to fall into the belly of Hell ¶ 2) Mr L consuted Mr L who keeps Never a day Sabbath but slights the Sabbath as Ceremonial is to consider 1 The Sabbath was not given first to the Jews or seed of Abram as Ceremonies were Sabbath was made for Man but it was given to Adam as a Publick person for him and his posterity to be obeyed whether man stood or fell and this in Innocency before Ceremonies were in use And though Adam was not subject to wearinesse before sin yet a Sabbath was suitable for him as a Sacred cessation from his calling So God gave Adam a Sabbath and Blessed it i e to make it a blessing to him that kept it and Sanctified it †Gen. 2.3 i e he set it apart for holy use 2 The Sabbath was Certainly observed from Adam to the Law on Sinai though not much expressed in Genesis which is but a very short Epitomy of 2000 years Acts in which time many excellent acts were done which are omitted and not recorded Abrahams observation of the Sabbath day is without dispute because he is so commended for keeping Gods commandments * Ch. 26.5 And that the Sabbath was known to Israel before Sinai you may See †Exo. 16.23 the breach of which command is counted as the breach of all * Ver. 28. 3 This command for a Sabbath is one of the Ten delivered on Sinai before Ceremonies Josephus's Sabbatical river that runs six dayes and rests one will rise up in judgement with Mr L and Mr A. and wrote on two tables of Stone and put into the Ark as no Ceremony ever was Mr L playes the Papist who takes away one and leaves but nine 4 Christs precept for Prayer to prevent flight on the Sabbath which flight was to be 40 years after Ceremonies ceased proves the Sabbath no Ceremony Pray that your flight be not in the Winter q d that will wrong your Bodies neither on the Sabbath †Mat. 24.20 q d that will wrong your Souls Mr A and Mr L are brethren both under a 7-fold deceit to undeceive them let us put them together again to consider viz God in wisdom did so order the change of the Day that though it occasioned two Sabbaths to come together yet there was not Two in a week nor a week without One to signifie there must be nor more nor lesse than One Sabbath in One Week Fath. What say you of Mr S and of the change of the Sabbath Day Min. As for Mr S who denies the change of the Day The chang of the Sabbath I say Though the Change of the Sabbath be not founded out with a Trumpet on Sinai as the Command of the Sabbath was yet have we so much in Scripture as may Satisfie concerning it They that say Give me a plain precept for a practice or I will not regard it may mean Honestly but they speak Ignorantly For if from a Text we can draw a direct sound Inference to prove a practice that being the Sense of Scripture is to be regarded as Scripture it self The sense of Scripture we are to seek as Silver and if this be not to be regarded its vain to use any Scriptural Reason or Argument in discourse as Paul used to do * Act. 17.2 Ch. 18.4 19. Ch. 24.25 or to Study and expound the Scripture by preaching Then put a Boy into a pulpit to read a Chapter for what other Sermon can an able Minister make if nothing but the very words of Scripture must be delivered But let us see some Scriptural proof for this practice ¶ 1 The stone the builders refused O T proof i e for a foundation for Faith and Practice is become the head †Ps 118.22 of the work of Redemption he hath laid the foundation and finished it by his Resurrection This is the day the Lord hath made i e the day of the week on which Jesus rose we will rejoyce and be glad in it * Ver. 24. i e to foresee it by Faith if we live not to see it by Sight Yet prayes pathetically and speedily for it Save now I beseech the O Lord †Ver. 25. God is the Lord which hath shewed us light * Ver. 27. i e to foresse this Day ¶ 2 Thus saith the Lord my salvation is near to come †Isa 56.1 i e Actually it was come before Virtually Blessed is the man that doth This and the son of man that layeth Hold on it that keepth the Sabbath * Ver. 2. i e a Sabbath in remembrance of Christ's Actual redemption ¶ 3 When these 7 dayes are expired i e Eight is a Sabbatical and Vital Number by the death and Resurrectiof Jesus it i e the Sabbath shall be upon the Eight day and so forward the first day added to seven is the eight day and I will accept you saith the Lord God †Ezek. 43.27 ¶ 1 After Jesus's resurrection he said to his Disciples All power is given to me in Heaven