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A13024	The Christians sacrifice much better then all the legall sacrifices of the Iewes; and without the which, all the said legall sacrifices of the Iewes, euen when they were in force, were not acceptable to God. Or, a logicall and theologicall exposition of the two first verses of the twelfth to the Romanes, with all the doctrine in the said two verses, plainly laid forth, and fitly applied according as these times do require the same. Wherein also besides the orthodoxall exposition of the said words, diuers other places of Scripture by the way occurring, before somewhat obscure, are so naturally interpreted, as that the iudicious reader shall thinke his paines well bestowed in vouchsafing to reade this treatise following. With the authors postscript to his children, as it were his last will and testament vnto them.	Stoughton, Thomas.	1622 (1622)	STC 23314; ESTC S100120	224,816	288

Serpent but belonged to the woman yea also to the man and to the posteritie of both They containe two parts a commination to the Serpent that the seed of the woman Christ should breake the head of the Serpent that is should vtterly subdue the diuell and all his power which notwithstanding was a promise to the woman and to her seed The second part of the said speech of God was a prophecie and a foretelling that the serpent and diuell that had abused the visible serpent in deceiuing of the woman should not for all that leaue his malice and ha●●d against the woman and her seed but should alwayes ●● nibling yet but nibling at their heele not being able ●● do any hurt to their principall parts And this the Lord added as an admonition to the woman and her seed to take the better heed of the Serpents said nibling Now although this will of God were in substance perfect at the first yet it being onely in promise and a matter of great importance required a long time for the making of all writings and the sealing of them with other matters belonging to the performance and full accomplishment of the said will The writings were begun to be made or rather drawne by Moses at the direction of God himselfe after Moses the Lord from time vsed other clarks as it were and secretaries to write more not in substance but for the better explaning of those that Moses had written and that as occasion required in respect of times and persons till the comming of Christ When Christ was come then first of all himselfe in his owne person more fully 2. Tim. 3. 16. 2. Pet. 1. 21. opened the former writings written by the inspiration of God and as the holy Ghost had moued holy men before to write After Christ the Apostles hauing plentifully receiued the holy Ghost wrote all things done and spoken by our Sauiour that were necessarie for vs to beleeue vnto saluation Much also of that that Moses had written being written to continue but for a time euen til the death of Christ was by the death of Christ cancelled as being performed and accomplished and all necessarie to saluation and to remain without any alteration was sealed with the blood of Christ as with the Lords broade seale of heauen Notwithstanding the Lord would haue all that was disanulled Why the Lord would haue the law being abrogated to remaine for all that vpon record in the time of the Gospell by Christ to remaine vpon record for all posteritie not to be obserued as it had bin but to the end that thereby it might be the more euident how all things before promised foretold or set forth by types figures and shadowes were accomplished that so also men liuing vnder the Gospell might the better see their great prerogatiues aboue them that liued vnder the Law and in the time of the old Testament The abrogating therefore of the old Testament so farre as it was old and to be abrogated doth not any way fauour those that fondly think the Scriptures of the old Testament no way to belong vnto vs now For how shall we see the truth of that that the Apostle Act. 26. 22. saith he had said no other things then those which Moses and the Prophets had said should come and that the Gospell was Rom 1. 2. that that God had promised by his Prophets in holy Scriptures As also how shall we well vnderstand diuers things in the M●t. 1. 22. 2. 15. 18. 3. 3. 4. 14. 26 54. Ioh. 19. 36. 37. Gospell of which it is said they were done that the Scriptures might be fulfilled or as it was written if we haue not the Scripture of the old Testament to shew vs what had bin written How shall we also vnderstand the proofe of many things in the Acts and in the Epistles by the testimonie of former Scriptures if we haue not the said Scriptures Notwithstanding the old and new Testament do herein differ first that all things before promised are in the New performed Secondly that the New is more perspicuous then the Old yea also maketh the Old more plaine then it was And hereby it is euident that the new Testament is more perfect then the Old For are not performances better then promises All things indeed by the Lord promised are as certaine in respect of God as if they were performed but they are not so perfect vnto vs in respect of our weaknesse Dauid was assured of the kingdome of 1. Sam. 16. 