Heb. 5.5 who was called of God an high Priest after the Order of Melchizedeck Heb. 5.10 where it is observeable that Christ as man is said to be a Priest after the Order of Melchizedeck Heb. 5.6 10. Heb. 6.20 Heb. 7.17 but as Christ was the Sonne of God so Melchizedeck is said to be made like unto him a Priest continually Heb. 7.3 Secondly the Sonne of God made himselfe of no reputation Phil. 2.7 He voluntarily undertooke this Office for so he testified For this cause came I into the World that I should beare witnesse unto the Truth Joh. 18.37 Loe I come to doe thy will O God Heb. 10.8 Thirdly the Holy-Ghost sent him He was led by the Spirit into the Wildernesse Luk. 4.1 and returned in the power of the Spirit unto Galilee Luk. 4.14 and was sent by the Spirit to preach the Gospell to the poore and anointed by him with gifts without measure Luk. 4.18 Act. 10.38 Thus there is one inseparable and undivided Working of the Father the Sonne and Holy-Ghost as there is one insepparable and undivided Nature of them CHAP. V. Christs power as man to worke Miracles was a Worke of the Father of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost THe Miracles tbat Christ wrought when he lived on the earth were wrought by the power of God Joh. 10.38 God did them by him Act. 2.22 they were wrought First by the power of the Father The Lord telleth the Jewes many good Workes have I shewed you from the Father Joh. 10.32 the Father that is in me he doth the Workes Joh. 14.10 the Sonne doth nothing but what he seeth the Father doe Joh. 5.19 He gave Christ the Workes that he did to finish Joh. 5.36 Secondly by the Divine Power of the Sonne whatsoever things the Father doth these also doth the Sonne likewise Joh. 5.19 Thus by his owne Power he tooke on him the forme of a servant Phil. 2.6 Heb. 2.16 in his Incarnation he raised up his owne Body in his Resurrection Joh. 2.19 he exalted his owne Body and Soule into heaven in his Ascention Eph. 4.8 9. 1 Pet. 3.21 He manifested his glory in his Miracles Joh. 2.11 As man he had no power of himselfe to doe Miracles but it was given him and in regard of his humane Nature he was Anointâ—d of God with the Holy-Ghost and with power Act. 10.38 But the Man-hood being united to the second Person of the God-head he both received power of God as he was man and he had power of himselfe as he was God to worke Miracles and therefore in many Miracles which he wrought he manifested both his Natures as in curing of him that was Dumbe and Deafe Mar. 7.34 He looketh up to heaven and sigheth as Man but he commanded as God be opened In healing the Leper Mat. 8.3 to confound Manicheus denying him to be Man he touched him and to confute Arrius denying him to be God he commanded I will be thou cleane manifesting that he and none other cured him when he and none other touched him in raising Lazarus he prayeth as man but commandeth as God Joh. 11.41.43 Christ did oft cure without Prayer but yet sometimes he prayed and that for our sakes First that we might know he was sent from God Joh. 11.45 Secondly that he might teach us what to doe when we undertake any weightie imployment As for that where it is said that he could doe no great Worke there because of their unbeliefe Mar. 6.4 Mat. 13.58 We must consider there is a twofold Power in God First an absolute Power so the Lord can doe any thing if the doing thereof imployeth not a contradiction Secondly a limited Power which is limited by his Will and Decree thus God by his absolute Power could have destroyed Sodome when Lot was in it by his limited power he could not Gen. 19.22 Christ likewise by his absolute Power could have wrought Miracles in these unbeleeving Cities but in regard of his limited power he could not because it stood not with his good will and pleasure in the like manner God could by his absolute Power have removed the Cup from Christ as Christ sheweth Mar. 14.36 All things were possible to God That therefore which as Matthew puts it if it be possible hath telation to Gods limited Power Mat. 26.36 which is limited by his will and therefore Luke well explaineth it Lu. 22.42 Father if thou be willing the