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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75313	The anatomy of Dr. Gauden's idolized non-sence and blasphemy, in his pretended Analysis, or setting forth the true sense of the covenant that is to say, of that sacred covenant taken by the Parliament, the commissioners of Scotland, and the assembly, September 11. 1643.		1660 (1660)	Wing A3055; Thomason E765_14; ESTC R207156	29,164	31

the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed be a piece of Policy more then of Piety And how little it differs from that sacred Covenant of Baptism wherein every man stipulateth and Covenanteth to deny all ungodliness and wordly lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present world o Tit. 2.12 What other in effect and substance is our present folemn League and Covenant And dares this Seraphical Doctor to say that this could not be lawfully taken for want of due Authority to impose it doth not God require as much hath not he imposed all these things upon all Christians are not they all called upon by God himself to Vow all these unto God and to pay them too What then can it be less then deso rate madness to throw off such a Covenant And is there no precept or patern to warrant such a Covenant in the New testament what is the meaning of that spoken to men under the Baptismal-covenant before Give your selves unto God as those that are alive from the dead Rom. 6.13 What is it to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the Saints p Jude 3. in nothing terrified by the adversaries q Phil. 1.28 Are not these precepts together with that in Tit. 2.12 before mentioned warrant enough to Vow and Covenant again and again to do all this And as for Paterns what saith our Doctor to that of the Macedonians namely their giving themselves first to the Lord and then unto Paul by the will of God r 2 Cor. 8.5 Nay what saith he to Paul himself joyning with those four men that had a vow upon them s Act. 21.23 whom Paul by advice of James and all the Elders that were present t Vers 18. took and the next day purifying himself with them entred into the Temple to signifie the accomplishment of the days of purification u Vers 26. If it be said this was a Ceremonial Covenant I reply If Paul himself held it lawful even when those vows were to be at an end for avoiding of scandal among weak brethren or malicious persecuting Jews to enter such a Vow which he had upon him after his conversion Acts 18.10 without any imposition of God or man even under the Gospel then much more would he allow such a Covenant as this being altogether Evangelical But whereas he will allow but one Covenant to wit Baptism in the Gospel and this being broken by wilful and presumptuous sins is renewed by true repentance and worthy participation of the Lords Supper there are in this almost as many gross errors as words For first Is not the Sacrament of the Lords Supper a Gospel-Covenant as well as Baptism Did ever any intelligent Divine either deny this or affirm it to be a renewing of the other and not a Covenant in it self Secondly Do true Christians truly entred into the Baptismal Covenant break it by wilful and presumptuous sins I had thought that he that is born of God doth not so sin for that his seed remaineth in him yea that he cannot so sin because he is born of God w 1 Joh. 3.9 and that though he doth what he hateth yet not allowing it nor wilfully and presumptuously but out of weakness being led into captivity doing what he would not it is no more he that doth it but sin that dwelleth in him x Rom. 7.16 17. Thirdly Doth Repentance take off wilful and presumptuous sins In the Law there was no Sacrifice appointed for such sins yea God made a Law that he that sinned presumptuously should die the death y 〈…〉 And in the Gospel if we believe the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews we are taught that if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice no not of Christ himself for sin but a fearful looking for of judgement and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries z Heb. 10.26 27. Fourthly Doth Repentance renew our Covenant made in Baptism Surely no more then it reneweth the remission of our sins which not Repentance but Christ in Baptism bestoweth upon us once for all a Act. 2.38 For he by one offering hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified b Heb. 10.14 Repentance recovereth the sense of Gods favour and pardon but doth not give a new remission Again fifthly The Lords Supper doth not renew our Baptismal Covenant as to remission of sin but strengthneth us on Christs part to perform our Covenant in Baptism and reneweth our Vows on our part to perform it better therefore it is called The Communion of the body and blood of Christ whereby we being many are made one bread and one body because we are thereby partakers of that one bread c 1 Cor. 10 16 17. of which he that eateth shall live for ever d Joh. 6.51 By this means We grow up into him in all things which is the head even Christ e Ephes 4.15 Sixthly The Lords Supper is not to be renewed or taken again and again for renewing our Baptismal Covenant because broken by wilful and presumptuous sins but for the renewing of our thankful remembrance of his death f 1 Cor 11.26 for our more full Communion with him by partaking of him g 1 Cor. 10 and encrease in him till we come to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ h Ephes 4.14 I have insisted on this the longer because these few words savour strongly of Arminianism and Popery I shall make amends by brevity in the rest Whereas he tells us pag. 13. that there is neither Law of God or man requiring imposing or comprobating any such Covenant and that it appears at best to be but a matter of Will-Worship of humane and private invention void of publick and plenary injunction esteemed by many to be but as a stratagem of State a flag of Faction an Engine framed on purpose to batter down Episcopacy and to seize their Estates and all the Patrimony of the Church to the great enriching of some Sacrilegious Protestants c. and to the great joy of the Romish Party and Jesuites c. who are thought by many wise men to have been if not the Sires yet the Sibs to that Covenant This and much more is so full of railing that no wise man will hold it other then folly to bestow a Line in Answer to it If this be not Blasphemy I know not what is As for his frequent prating of Sacrilege here in his Sermons in his long tedious Ink-horn Tears Sighs c. I know none so like unto Doeg as this false vain-glorious man whose tongue and pen devise mischief like a sharp Rasor working deceitfully loving evil more then good and lying rather then to speak righteousness For this point I again refer him to Doctor Burges whose Book making it out that it