and in Earth * Mat. 28.18 which implies power to change the Sabbath And Christ gave them Commission to teach the Nations to observe all things whatsoever he had commanded them †Ver. 19 20. i e nor more nor lesse N B If Jesus did not ordain the first day Sabbath the Disciples by their practice have taught England and other Nations to observe a New Sabbath of their Own invention ¶ 2 The Disciples assembled on the first day and shut the doors for fear of the Jews i e because it was in opposition to their seventh day Sabbath and Christ came and Sealed their New Sabbath with his sweet presence * Joh. 20.19 20. ¶ 2 Jesus was seen of the Apostles 40 dayes speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God †Act. 1.3 of which the Sabbath is One and none of the least ¶ 4 The Disciples came together to break bread upon the first day of the week * Chap. 20.7 in remembrance of Jesus for whose sake they observed that day ¶ 5 The congregation and Collection of the Churches of Galatia and Corinth upon the first day of the week was by the Apostles order †1 Cor. 16.1 2. to these at Corinth by writing and saith he the things which I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord * Ch. 14.37 ¶ 6 John being in Patmos said I was in the spirit on the Lords day †Rev. 1.10 A desert Island in the Aegean Sea He does not give the day this name but the day on which he was in the spirit he Signifies by its name so well know to the Churches to whom he wrote i e the Lords day so called upon the same account as the Supper is called the Lords Supper viz because Jesus who is Lord of all did institute both to be kept in remembrance of him ¶ 7. The first day is
an holy Convocation * Exo. 12.15 16. These were Ceremonial Sabbaths and commonly called Sabbaths But it s the first day of the 7 which falls under our consideration viz the 15 day of the month which you may see called a Sabbath †Lev. 23.11 15. N B THIS is the Sabbath which the Jews made to follow Jesus's Funeral and which you suppose to be the 7 day Sabbath Fath. Suppose Ay well let that passe at present Then it seems this Sabbath should have been that day on which Jesus died Min. It s well observed and by this I see you observe what I say The 15 day of the month on which Jesus died was the day but they deferred it to the day following and called the 15 day preparation day * Jo. 19.42 Fath. Why did they so Min. As when a fixt Fair falls on Sunday Jews Translation the Countrey keeps it on Munday so if this Passeover Sabbath fixed on the 15 day of the month fell on some certain dayes of the week the Jews had a Custome to Translate it to the next day by their Rule 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Badu †Godwyn of which one Eleazar is said to be the Author who lived 350 years before Christs Birth * Hospinian de Orig fest P6 N B That this Sabbath was thus translated a man can no more deny than he can deny the Day to Spring or the Sun to Shine Fath. I cannot deny it but then I believe it was translated from the 6 day to the 7 day and so a double Sabbath Ceremonial and Moral and on that account called a high day †Joh. 19.31 Min. That I deny and this I affirm The high Sabbath no Sabbath that as to the Day it was no Sabbath at all Ceremonial nor Moral but one of their own invention Hence sometime it hath no Sabbatical Title e g John speaking of the day of Jesus's death saith It was the preparation of the Passeover * Joh. 19.14 it s no more but Passeover Matthew speaking of this high Sabbath calls it The next day that followed the day of Preparation †Mat. 27.62 Strange a Sabbath a Double Sabbath a High day and no other Title but the next day Thus God is pleased to drop words to see what notice men will take of them Fath. HOW no Sabbath why then is it called a High Day Min. The right day was a high day for on it Israel went out of Egypt with an high hand * Exo. 14.8 Why a High Sabbath And it was for a Monument of their miraculous deliverance e g This day shall be unto you for a Memorial †Ch. 12.14 Remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt * Ch. 13.3 And thou shalt shew thy son c †Ver. 8. And it shall be for a Sign unto thee upon thine hand and for a Memorial between thine eyes * Ver. 9. And many such Solemn injunctions to remember this day with wonder viz That Pharoh who stood so many a Storm like a person Plague-Proof should rise up in the night †Ch. 12.30 and call for Moses