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A85485	The progresse of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey Church of Westminster before the house of Peers, on the 24th of September, 1645. being the day of their monethly fast. / By William Gouge, one of the members of the Assembly.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1393; Thomason E302_25; ESTC R200284	30,328	48

remote lands nay they stick not to send a Queen to Tiburn upon penance Did the Law ever impose such hard tasks upon any that were under the pedagogy thereof 4. The last instance that I will give of putting an heavier yoke upon the necks of Christians then the Law did upon the Jews shall be the innumerable unwarrantable and intolerable rites which on meer humane inventions are obtruded upon their people These must needs be heavier burdens then the rites of the Law in three respects especially 1. In that they lie as dead things on mens shoulders which make them the heavier The life of rites in Gods service consisteth in divine institution and warrantable signification But Popish rites are neither instituted of God nor have any warrantable signification whereupon he that useth them may rest The rites of the Law had both their institution and signification from God 2. There is no set stint of them For mans inventions are endlesse They have no set and certain rule to be ordered and moderated by But God set down a distinct number of rites to the Jews whereunto there was no need to adde any other 3. When all is done that can be done about the foresaid Popish rites they can give no sound satisfaction to the conscience If the doers thereof should plead them before God what other answer could they receive but this Who hath required this at your hand Or thus In vain they worship me c. Much more might be said in manifesting the wrong which in this kinde our Adversaries doe to the Christian Church and in manifesting the blindenesse of those that suffer themselves to beled with such blinde guides Blessed be God that hath delivered us out of that worse then Egyptian darknesse The progresse of Gods providence unto the better gives us information in their folly who on too great admiration of those externall glorious types which were under the Law doe wish the continuance of them still as such a Temple as Solomon built such Cherubims such Altars such Tables such Candle-sticks such Lavers such Priestly vestments and other such vessels and instruments as were precious in their matter being of pure and fine brasse silver gold fine linnen silk skarlet pearls precious stones and very curious in their workmanship and glorious to the sight Herein they manifest their folly in that they doe not understand nor discern the excellency of those spirituall and coelestiall things which God hath now provided for his Church whereof those externall and earthly though seemingly glorious types were but shadows and figures herein they shew themselves like to our first Parents who were deceived with the fair shew and pleasant taste of the forbidden fruit Some whom we may well stile Jewish Christians so farre manifest their folly in this kinde as they doe not only wish those former times but also actually conform themselves to that servile pedagogy For what fish fowl and beast were then forbidden they still hold unlawfull to be eaten though God hath forbidden us to call that unclean which he hath cleansed and reckons abstaining from meats which God hath created to be received among doctrines of devils The last day also of the week they still keep for their Sabbath though the first day of the week in memorial of Christs resurrection be expresly set down in the new Testament for Christians holy assembling together Too near to these doe they come who though they do not tie themselves to the very same rites and ordinances whereto the Jews were bound yet tread too near upon their heels and too apishly imitate them and that in matters about divine Service as in fair embroidered Copes and other Ministers-vestments in high standing Altars in low cringings and bowings in turning to the East as they to the Temple when they pray in variety of musicall instruments and artificiall anthems in multitude of holy daies with the like whereof even this Church stood formerly too guilty These Jewish Christians doe both justifie the poor blinde Jews who yet retain as many of the Mosaicall Ceremonies as they can in that Christians have a greater light the light of the Gospel to discover unto them the abrogation of that Law together with the reason thereof and also doe harden their hearts and make them bold in cleaving to their Law when they see such as professe themselves Christians come so near there unto 3. Gods encreasing goodnesse may give some satisfaction to such as make question of Church Governours proper and peculiar to the Church Of such I demand whether it be a good usefull and needfull thing for the Church to have Governours of its own and secondly whether the Church of the Iews had such Governours or no Surely me thinks neither of these should be denied Have not families schools of learning Colledges Universities Cities Towns all manner of Corporations Companies and Societies Governours proper and peculiar to themselves besides the publike Magistrates who are also over them Is it not by experience found that such proper and peculiar Governours are needfull and usefull and so good in their severall sphears And shall the best Society on earth the militant Church be without Ecclesiasticall Governours proper and peculiar to it I suppose none will deny but that the Church of Israel had such Governours instance their Priests and Levites In Iehoshaphats time there is an expresse distinction made betwixt Ecclesiasticall and Civill Governours under these two phrases matter of the Lord and matters of the King If Church-Governours were an evidence of Gods good Providence under the Law surely his Providence in this kinde would not be more scantie to the Church under the Gospel for he hath promised to doe better then at her beginnings A change of Governours there may be and that for the better but an utter abolishing of all Governours proper and peculiar to the Church cannot be to the better We expressely reade that God hath set in his Church among other good functions Governments If it be said that under that word Governments civill Magistrates are understood I answer that first this phrase God hath set in the Church and then the other particulars among which Governments are reckoned being all proper and peculiar to the Church admit not such an interpretation thereof To them which aske where any mention is made of a ruling Elder I alleadge these words of an Apostle 1 Tim. 5. 17. The Elders that rule well c. Apply them as you please to Ministers or others there are ruling Elders The word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} twice used by an Apostle Heb. 13. 7 17. and translated by our last and best Translators of the Bible them that have rule sheweth that Ministers of the Gospel are Church-Governours for Christians are required to obey them And that Ministers are there meant is evident by these phrases They have spoken unto you the word of God and