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A20414 A short explanation, of the epistle of Paul to the Hebrewes. By David Dickson, preacher of Gods Word, at Irwin Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. 1635 (1635) STC 6824; ESTC S109679 160,093 348

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acceptable as in His Well-beloved 3. Hee is OVER THE HOVSE OF GOD Hee hath Authoritie and Power to bring in whom Hee pleaseth and to giue foorth of the Treasure as much as hee will All the Mansions in his Father's dwelling house are his and all at his disposing to open so as none shall shu● To him belongeth to giue foorth the sentence of Admission to Heaven and to say Come you blessed of the Father Yea to make this his Authoritie manifest hee will come agayne and take vs vnto himselfe that where hee is wee may bee there also 4. WEE HAVE this high Priest that is hee is ours because 1. Taken out from AMONGST vs one of our number albeit not of our conditions of our nature but separate from our sinfull manners holie and harmlesse 2. Because hee is FOR VS in thinges appertayning to GOD to employ his Moyen and Power for our behooue towardes GOD. 3. Because bound in all Bandes WITH VS of Nature of Grace and Good-Will of the Father's Gift and Appoynctment and his owne Covenant and speciall Contract with vs. So that albeit an vncouth man may possiblie leaue a stranger in his journeye alone yet Christ can not choose to doe so to vs but for the Bandes betwixt him and vs hee will never leaue vs nor forsake vs. Vers. 22. Let vs draw neare with a true heart in full assurance of Fayth having our Heartes sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water FROM these Priviledges hee presseth an Exhortation To draw neare to GOD and prescrybeth the Disposition requyred of vs in our drawing neare 1. This Exhortation showeth 1. That true Christians are often tymes so sensible of their owne vnworthinesse that vnder that sense they are enclyned of themselues to stand a-farre off and haue neede of encowragement and invitation to drawe neare 2. That such as are moste sensible of their owne vnworthinesse are moste called to come forwardes vnto GOD for Hee giveth grace to the humble 2. Hee layeth downe the Priviledges in the former Verses and in this draweth on the Exhortation TO TEACH VS 1. That such Priviledges as are graunted vnto vs in Christ must bee receaved and believed as Trueth 2. That wee must studie to make vse of our Priviledges and challenge them for our owne 3. That the weakest of true Believers in Christ may thrust in themselues at the Doores of Grace amongst the holie Apostles for the Apostle putteth the HEBREWES with himselfe in the Exhortation for this ende 3. For our disposition and fitting to drawe neare bee requyreth first That wee haue a true heart Hee sayeth not a sinlesse heart but a true heart that is such a heart as in the matter of believing myn●e●h no confidence but in GOD'S Grace through Christ onlie and in the matter of GOD'S Service myndeth onelie His will in its ayme and alloweth onelie that which is His will in its censure THEN An honest heart which honestlie acknowledgeth its owne sinnes and fleeth to Christ's Blood for sprinkling whose ayme is vpright endevour vpright and censure of it selfe vpright allowing in it selfe nothing but what GOD alloweth and displeased with that which dispeaseth GOD albeit manie wayes weake and imperfect yet hath libertie to draw neare vnto GOD. 4. The next thing hee requyreth is full assurance of Fayth That is a setled and full perswasion to bee accepted even through IESVS CHRIST THEN Albeit the LORD will not despyse the weakest measure of Fayth and will not quench the smoaking flaxe yet it pleaseth Him better yea it is His Commandement that men studie vnto the full assurance of Fayth for the more thou restest on GOD'S Covenant with thee in IESVS CHRIST the more thou sealest His Trueth glorifiest Him becommest the more lyke vnto faythfull Abraham and gettest the deeper rooting in CHRIST 5. The third is That the heart bee sprinkled from an evill conscience The heart is sprinkled when a sinner sensible of sinne maketh heartie application to himselfe of the Blood of IESVS for remission of sinnes after this heartie application of CHRISTS Blood the Conscience is furnished with a good Aunswere vnto all Challenges and so is made good a comfortable Conscience absolving the man through fayth in IESVS whome it tormented with Challenges before it ran to the Blood of IESVS for sprinkling THEN When-so-ever the Conscience is evill accuseth and vexeth let the vexed heart runne to CHRIST'S Blood