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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25462	Mysterium pietatis or The mysterie of godlinesse wherein the mysteries contained in the incarnation circumcision wise-men passion resurrection ascension. Of the Son of God, and comeing of the Holy-Ghost, are unfolded and applied. At Edinburgh. By Will. Annand, M.A. one of the ministers of that city, late of University Coll. Oxon.	Annand, William, 1633-1689.	1671 (1671)	Wing A3220; ESTC R218527	157,174	382

Arabs Mahumetans Phenicians is in high regard unto this day though some more Barbarous derids even its institution suggesting it unâ—â—table to the benignity of a merciful God to delight in beholding bloud issuing from the â—oins of a tender Baby and to injoyn it under so severe a penalty as Cutting off But this is to be wise above what 's written for to passe the Law-giver who is not obliedged to demonstrat by reason the equity of his Mandats to any much lesse to such who have forfeited their being to his justice the speciality of its rise was to discriminat Gods own people from Ethnicks and Pagans for which if man will be at no cost he is very churlish or at no pain he is very selfish and in these days gratulation is most becomeing since God in place of Circumcision in our own bloud which as a Iudge in matters criminal he required of our forefathers alloweth yea commandeth us that of water expecting in the Mystery but cleanlinesse of us as a distinguishing character AGAINST sin of old the adult whether men or women had a Sacrifice but that being in the young also whether Male or Female God accepted a few drops of bloud from the Male when all was due as an expiatory offering for both sexes in their nonage so that in this Circumcision said of Mercy and Iudgement will I sing Psal. 101.1 WE have seen God contracted into a Man let us see that Man contracted in his parts and behold why he was circumcised and why so named at his Circumcision VIEW the causes of his birth and it 's sai'd to be for us Luk. 2. and as for himself he was not born so nor circumcis'd for neither he nor his Parents sinned in God his Father there was no sin in Mary his Mother no offence i. e. in her conceiving neither was there any guile in his own heart so that he needed not be circumcis'd his being born without original guilt infallibly removeing the merits of the smart that principally eyeing the pollution transmitted by and contracted upon ordinary generation upon which score the Baptist pleaded his no need of baptism but contrary he of his Math. 4.13 unto which our Saviour yeelded as a Truth but requested of him a sufferance for that time that he viz. Christ might fulfill all righteousness i. e. both of Law and Gospel that sinners of all sorts might equally adore and accept of him as Saviour sanctifying in his own person the signs exhibited to each assureing reconciliation begun clearing that not offence but his condition as a man requir'd Iohns connivence his own condescendence being in these words It becometh us that is both me and thee for as he took upon him the form of a servant so was he to submit to such as were superiors which is righteous yea the hight of righteousnesse all righteousness for being found as a man a sinful man was it not expedient in point of honour to submit to this law for rendring himself more capable of converts and more amiable of conversse for what could now be judged would be the issue of an unbaptized Evangelist but scorn and contempt for building up of that in Doctrine which in his own practice he disdained to stoup unto BESIDES he had took upon him the seed of Abraham and purposed as the Messiah ought to be so accounted for fitnesse therefore though not for necessity to his grandour he received the impresse of the Circumcision upon his flesh whereof GOD himself was the institutor elucidly discovering thereby to the Prophets of the Christian faith the end of his mission to be the fulfilling and ending of the Law unto which Circumcision so eminently had made them debters being now exempted from its bondage Christ himself having undergone it and institued baptism a more easy sweet comfortable Sacrament in it's place being Circumcis'd through infinit wisdom for the same cause that Paul baptiz'd Timothy even to abolish Circumcision Acts 16.3 which was to endure no longer then the use for which it was appointed did endure and that was to difference Jew and Gentile which distinction Christ removeing legal Circumcision as well as priesthood was to be changed and laid aside Gal. 3. The Cabalists finding the history of Miriams death to succeed the laws referring to the red heifer or Cow Numb 19. infer the laws binding up at the approach of the Messiah that the heifer did typifie the ruddiness sanguinolency or bloodiness of a Saviour is a truth to be attested but that the Prophetess death was a prototyp of the Laws departure is not so easily to be granted yet this is clear that as Abraham ordered his servant in swearing to put his hand under the thigh whence the Son was to come in whom all was to be blessed and that Son to be GOD also is evidenced in the addition of the letter be to the name of Abraham taken from Gods own name Iehovah so