and Aaron and say Go serve the Lord as Ye have said * Ver. 31. also take your Flocks and your Herds as Ye have said and be gone and blesse me also †Ver. 32. That six hundred thousand men besides women and children should be pulled out of Prison from two hundred years Tyranny and all in One night a night INDEED to be much observed to the Lord * Ver. 42. Upon this account that Sabbath day was an High day †Joh. 19.31 Good Josiah and some few Princely Persons spent at this Passeover oxen bullocks and small cattel forty one thousand 41400 cattel killed and four hundred * 2 Chro. 35.7 8 9. this was an High day And whether they kept the right day or the wrong it was all one in their esteem they pretended Reason for its Translation And in case of necessity Hezekiah translated this Passeover to the Second month †2 Chro. 30.2 and in such case there was an allowance * Num. 9.6 to 11. N B This temporal deliverance on the 15 day was a Type of Eternal deliverance by Christs death on the same day of the year And though this temporal deliverance was long before Christs death yet it was by Vertue of Christs death who was virtually slain before the First Passeover was killed This then should have been an High day on Christs account but him the carnal Jews laid Low they killed Christ on the Right day and kept the Passeover Sabbath on the Wrong Fath. Blesse us no Sabbath but the Scripture calls it a Sabbath Min. So does the Scripture call the Devil Samuel 5 times in few words †1 Sam. 28.12 to 20. Satan called Samuel and does not once tell us it was the Devil In calling the Devil Samuel God tells us what Saul and the Witch called him and leaves it with us to Judge whether a wicked Silly Witch had power to bring Samuel Soul and Body from Heaven and Earth So in calling that a Sabbath God tells us what the Jews called it and leaves it with us to Judge whether Jesus or the Jews were likest to break Gods Law If that was a C Sabbath not translated Jesus was a Sinner not a Saviour Fath. I know not what to say of the translation of the day But for Jesus's dying on the 6 day the Scripture is clear besides invincible Arguments I have yet to bring The Scripture saith Jesus rose on the first day you dare not deny it and though it does not say Jesus died on Fryday or the 6 day yet in saying he died the day before the Sabbath and rose in the end of the Sabbath * Mat. 28.1 I think it s as plain as if the 6 day had been named Min. Mistake not the State of our difference We differ not about the day of Jesus's Resurrection except the Time of the day viz you for the Morning the midst of the day I for the Even the beginning of the day But our difference is in the day of Jesus's Death you say it was on the 6 day I deny it and do plainly tell you your proof by Inference from Scripture is no better than a Blind Conjecture Let me hear your invincible Arguments also Fath. I have read in learned Authors The R d Bp of for One. that the two dayes which bounded the feast of 7 weeks viz the first day and the 50 day fell that year both on the first day of the week That the first day of the 50 followed the Passeover Sabbath is as clear as the Sun †Lev. 23.11 15. seeing Jesus rose on that first day and lay dead on the 7 day and died the day before it s also as clear as the Sun that he died on the 6 day Moreover saith my Author
the Fathers My Son hear the Instruction of thy Father and forsake not the Law of thy Mother * Pro. 1.8 My Son keep thy Fathers Commandments and forsake not the Low of thy Mother †Ch. 6.20 The Law of GOD is called the Law of the Mother And she commanding her Child according to that Law Her Law is the Law of GOD. Of the neglect of which Duty let the Mother take heed lest there come a time when torment makes her Tare the Hair off her Head Ninth Doc 9. Of Faith Teach them to know the Necessity of True Faith Learn them to know it is the Gift of GOD. And the Work of GOD. And that God makes Preparation for Faith by a threefold Conviction of Unbelief 1 Of the utter Deficiency of Faith 2 Of the absolute Necessity of Faith 3 Of the utter Impossibility of Faith in ones Own Power Acquaint them with a threefold Effect of Faith where it s wrought 1 It makes the Heart Pure †Act. 15.9 2 The Conscience Peaceable * Ro. 15.13 3 It makes Christ Precious †1 Pet. 2.7 This Faith is an One thing necessary For by a Fair Profession without Faith a Soul may seem to be Not Far from the Kingdom of