unbeliefe therefore of the Capernaumites did not make Christ unable to doe but it made them unfit to receive it did not diminish Christs Divine power but their owne mercies which they might have recived if they would have believed for as faith on the one side stayeth Gods hand from executing Vengeance Exod. 32.10 so unbeliefe on the other side stayeth Gods hand from reaching forth mercies Thirdly by the power of the Holy-Ghost If I saith Christ by the Spirit of God cast out Divels then is the Kingdome of God come to you Mat. 12.28 Jesus was anointed with the Holy-Ghost and with power and went about doing good c. Act. 10.38 Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost therefore have one and the same power of working Miracles yea that was done by the power of the Father and of the holy-Ghost of whom it is said there went vertue and healed them all Luk 6.19 Mar. 5.30 whose Workes when the people saw it is said they were all amazed at the mightie power of God Luk. 9.43 yea he telleth you that they were his Workes and his Fathers which he did doe Joh 10.37 38. CHAP. VI. Christs Death and Passion that it might be a Ransome for the sinnes of the world was a Work of Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost CHrists Death and Passion that it might be a Ransome for the sinnes of the World was a Worke of God God was in Christ reconciling the world to himselfe 2 Cor. 5.19 He made our sinnes his sinnes that he might make his Righteousnesse our Righteousnesse for he made him to be sinne for us who knew no sinne that we might be made the Righteousnesse of God in him 2 Cor. 5 2â— where the Apostle by an Hebrewisme calleth the expiation of siinne by sacrifice sinne chata is to sinne but chitte in pihel is to expiate sinne Christ bare the punishment of sinne and became an offering for sinne for us that we which had sinned might in and through him have our Consciences purged from dead Workes and we which were defiled therewith might be washed by the blood of Christ 1 Joh. 1.7 Rev. 1.5 wherein we may see a Worke of the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost First the Father gave us his Sonne the Lord Christ Joh. 3.16 God so loved the woâ—ld that he gave his onely begotten Sonne Rom. 8.32 He spared â—ot his owne Sonne but delivered him up for us all 1 Joh. 4.10 He sent his Sonne to be a propitiation for our sinnes Herod Pontius-Pilate the Gentiles and the Jewes did that to Christ which Gods hand and his Counsell
hath granted to it Secondly the thing is in the Scriptures if not the word and it is a vanity to dote about questions and strife of words when as we agree in the thing The word being but the shadow and the thing the sustance and therefore the word necessarily followeth the thing as the shadow the body And surely did not men dislike the truth they would never quarrell with the words that expresse it Thirdly the words were used in the Church long before the Councell of Nice as ye may see in the writings of Ireneus Justin Martyr Clemens Alexand. Syprian Origen Tertul. Lactant. and others yea and the same of these words are used by the enemies of this truth Fourthly the words Essence Trinity Person Thuschija or Essence derived of Jascha fuit is used of God Isa 28.19 Job 12.16 Pro. 8.14 Secondly Essence is most properly ascribed to God who alone hath Essence of himself and all things have their essence from him Thirdly If the word Essence were not in the Scriptures yet the Adversaries cannot deny there is that which is equivolent to it As for example the Names of God both in the Old Testament Jehovah Jah Ehejeh all derived of the Hebrew Roote Havah or Hajah that signifieth to be and also the Names of God in the New Testament Rev. 1.4 8. Rev. 41 17. Rev. 16.5 He that was and is to come and I am Joh. 8. whose conjugate is Essence Fifthly the word Trinity though not found in the Scriptures yet the word three being used of God â— Joh. 5.7 it followeth from the equivolency of its conjugate even as the word Unity is not found in the Scriptures but the word One being used it followeth from the equivolency of its conjugate also Secondly If the word Three were not so used yet Christ and his Apostles and Prophets Name Three Mat. 28.19 2 Cor. 13.14 Mat. 3.16 17. Hag. 2.5 Psal 33.6 Rev. 1.4 5. 