our Lord the Son of God the Son of Abraham that ordains that by faith which Abraham had when uncircumcis'd which was in himself we should know whence we are hewn even from himself whose name is upon his thigh Revel 19. by spiritual generation consequentialy receiving the benefit of Sonship from both not in that legal but in this mystical begetting by vertue whereof as he we are the Sons of Abraham not of his flesh but of his faith and such are still dâ—fferenced and separatâ— from Infidels and Cananits of the world not by the Pale of Circumcision but the waters of Baptism Gala. 3.27 in which as in Noahs ark we are secure from that deluge shal fall upon the ungodly and liberat from that bondage which the Iews as servants as Scholars were under as sons of the flesh of Gods servant Abraham and as Children of Iesus the beloved Son hath the knife turned into water and what the edge of the former could hardly cut off is now by water and grace easily wash'd away THEREFORE our Lord was both circumcis'd and baptiz'd as being prince both of Law and Gospel and a corner-stone for uniting Iew and Gentile in one unto himself receiving Baptism last saying by that of it unto the Church as of the other Sacrament take ye all of this do this in remembrance of me and of Circumcision first because made of a woman under the Law hence is he called the Minister of the Circumcision being under it and preaching actually personally to the partakers of it the promises being made to such whereas to the Gentiles there was no such obligation of his truth yet by Grace did perswade to an entrance into the Covenant by his Messengers and Prophets Rom. 15.8 Mystically seen in his verâ— Baptism receiving it from Iohn by Bethabeâ—ra in the river of Iordan Iohn 1. somewhâ—â— above the place where the priests of the Lord stood with the ark while Ioshua and thâ— camp of Israel more southward passed over into the promised land where he circumcâ—â—sed the people

corn it shall as Godlinesse hath the promise enrich both for heaven and earth doing good to him and not evill all the days of his life by pardon the alteration of the coast and similitude giving him a trade wind for the port of his desired rest IN this last age we are not to look for miracles by a sensible feeling of the rite or significant ceremony here used yet still Christ breaths on the Elect enlargeing to that degree their bowels of Love that they â—hew him always their faces being averse neither to his Doctrine nor to his Crosse yet forget not that he ascended before the mighty strong wind blew in upon them and that there may be no mistake there are some â—pon whom the Spirit comes never being â—eft in the ignorance of nature coldnesse of the Earth rawnesse of the flesh there are oâ—hers upon whom he comes but abides not â—lowing only upon them and no more heats â—hem indeed but as warm water they are â—older soon after he washeth them yet afterward they go to the puddle and are offensive â—s before to others he cometh and abideth â—itteth upon them liveth in them fills them outwardly with heavenly ardor celestial â—eat and by fire from above causes them seem â—peaking Seraphims and inwardly with wisâ—ome understanding knowledge in the â—eepnesse whereof they may be stiled Cheâ—ubims yea gods in the liknesse of men and â—hose fiery ones too this was for the Apostles BVT alas we see not those signs to passe â—he fiery tongues of too many in this age atâ—nded with smoak and brimstone the known fewel of Hel flames it is but one of a Citty and two of a Trib in whom we see the love of God an evidence of the Spirit which is known chiefly by the loveing of man who being ready for good works to both and patient in suffering and enduring evill from both and makeing progresse from one degree of vertue to another not falling back into perdition in the sight of either this is for us unto whom the Disciples are as lights after they received the promise of the Father as a gift from Iesus in his triumphant chariot the right hand of the Father the Captain of our Salvation haveing led Captivity captive giveing gifts to men to those then to us now more dureable treasures then those offered by the Roman conquerors of old as Sanctity in fire Purity in wind Eloqution in tongues that a Hebrew man might in Roman Oratory and with Attick Eloquence publish Salvation to the respective people and even perswade and reason them by the Spirit into everlasting blesse I say by the Spirit for unlesse he signifie unto the heart the preaching in the Air wil little avail neither shal ever he be Oraly instructed for laying aside the weight that so easely besets whose mind by the Spirit is not perfectly anointed for discovering the reward designed for observers of the Law he being the principale Master Clearing the memory Refining the Reason Inclining the will by the first alwayes minding us of God by the second directing how to apply him for our good because to him that knoweth his Masters will and doth it not there are appointed double strips by the third he sweetly willingly and powerfully draws us to the practise of the good we know for our souls sake and by the mercy of Iesus and by the fellowship of the Spirit and this alwayes for tongues being the organ of