Embassadors to reconcile us to God 2. Cor. 5.19 20. Of the grace of God 1. What is meant by grace 2. How we may obtaine the sence of his grace 3. How we may know we are in Gods favour 4. How the sence of Gods favour is preserved First What is meant by grace Sect. 1 THE Grace of God is either his free grace 2. Tim. 1.9 which was before the world called the good pleasure of his Will Ephes 1.5 or the effects of his favour in our Iustification and Sanctification Rom. 5.15 2. Pet. 3.18 To have the grace and favour of God is to be accepted Luke 2.22 Iesus grew in favour with God id est was accepted Gen. 4.4 God had respect to Abel Gen. 6.8 Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord hee had Gods favour shewed him There is Gods grace towards us and Gods grace in us the first in his owne breast the other we have by donation the first is his grace love and good-will the other the gift of his Spirit regenerating changing and sanctifying the first is the Cause the second the Effect Of the former I intend Gods grace and favour to us Sect. 2 Secondly How to attaine the sence of Gods Favour and grace WE must know that his favour is free Hosea 14. ● and none can give to him first Rom. 11.35 yet we are to use meanes for our owne good that wee may get some evidence to our owne soules that wee are in his favour 1. We must have respect to knowledge 2. We must labour for faith 3. We must looke to our course of life and conversation 1. That we avoide evill 2. That we doe good 3. That we suffer and beare the crosse First we must have respect to knowledge Knowledge for the ignorant are no favorites but rebells Hosea 4.1 and though they be Gods creatures yet they are excluded from Gods favour Isai 27.11 and shall feele Gods vengeance 2. Thes 1.8 Ignorance is not the mother of devotion but the mother of errour Matth. 22.29 the mother of blood-shed Acts 3.17 the mother of blasphemy persecution and oppression 1. Tim. 1.13 the mother of filthy lusts 1. Thes 4.5 Faith Secondly those who are in favour with God must be beleevers Without faith wee cannot please God Heb. 11.6 Unbeleefe brings Gods displeasure and they are so farre from favour that they are cast into the lake of fire Revel 21.8 Thirdly we must looke to our course of life and conversation in both active and passive obedience First in avoiding evill wee must shunne the love and affection to sinne Evill avoided God favours not but hates them that love iniquity Psal 11.5 Wee must also take heed that we doe not flatter our selves in sinne Deut. 29.19 Take heed of forgetting God Deut. 32.19 Take heed of all unrighteousnesse Rom. 1.18 These sinnes bring wrath and are contrary to Gods Nature 1. Pet. 1.16 Rom. 7.12 He is a holy God contrary to his Law a holy Law contrary to his Honour Rom. 2.23 Secondly something must be done if we will find and feele the favour of God 1. We must humble our selves this way Manasses found favour 2. Chron. 33.12 13. 2. We must pray earnestly Dan. 9.22 3. Be often and serious in thanksgiving Psal 69.30 4. Get our hearts broken Psal 51.17 5. We must reforme and amend our lives Isai 1.17 6. Doe good and distribute Heb. 13.16 7. Use a Mediator for favour Acts 12.20 Thirdly something must be suffered Sufferings are two-fold the sufferings for the Church and the sufferings of the Church The sufferings for the Church are for expiation or confirmation of expiation so Christ onely suffered to satisfie Iustice to pacifie wrath to purge and clense us from sin Heb. 9.26 Sufferings for Confirmation were the sufferings of the Martyrs others were strengthened by their death Sufferings of the Church are chastisements or tryalls these are internall or external internall as Sathans buffetings or trouble of conscience because of transgressions or else because of desertion externall are in body or name or goods To have sence of grace and favour in Martyrdome 1. We must get assurance our persons are accepted 2. We must looke to our calling to suffer 3. Have a care we trust not in our selves 4. Be sure the cause be good and warrantable 5. Labour for fit qualifications as patience and boldnesse and prayer for adversaries hope of glory cheerefulnesse and perseverance In chastisements and tryals 1. We must not slight them nor be Stoicall 2. We must strive against fainting Heb. 12.5 3. We must not make desperate conclusions 1. Sam. 27. 1. Psal 31.22 4. We must not use unlawfull meanes as to goe to Witches c. 5. Trust not in the meanes too much with Asa 6. Fret not nor murmure but be silent Psal 39.9 7. Limit not God meanes or time to deliver Psalme 78.41 These are Negatives Adde these affirmatives 1. Returne to him that smites Isaiah 9.13 2. Powre out a prayer to God Isaiah