1 Cor. 12.4 5 6. Eph. 2.18 Eph. 2.22 1 Joh. 5.7 Isa 63.9.10 Joh. 14.16 Joh. 15.26 Gal. 4.6 2 Thes 3.5 c. First as touching the word Person which we use because we have no fitter The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is applyed to the Father Heb. 1.3 as also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is ascribed to the Father Mat. 18.10 to the Sonne 2 Cor. 2.10 2 Cor. 4.6 the Holy-Ghost Psal 95.6 in the Greek David inviteth all to worship his Person whom he introduceth speaking which was the Holy-Ghost Heb. 3.7 which Greek words are translated by the word Person Secondly if that may be called a Person which hath personall Acts ascribed to it Surely then the word Person may be given to the Father to the Sonne and to the Holy-Ghost for we have all three speaking in the first spoken to in the second and spoken of in the third Person I might instance in many hundred places of Scripture I shall onely name a few First you have all three speaking in the first 1. The Father Ps 2.7 8. Heb. 1.5 2. The Son Mal. 3.1 Can. 2.1 Re. 21.1 3. The Holy-Ghost Ac. 10.1 Ac. 13.2 Secondly you have all three spoken to in the second 1. The Father Joh. 11.42 Joh. 17. 2. The Son Act. 13.35 Ps 2.7 Ps 110.4 3. The Holy-Ghost Can. 4. la. Act. 4.24 It was he that spake by the mouth of David Act. 1.16 Thirdly you have all three spoken in the third 1 Cor. 12.4 5 6. where to shew there is none greater nor lesser then other you have first the Spirit and from him are derived gifts vers 4 secondly the Son and from him are Administrations uers 5. thirdly the Father and from him your have Operations vers 6. you have in the like manner the Sonne mentioned in the first place before the Father 2 Cor. 13.14 2 Thes 2.16 Gal. 1.1 Eph. 5.5 Sometime the Sonne put in the last place after the Holy-Ghost Rev. 1.4 5. Though the usuall order of the Scriptures is Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost Mat. 28.19 1 John 5.7 1 Thes 3.11 12. If men were not blinded with sinne they might see this their great errour in fighting against the Lord Jesus and his Spirit The Lord open their eyes to see the glorious light of the truth and draw their hearts to imbrace it Now the Lord Jesus Christ and God even our Father who hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace comfort your hearts and establish you in every good worke and word 2 The. 2.16 17. That ye may grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 3.18 Looking for the mercy of the Lord Jesus to eternall life Jude 21. Which is the prayer of him who through the grace of the Lord Jesus hath devoted himselfe to the service of the least of Christs little Ones which beleeve in him And is Yours in the Lord Iesus BENIAMIN AUSTIN The Scriptures manifest the Son and Holy Ghost to be God equall with the Father lib. 1. c. 1. By ascribing to them 1. Such names â—s are proper to God onely cap. 2. as In the Old Testâ—ment 1. Jehovah cap. 3. 2. Lord of Hosts cap. 4. 3. Jah cap. 5. 4. Eheieh or I am ca. 6. 5. El cap. 7. 6. Elohim cap. 8. 7. Adonai cap. 9. 8. Shaddai cap. 10. In the new Testament 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God cap. 11. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord ca. 12. 1. One cap. 2. 2. Eternall cap. 3. 3. Omnipresent cap. 4. 4. Omnipotent cap. 5. 5. Omniscient cap. 6. 6. Incomprehensible cap. 7. 7. Most wise cap. 8. 8. Most free cap. 9. 9. Most holy cap. 10. 10. Good cap. 11. 11. Gracious cap. 12. 12. True cap. 13. 13. Living cap 14. 14. Glorious cap. 15. 15. Blessed cap. 16. 1. Common works which extend to all Sect. 1. 1. Creation cap. 2. 2. Preservation or providence 3. Illumination cap. 5. 4. Judging the earth cap. 6. 1. Universally in regard of all creatures in all places cap. 3. 2. Particularly in regard of the Sea cap. 4. 2. Speciall works the benefit whereof reach onely to the church of God Sect. 2. which are such works as the Lord worketh in regard of 1. Christ the head of the Church as his 1. Incarnation cap. 2. 2. Attestation cap. 3. 