learned saying Read this I pray thee Anâ— hee saith I am not learned Esay 29. 11 12 So that it is not in him that is learned noâ— in him that is unlearned to discover the mystery of iniquity by which Antichrisâ— hath filled the Temple so full of smoak that no man can see how to enter into it untiâ— God enlighten him which caused the Lord Jesus in the dayes of his flesh to break out into an Eucharistia of praise looking on his Disciples I thank thee O Father Lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hid these things from the wise and learned and hast revealed them unto babes Even so O Father because it seemed good in thy sight Mat. 11. 25 26. That the whole glory in discovering of truth to any might be given unto God Thirdly Know gentle Reader who art a searcher after truth in these inquiring times that the Publisher wrote this Treatise to discover that the difference lieth not so much amongst us in point of Baptisme as it is about the Doctrine of the Faith of Jesus the Christ the Sonne of God which whosoever beleeveth and confesseth that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God it is lawfull to baptize him Act. 8. 36 37 38. And to which Faith of Jesus the Christ and Baptisme the promise of receiving the gifts of the holy Spirit is given Act. 2. 38 39. And though for publishing this mystery of Faith which hath been hidden for some Ages and Generations that are past hee suffer reproach and contempt from the hands and tongues of some yet if the will of God be so it is better hee suffer for well-doing then for evill Yet the love that hee beareth to the loyall Covenanters in the Nation constraineth him to doe it rather then his Country-men should ever remaine in blindnesse under the power of Antichrist Thine who is the unworthiest of all the servants of Christ who is content it should be said of his good name that is as a precious oyntment as Luther said of Moses his body Let it die and rot so God may be glorified and Jesus the Christ exalted in all his royall Offices FRAN. CORNWELL A DESCRIPTION Of the Spirituall TEMPLE THe Spirituall Temple of the New Testament the New Jerusalem which came downe from heaven the Bride prepared for the Lambe the Lord Jesus the Christ Revel 21. 2. may not be unfitly compared to the materiall Temple of Jerusalem in the letter whose foundation stone was of earth whose materials were hewen stones compacted into one edifice or Temâ—le the furniture thereof was an Altar a Sacrifice and a Priesthood who were made after the law of a carnall Commandement Heb. 7. 16. which was typicall and was not to continue for ever but onely to the time of Reformation and then the glory of it should vanish away In which materiall Temple none must come thither to worship but the circumcised Jewes and Proselytes for the uncircumcised and unclean were an abomination and must not enter in at the gates thereof Ezek. 44. 6 7. And for the defects the people of Israel and Judah committed in their worship so long as they continued in their integrity the high Priest went once every yeare into the Holy of Holiest and that not without bloud to offer up for himselfe and for the errours of the people Heb. 9. 7. Yea and great were the priviledges that belonged to the Jewish Church To them saith Paul pertained the adoption and the glory and the Covenants and the giving of the Law and the service of God and the promises Who are the fathers and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came who is over all God blessed for ever Amen Rom. 9 4 5. But Christ being come an high Priest of good things to come by a greater and a more perfect Tabernacle not made with hands that is to say not made of this building Heb. 9. 11. reareth up a spirituall structure or house 1. Whose Foundation was the living stone who hath life in himselfe Jesus the Christ 1 Cor. 3. 11. Seeing other foundation no man can lay save that is laid Jesus the Christ 1 Pet. 2. 4. For there is salvation in none other Acts 4. 12. 2. The spirituall Materialls are such as are borne of water and of the Spirit Joh. 3. 5. Who are they which are born of the Spirit Such men and women as through a Gospel Ministry are brought to beleeve and manifest by their confession that Jesus who was crucified dead and risen is the Christ is borne of God 1 Joh. 5. 1. For no man can say that is confesse that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Spirit and being born of water they are manifested to be lively stones that have received life from Jesus the Christ the living stone 1 Pet. 2. 4. and fit spirituall materialls to be set into the spirituall house 1 Pet. 2. 