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A78217	Ichnographia. Or A model of the primitive congregational way: wherein satisfaction is offered, by unfolding (according to the Scriptures) what the right order of the Gospel, and way of the saints in the visible worshipping of God is, in the dayes of the New Testament. And how the saints in these dayes may walk up to it, notwithstanding their present hindrances. Together with the maine points in controversie, touching the right visible church-state Christ hath instituted under the Gospel, with the extent of church-officers, and power of particular visible churches, and continuance of divine ordinances and institutions under the defection and apostasie of Antichrist. By W. Bartlet, Minister of the Gospel, at Wapping.	Bartlet, William, 1609 or 10-1682.	1647 (1647)	Wing B986; Thomason E381_17; ESTC R201418	140,788	175

about it as the Apostle did Timothy 1 Tim. 6.14 and this he doth two wayes 1. Partly from feare of their being seduced 2 Cor. 11.2 3. 2. Partly that he might prevent their seducing Col. 2.4 18 19. and so much for Scripture 2. For examples We may reduce all to three heads 1. To what hath been 2. To what now is 3. To what shall be 1. To what hath been and so two wayes 1. To the Apostles times As the Churches of Corinth Rome Ierusalem Antioch 7. Churches of Asia the Churches of Iudea Macedonia Galatia 2. Next after the Apostles death which we find recorded in the works of ●useb Hist ●l l. 4. c. 22. ●6 ●r l 7. c. 26. ●t in pluri● suis opusc ●or in Epist ●b de habit ● ● Hom. 5. l. ● de morib ●es ●om li. 5. c. ● with many ●rs that have ●e collect●y Daneus ● other Mo●e Authors ●eir systems ●ivinity Eusebius and other Ecclesiasticall writers and were in the dayes of Ignatius Iustin Martyr Ireneus Tertullian Origen Cyprian and others all which were under this visible Church order and politie wee speak of 2. What now is not only in this Kingdome but in New-England and other reformed Churches abroad in the world 3. What shall be and cannot be farre of when the Iewes shall be called and the fullnes of the Gentiles brought in which the Scriptures speake out abundantly 3. For reason and Argument to cleare this point I shall referre all to these six heads 1. Because it is agreeable to the Law of nature and nations for we find by experience that there is scarce in the whole world any Nation whether Turks Indians Romans but they have still had their externall and visible order of worship and government they have their Temples Priests Lawes Ordinances Sacrifices Ceremonies which they visibly observe and conforme themselves to the observation of Now doubtlesse Iesus Christ is not behind heathens in his Church and Kingdome 2. This is no other then is suitable to the practise of the Church of God in all ages and conditions before the comming of Christ 1. In Paradise before the fall of Adam there were two sacramentall trees the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evill which were not simple trees but trees set a part by Gods appointment and divine institution as water in Baptisme c. 2. After the fall before the Law was given while the Church of God was in Families then they had externall worship sacrifices Priesthood first borne c. 3. When the Law was given in the wildernes there was an externall forme of worship and Ordinances suteable to their condition a moving Tabernacle c. and after the Israelites came into Canaan there was a fixed Temple at Ierusalem and a compleate forme of Worship in externals that God had prescribed to Moses and after revealed to David by the Spirit 1 Chron. 28.11.12.19 Answerable to which though in another kind Iesus Christ hath laid downe and given out to his Saints a platforme of Church order under the Gospell as the Apostle holds forth plainly in his Epistle to the Hebrewes as Heb. 7.12 where he shewes that the old Law will not serve a new order but we must have a new one and he proves tha● Moses and Aaron are met together in Christ For Christ is not only a Priest as Aaron but a law-giver as Moses and he did both their works a high Priest to succeed Aaron and an Apostle to succeed Moses as Heb. 3.1 Christ is Aaron in point of offering up sacrifice and Moses in point of prescribing lawes for holy worship With many other places 3. This Church order and sacred politie is most consonant to the Church of Christ as t is his visible Kingdome City House or Temple Now a visible Kingdome and House or City must have an order and government equivalent as all men grant * Ecclesia es● domus Dei ait Paulus 1 Tim. 3.15 atque in dom● Dei nihil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 conf●fieri debet i● docet idē Pa●lus 1 Cor. 1● 40. sed omni● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e● politia aliqu● in ea opus e● ut decenter ordine omni● fiant ger●tur Daneus Eccles 4. It is requisite in reference to Christ himselfe the master of this house and King of this Kingdome in which the glory of his power wisdome and goodnes abundantly shines forth even to the am●zement of men and Angels 5. It is necessary in respect of the Saints fellowship and communion together in the worship and service of God 1. In respect of the exercise of their graces which cannot so well nor so conveniently and with that advantage to one another be performed as in this order as the Apostle holds forth in 1 Cor. 14. per totum For as it is in Civill society or Politie so it is in Ecclesiasticall Now in Civill Government that Politicall vertue that is in a man cannot be so wel exercised and managed in a confused multitude alone by himselfe as in a society So here these gifts and graces which Christ hath bestowed by his Spirit on the Saints cannot be so well exercised singly by themselves alone as when they are united together into a Church state and order as 2 Cor. 12.7 2. In respect of their enjoying the ordinances for its worth our serious knowledge and observation that the ordinances of Christ are not due to Christians meerly as Christians or Beleevers but to Beleevers as in a Church State for a Beleever is to come under a double consideration as a man is Now a man is considered two wayes either as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is as he is rationall or politicall that is as he is a man by himselfe or as he is joyned to some society or Corporation So a believer is to be lookt upon either as a believer or member of Christ singly by himselfe or as a member of some visible Church of Christ and in this latter sence only is he capable of enjoying fellowship with Christ in his visible ordinances and worship The reason is this because the same Christ that inwardly unites him by the Spirit and faith to himself doth outwardly also call him to his body the Church to worship and serve him in the use of his Ordinances 3. In respect of those many singular helps and encouragements that in this Church-state they enjoy as I shall hereafter in particular shew Which without it they are deprived of for a man cannot possibly be so happy alone as he is in company especially when that society proves a helpe not a hinderance to him as this doth we now speake of We find that in the very state of innocency God saw that it was not best for Adam to be alone now if society were good for man in a perfect state how much more then in an unperfect state as the Saints are now in whiles they