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fire_n	cloud_n	night_n	pillar_n	4,723	5	10.5941	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13142	A summe or a briefe collection of holy signes, sacrifices, and sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world, and of the true originall of the sacrifice of the Masse; Sum or a brief collection of holy signes, sacrifices and sacraments.	Ling, Nicholas, fl. 1563.; Brett, John, Sir, attributed name.; Devonshire, William Cavendish, Earl of, 1590-1628, attributed name.	1609 (1609)	STC 23434; ESTC S113014	129,473	362

A SVMME or a briefe collection of holy Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world And of the true orriginall of the Sacrifice of the Masse Imprinted at London for W. C. 1609. To the right worshipfull and worthy louer of learning and vertue Sir Iohn Brett SVch as from time to time haue imployed their studyes in publishing those labours that haue bin thought worthy the view and acceptation of others haue likewise for the most part selected such patrons aswell straungers as of acquaintance as haue bene knowne and reputed to be learned well minded or well discended Imm●tating which Custome and p●escriptiō aduenturing the pardon of your discretion I haue inboldned my selfe vpon good notice taken of your honorable disposition to present this Treatise vnto your fauorable acceptance tending to no idle or vnprofitable substance I humbly intreat you will be pleased to vouchsafe of my goodwill and fauour a Schollers penne with your gracious acceptation who answeres in well wishing what he wants in worths So shall I rest deuoted vnto you and bestow my future studies to effect matter of better deseruing Euer remayning in all humble duty ready to be commaunded by you W. C. A SVMME OR A briefe collection of holy Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world And of the true originall of the Sacrifice of the Masse IN the time ordeyned before of God by his vnsearchable and vncōprehensible wisdome after he had created man to his owne Image and likenes to the end that he might stirre him vppe to feare and obedience and giue vnto him also some exercise of vertue to acknowledge his God his creator there were ordeyned many signes Sacrifices and Sacramentes First to our first Father Adam and to his successours being bodily men were ordayned corporal signes of God the better to approue and make knowen his obedience Trees of life Gene 2.3 Euseb Theodor. Seuer To wit The trees planted in the midst of the Harbor and earthly Paradise These trees although they were of no other quality then the other plants yet they were dedicated consecrated of God to serue for Sacraments that is to say for holy signes their qualitie then dedicated hallowed to serue as a seale for a witnes attestation approbation of the godly will For the infinite goodnes of g●d willing to make knowen the fellowship bond and alliance contracted with man his creature created to his owne likenes hath from time to time ordayned outwarde and corporall signes which man might see behold with his corporal eies to serue for assurance gage and pledge of the diuine couenant like as to our first common father were ordeined trees corporall fruits left and giuen vnto him to keep without wasting eating or consuming in paine of euerlasting death We must then beleeue by faith that the trees and fruites were not signes or sacramentes of vanitie as a simple picture but more that vpon them did hange both life and death they containing the signe and the thing signified Prouerb 1.2.3 Wherein did consist the knowledge and wisdome to feare God and obey him This was the cause wherefore they were called the fruites of knoweledge of good and euill and the trees of life For in keeping these fruits hallowed in obeing God euerlasting life was promised contrariwise in abusing these Sacramentes in going against the will of God declared by outward tokens euerlasting death and damnation was gotten For other exercises of man towarde God to the end that he might reuerēce Sacrifices before the Lawe written honor worship him many diuers sacrifices were celebrated yea before the law writtē by Moyses And although the almighty God creator of heauen of earth hath no need of mans workes Psalm 50. neither is nourished with the bloude of beastes or fruites of the earth Yet hee hath alwaies desired to draw man vnto him in feare and outward obedience by Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments In such sort that the sacrifice of the lambes offered by Abel Gene. 4. Hebre. 11. Gene. 6.7.9 was pleasing vnto God Noe likwise after the great flouds passed in signe of knowledge and obedience toward God did erect an aultar offered and lifted vp sacrifice of sheepe without spotte and of birdes wherewith he did make sacrifices sounde and pleasing vnto God By these examples it is easie to know that sacrifices did not begin in the time of Moyses But the innocent and iust lambe represented by the sacrifice of Abel the figure of Iesus Christ was slaine and offered vp from the beginning of the world Apoc. 13. After the rigor of the floud comen for the punishment of the offences of the tyrāts of the earth in signe of reconciliation and couenant renued our good God did ordeine the signe of the Bowe in heauen Rainebow Gene. 9. for a gage and assurance of the diuine mercifulnes This signe and heauenly Bowe although before it did appeare in the thicke clouds a token of raine to come Yet before it had neuer bin a marke dedicated to serue man for a sacrament or holy signe vntill it was ordeined of God a signe of the couenāt contracted with good Father Noe and his off spring Vnto the faithful Patriarch Abraham another couenaunt and alliance was contracted by the wisedome of GOD Circumcision in the yeare of the world 2048. which hee gaue vnto him for a gage and assurance of him and of his posteritie the outward signe of circumcision to serue for a sacrament and perpetuall marke of the diuine will It was ordeined vnto him to circumcise his children males within eight daies after their birth Gene. 17. in paine of being reiected from the nūber of those people which God had adopted or chosen To the same people of Israel was ordeyned the Sacrifice of the vnspotted Lambe the bloud wherof spilt Pascal Lambe should preserue the people frō the appointed death in Egipt Exod. 12. the flesh also was ordeined to be eaten and in celebrating the feast euery yeere in the day called Pasque in signe cōmemoration of their deliuerāce from Pharaos bondage Exod. 12. with the signe of the communion of the flesh of the Pascall Lambe it was ordeined to eate vnleuened breade seuen daies in paine of death Other holy signes were sent of God to his elect people alwaies to draw them to his feare obedience As the signe of the cloud Cloude a token of the way to guid the people by day the flaming and fiery piller to conduct them by night out of the handes of Pharao the tyrant Pilelr of fire Exod. 13. Moreouer the signe of the diuisiō of the red sea of Arabie through the middest wherof the elect people of God did passe The diuision of the red sea in the yeare 2453. 1 Cor. 10. Tite 3. By the which wōderful signes God would signifie the holy sacramēt