Heaven and yet Never the near Civility gilds Fair sets Off a Man Grace only makes a Golden Chris-ti-an Tenth Doc 10. Of Repentance Teach them the necessity of Speedy Repentance That it s not a Work to be put Off for a Year a Month or a Day Let them know its the Gift of CHRIST †Act. 5.31 And that a Sinner can No more Repent himself than he can Pardon himselfe Putting off Repentance proves that the Sinner thinks he can Repent at his Pleasure Like him who put off Faith till Death And being reproved for his Loose Life replyed It 's but believing in Christ at Last But at Last when Dying he lay ROARING OH I have made a Plaister but I cannot make it Stick Shew your Children how the Devil Steals away a Sinners Dayes by a Day at once Should Satan suggest Thus Come Sinner serve me to the Death Live and Die in my sweet service Without Repentance At this a Sinner would Startle q d Satans Subtiltie So I may go to Hell No but Come serve me a Day more Next morning Away without Prayer to pleasure to Day it s but a Day This is easily granted And so on to the End And when the Last Day of life begins Come go on it s but a Day By and by Down drops the Soul into the Dungeon of Hell And then it will be Cold Comfort to hear Satan say Come be quiet thou hast but an Eternitie to spend in Repenting thy daily delay of Repentance in time N B. Without True and Timely Repentance For Sin and From Sin there is Nothing to be expected but a Certain Fearfull Intolerable and Eternal Damning for Sin Eleventh Doc 11. Of Truth Teach them the Excellency of Truth in Tongue i e Truth in Word that hath Truth in Heart for its Root and Truth in Deed for its Fruit. Though this Truth be not the Original Cause of Salvation yet such Shall be Saved And God hath left you Winning Words to entice them to Truth in Tongue Surely they are my People Children that will not Lie so he was their Saviour * Isa 63.8 The lip of Truth shall be established for Ever †Pro. 12.19 The rest read at leasure * Psal 34.12 N B. The good government of the Tongue is a Great Task And that you had need begin to Guide 1 Pet. 3.10 as soon as it begins to Go. 2 Jo. 4. For if long neglected you may more easily weild a Wild Horse or a Weighty Ship driven with Fierce Winds †Ja. 3.2 to 10. Augustus gave a Schollar this Lesson I said I would take heed to my wayes that I sin not with my Tongue * Ps 39.1 And bid him go and learn that Lesson and come again for another His Scholar goes A hard task and comes again 19 years after and Complains of his Lesson viz that it was So Hard he had not well learned it Yet There are Many Christians in Citie and Country of more than 19 years Standing who have this Lesson still to learn Twelth Doc 12. Of Early Piety Teach them the Excellency of Early Piety Of being Quickly Converted and made good Betimes The Lesse time between the First and Second Birth the Better 1 Tell them Such are under that Sweet Promise They that seek me early shall Find me †Pro. 8.17 2 Of Such God hath a Sweet Remembrance viz I remember Thee the kindnesse of thy Youth * Jer. 2.2 3 Such have not that Mountainous Temptation to clime which Old Converts hardly Ever get Over viz You come too Late 4 It s the way to be Eminent with God and Prevalent in Prayer eg The Child Samuel Ministred unto the Lord * 1 Sam. 3.1 MOSES and AARON and SAMUEL among them that call upon his name they called upon the Lord and he answered Them †Psal 99.6 Though MOSES and SAMVEL stood before me yet my mind could not be toward this People * Jer. 15.1 q d If any Persons in the World prevail with Me They are the Men. And how Lamentable is the Losse of Such When all the Congregation saw that Aaron was Dead they mourned for Aaron 30 dayes even ALL the house of Israel †Nu. 20.29 The Children of Israel wept for Moses 30 dayes * Deu. 34.8 They Murmur against them while they Live but Mourn for them when they are Dead Samuel died and All Israel gathered together and lamented him †1 Sa. 25.1 Jeremiah lamented for good young Josiah and All the Singing Men and Singing Women spake of Josiah in their Lamentations to this day * 2 Chro. 35.25 The First ripe Fruits were Precious to God †Exo. 22.29 And they were so to man * Micha 7.1 The Devil in his Old Enmity against Early Piety hath Tipt the Tongues of some with this Taunt A young Saint and an old Devil Which Satanical Saying and Pestilent Proverb I shall not ask Satan leave to turn thus A young Saint and an old ANGEL Let Satan say his Worst to be Good betimes is Best Mistake me not it 's Being good and not Knowing good only that I plead for One may Know good and Be evil One may Know evil and Be good It s not ones Knowing Good or Evil that makes one Good or Evil but it s ones Loving of Good or Evil which proves one Good or Evil. If a man would know what City he belongs to Zion or Babilon and whether he is going to Heaven or Hell let him ask his love Thirteenth Doc 13. Of Gods eye Teach them to Know that they are Alway under the Open Eye and Open Ear of God Tell