and then shall it bee free from an evill conscience For the Blood of IESVS cleanseth vs from all sinne Let the Heart bee sprinkled and the Conscience will bee good 6. The fourth thing requyred in him that draweth ●are as hee should is That his bodie bee washed with ●●re water That is That according to the sigification of that Legall Rite their outward conversation bee ●●amelesse and holie sinne beeing so curbed within that it reygne not in their mortall bodie so foughten agaynst within as it breake not foorth in scandalous works of darknesse in the actions of the bodie THEN 1. With a sprinkled Conscience within men must joyne an holie and blamelesse conversation without 2. The washing of the conversation without must proceede from an heart sensiblie acquaynted with the power of the Blood of IESVS 3. And this outward holinesse of the bodie must bee wrought with pure water that is by the Spirite of Sanctification to distinguish the reformation of a Believer from a Counterfeyt who without may looke lyke a righteous man but within bee as a why●ed Tombe full of rottennesse Vers. 23. Let vs holde fast the Profession of our Fayth without wavering for Hee is faythfull that promised ANother Exhortation to avowe the Fayth of CHRIST that is the Doctrine of CHRIST the Trueth receaved from CHRIST and believed and not to quyte it in the tyme of tryall vpon anie condition 1. The requyring to holde fast the Confession of our Fayth or Hope as the word importeth TEACHETH 1. That a true Christian must not onelie holde the Trueth of CHRIST secretlie but must confesse it professe and avowe it openlie where GOD'S Glorie and others good requyreth the same 2. That hee must looke for adversarie powers and Temptations to take that Trueth or at least the confession of it from him 3. That in these Tryals and Essayes hee must holde the faster grippe and avow it so much the more steadfastlie as hee is tempted to quyte it 4. That when hee is put to the Tryall of this Confession of anie poynct of his Fayth hee is also put to the Tryall of the Confession of his Hope Whether his hopes of the promised Salvation in IESVS bee stronger to keepe him steadfast or the Terrour and allurement from men stronger to make him quyte the poynct of Trueth controverted 5. That nothing but this Hope is able to make a man stand out in Tryall if hee bee hardlie vrged 2. Hee will haue the avowing of the Trueth of CHRIST to bee without wavering THEN 1. Men must so
vse of and acquayntance with the Scripture And without this haunting our mynde in the Scriptures and observing the LORD'S Counsell therein a man can not bee able albeeit hee were versed in humane writs to discerne false doctrine from true The summe of Chap. VI. THEREFORE allbeeit you bee rude yet praesupposing you are so setled in the groundes of Fayth Repentance Baptisme c. that you shall not renounce them agayne I will leade you on a little farther if GOD please Vers. 1 2.3 For if after cleare conviction of the Trueth a man voluntarilie revolt and fall awaye from the groundes of true Religion there is neyther Repentance nor Mercie for such a man because hee maliciouslie doeth what hee can to put Christ to as great a shame as those who first crucified him Vers. 4.5.6 And as GOD blesseth those who bring foorth Fruits by his manuring of them Vers. 7. So is it justice that hee curse such as growe worse after manuring Vers. 8. But I hope better of you Vers. 9. As the Fruits of your Fayth giue mee warrand Vers. 10. Onelie that you may bee more and more assured continue diligent Vers 11. And followe the Example of the Faythfull before you in hope of the Inheritance Vers. 12. For the Promise made to Abraham and the Faythfull his Children is verie sure confirmed by an Oath Vers. 13.14 And Abraham at last obtayned it Vers. 15. For as an Oath endeth stryfe amongst men Vers. 16. So to ende our stryfe with GOD in missbelieving of him hee sware the Promise to Abraham and to his seede Vers. 17. That vpon so solide Groundes as are GOD'S Promise and GOD'S Oath wee might haue Comfort who haue fled to CHRIST and hope for his helpe Vers. 18. Which Hope i● as an Ancre which will not suffer vs to bee driven from Heaven where CHRIST is established Eternall PRIEST after the Order of Melchisedek Vers. 19.20 The Doctrine of Chap. VI. Vers. 1. THerefore leaving the Principles of the Doctrine of CHRIST let vs goe on vnto Perfection not laying agayne the foundation of repentance from deade works and of fayth towards GOD. 1. FROM the Reproofe of their dulnesse bee draweth an Exhortation To amende their pace and goe forwardes WHICH TEACHETH VS That the conscience of our