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A42672	Tears shed in the behalf of his dear mother the Church of England, and her sad distractions gathered and brought into this small paper vessell for the use of the vulgar, and common people, not to play with religion / by her adopted son, Daniel Getsius ...	Getsius, Daniel, 1592-1672.	1658 (1658)	Wing G632; ESTC R31519	48,008	156

Assembly of men elected and called 1 Pet. 1.1 2. 1 Cor. 1.2 1 Thess 1.1 2 3. Rom. 8.28 If the Church be 1. An Assembly one alone cannot be a Church as Elias conceived 1 King 19.10 For one is not a people flock a multitude of believers 1 King 19.10 a holy nation City of God the Congregation of the just as the Church is said to be 1 Pet. 2.9 Chap. 5.2 3. Eph. 2.19 Act. 4.32 2. The Church again is an Assembly of men not of Angels who neither are men nor chosen or called as men 3. Thirdly the Church is a Company or Assembly of the elect or chosen 1 Pet. 1.2 Rom. 8.28 29 30. 4. Fourthly It is an Assembly of men elected and called therefore it is not sufficient to be elected calling is required also Election appoints them but calling makes them actuall members declares them Thus Paul by destination was a member of the Church in his Pharisaisme even then when he persecuted the Church But by calling he became an actuall member Gal. 1.15 To the contrary whereas excommunicated persons and such as are newly come into the Churches pale to be instructed but are not as yet baptized may be elected called as may appear by the example of those who were excommunicated by the Jewish Church Iohn 9.22 Of the Thief on the Crosse Luke 23.43 And Cornelius Act. 10.2 34. These therefore may be also members of the Church and are indeed as many as have true faith Children also and mad men belong to the Church Outward by Condition of their birth which causeth them to be called holy or Saints being born of faithfull parents either one or both 1 Cor. 7.14 Secondly they belong to the Church inward or invisible by the gift of inward calling Rom. 11.29 By which known to the Lord are those who are his 2 Tim. 2.19 2 Tim. 2.19 Those who are deaf may not onely be partakers of the inward but also outward calling not by hearing indeed but by sight as often as Christ Crucisied is set forth to the faithfull in the Gospel and Sacraments Gal. 3.1 CHAP. III. What it is that makes the Church with her true markes THat which gives being to this holy Assembly the Church is that the same is called by the word and spirit of God out of the State of sin into the state of grace All and every member of the Church are such by calling Thus Abraham is called out of Vr of the Caldeans Paul out of Pharisaisme all that are Members of the Church by being called out of the state of sin into the state of grace Outwardly by the word whereby also are called evē these that are not elected Mat. 20.16 and 22.14 Inwardly by the holy Spirit according to Gods purpose Rom. 8.28 and of election Chap. 9.11 belonging onely to the elect Rom. 11.29 2 Pet. 1.10 Hence is the Church called and said to be 1. Visible according to outward calling by the word being sensible or subject to sense And 2. Invisible in respect of the inward calling by the Spirit not being sensible or subject to sense onely known to him who calleth 2 Tim. 2.19 The Lord knoweth who are his and is also discerned by those who are called Rev. 2.17 For none knoweth that new name in the white stone saving him that hath received it Christ therefore saith the Kingdome of God commeth not with outward observation or shew but is within Luk. 17.20 21. that is in secret Psalm 45.13 The Kings Daughter is all glorious within and so we confesse in our Creed to beleeve the Church and faith is of things not seen Heb. 11.1 Yet the Church is visibly known by a marke purely divine the word which marketh out the Church two ways infallibly and sensibly 1. Infallibly because the Church is a body or company of those who embrace the word of God and every company or body embracing the word of God is the Church according to Christs word Joh. 8.47 He that is of God heareth Gods word and vers 31. If you continue in my word then are you my Disciples indeed Chap. 10.27 My sheep hear my voyce and v. 5. they know not the voyce of strangers 2. Secondly the visible Church is known sensibly by the word which may be seen read and heard The preaching of the word and profession of the same as also the