3. Vocation cap. 4. 4. Miraculous operations cap. 5. 5. Death and Passion cap. 6. 6. Resurrection cap. 7. 7. Ascension cap. 8. 2. The Church the body of Christ and do concerne 1. The Church in generall sect 3. as namely the Lords 1. Covenanting with them cap. 2. 2 Delivering Israel out of Egypt cap. 3. 3 Sending Angels to them cap. 4. 4 Sending them Prophets cap. 5. 5 Sending them Apostles cap. 6. 6 Appointing them their places in which they must preach cap. 7. 7 Speaking in and by the Apostles and Prophets cap. 8. 8 Strengthning them in their callingâ— cap. 9. 9 Sending Pastours and Teachers cap. 10. 10 Giving lawes to the Church cap. 11. 11 Giving the law on Sinai cap. 12.
Holy-Ghost doe it by gain-saying his Word not by frustrating his Worke for he convinceth the World either to conversion or confusion He punished Ananias by Peter Act. 5.5 and Elymas by Paul who is then expressely said to be full of the Holy-Ghost Act. 13.9 10. He casteth these Sinners that doe despite unto him Heb. 10.29 into eternall punishment He that blaspemeth the Holy-Ghost shall never be forgiven in this world nor in the world to come Mat. 12.32 33. Mar. 3.29 Surely there is not the like said of the Father or of the Sonne yea our Saviour saith the contrary of sinnes committed against himselfe not as if the Holy-Ghost were greater then the Father or the Sonne but onely equall with them in Majestie and in glorie This Sinne is not onely against his Person but against his operation and working It being a sinne against the light of illumination which he terminatively worketh in them A sinne against the Father is remitted by the blood of the Sonne which washeth away all sinne 1 Joh. 1.7 and a sinne against the Sonne is done away by the worke of the Spirit who applyeth the Merrits of Christ to every penetent Soule by faith purifying their hearts Act. 15.9 but if the sinne be against the Holy-Ghost and against his Workes by falling away from his graces Heb. 6.4 5. by grieving this holy Spirit Eph. 4.30 and by maliciously opposing and blasphemously doing despite to the Spirit of grace Heb. 10.29 All hope of obtaining pardon is quite cut off for there is no fourth Person to cure this Apostatizing relapse and the Worke cannot be wrought backward for the Spirit proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne in regard of his Personalitie worketh also from them both who also begin that Worke which he terminateth which he perfecteth in us Now the Spirit worketh neither by the Father nor by the Sonne as the Sonne is God though he worketh by him as I shall have occasion to shew as he is the Sonne of man wherefore where the Spirit applyeth not the blood of Christ there is no remission of sinnes for there is neither faith nor repentance wrought in that mans heart by the Spirit of God who terminateth and perfecteth those graces which also the Father and the Sonne worketh with him in the hearts of every true beleever This sinne therefore is also against the Father and the Sonne and not onely against the Holy-Ghost but because it is more immediately against his worke therefore it is said to be against the Holy-Ghost who together with the Father and the Sonne punisheth this Apostasie by giving up such a wretch to his owne hearts lust and by delivering him up to a reprobaâ—e sense Thus Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost are coworkers in this Worke namely in judging the earth and in punishing the World which the Lord doth manifest when he was about to cast Adam and Eve out of Paradice for God saith the man is become like one of us Gen. 3.22 which cannot be spoken where there is but one Person againe in the destruction of Babel and confusion of Languages the Lord saith Gen. 11.7 Câ—me ye and let us goe downe and let us confound their Laâ—guages where the Father speaketh to the Sonne and to the Holy-Ghost Besides confusion of Languages is no worke of the Creature but a Worke proper to God alone which is spoken in the plurall Number Let us goe downe and let us confound them and yet to shew the unitie it is Jehovah who is one did scatter and confound them Gen. 11.8 9. Moses relating