5. 3. What is the Forme of this spirituall house Union They which gladly received the word were baptized and were added unto the Church and so were compacted into one spirituall house whereof Jesus the Christ is Lord Heb. 3. 6. But Christ as a Sonne over his owne house whose house are we if wee hold fast the confidence and the rejoycing of the hope firme unto the end And these continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship in breaking of bread and prayers c. Act 2. 41 42. The Furniture of this spirituall â—ouse of the new Testament whereâ—f Jesus the Christ is the King Priest â—nd Prophet is a Priesthood Saâ—rifice and an Altar but all spiriâ—â—all First The Priests whether they â—e Male or Female they are all â—ne in Christ Gal. 3. 28. Yea every â—ember of this spirituall house are â—ade Kings and Priests to God the Faâ—her Revel 1. 6. Yea and the whole Church united into a body is a choâ—â—n Generation a royall Priesthood an â—oly Nation a peculiar People that they â—â—ould shew forth the vertues of him that hath called them out of darknesse into â—is marvellous light Which in times â—ast were not a â—eople but are now the people of God 1 Pet. 2. 9 10. Secondly The Sacrifices that â—â—ese Priests offer are all spiriâ—uall 1. The first is Prayer which the â—pirit of Christ formeth in the heart â—f a beleever whereby hee layeth â—pen all his spirituall and temporall wants unto God his Father in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ through whom hee hath received a promise to bee heard and to have his request granted Joh. 16. 23 24. 2. Secondly Praise is a spirituall sacrifice offered up unto God continually that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name Heb. 13. 15. Which is done by praising God in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs which the Spirit oâ— Christ formeth in us to sing and make melody in our hearts to thâ— Lord Ephes 5. 19. Col. 3. 16. What is a Psalme It is a rehearsall of those
specialâ— mercies and particular experienceâ— that the Lord hath done for a beleever when his soule was broughâ— into great adversity and when the Lord delivered him the Spirit oâ— God in the dayes of his mirth bringeth into his mind and causeth him with heart and lips to blesse thâ— Lord in the Congregation for his mercies received Thus Hannah that was barren â—he Lord made to keep house and â—o be the joyfull mother of a sonne â—ingeth her song of praise 1 Sam. 2. â— My heart rejoyceth in the Lord my â—orne is exalted in the Lord my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies because â— rejoyce in thy salvation Mary the mother of Jesus singeth her Magnificat My soule doth magnifie the Lord and my spirit rejoyceth in God my Saviour Luk. 1. 46 47. So when the Lord had made good unto old Zacharias what hee had foretold him concerning his sonne John Luk. 1. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. being filled with the Spirit breaketh forth into his Eucharistia of praise Luk. 1. 68. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for hee hath visited and redeemed his people Yea and old aged Simeon singeth his Nunc dimittis Lord let thy servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seene thy salvation Nay King David upon his harâ— warbles out the speciall mercies and favours and deliverances Goâ— had done for his soule Psal 103 Blesse the Lord O my soule and 〈◊〉 within mee blesse his holy Name Blesâ— the Lord O my soule and forget 〈◊〉 all his benefits Who forgiveth all thiâ—â—â— iniquities who healeth all thy diseases Who redeemeth thy life from destruction who crowneth thee with lovinâ— kindnesses and tender mercies â— Nay the Psalmist exhorteth thâ— Traveller the sicke man and thâ— Mariner to praise God for theiâ— speciall mercies received Psal 107. Hence holy Paul saith I will praâ— with the spirit and I will pray witâ— understanding also I will sing witâ— the spirit and I will sing with underâ—standing also Else when thou shalâ— blesse with the spirit how shall he whicâ— occupieth the roome of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks â— Cor. 14. 15 16. So that to sing blesse and give thanks in the language of holy Scripture is all one Hence as spirituall Prayer is a Sacrifice Psal 141. 2. offered up unto God our Father in the name of Christ to comfort solace and cure a sad and grieved spirit so spirituall praise is a Sacrifice tendered to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ through Christ Heb. 13. 