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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19614	Collections out of S. Augustine and some few other Latine writers upon the first part of the Apostles Creed. By John Crompe, Master of Arts of C.C.C. in Cambridge, and vicar of Thornham in Kent. First preached in his Parish Church; and now inlarged (as here followes) for more publike use.	Crompe, John.	1638 (1638)	STC 6048; ESTC S117464	55,567	64

reside onely and to keep his Court therefore is Jerusalem called the Citie of the great King so that in Jewrie onely is God truly knowne and worshipped at Salem was his Tabernacle and his dwelling at Sion the place which he had chosen to put his name there during all which time the Gentiles that is all nations except the foresaid Jewes or Israelites were not in any generall account the people of God but were parted from them with a wall of separation strangers aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel and Covenants of Grace made with Abraham onely and his seed suffered to live in the sinfull state of their inbred corruptions to walke in the blindnesse of their darkened understandings without the knowledge of his Law without all saving knowledge of himselfe without Christ the ground of hope out of the Church the place of hope without the Covenant the reason also of all our hope and beleeving 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in hoc mundo without God in this present world barbarous and bruitish both in their minds and manners as the Apostle drawes their character Ephes 2.12 But Beloved there was a fulnesse of time set in the determined counsell of God when this partition-wall should be broken downe and they should againe become utraque unum both Nations should be made one and the despised Gentiles as well as the Jewes be received into grace and mercie by a new Covenant For I will call them my people which were not my people and her beloved which was not beloved saith God by his Prophet Hos 2.23 Yea the people that walked in darknesse have seene a great light they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death upon them hath the light shined saith another Prophet viz. Esay 9.2 and to shew what light hee meanes he subjoynes within a few verses after To us a child is borne to us a Sonne is given c. vers 6. So that this was from everlasting decreed that as God divided all Nations out of one root the first Adam so to gather them againe under one head Christ the second Adam that as by that one man came death over all by a naturall propagation so by this one life and righteousnesse might abound to all by a spirituall regeneration And the accomplishment of this decree is now in these dayes and times of the Gospell wherein our Jesus Christ hath beene conceived of the Holy Ghost and borne of the Virgin Marie for now as the former Prophet Esay foretold may the Gentiles flock and gather unto God from all Coasts and Nations be they never so barbarous never so savage the flocks of Kedar the Rams of Nebayoth the Iles and ships of the Ocean shall bring their sonnes and daughters from farre and they shall come night and day thick as a cloud and as Pigeons about their windowes Esay 60. For behold now the holy Citie new Jerusalem is come downe out of Heaven and the Tabernacle of God is with men men in generall and he will dwell with them Revel 21.2 3. and heaven is after a sort on earth by the presence of God in his Church in the ministerie of the Gospell And this Citie of God is built fouresquare where the great King keepeth his Court of grace with open gates night and day towards the foure coasts corners of the world holding forth the golden scepter daily to invite all that will come welcome all that doe come of all kindreds of all nations whatsoever Which latitude and extent of Christs saving grace as it was well and wittily observed by S. Cyprian to be implyed in his name of the second Adam the Greeke letters whereof doe severally signifie all the quarters of the earth as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the East 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the West 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the North 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the South so likewise may it be raised and that not unfittingly neither from his two usuall and ordinarie names here spoken of in the Creed Iesus Christ Iesus speaking him a Saviour to the Jewes and Christ Anoynted also for the Gentiles Well then to draw towards an end of this point let us now behold how true it is yea and ever was but yet now it appeareth more than ever that there is no respect of persons with God but in everie nation they that feare him and worke righteousnesse are accepted with him as S. Peter said Acts 10.34 35. for in Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth any thing but a new creature Tros Ticiusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur saith the Poet. Neither Jew nor Grecian bond nor free male nor female Barbarian nor Scythian but they are all one in Christ Jesus as S. Paul saith Gal. 3.28 As the river Nilus running but within his owne seven channels moystens but his owne banks and the things that grow thereon but overflowing the countrey at certaine seasons makes the whole land of Aegypt fruitfull as the garden of God so the flouds of grace once flowing especially within the land of Canaan made that onely the fruitfull land flowing with milke and honey as the Scripture speaketh of it But as God once in severe judgement and truth opened the windowes of Heaven and rained downe a floud that drowned and destroyed the whole world except eight persons Noah and his family so in this last age wherein the everlasting Gospell is sent to all nations God hath in mercie and truth opened the windowes of Heaven once more to raine downe that showre of grace that shall save all the world except such as have built themselves a Babel and enclosed themselves wilfully within the wals of their owne works that these waters of grace may not come at them for surely there is salvation neare all them that feare him saith the Scripture that salvation may dwell in our land yea in all lands that this wide world containes Was there ever then such a golden age and world as the Poets conceited and described Flumina jam lactis jam flumina Nectaris ibant Flavaque de viridi stillabant ilice mella When as flouds of milke and Nectar flowed in everie street in everie channell Why surely such have beene the poeticall fictions and conceits whereas we have Propheticall truths fore-speaking far greater happinesse under the Gospell of God and the Kingdome of Christ when Christ himselfe shall be the Shepherd of his people to lead them in the paths of righteousnesse that he may make them rest in the fresh pastures by the still waters Psal 23.1 2. Yea when with joy all nations shall draw water out of the wels of salvation as Esay 12.3 And therefore for use and conclusion Be joyfull in the Lord all yee lands serve him with gladnesse and come before his presence with a song Psal 100.1 For now we that were no better than dogs before may at the last feed on the crums that fall from our Masters table