that action in the singular Number which God himselfe speaketh of plurally it being the worke of one God in three Persons to effect this Worke Moreover the Psalmists phrase is remarkeable Psal 58.11 Jesh Elohim Shophedim est dii judicantes word for word one word singular and another plurall is joyned with Elohim a word of the plurall number intimating the unitie of that one God in Essence and Trinitie of Persons that judge the earth Oh that men would sing Halelujah and give praise to â—od for his worke And surely the first time that Halâ—lujah is used in the Old Testament is Psal 104. last whâ—re consuming of sinners is mentioned as in the New Testament it is first used in Rev. 19. where the destruction of Antichrist that man of sinne is foretold Thus you may see the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost is that one God that effecteth these Workes which extend Generally to all The second Section CHAP. I. The Workes of God which doe concerne the Lord Jesus the Head of the Church were wrought by the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost AS the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost did effect these common Workes which extend generally to all so also they effect these speciall Works which reach onely to the Church of God which are of two sorts for First they are such Workes which God alone worketh in regard either of Christ the Head of the Church Or Secondly of the Church which is the Bodie of Christ First these Workes which are wrought in regard of Christ the Head of the Church as namely First Christs Incarnation Secondly his Attestation Thirdly his Vocation Fourthly his miraculous Opperations Fifthly his Death and Passion for the sinnes of the World Sixtly his Resurrection Seventhly his Assention were wrought by the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost The Scriptures doe manifest the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost to be God equall with the Father by ascribing to them these Workes equall with the Father CHAP. II. Incarnation of the Word was a Worke of the Father of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost THe Incarnation of the Word is a Worke of God it is inchoative an Essentiall Worke of God common to the whole Trinitie though terminative it is terminated perfected and consummated in the Sonne of God whose Personall Worke it was to be made flesh Joh. 1.14 and to have two Natures Divine and Humane united in one Person who as he was the Sonne of God was eternally begotten of his Father but as he was the Sonne of man he was borne of a Woman in the fulnesse of time Gal. 4.4 To us a Childe is borne Isai 9.6 and therefore man to us a Sonne is given of God and so he is God The efficient cause of Christs Incarnation is the whole Trinitie God sent him Joh. 3.34 He raised up this great Prophet Deut. 18.15.18 the Lord pitched this Tabernacle and not man Heb. 8.2 First the Father prepareth a Body for him Heb. 10.5 He sent his Sonne made of a Woman Gal. 4.4 Mat. 10.40 After all his Servants he sent unto them his Sonne saying they will reverence my Sonne Mat. 21.37 Mar. 12.6 Luk. 20.13 and our Saviour telleth us he that honoureth not the Sonne honoureth not the Father that sent him Joh. 7.23 Secondly the Sone which as God made all things Joh. 1.3 made also his owne Body for he emptyed himselfe and tooke on him the forme of a servant
determined to be done Act. 4.27 28. Secondly the Sonne gave himselfe for us Tit. 2.14 He gave himselfe for us to redeeme us from all iniquitie Gal. 1.4 He gave himselfe for his Church that he might sanctifie it and clense it Mat. 20.28 1 Tim. 2.6 He gave his life a raâ—some for many Heb 9.14 He offered up himselfe Col. 2.20 He loved me saith Paul and gave himselfe for me Joh. 10.17.18 He laid down his life of himselfe Thirdly through the Holy-Ghost this Worke was done Heb. 19.14 Christ through the Eternall Spirit offered himselfe He sent him to doe this Worke Luk. 4.18 19. This Worke though it was consummated perfected and terminated by the Sonne of God when his soule did make an offering for Sinne Isai 53.10 So the Translators render it in