Honourable They have a High Father Abram And GOD is their Father who is Higher than the Highest Isaac 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Laughter of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To laugh Sarah said God hath made me Laugh so that all that hear will Laught with me †Gen 21.6 Isaac was the promised Son but both Father and Mother must be Dead before the Son is Born N B. If God once Promise if Never so great a Death fall in before the Performance Never fear it * Ver. 7. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah should have given Children suck for I q d OLD Sarah have born him a Son in his OLD Age. Solomon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Peaceable †Mic. 5.5 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To compleat Peace A Type of Christ the Great peace-maker and our Peace * Eph. 2.19 Delilah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Poverty a consumer of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To draw out As Delilah to Samson so Sin Delilah a beloved lust will Impoverish Consume and Conquer a Samson like Soul for Strength Ishi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 My husband of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A husband Thou shalt call me Ishi Ho. 2.16 To shew the Sweet Affection and Near Relation of God to a Christian truly betrothed to Christ Amos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A burden of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To load The land is not able to bear all his words †Am. 7.10 Thus is a faithful Prophet to the Prophane Zerubabel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Repugnant to or a dispersion of confusion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To scatter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Confusion He was to lay the foundation and to finish God hath had his Zerubabels Magistrates and Ministers called Saviours Magistrates to save the Body Ministers to save the Soul These were but Instruments and the best but a Type of Christ THE Saviour Alpha and Omega of the Work of Redemption Author and Finisher from the Foot to the Head Stone with Shouting Grace grace to it †Zech. 4.7 ¶ 2 Proper names of Places and Cities Babel Babilon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Confusion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To confound Let us go down and there confound their language * Gen. 11.7 So the Lord scattered them Therefore is the name of it called Babel †They cry of Babilon against Jerusalem is Rase Rase it even to the Foundation of it But God will Confound all Babilons Cries and Consultations Rehoboth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Room of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To enlarge Isaac called the well Rehoboth for which the Philistins strove not for Now saith he the Lord hath made Room for us * Gen. 26.22 Considering how Contentious Philistins and Heathens are Christians should call Every quiet place for Meeting and Dwelling Rehoboth Bethel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The house of God so Jacob called the Place where God appeared to him †Gen. 28.17 So precious is Gods appearance that it makes the place to Spangle and that place must have a memorable Title And precious is the Humble Person To whom God appears I dwell with him that is humble * Isa 57.15 He is Gods House in what place soever he be its Bethel Bochim 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Weeping of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To weep The people lift up their voice and wept And they called the name of that place Bochim †Jud. 2.4 5. God will mark the place of Mourning and put the tears into his Bottle Achor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Trouble