13. Israel by the word and annointing of Samuel and by many experiences of Gods mercies towards him whereby he comforted Saul himselfe against Goliah before in a pitiful 1. Sam. 17. 11. ●2 24. 34. feare of him as wel as al the rest of Israel who for feare of Goliah did hide their heads yea that Dauid should be King was knowne to all the people as appeareth by the words of Ionathan and also of Abigail vnto Dauid Yet 1. Sam 20. 14. 15. and 25. 30. alas after all these and many great deliuerances of Dauid from Saul how in a kind of despaire said he in his heart I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul 1. Sam 27. 1. To proceed yet further this last will and testament of God is more perfect then the former not onely in the former respects of performing all things before promised and signified by types c. of remouing such types and figures as before did obscure his will and of the more clearing of the substance it selfe of his wil by our Sauiour and by his Apostles but also because now in these last dayes he hath spoken by his Sonne both immediatly in the person of his Sonne made man and also mediatly in Heb. 1. 2. 2. Cor. 13. 3. his Apostles that he will neuer speake any more by any man in such maner as that the word of any man shall be accounted the word of God as heretofore the word of Moses and the other Prophets and the Apostles hath bin accounted and is to be accounted the word of God and for the rule of any mans faith or life any otherwise then it agreeth with his word written by Moses the Prophets and Apostles Before the comming of Christ God raised vp diuers Prophets Prophet after Prophet the latter to expound and interprete as it were the former giuing lesson vpon lesson line vpon line line vpon line now a little and then a Isay 28. 13. little So likewise he directed the Apostles to write diuers Epistles to diuers Churches some also to particular persons all which and euery part whereof is to be accounted and receiued as giuen by inspiration of God and therfore 2. Tim. 3. 16. for the word of God but now he hath spoken so fully and wholy by them before mentioned that he will neuer speake any more in such maner so that whosoeuer he be that shall speake or

because it was first made by Augustine who was no great Grecian neither is constant in the said distinction but shuffleth therein and acknowledgeth the Qu. 94. in Exo. 23. vpon these words If t●on shalt serue any other gods word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be du to God as he is our Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as he is our God But alas it is magis accutum quàm sanum more accute then sound It is a meere quirk not beseeming so graue a Father The point it selfe is not a point of a pennie a dozen For the verbe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is indifferently applied Mat 6. 24. to God and Mammon And Paul Iames and Peter in the Luk. 16. 13. Tit. 1. 1. Ro. 1. 1. Phil. 1. 1. Iam. 1. 1. 2. Pet. 1. 1. inscription of their Epistles do call themselues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seruants of God and Christ Iesus So the Apostle saith The seruāt of the Lord must not contend vsing the same word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He vseth the verbe also deriued from the nowne speaking Rom. 7. 6. Act. 7. 42. of seruing in newnesse of the spirit not in the oldnesse of the letter The verbe also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is vsed by Steuen speaking of Gods giuing vp the Israelites to worship the hoast of heauen If the verbe also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which they contend to be proper to God be deriued as some say of the particle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in composition signifying intension and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying to tremble it doth most properly belong to the seruants of men that do all they do in feare and trembling Luk. 1. 74. rather then in loue cheerfully as we are to serue the Lord without feare that is without any such seruile and slauish feare though we are also to serue him with such feare Psal 2. 11. 2. Cor. 7. 1. 1. Pet. 1. 17. and trembling as is opposed to securitie and which may keepe vs from presumptuous sins wherby we may serue him with reuerence beseeming his high Maiestie Now whereas the Papists say that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is indifferently attributed to Angels Saints and Images this also they speake besides the booke and without the booke For let them shew any one place from the beginning of Genesis to the end of the Reuelation where it is attributed to Angels or Saints except they meane Saints liuing much lesse can they ●hew it euer to haue bin giuen to images The Angels indeed and we are called Fellow-seruants but onely to God not one to another yea the Angels by another word are called our seruants and are said to be sent forth to the ministerie or seruice of them that shall be Heb. 1. 