16. by a merry and rejoycing Spirit for the speciall mercies and blessings spirituall and temporall that the Lord hath bountifully bestowed on him According to that of the Apostle Iames Is any afflicted amongst yoâ— let him pray Is any merry amongst you let him sing James 5. 13. 3. Thirdly Sacrifice is a broâ—en and a contrite heart for his sins and his dayly failings he hath committed against a crucified Jesus when God powreth upon his people the Spirit of grace and supplication Zech. 12. 10. The more the Spirit of Christ openeth the eyes of their spirituall understanding to looke up by faith upon a Jesus who for their sinnes was peirced the more will their hearts bee pierced with godly sorrow for their sinnes which bringeth repentance to salvation never to be repented of 2 Cor. 7. 10 11. and to loath themselves in their owne eyes for all their spirituall and corporall abominations Ezek. 36. Hence beleeving David the King that sorrowed after a godly manner for all his iniquities said The sacrifices of God are a troubled spirit A broken and contrite heart for sinne oâ— God thou wilt not despise Psalm 51. 17. 4. Sacrifice is a free ready and cheerefull contribution to the poorâ— and needy members of Christ Hebr. 13. 16. To doe good and distribute forget not for with such a sacrifice God is well pleased Phil. 4. 18. 5. Sacrifice is an holy life which the Spirit of Christ formeth in us Rom. 12. 1. I beseech you brethren upon the mercifulnesse of God that yee present your bodies a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God which is your reasonable service 1 Cor. 6. 20. Yee are bought with a price glorifie God therefore in body and spirits which are Gods Thirdly The Altar that sanctifieth the person and the Sacrifice and maketh them both acceptable unto God Is Jesus the Christ 1 Pet. 2. 5. Yee also as lively stones that have received life from Jesus the living stone are built up a spirituall house and holy Priest-hood to offer up spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ To this Spirituall House or Church of the New Testament gathered according to the royall Commission of King Jesus Matth. 28. 18 19 20. as the Churches in Judea in Rome Corinth Galatia Ephesus c. were constituted The Promises were made First that God would bee a Father to all those that did obey his voice and come out from among the Jewes Heathens and Gentiles and separate from their false waies and superstitious worship and touch not the uncleane thing and he will receive you And yee shall be his Sonnes and Daughters saith the Lord the Almighty 2 Corinth 6. 17 18. Secondly for all the defects that these commit against his Spirituall worship they have this promise The bloud of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth them from all their sinnes 1 Iohn 1. 7. 1 Iohn 2. 1 2. Thirdly So many as have been bâ—ptized into the name of the Lord Jesus that is into the profession of Faith that the Apostles taught to wit that men should beleeve in a Crucified dead and risen Jesus whom God hath exalted to be Lord and Christ had the promise of receiving the gifts of the holy Spirit How prove you that to this Faith and Baptisme the gift of the holy Spirit was granted Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus for the remission of sinnes and yee shall receive the gâ—fts of the holy Spirit For the promise of giving the holy Spirit is to you and to your children as Joel the Prophet foretold I will powre out my spirit upon all flesh and your Sonnes and Daughters shall prophesie and your old men shall dreame Dreames and your young men shall see Vâ—sions and also upon the servants and upon the handmaides in those daies I will powre out my spirit Joel 2. â—8 â—9 And all that are a farre off even so many as the Lord our God shall call verse 29. and to the twelve in Asia â—he promise was made good Acts 19. 5 6 7. And when this Spirit is come he will guid thee into all truth for he shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoever he shall heare that shall â—ee speake and he will shew them things to come John 16. 13. Yea to be to the whole Church as a River that shall make glad the City of God Psal 46. 4. compared with John 7. 37. If any man thirst let him come
