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A15866 A guide unto Sion. Or certaine positions, concerning a true visible church Wherein the nature of a true church is so plainely described, as all men may easily decerne the same from false assemblies. Written by a learned and judicious divine. Learned and Judicious Divine.; Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?, attributed name. aut 1638 (1638) STC 26125; ESTC S102219 15,484 34

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other wicked actions we must be separated thirdly the corruption of nature in our selves the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and pride of life all which are of the world and which we must hate and crucifie and so turn and become like litle children even born agayn that we may see the kingdome of God 16. The estate whereunto God calleth his church in this life is generally to the Communion or followship of his Son Iesus Christ as being their onely mediator and Saviour the Prophet Priest and King of the Church which they beleeving aud professing are also made partakers in a proportion in their mesure of these three offices with him 17. Iesus Christ is the Prophet raised up of God unto his people to teach them all that God commanded him which also he did both by himselfe and by the Ministery of his servants sent of him And as all the treasures of wisedome knowledge are hid in him so him the Church must heare for all heavenly wisedome and knowledge is to be learned of him and every person which shall not hear this Prophet shall be destroyed out of the people 18. This Propheticall office of Christ he bath communicated with the church by giving to the same his word for their instruction and comfort and grafting the same within them his spirit also as an Anoynting to reach them all things giving gifts also or ministers to open and apply the same unto their sowles likewise power and freedome by witnes profession and practise to hold forth that word of life as lights in the world therby to preach unto others the faith of Christ to edify and build up one an other dayly therein to provoke unto love and to good works to a admonish and reprehend for evil and iniquity to forgive and comfort one another in the bowels of Christ whose word therefore all ought to labour that it may dwel plenteously in them that if any man speak it may be as the words of God 19. Iesus the Son of God is also the great high priest or Sacrificer of the Church by whose obedience and sacrifice or oblation of his owne body and blood the church is clensed from all syn and reconciled to God by whose intercession the church with the holy actions and oblations of the same are accepted of God and made heires of blessing 20. And this his Priestly office is so imparted to his church as they have not onely interest in his death and suffrings wherby they are reconciled to God but also are themselves made a holy priesthood to offer up spiriutal sacrifices acceptable to God by him giving up their own bodies a living sacrifice mortifying their members which are on earth and crucifying the flesh with th' affections and lusts offring up contrite brokē harts with sacrifices of confession to his name and praying not onely every man for himselfe but one for another doing and distributing to the necessities of the Saincts suffring affliction for the Gospel and finally if they be called thereunto powring out their sowles unto death for the truthes sake 21. The Lord Iesus Christ is also the governour and king over Sion Gods holy mount and sitteth at his Fathers right hand and reigneth til all his enemies be made his foot stool being a King judge and law-giver to his people commanding ruling them by his word and spirit judging them in justice and equity preserving and defending them by his almighty power from all their enemies 22. And this his kingly office he so communicateth with his church as they are by him preserved and defended from all adversarie power freed from the dominion of syn and tyranny of Satan from subjection to the world and servitude unto men and restored to the joyfull libertie of the children of God the world and all things in it made theirs that housoever they have still to combate with the Divil to wrastle against principalities and powers to suffer hatred and affliction of the world and to warre with the fleshly lusts which fight against the sowl yet neyther death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor deepth nor any other creature shall be able to separate them from the love of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord who hath made them Kings priests unto God even his Father and they shall reigne on the earth till having served here their tyme they come to reign with him in glory in the heavens for ever 23. Vnto the participation of these promises and heavenly graces are all people provoked by the Gospell preached and such as obey the calling of God and come unto Christ are united to him their head mediator from whom proceedeth the Iustification sanctfication of the church 24. Iustification is the partaking of Christs justice or righteousnes in his fulfilling obeying the law of God and discharging all our debts and trespasses by his death so freeing us from the curse and setting us in full favour with God and under his blessing which righteousnes of Christs is fully made ours imputed to us by faith for our justification 25. Sanctfication is the partaking of Christs holynes by being grafted with him to the similitude of his death and resurrection whereby the corruption of nature or old man in us becommeth crucified buried with him and the new man or image of God is put on and renewed dayly in a holy conversation 26. Hitherto of the Churches union and communion with Christ her head now followeth the union of the churches members one with another which is their couplin● togither as one body by the communion 〈◊〉 one the same spirit faith love 27. The union of the members one wit● another is to be considered generally o● totally and particularly Generally as the church is called universall or catholik comprehending the whol family of God i● heaven and in earth and the fraternity o● brotherhood of all Christians which are is the world in whom there is but one faith in one and the same God by that one Lord Iesus Christ through one Spirit Thu● have they all one Father which is God one mother Ierusalem which is above and by the mediation of Christ are all made one baptized by one spirit into one body and al● made to drink into one spirit 28. More particularly they that are called of God and members of the Church universal are united and gathered into many g churches or congregation in several cities countries every of which