use of the Sacraments are secondary markes together with order discipline flowing from the former which is purely divine But these are of a mixt nature partly divine and partly humane in respect of mans help in the administration of the same whence they are more or lesse pure and incorrupt according to the dispensers of the same CHAP. IV. Of the Prerogatives of the Church HAving shewed the nature of the Church in the next place let us view the priviledges and dignities of the same for God hath graced this Assembly we call the Church with special prerogatives above all assembly's in this vniverse all must be subservient to her Kings must be nursing Fathers and Queens nursing mothers Isa 43.23 These dignities may be considered either in 1. Generall Isa 54.1 we read of the enlargment and advancement thereof under the name of a tent wherein anciently they dwelt the stretching out the Curtains the lengthning of the cords the breaking forth on the right hand and on the left inheriting the Gentiles and making the desolate Cities to be inhabited what meaneth it but the enlargement of the Church Christian consisting joyntly of Jew and Gentile There was a time when it did belong to the Jews and to those that did joyn with them but now Christ hath broken down the partition wall and hath laid all the world common Eph. 2 13. now he hath enlarged the Church and spread it all the world over This is that Peter speakes of Act. 10.34 Of a truth I perceive that God is no accepter of persons but in every nation he that feareth Him and worketh righteousnes is accepted of him see Mat. 8.11 The particular dignities and priviledges of the Church are these 1. First the Church is Christs body namely mysticall whose head and very soule is Christ quickning the same with his spirit Eph. 1.22 23. Hence whatsoever is done to any of the Church he taketh it to himself Act. 9.4 Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Membris adhuc positis in terris caput clamat in coelis non dicebat quid persequeris fideles meos August Serm. 11. de anct Whilest his members were as yet on earth the head cries out in heaven and he saith not why persecutest thou my faithful ones but why persecutest thou me 2 Secondly the Church is Christs Love Ps 45.20 Eph. 5.31 Spouse Sister and Queen Daughter of a King yea his Wife This is a neere relation and partaking A man shall be joyned to his Wife saith the Apostle and they two shall be one flesh This is an ineffable mystery the

his feet 3. The third place we give to the permission of the fall and sinne having given him not impotentiam cadendi an impotencie to fall but potentiam non cadendi a power not to fall if he pleased which he abusing brought himselfe and all mankind into death and misery by transgressing the command given him and so becommeth a mean to set forth Gods justice and mercy his justice in punishing this rebellion with eternal fire and his mercy in giving his only begotten sonne that whosoever of the now lost off spring of Adam should believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life as a gift of his infinite mercy Iohn 3 16 17 18. but he that believed not should be condemned because he beleeved not in the name of the only begotten Sonne of God And this is a third way whereby God sets forth the outward glory of his Justice and infinite mercy 4. A fourth way is consisting in the free gift of his word and ministry to acquaint lost man with his forlorne estate and to discover a way how to get out of the same The law is given to discover the first and the Gospel shew's a way how to get out 1. 1. the Law The word of the Law taketh place first which being preached doth first bring man to a sight of sin Rom. 3.20 Chap. 7.7 Rom. 3.20 discovering to man his manifold defects and swervings from the law 2. After this it proposeth Gods curse due to sinne Deut. 27.26 Gal. 3.10 3ly Whence ariseth anxiety Deut. 27.26 Gal. 3.10 fear and that grief the Apostle calleth according to the world 2. Cor. 7.10 4ly By all which acts man is prepared to entertain the grace of the Gospel which is appointed for sinners 2. Cor. 7.10 Mat. 9.13 1 Tim. 1.13 for them who labour and are heavy laden Mat. 11.28 Mat. 9.13 Mat. 11.18 For those who are poore and of a contrite spirit Isa 66.2 Then the Gospel taketh the second place 2 the Gospel which Offereth to the sinners contrite with the sense and feeling of their sinnes and Gods wrath for