pure Reformation agreeable to the word of our good God and have preserved our estates and liberties from an Arbitrary Government shall they dye which have wrought such a deliverance in the Land they shall not dye we will bleed our selves before an haire shall fall from their heads if either wee with our persons prayers counsells states or swords can prevent it And hath the Lord given such a blessing to our endeavours that God hath made the righteous of the Land next to the Lord a wall of defence to the Parliament shall it ever therefore enter into the heart of loyall and tender-hearted Covenantors to have such hard thoughts that the Parliament will ever consent to burden us any longer with unjust Penall Statutes who have thought nothing too deare for them but have jeopardized lives and livelyhods for their preservations Especially they being sensible what a burden such penall Lawes have been to tender Consciences and what an hinderance they are for propagating truth Sixtly All the faithfull in the Parliament know but in part and the more they tast of the honey of Gods eternall truth the more their eyes are enlightened to see they have not as yet attained to a full Reformation And if now they should build but upon the least hay and stubble they should not onely suffer losse but lay a foundation of a new rent in the Ages and generations to come yea and looke what unjust Penall Statutes they impose now may perhaps fall as heavy upon their Posterity as sometime did upon that famous Lord Cobham that gave his consent to the Statute of Lolordi and afterward was put to death for a Lolord Seventhly The Lord hath added such a blessing to the pious endeavours of the Parliament that they have discovered many things to be â—ruth that the Learned Prelates in former times adjudged to be Heresies As the parity of the Ministery Superstitious formes of devised Worship called Divine Superstitious Festivals formerly esteemed holy Feasts now taken away that men may follow their honest labour six daies and Sanctifiâ— a Seventh as a day of holy reâ—â— to the Lord being now the first day of every weeke as the holy Scripture hath left us a rule of practise to observe and doe Act 20. 7. And hee which hath beguâ— this great and happy Worke of Reformation by this Parliament we are confident will never leave them untill hee hath made them instruments either to perfect it or aâ— least to give to all his faithfull Daniels libertie of Conscience to worship the Lord in Spirit and truth according to his will revealed against whom they can object nothing unlesse it bee in the matteâ— that concerne the spirituall worship of their God Seeing theâ— have learned to give Caesar his due Tribute Custome Feare Honour Yea and lay downe their lives ratheâ— then just and lawfull Magistrate should not be maintained among us and obeyed in all their just Legall and Civill commandements Knownig they carry not the Sword for nought but for the punishment of them that doe evill and for the praise and defence of them that doe well Lastly the wrondrous power of the Spirit of grace in enlightning darke mindes with the knowledge of his Truth and scattering the knowledge of it all the Kingdome over in Cities Countreyes and Campe and causing men of singular parts of learning to bring their gifts toward the building up of Zion and powring out of his Spirit as Ioel the Prophet foretold Ioel 2. 28. upon all sorts of people both young and old rich and poore which is to mee a plaine demonstration that the Lord will never leave us untill he hath made his new Jerusalem the praise of the whole earth and prepared the Spouse the Lambes wife Yea and advanced Jesus the Christ once againe upon the Throne to be the Head King Priest and Prophet of his Church according to the ancient Prophesie of David Psal 2. 6. Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion Gloria soli Deo FINIS 1 Cor. 14 27 Ephes 4. 24 1 Cor. 1. 30 Psal 16. 3. Psal 15. Cant 4 16. Joh. 3. 5. Tit. 3. 3. Col. 1. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 9. Heb 15. 1. Rom 9 11. Act. 13. 39. Heb. â— 14. Act 26. 1â— Eccl. 36. 25. 26. Gal. â— 15 1◠〈…〉 Mat 22. 21 Rome 13. 7. â— Pet. 2. 14 Quest 1. Reas 1. Reas 2. Object Answ 1. Quest 2. 〈◊〉 Answ Object 1. Answ 1. Answ 2. Object Answ 1. Answ 2. Answ 3. Object 2. Answ Object 3. Answ 1. Answ 2. Answ 3. Reas 1. Reas 2. Object Answ Object 4. Answ Object 5. Answ Answ 2. Quest 3. Quest 1. Quest 2. Reas 1. Reas 2. Quest 2. Reason 1. Reas 2. Reas 3. Reas 4. Reason 5. Object 1. Answ Object 2. Answ Object 3. Answ Object 4. Answ Reas 1. Object Answ Object Answ Psal 1. 2. Quest Answ Quest Answ Psal 141. 3. Quest Answ Quest Answ A Quest Answ Quest Answ 1 Tim. 3. 15. Mat. 6. 25. Reas 1. Object Answ Quest Answ Quest Answ Quest Answ Quest Answ Object Answ 1. Quest Answ Reas 1. Reas 3. Object Answ Object Answ Answ 2. Reas 1. Reas 2. Reas 3. Reas 4 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Object 2. Answ Object 3. Answ Object 4. Answ Reas 7. Reas 8. Reas 9. Reas 10. Quest Answ Reas 2. Reas 5. Reas 6. Reas 7.