expressing words manifests the perpetuity of the things heard which as by fire are to be engraven and melted into their head and heart for their subsistance in them who are sanctified as is published in the Multitude of converts their joy their union their increase though under persecution AFTER the Disciples return from Olivet we find them enter into an upper roome continuing in prayer by some learned thought to be the place where our Saviour instituted the blessed Sacrament of his body confirmed Thomas in the faith of the Resurrection and where the HOLY GHOST came down in fire upon this day And was as antiquity records the Church and Synod-house of the Apostles in Ierusalem called Coenaculum Sion being first hallowed by our Lords supper and consecrate by other appearances for holy use and service a Church being builded thereupon called the Church of Sion on the top of the mount whereof there yet remaineth some reliques confirming the History and Tradition In this place the multitude of believers about an hundreth and twentie some of them possibly of our Saviours own kinred converts and acquaintance in Jerusalem mett prayed for the Election of Mathias at which time surely God loved the gates of Sion more then all the dwellings in Ierusalem his foundation being in this Holy mount 87. Psal. 1.2 Here was Mary the Mother of Jesus it may be Martha Mary Lazarus who ever they were they continued in one accord in prayer Acts 1.14 for if men give bread when their Children importunatly ask from them and afectionatly being at peace among themselves How much more shall our heavenly Father give the Spirit to such who call for him especially if in sound faith upright heart chast bosoms holy groanings innocent thinkings with unwearied solicitings Which unweariedness is intimated in the words they continued the fire of the Spirit burning up the stinging wither'd Nettles of contention the Thorns of worldly cares the Heath or Heather of â—â—ars and dejectments opening the ground of soul and Spirit for the seed of the good husband man that they might be inriched with â—nd bring forth fruit meet for repentance and â—mendment of life blowing away as with wind the sandy vanâ—ty of self-conceit and opinion hindring growth in grace and knowledge and all triviall trash sordidness being either burned or scattered while the world is Sataniz'd by lust continuing in Gluttony Drunkenness Excess Wantoness and Pride these continue in prayer peace and expecting the promise in high and â—ervent love for the Spirit came down and filled the house where they were sitting that is in quietness together iniquity passionatness talkativenesse itch of disputing about words which gender strif contention and debate the HOLY GHOST purposeng eternaly to be estranged from THAT being known to them and of us to be heeded the Spirit expresseth more then once after the Ascension that the multitude met together in one accord sueing for the acomplishment of the promise which in few dayes that is ten they received haveing asked with the mouth for they prayed with the heart for being heavenly endowed they wenâ— no more a fishing but about the fullfilling of the Scripture Judas being gone to his own place THEY were in Ierusalem likewise which is by interpretation a City of Peace being commanded not to depart thence untill they received the promise of the Father Acts 1.4 Christ purposing to glorifie his Ascension yea all his actings with the greater splendour for there was his greatest humiliation the greatest powring forth of his

blood the lowest bowing down of his Head there at the Pasover in sight of the Nations did his Soul fly upward into Paradise leaving a naked body in the hands of the Souldiers and there again was his greatest exaltation pouring forth his Spirit at the Feast of Pentecost upon his despised Associats the firstlings of whose conversion by his power whom the Rulers had slain but fifty days before in that same City not only reviveing his memory proveing his innocency but convincing their Auditors the inhabitants of bloodinesse and sinfulnesse they thereby becomming adorers of the Cross manageing the vertue and merits thereof in gratifying the Father that is glorifying and pleasing God by rejoycing because of and in the same and of its extension unto all the world the Iew rejoycing in his own pardon for crucifying the Lord of glory the Gentile being glad in partaking of that Salvation which was from the Iews Ioh. 4.22 both now understanding the Prophet in his Out of Zion shall go forth the Law Isa. 2.3 and whence can it come fitter since it s a Law making peace then from Ierusalem a vision of peace where Christ the Prince of peace said once peace be unto you and again peace be unto you Joh. 20.21 that is as I have found you in peace I leave you in peace and abiding in peace the spirit of peace shall abide with you for which receive ye the HOLY GHOST THE Trumpets of the Temple sounded every morning at the opening of the Gates for assembling the devout unto Divine service the Spirit being breathed upon the Apostles here keep'd them together untill the sound of a mighty winde alarâ—m'd them and prepared them for more ample manifestation of his appearance And surely what the Trumpet did