the same the grace of God in Christ revealing the mystery which was kept secret since the world began Rom. 16.25 chap. 10.16 Rom. 16.25 shewing how by faith they may become partakers of the same cap. 10.16 Then secondly the Gospel begetteth faith as an effectuall and powerfull instrument Rom. 1.16 by the word preached and heard Rom. 1.16 chap. 10.17 cap. 10.17 and thus Thirdly it applyeth grace to the beleever according to Christs promise Joh. 5.24 Verily verily I say unto you Ioh. 5.24 he that heareth my word and beleeveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life From this ariseth in our hearts Ioy because being justified by faith we have peace with God through Jesus Christ Rom. 5.1 Rom. 5.1 Griefe for discovering by the Gospel so great a mercy of God the Father towards us man cannot but grieve and be ashamed of those sins wherewith he hath offended him This is a far other griefe from that of the world which therefore the Apostle calleth the griefe according to God 2 Cor. 7.10 2 Cor. 7.10 Bringing with it a new man in mind will affections and all his actions from evill to good Psal 34.15 Ps 34.15 And here again the Law becomes subservient to the Gospel For seeing this change is not to be wrought after mans pleasure but according to the will of God expressed in his Law Isa 8.20 Ezc. 20.18.19 Mat. 15.8.9 Col. 2.8.18 Psal 119.105 Ier. 31.33 Rom. 6. Isa 8.20 Ezek. 20.18 19. Mat. 15.8 9. 2 Col. 8.18 Therefore the Law here offers it self again to be a Rule to us in this new life Psal 119.105 Jer. 31.33 Rom. 6. Thus it plainly appeareth that God Almighty doth all for man For man 1. All things were created Psal 8. Even Angels to be his Ministers Heb. 1.14 2. Heb. 1.14 Gods Son devested himself for man came down from Heaven submitted to that shamefull death of the Crosse to redeem him Phil. 2.6 7 8. Phil. 2.6 7 8. 3. For mans sake God hath committed to writing his will in his Law and Gospel That so man might See his deformity by sin Rom. 7.7 and punishment deserved to seek for mercy That man might secondly Get faith to lay hold on Christ to be saved by him from the evill of sin and punishment And lastly to Gather men into a society or Company who should be his peculiar people Tit. 2 13. zealous of good works Which people called out of the World and believing in Christ make up his body spirituall the Church of which he is the head And thus wee see all was done for the Church CHAP. II. The Nature and Members of this mysticall body of the Church THe Church according to these premises is an assembly or Company of men whom God by his Word and Spirit calleth out of the State of sin to the State of grace and glory God calls men ordinarily by men his Ministers who are his Ambassadors beseeching and praying men in Christs steed to be reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5.20 The Church then is a number of Called and calling doth make up this Assembly we call the Church From this Act of calling the Church hath her name in Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Congregation or Company called together in the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from calling out namely of some from others Ioh. 15.19 Chap. 17.6 vers 14. I have chosen you out of the World because they were given him out of the World And being thus called out they are no more of the World They are now to be a particular peculiar Assembly or Company distinguished from the former Gen. 12.1 Thus was Abraham called out of Ur of Chaldea Paul out of the Assembly of Pharisees others yea all out of the Company and state of sinners the power of darknesse Col. 1.13 Act. 26.18 Col. 1.13 The power of Satan Act. 26.18 To be of the number of Gods people who are in the state of grace to repentance 2 Pet. 3.9 2 Pet. 3.9 To Gods Kingdome 1 Thess 2.12 1 Thes 2.12 We may observe here by the way the high dignity of every one effectually called he is by calling intitled to the Kingdome and glory of God an high or supernaturall calling Phil. 3.14 Phil. 3.14 An heavenly calling Heb. 3.1 Heb. 3.1 Compare Chap. 12.22 Chap. 12.22 23. 23. The Church then properly is the Assembly of the Lord or the Lords Assembly This Assembly hath Christ loved and given himself for her Eph. 5.25 Eph. 5.25 He hath purchased the same with his own bloud Act. 20.28 Act. 20.28 Her he purifieth and bestoweth eternall life upon Eph. 5.23 Eph. 5.23 The matter therefore of the Church is an