of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To trouble Achor is a name Joshua gave to a Valley where they met with much Trouble * Jos 7.26 I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak Comfortably 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon her Heart †Ho. 2.14 N B. If God do bring into the Wilderness that leads to the land of Canaan he will bring Safe Out to the Desired Haven And turn Sorrow into Joy yea give Joy in Sorrow and Life at the Point of Death at the Dead Sea For saith God I will give her the Valley of Achor for a Door of Hope and she shall sing THERE * Hos 2.15 Capernaum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A field of Repentance i e where the Seed of it is Sown and not Received Upon which account Christ does utter that Dreadful Thunder Thou Capernaum which art exalted to Heaven shalt be brought down to Hell †Mat. 11.23 Bethesda 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The house of Mercy of effusion i e Pouring forth plentifully It 's the name of a Pool at Jerusalem which cured Any Disease whatever †Job 5.2 A type of Christ who hath for Every Disease an Infallible Remedy and calls the Sick to come and buy All without Mony ¶ I will add no more of these Instances left I Weary you But again I desire you to Search the Scriptures which to do one had need out-live the Dayes of Methuselah Tertullian hath this Expression Adoro plentitudinem Scripturarum I adore the fulnesse of the Scriptures Let me say There is a Mountain of Sense in a Sentence of Scripture Into which let not the Least refuse to Look for the Lamb may Wade though the Elephant Swim Learn your Lambs to wade into the Scriptures by a Daily course of Reading Chapters And by a Custom of asking you Scriptural Questions When your Children shall ask in time to come Heb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To morrow What means these Stones Then ye shall Answer them * Jos 4.6 and with a Blessing God will Answer both ¶ To all which Instruction by Doctrine I adde this Exhortation Take your Children with you to hear Sermons Stick not at a little trouble but bring thy Sons in Arms and thy Daughters upon Shoulders †Isa 49.22 Simile And what you hear preached Improve for their Profit As from a Garden Orchard Banquet Parents bring home Flowers Cherries Biskets for their childrens Bodies So do you from Sermons in Spirituals for your Childrens Souls And as a Compassionate Parent will give a Part to a Child that stands By having no Parent present to Pity it So I pray do You to Any Child as you have Opportunity But especially to Those under your Roof Care and Conduct whose Parents are Absent out of the World or at a Distance Give them even the Same Instruction with your Own And let not Such a One be as a Sheep that NO Man takes up * Isa 13.14 Caution And do not Deceive your self by thinking you are only Drawn to this Duty or deed of Charity by my Desire but See your self Solemnly bound to it by Christs Command As ye would that men should do to You do you Even So to them †Mat. 7.12 Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy Self * Ch. 22.39 Dread to be like the Dragon which saith My River is My Own I have made
to his Hurt How to his Hurt Silver is not Sin Pearls are not Poyson No but for mans Sin the Ground out of which they come is Cursed * Gen. 3.17 Ground is comprehensive All cursed to the wicked Simile As Paint proves not one to be of a good Complexion Prosperity proves not one to be in a good Condtion That Gingle God hath blessed such a man with a Great estate The sound of a London Cymbal hath made my Ears to Tingle For in Truth he being Carnal God hath Cursed such a man with a Great estate To say The man is grown Rich is too Plain for our Fashionable Professors therefore the Speech must be Adorned with God hath Blessed And then this Fine Phrase for mans Ornament and Gods Honour is a taking the Lords name in Vain and a Very Lie Whether or no the Person be blessed is not by such considered But if I will know whether the Estate be blessed I must know whether the Person be blessed If a Person be cursed his Estate is cursed both Personal and Real and All to his Hurt The fault is not in a mans good Goods Land or House but in his bad Heart The mischief lyes not in the Lump of riches but in the Love of riches If the Lump of riches gets into the House the Love of riches gets into the Heart If a man love the World he loves not God †1 Jo. 