14. heires of saluation We are neuer called such seruants to Angels Herein is the pre-eminence of elect men aboue elect Angels because men are said to be members of Christ and are made one with Christ so is it not said of Angels neither can it be said so of them because it is said that he tooke not the nature of Angels The Angels therefore Heb. ● 16. cannot be said to be the members of Christ as ●le●● men called and sanctified are Thus much obiter and by the way for answer to the Papists wrangling and brangling about the word here translated seruice To returne therefore to the perfection of the word The vse of the former doctrine and to the argument here of the Apostle for confirmation of the former exhortation from the authoritie of the word the vse of the doctrine before proued is two fold first concerning such as are already the children of God secondly concerning them that are not but are enemies The first vse concerning Gods children viz. direction to this doctrine Touching the former sort first it serueth for their direction and instruction euen alwayes to teach them to haue recourse vnto this word and to do all that they do according thereunto not at all swaruing from it as Dauid made Gods testimonies his counsellers for himself Psal 119. 24. for his kingdome for peace for warre in prosperitie in aduersitie so let vs do They are able to make vs wise not only to saluatiō but also generall for all affaires of this life 2. Tim. 3. 15. touching our selues touching ours touching other They can make vs wiser then our enemies then our teachers then Psal 119. 98. 99. 100. Ier. 8. 9. Ephes 5. ●7 our ancients We haue before heard from the Prophet and from the Apostle that they that reiect them can haue no wisedome in them and that they vnderstand not what the will of the Lord is no where to be had but in the word are no better then fooles or mad men as the word of the Apostle importeth Certainly the wisedome of the word is the best policie for the vpholding of kingdomes When Saul transgressed the word in sparing Agag did he not concerning himselfe and his posteritie ouerthrow his kingdome When Dauid did but number the people Quantam Deus stragem fecit how great a slaughter did God make Oh therefore that all men great and small would in all things and alwayes consult with this word and lay it before Deut. 17. 19. Iosua 1. 7. them in all affaires they deale with for themselues and other to obserue and doe according to all things therein and not suffer it to depart from them The greater any are the more need they haue of respect thereunto that so they may haue the better assurance of prospering whithersoeuer they go and in whatsoeuer they take in hand and that the Lord may be with them whiles they are so with him and may be found of him whiles they so seeke 2. Chron. 15. 2. him in his word no where else to be found lest otherwise they forsaking him in forsaking his word be also forsaken of him Was it not so with Saul was it not so with Ioash 1. Sam. 28. 16. 2. Chron. 24. 20 1. Kin. 11. 14. 26 was it not so for a long time with Salomon himselfe against whom the Lord first stirred vp Hadad the Edomite and afterward Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat to whom immediatly after Salomons death the Lord gaue ten parts of Salomons kingdome neuer restoring the same againe to 1. Kin. 12. 20. Salomons post●ritie Let all men therefore feare the neglect of the word of God Let all that would dedicate themselues to God a sacrifice liuing holy and well pleasing attend vnto the word which God hath giuen for direction in that behalfe As any man desireth to be well pleasing to God so let him apply himselfe to the studie and knowledge of the word It is impossible to please God without the knowledge of his word wherein he hath reuealed his will and pleasure what is good and acceptable vnto him what is euill and displeasing in his eyes Therefore the Apostle hauing exhorted Timothy

THE CHRISTIANS SACRIFICE Much better then all the Legall Sacrifices of the Iewes and without the which all the said Legall Sacrifices of the Iewes euen when they were in force were not acceptable to God OR A Logicall and Theologicall exposition of the two first verses of the twelfth to the ROMANES with all the doctrine in the said two verses plainly laid forth and fitly applied according as these times do require the same Wherein also besides the orthodoxall exposition of the said words diuers other places of Scripture by the way occurring before somewhat obscure are so naturally interpreted as that the iudicious Reader shall thinke his paines well bestowed in vouchsafing to reade this Treatise following With the Authors Postscript to his children as it were his last Will and Testament vnto them LONDON Printed by WILLIAM IONES 1622. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND MOST TRVLY RELIGIOVS ROBERT EARLE OF WARWICKE and Baron of Leez AND TO HIS MOST HOPEFVLL YONG SONNE AND heire ROBERT Lord Rich. All increase of true pietie and honour in this life and euerlasting glory and happines in the life to come Most Noble Earle and Right Honorable Lord. IF Dauid so well acc●pted of the kindnes of Barzillai the Gilaadit though his subiect performed 1. Sam. 17. 