the Margent it being terminatively wrought by Christ yet inchoactively it was the Worke of the whole Trinitie and so Isa 53.10 The Lord shall make his soule an offering for sinne And thus the Translators render it in the Text the Originall will beare either neither of them is contrary to the Analogie of faith for Christ suffered and dyed for the sinnes of the World by the common decree of the Father the Sonne the Holy-Ghost which was their essensiall and common Worke Act. 2.23 He was delivered by the determinate Counsell and fore-knowledge of God whom the Jewes tooke and by wicked hands crucified and did slay It being a worke of love to Man in God but a Worke of malice to Christ in the Jewes CHAP. VII The raising of Christs Body from death was a Worke of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost THe Resurrection of Christ or raising up of his Body was a Worke of God Act. 3.15 Rom. 10.9 Act. 10.40 Act. 2.32 Rom. 4.24 Act. 4.10 It required a Divine power to effect this Where the Lord Jesus may be considered either First essentially as he is one Essence with the Father and the Holy-Ghost so he raiseth and is not raised Secondly Personally and that First as he is the Sonne of Man and so he is raised Mat. 17.22 23. Luk. 9.22 and raiseth not Secondly as he is the second Person in the Trinitie which was made flesh Joh. 1.14 and thus he is raised Luk. 9.21 and did rise againe Luk. 18.33 yea did raise up himselfe Joh. 2.19 The resurrection of Christ from the dead is attributed to the whole Christ and yet is was actively wrought according to his Divinitie and passively according to his Humanitie This Doctrine was mightily explauded by Philosophy who thought Paul to be a Babler and setter forth of strange Gods because he preached Christs Resurrection Acts 17. but Christians doe know by the Word First the Father raiseth him Gal. 1.1 1 Thes 1. last Rom. 6.4 Rom. 8.11 Act. 13.33 Secondly the Sonne raiseth himselfe Joh. 2.19 1 Pet. 3.16 2 Cor. 13.4 1 Cor. 15.12 Joh 10 17 18. I have power to lay down my life and I have power to take it up where he seemeth to compare his life to a garment that he can take up and lay down at his pleasure It was not possible that Death should hold him by force Thirdly the Holy-Ghost raiseth him Rom. 1.4 The Father therefore raiseth the Sonne by the Sonne and the Sonne raiseth himselfe by the Spirit of Sanctification whereby he is declared to be the Sonne of God where therefore the Scripture ascribeth the raising of Christ from the dead to the Father it excludeth not the power of the Sonne and Holy-Ghost but sheweth the Identitie or samenesse of Will Power Operation in them Where if Christ had not dyed we could not have lived and if he had not risen againe we had slept for ever but loe the Dragon is vanquished and the Lamb is victorious the Lord of life grapling with Death foiled him in his owne Territories He brake all the Prisons of death and unfettered all his fellowes If when Christ was borne old Simeon was willing to dye Luk. 2.27 how willingly ought we to dye that know Christ is risen from the dead and become the first fruites of them that sleepe 1 Cor. 15.20 Seeing that the first fruites differ onely in maturity from the time of the Harvest Let an Infidell sorrow immoderately for his friend that is dead as for a man without hope and let an unbeleever bewaile the misery of his dying soule but we have not so learned Christ Eph. 4.20 Christ who is the Key of our resurrection hath raised himselfe and opened a way for us to follow Heb. 10.20 CHAP. VIII The lifting up of Christs body into Heaven or his ascention was the Worke of Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost THe Ascention of Christ or the lifting up his body into Heaven is a worke of God None but the Lord did receive him into glory 1 Tim. 4 16. and did set him at his owne right hand in heavenly places First it was a Worke of the Father not onely to raise him from the dead but by lifting up his body to to set him at his owne right hand Eph. 1.20 Secondly it was a worke of the Sonne to ascend into Heaven so the Psalmist foresheweth Psal 68.18 and the Apostle affirme