2.15 What a man loves not is not his god his Goods are his gods then no wonder if God do Curse him and his gods together ¶ 2 Nor was a wiser than Solomon of your opinion viz Jesus Verily I say unto you that a Rich man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven And again I say unto you It is Easier for a Camel to go through the Eye of a Needle than for a Rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God * Mat. 19.23 24. At this the Disciples were so Amazed that I suppose if great estates had then been Offered to them they durst not have Owned them They seem to Faint under the Fear of being Rich. A rare fear Strange men Many fear Poverty Few fear Plenty Many fear they shall be Poor but who is afraid he shall be Rich this is the most Dangerous condition the Mean is most Desireable Give me neither Poverty nor Riches †Pro. 30.8 ¶ 3 Nor was that Person of your opinion who gave away his Goods that he might be the Lighter to climb up Jacob's Ladder i e Crates's conclusion with his Coin into Heaven ¶ 4 Nor was Crates of your mind who took his Money and threw it into the Sea saying I will destroy Thee lest thou destroy Me. But he was much of your mind who being at Sea in a Sinking Ship suddenly fills his Pockets and Bosom with Silver and Gold as fast as he could And thus in a few minutes he made himself Very Rich. The Rich poor wretch But steeping out of the Sinking Ship into the Swimming Boat he was so Weighty with his Wealth that he stept Short and Sank into the Sea and was Never seen more If not money yet the Love of money is the Root of All evil * 1 Tim. 6.10 an Expression as if spoken of the Devil If no hurt in the Love of money there is no hurt in the DEVIL nor any hurt in Hell Fath. HA OH Master Min. Madam Maiden is it Meet To set thy Heart where Beasts do set their Feet It 's not untruly Said if you be Told You dig for Drosse with Mattocks made of Gold Affections are too Precious to bestow Upon the New-things No-things here below The Eagle Scorns to fall down from on High The Proverb saith to catch the silly Fly And can a Christian leave the love of GOD To love the Ground and cleave unto a Clod. Like him at Sea who did his Cabbin Sweep When All was going Down into the Deep Or like the silly Bird that to her nest Is carrying Mosse and never is at rest Till feather'd well it be but doth not See The Ax below that 's hewing down the Tree Twelfth If it shall please God to blesse Education for Conversion docu 12. Concerning Marriage or to convert your children by other means Give not a child in Marriage to one that is Wicked or without a work of Grace Marriage is a very Solemn thing in which Parents should be very Serious Abraham was old and he said to his servant that ruled his house Put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh and I will make thee swear by the LORD the God of Heaven and the God of the Earth that thou shalt not take a Wife unto my Son of the daughters of the Canaanites †Gen. 24.1 It 's probable Abraham remembred the Ruin unlawfull marriages brought upon the Old World The sons of God * Gen. 6.2 i e which were of the Church of God the posterity of Seth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Put in Abel's stead whom Cain slew †Ch. 4.25 Saw the daughters of men i e Cain's posterity They took them and forthwith are called Flesh * Ch. 6.3 threatned with a Flood to destroy all flesh And it 's probable the sons of men took the daughters of God too and so made the greater mixture and more Apostates as the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Giants signifies coming of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To fall †Ver. 4. See what an End the son of the Israelitish woman whose father was an Egyptian came to She learn'd him to Speak he learn'd him to Blasheme for which he is Stoned to Death * Lev. 24.10 The Jews married wives of Ashdod †Neh. 13.23 and their children spake Half in the speech of Ashdod * Ver. 24. Their father 's learn'd them to speak like Jews and Hebrews and their mothers learn'd them to speak like Heathens i e to Swear and Curse for which their parents were Cursed †Ver. 25. What an unparallel'd wicked person is a Husband sometime by reason of a wicked Wife There was None like Ahab who did sell himself to work wickednesse in the sight of the Lord whom Jezebel his wife stirred up * 1 Kin. 21.25 Jehoram slew all his brethren with the Sword and slew the Princes of Israel †2 Chro. 21.4 and wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord for he had the daughter of Ahab to Wife * Ver. 6. These kinds of Contracts are called Treachery their seed called Strange children †Ho. 5.7 and the Parents appointed to Perish Judah hath dealt treacherously hath married the daughter of a strange god the Lord will Cut Off the man that doth this * Mal. 2.11 12. And if you say What is this to us in England they were Heathens Paul provides you an answer Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers †2 Cor. 6.14 If unbelievers it