27. vnto him in his distresse by the treason of his sonne Absalon that being deliuered and restored to his kingdome he did not onely offer Princely entertainment to the said Barazillai himselfe but vpon his refusall thereof did also most graciously accept of his sonne Chinham to be in his Court yea 2. Sam. 19. 33. 36. if he were also so mindfull of the said loyall kindnes of Barzillai that vpon his death bed he gaue charge to his sonne Salomon to shew kindnes to the sonnes of the said Barzillai and to let them be of those that should 1 Kin. 2. 7. cate meate at his table because they had come to him when he fled from his sonne Absolom yea if mercilesse and 1. Sam. 39. 44. 20. 33. vnnaturall Saul that would haue killed his owne sonne Ionathan spared the Kenites for the kindnes of Iethro their father 400 yeares before shewed to the 1. Sam 15. 6. Exod. 18. 17. Israelites in giuing good counsell to Moses for the better gouerment of the Israelites and in directing of them in their iourneys in the wildernes if I say Num. 10. 31. Dauid so respected the kindnes of one of his subiects that ought in duty and alleageance to haue performed much more vnto him and if that mercilesse Saul shewed kindnes to the Kenites for the kindnes of Iethro so long before shewed to the Israelites much more may I poore man and forlorne creature acknowledge my selfe bound to performe all duety and seruice vnto your Honors for the Honorable fauours of the Noble Earle of Warwicke now deceased vnto me a meere stranger vnto him and altogether vnknowue but onely by the commendatorie testimonie of that graue and religious gentleman Mr. Iohn Butler of Toby Esquier now also at rest with the Lord. Hauing therefore nothing else whereby to expresse my duety to your Honours I am bold to present such as I haue the rather because as I dedicated the first fruits of my like labour to my old most Honorable Lord before mentioned about some 24. yeares past euen before I was throughly knowne vnto him and that because of his most Christiā care for the churches of God in Essex wherof he was Patron so I thought I might the more presume of your Honorable acceptance of these my paines the rather because in respect of my manifold infirmities by age they may be my last The more also that God himselfe hath now honored your Noble house and made it renowned in the Church both by the profession of the Gospell and also by the protection of the professors thereof euen now to the third generation of your name the more my selfe and all other that loue the Gospell haue cause to honor you euen as the more any king aduanceth any subiect the more all other subiects ought to respect such a subiect for his kings sake yea we haue the more cause to pray also for your honors so to continue still your honoring of the Lord and of the Gospell most worthy of honor as you haue begun that your selues and your posteritie may yet be the more honored yea and this as a Minister of the Gospell I exhort you in the name of the Lord Iesus that shewed me mercie in making me a Minister that you continue so much the more so to do by how much the more enemies the Gospell dayly hath both of A theists and of carnall professors thereof and also and especially of papists not onely in other countries but euen in our owne and those euen of your owne rancke I meane of the nobilitie it selfe besides them of the gentry and other inferiours at the commaund of such superiours Herein if ye shall ouercome as I doubt not but that ye shall oh how great shall your honor then be One of you two now do sometime weare a coronet with other the like princes and do sit in Parliament with one of the Lords Cheife Kings and Iudges of the earth But the time shall come when the Lord Iesus the King of Kings and Lord of Lords Psal 2. 10. Reu. 17. 14. and 19. 10. Mark 8. 38. comming in the glorie of his Father with his holy Angels and sitting in iudgement vpon men and Angels shall crowne you both with crownes better then of the finest gold euen of righteousnes life and glorie which 2. Tim. 4. 8. Iam. 1. 12. 1. Pet 5. 4. Reu. 3. 4. 21. shall not fade and shall also giue you both to walke with himself in white yea to sit likwise with him in his throne as himselfe hath already ouercome sitteth with his Father in his throne Are you not affected with these things I doubt not but you are be ye so alwaies to the end Yea as Paul hauing highly commended the 1. Thes 4. 9. 10. Thessalonians for such brothe●ly loue that he needed not to write vnto them thereof because they were taught inwardly of God to loue one another and so indeed did yet for all that exhorted them more and more Heb. 6. 10. 11. to abound in so doing and as the Apostle to the Hebrewes hauing said that God was not vnrighteous that he should forget the worke and labour of their loue which they had shewed to his name in hauing ministered to the Saints and yet ministring doth for all that desire euery one of them to shew the same deligence to the full assurance of hope to the end so do I Right Honorable exhort you to do the like for the aduancing of the Gospell and the countenancing and comforting of the professors especially the sincere and painefull Ministers thereof euen to the end that your present comfort from consideration hope of the