Eph. 4.8 1 Pet. 3.22 and Christ himselfe witnesseth Joh. 20.17 Joh. 3.13 Joh. 16.15 As man he was taken up into heaven Mar. 16.19 Act. 1.9.11 and was set at Gods right hand which posture of his imployeth First resting from his labours Secondly raigning as a King Thirdly judging as a Judge but as he was also God so he lifted up his owne body Psal 68.18 He assended by his owne power He that did at the first make Joh. 1.3 and doth still support all things by his power Heb. 1.13 did likewise exalt himselfe and ascend above all things by the power of himselfe who used a cloud rather to magnifie his Divinitie Psal 104.3 in his riding theteon Psal 68 4. and commanding it then for any assistance he received from it He supporteth the cloud the cloud of itselfe could not support him Thirdly it was a Worke of the Holy-Ghost He led Christ into the Wildernesse Mar. 1.12 Mat. 4.1 Luk. 4.1 He translated the bodies of the faithfull from place to place 1 King 18.12 Act. 8.39 He who formed Christs body in the Virgins Wombe Mat. 1.18 20. Luk. 1.33 who raised up his body out of the grave Rom. 1.4 did also exalâ— his body into heaven who was exalted by the right hâ—nd of God Act. 2.33 Now the Spirit of God is called the Finger of God Luk. 11.20 with Mat. 12.28 The Hand of God Act. 11.21 Ezek. 8.1 Ezek. 1.3 Ezek. 3.14 yea Peter Act. 2.33 doth distinguish this right hand of God from the Father and therefore it cannot be taken personally for him where if it be used Essentially the Holy-Ghost is necessarily included but if Personally the Holy-Ghost is then there described to be him by whom Christ was exalted Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost doe co-operate as they are three
worship which the proud Spirit would have Christ Matth. 4. given him he giveth to Christ fearefully servilely forcedly Mar. 5. Thirdly Angels are ministring Spirits sent forth at the Holy-Ghosts command So Luke sheweth Act. 10. Cornelius sending men to Peter at the command of an Angel yet the Holy-Ghost is said to send them Act. 10.20 He sent that Angel to warne Comelius who is said to be warned from God by an holy Angel Act. 10.22 it being God the Holy-Ghost as I have shewed that sent him An Angel is by him imployed as a messenger to direct Philip to Gaza Act. 8.26 Where the Holy-Ghost as the Syriack expressely sheweth imployeth Philip in preaching to the Eunuch Act. 8.29 yea the Angels worship the Holy-Ghost for he that sent Isaiah was worshiped of Angels Isa 6.2 3 9. That this was the Holy-Ghost who sent him Paul a witnesse beyond exceptions testifieth it Act. 28.25 and Isaiah himself averreth it Isa 48.16 The Father the Sonne and the Holy-Gost are of one and the same Divine Essence and Nature having one and the same Religious worship given them of Angels And surely those who have Divine worship given them of the Holy Angels may be worshiped of the Faithfull for they direct us to God as the onely object of Religious adoration and Divine worship Rev. 19.10 Rev. 22.9 who is alone worthy of worship and honour and is onely religiously to be served and obeyed as of Angels so of men CHAP. IV. We are to obey and serve Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost WE are to obey the Lord and serve him with all our heart and with all our soule Deu. 10.12 It was Samuels command to Israel that they should serve the Lord-onely 1 Sam. 7.5 and Israels commendation by Samuel that they served the Lord onely 1 Sam. 7.4 It is the honour which he requireth of us and which he will not give to another this obedience he accounteth for sacrince Heb. 13.16 yea he preferreth it before sacrifice 1 Sam. 15.22 It was the sinne of the Idolatrous Gentiles to give the Lords service to Devils 1 Cor. 10. and to serve the creature more then the Creator Rom 1.25 whenas they yeilded obedience and did service to them which by nature are no Gods Gal. 4.8 we who are dehorted from being the servants of men are exhorted to serve and obey the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost First the Father is to be obeyed and served And herein we have the example of Christ who was in the forme of God and equall with God in