by-gone slippes and sloathfullnesse should bee a sharpe spurre to dryue vs to a swifter pace for overtaking of our Taske 2. Hee calleth the Principles of Religion 〈◊〉 Principles of the Doctrine of CHRIST THEN 1. The Doctrine of CHRIST is the summe of Religion Hee that hath learned CHRIST well hath learned all 2. Nothing to bee taught in CHRIST'S House but HIS DOCTRINE which commeth from him and tendeth to him 3. Hee leaveth the Principles and goeth on to Perfection THEN 1. There are two partes of Christian Doctrine one of the Principles of Religion another of the perfection thereof 2. The Principles must first bee learned and the foundation layde 3. When people haue learned the Principles their Teachers must advaunce them farther towardes Perfection 4. Hee sayeth hee will not laye agayne the foundation praesupposing it is so layde as it needeth not to bee layde agayne Or if they make Apostasie after once laying can not bee layde the second tyme. THEN The groundes of Religion must bee so solidlie learned as they may well bee bettered afterwardes by addition of farther knowledge but never raysed agayne and must bee so soundlie believed as they never bee renounced agayne 5. Hee reckoneth a number of fundamentall poyncts of Doctrine and first of repentance from dead workes so hee calleth our workes before conversion THEN 1. It is a mayne poynct of the Catechisme to belieue that all our workes before repentance and conversion are but dead workes that is sinnes making vs lyable to death 2. If repentance bee not learned from these workes the rest of the Building wanteth so much of the Foundation 6. In joyning the Doctrine of Fayth as the next poynct HEE GIVETH VS TO VNDERSTAND That it is as necessarie a ground of Religion to teach a penitent to belieue in GOD as to teach the Believer to repent Vers. 2. Of the Doctrine of Baptismes and of laying on of Handes and of resurrection of the dead and of eternall judgement 1. THE Doctrine of BAPTISMES in the plurall number hee maketh a third fundamentall Doctrine And so maketh it NECESSARIE That the significations of Baptisme bee taught that the people may learne to put difference betwixt outward Baptisme by the Minister which an hypocrite may haue and the inward Baptisme by the Spirit which CHRIST bestoweth vpon his owne Elect and that they bee instructed in the nature of this Sacrament and the signification thereof yea and of the Baptisme of suffering affliction for the Gospell wherevnto the outword sacrament of Baptisme obliedgeth 2. The fourth fundamentall Poynct of the Doctrine of the Catechisme hee maketh the Doct●ine of the laying on of handes Now handes were in a speciall manner imposed First In the bestowing of Spirituall and miraculous Giftes for the confirmation of new Convertes in the Primitiue Church ACT. viij 17.18 Which endured vntill Christian Religion was sufficientlie confirmed vnto the Worlde to bee Divine Next Imposition of handes was vsed in the Ordination of Office-bearers in the Church both Extraordinarie and ordinarie I. TIM iiij 14 and Chap. v. 22. ACT. vj. 6 THEN In the Apostle's esteemation it is necessarie for grounding of people in Religion that they bee instructed not onelie how the LORD founded the Christian Religion and confirmed it by extraordinarie Giftes of the holie Spirite in the Primitiue Church But also vvhat Offices and Office-bearers hee hath ordayned for ordinarie edification and ruling and mayntayning of his Church vnto the ende of the worlde that they may acknowledge such as are sent of GOD and submit themselues vnto them 3. The Doctrine of Resurrection of the dead hee maketh the fift poynct of the Catechisme and of the last Iudgement the sixt Vnder which sixe the summe of Christian Religion may bee compryzed and in this order wherein they are set downe may bee best learned believed and made vse of Vers. 3. And this will wee doe if GOD permit BY this manner of speach if GOD permit hee TEACHETH vs 1. That a Preacher's endevour to instruct a people can haue no successe except GOD make way vnto him and concurre with him 2. That hee who is busied in the most necessarie parte of GOD'S Service suppose it were in wryting Scripture let bee in ordinarie preaching and wryting must doe it with submission to GOD to bee stopped in the midst of his worke and cutted short yea and that in the midst of a meditated speach if it so please GOD. Vers. 4. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened and haue tasted of the Heavenlie Gift and were made Part-takers of the Holie Ghost Vers. 5. And haue tasted the good Word of GOD and the Powers of the World to come Vers. 6. If they