our Bells doth now each ting and toll saying Gather your selves together Joel 2.2 and though gathering by many be not regarded and by severall reasoned and printed against yet our falling from the shadow of Religious deportment in shutting our ears against such solemne invitations to our Churches hath not had among us such alluring mercies such beamings of heavens acceptance such self-denying and sin-subduing characters such warme breathings of Ghostly consolations nor such examples impulses to purity and good works but that yet we should go up to the house of the Lord and call upon his Name with the remnant that are left OVR Fiery tongues against Assemblies and the Masters thereof being indeed such that is fiery rather then like as fire God by them being dishonoured and the multitude of the Nations enforced to conclude there from that mystically we be drunk with the wine of astonishment and spirit of giddinesse having a knack of cursing what ever we see contrary to our intentions though urgently sought by us or wishedly endeavoured for what ever Providence doth with us though it may be in the main conform to our prayers and fasts yet in the end we pray and fast yea curse and ly against it since it is so well known the Gall which now imbitters our lives even to separation is no other then that same Gall that hath disrelished our former enjoyments Our disquiet proceeding not so much from this or that object as from our heeding the devil who is come down yea invited down amongst us having great wrath so that in some meetings there is it may be a mighty rushing wind and the sound of that throughout the land but our sitting that is our abideing in that harmonious concord peace and love attested as a badge of the Spirits future coming not being seen its fallacious to inferre the possession of Holinesse though they should speak with Tongues and prophesie OFT did the HOLY GHOST appear but never in the shape of a ravening beast or bird of prey Oyle is soft a Dove is not invective and the fire that came down at Pentecost was without smoak for that hurts the eyes and likewise without natural heat for it sindged not a hair of the head neither did the smell of fire passe on the Apostles it being but like fire an Element in which God had oft appeared as to Moses to Elias the nature of it being adapt to signifie the operation of the Spirit within these men for their own good and benefiteing of others which ardently they pursued prudently instructing and by Grace infusing in others their own acquiâ—'d and infused perfections as by fire melting the hard heart inlightning the ignorant cleansing as from rust the idle and sluggish Soul heating all through the love of ascending towards Heaven which love as oyle keepeth always aloft and without mixing it self with the affecting of things here below they being cast out as by a sink and not to be heeded that is beloved for nauseating the Soul which by the pledge or troth here received as by a Ring hath betrothed it self purely unto God HENCE we may pronounce their piety but formality and shall be more confounding then flat Atheisme who obtruds upon the world their rough hands enflamed cheeks tearing nailes their pilfring humour their slandering tongue to be constituent parts of those multiplicated gifts effused and shed abroad upon their heart by that Spirit which descended in these dayes the pernicity whereof to discover would long detain us from our Port but that of our Saviour detects the insolence by their fruits ye shall know them Matth. â— 16 Rapaciousness and blood-thirstinesse being equally remote from the soul of Him in whom the HOLY GHOST dwells as are the contentions and blasphemies of Hell and the joyes concord and peace in the highest Heavens SVCH who expect visits from great men fits their houses for reception possibly by perfuming pots the Disciples prepared for the Spirit by Vnion Prayer and Love embrace the Pattern imitate the Coppy with repeated acts of incense-like mortification of lust prejudice animositie or whatsoever savours of such nastinesse Using in opposition to these the strowings with the sweet herbs of Brotherly kindnesse meeknesse patience charity and love to God the house I should say the Soul thus scented is disposed for his admission he loving purity and religious cleanlinesse being the only delectable property he pursueth and expecteth THE Church is said to have Doves eyes Cant. 4.1 and the Dove is both a sociable and harmlesse creature refusing to nest in that cote where rottennesse or stench breeds annoyance being delighted with that house most which is furnished with glasses the bird delighting in her own shadow and rejoycing to behold it even in water The Doves eyes indeed properly unsolds the chastity of the Church looking only upon her beloved as a true Turtle and her not following strange lovers but the other known properties of that fowle countercharms the witchcraft-like enchantments that are in this age men caressing that is hugging themselves in a whimsical solitude not desiring to have a discovery of themselves unto themselves least they should relinquish their imbib'd opinions falsely called a principle and say O! who

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