regard of his Divine Nature yet taking on him the forme of a servant he humbled himself and as Man became obedient Phil. 2.6 7 8. or as the Apostle expresseth it Heb. 5.8 Though a Sonne â—et learned he obedience Obedience being not due in regard of stis Divine Nature but he barned it as Man Though he was most deare to his Father yet the Father imposeth and the Sonne willingly undergoeth both a bitter death on his body as also the wrath of God lying heavy on his soule Isa 53.4 5 6. which made his body to sweate no faint dew but solid drops of bloud Luke 22.43 and his soule as Mark expresseth it began 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be astonished with terrour and ready to dye with griefe Mar. 14.33 These unknowne sufferings felt by him not distinctly known to us made him to complaine to the Apostles Mar. 14.34 and to cry to his Father Mar. 14.36 Mar. 15.34 Heb. 5.7 And yet he for our sakes and for our example willingly obeyed and suffered And there is good reason why we should obey likewise the Father we are not our own we are his Joh. 17.16 Thine they are faith Christ of his Disciples to his Father Secondly the Sonne is to be obeyed and served It was prophesied of Christ Psal 72.11 Dan. 7.14.27 All Nations should serve him this Kingdome is given to him as the Sonne of Man Dan. 7.13 14. Luke 1.32 but it was his own as he is the Sonne of God John 16.15 The Lord Jesus is Lord of all Act. 10.36 First by right of Creation he created all John 1.2 Col. 1.16 Secondly by right of preservation he preserveth all Heb. 1.3 Col. 1.17 Thirdly by right of redemption he redeemed all his Elect Eph. 5.25 2 Tim. 2.6 1 Joh. 2.2 Fourthly by right of dominion he ruleth all Rev. 19.16 Eph. 1.22 and therefore he is surely to be obeyed and served He reproveth them that call him Lord and doe not the things that he commandeth Luke 6.46 The Israelites were commanded to obey the voyce of the Angel that went before them for Gods Name was in him Exod. 23.21 which was Jehovah Exod. 13.21 with Exod. 14.19 24. Deut. 1.31 32. even the Lord Christs 1 Cor. 10.9 God the Father being in him and he in the Father John 14.10 Joh. 10.38 And Isaias commandeth us to sanctifie the Lord God of Hoasts himselfe Let him be your feare and let him be your dread and he shall be for a Sanctuary but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel Isai 8.13.14 That this Lord of Hoasts whom we are commanded to obey and serve was the Lord Jesus we have foure unerring Interpreters First Old Simeon guided by the Holy Ghost Luke 2.25 34. Secondly Christ himselfe Mat. 21.48 Luke 20.18 Thirdly Peter to whom the Gospell of Circumcision was committed 1 Pet. 2.7 and Fourthly Paul to whom the Gospel of uncircumcision was committed Rom. 9.33 all agreeing and interpreting of Christ whom we are to serve Col. 3.24 and surely there is good reason why we should obey and serve him we are not our owne we are his 1 Cor. 5.15 1 Cor. 7.22 purchased with his own bloud Acts 20.28 and we must bring into Captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ 2 Cor. 10.5 Thirdly the Holy-Ghost is to be obeyed and served Stephen complaineth of the Jewes for resisting the Holy-Ghost Acts 7.51 Ye alwayes resist the Holy-Ghost as your Fathers did so doe you Their Fathers resisted him in the Wildernesse rebelling against him and vexing him Isai 63.10 and grieving him Heb. 3.7 9 10. The Church of Antioch obey him in sending forth Paul and Barnabas Acts 13.4 who were to doe the worke he appointed them Acts 13.2 who did obey him in their travels Acts 13.4 Acts 16.6 and so did Philip Acts. 8.29 30. who being by him bid onely to goe to the Chariot of the Eunuch he ran thither And surely there is good reason why we should obey the Holy-Ghost we are not our own but his so the Apostle sheweth 1 Cor. 6.20 That this is the Holy-Ghost is evident for his we are whose Temples we are but we are the Temples of the Holy-Ghost as the Apostle did shew in the former verse whom we are to serve and obey as God in his Temple Oh let us strive to serve and obey the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost whose we are in regard of all