prayer †Col. 4.1 2 i e For them and With them Note these Phrases Cornelius prayed to God alway * Act. 10.2 Pray without ceasing †1 Thes 5.17 Thou shalt eat bread at my table continually * 2 Sa. 9.7 Was Mephibosheth such a Cormorant as to eat bread at David's table Day and Night is a man to do Nothing but Pray as if he was an Angel who hath no earthly trade to follow No the Sense of these Sayings Alway Direct 2. without Ceasing Continually is Do it Daily at Set Times ¶ 2 Choose the Fittest and Best part of these times i e Early in the morning and Early in the evening Then are you like to be Best disposed and your Service Best accepted They that seek me early shall find me †Pro. 8.17 Direct 3. ¶ 3 Choose the fittest Place Christ commends a close Closet to a Christan as a fit place for private prayer * Mat. 6.6 Such a place is also fittest for a Family which is freest from noise Distracting thoughts will come in too Soon though they be not sent in by Sounds and caused by Clamours abroad Direct 4. ¶ 4 Be not hindered by Trifles that is hatefull to God He that will not go to Heaven till there be nothing in the Way is Never like to come there Direct 5. ¶ 5 Lay all businesse By during the Time of the duty Order your Fire to be freed from that evil kind of Fore-cast of placing some Vessel upon it to be Stirred or Tended upon and took Off in prayer Cursed fore cast Some fore-cast is as good as Work but this is worse than Nought ¶ 6 Gather all your Family together Direct 6. to prayer Gather the people together Men and Women and Children and thy Stranger that is within thy gates that they may Hear and Learn and Fear the Lord †Deu. 31.12 All Judah stood before the Lord with their Little-ones their Wives and their Children * 2 Chro. 20.13 Both Young men and Maidens Old men and Children let them Praise the name of the Lord †Psal 148.12 13. Direct 7. ¶ 7 And Far be it from you for Ever to separate your children from Gods Service as some do who for a peaceable preparation for prayer Pack their children to Bed at 5 6 7 8 9 10 years of age with such a Salvo forsooth They will Cry or Sleep or Something and disquiet in duty Strange peace is This the way to train up a child in the way he should go is This the way to bring Up in the Nurture and admonition of the Lord If they Cry or Sleep it 's the Parents fault Late prayer or some disorder is the Matter Serve GOD and the Soul before you serve the Body Go to prayer before Supper And make a Law viz They that Cry shall be Whipt and they that Sleep shall go Supperlesse to Bed And do not drive your children away before the Duty Odious Order as if they were Dogs and leave your Dogs in their room as if they were Christians as some do Both which are abominations I have heard of a Youth who was Converted by an expression in prayer It was because he heard it If he had been Packed to Bed that night before Prayer to the prevention of his conversion doubtlesse it had pleased the Devil to Purpose Direct 8 ¶ 8 Take heed of praying To persons Cauttion instead of praying For them i e by affected Phrases and tinkling Tones Hatefull is that prayer to GOD which is devised formed and phrased to please Man And No better are the Prayers of some persons The Devil is such a Chymist he can extract evil out of Good and Poyson a person with his Own Prayers by puffing him up with Pride in them Direct 9 ¶ 9 Precede Prayer with the Word The word and prayer are put together * 1 Tim. 4.5 Read a Chapter before Prayer And speak something to your Family from what you read Direct 10 ¶ 10 And let me commend the Annual reading over the Bible in a Family for a good Custom which may be thus performed There is in the O T Chapters 779. Psalms 150. Chapters and Psalms 929. In the N T Chapters 260. In both O T and N T Chapters 1039. In both O T and N T Chapters and Psalms in all 1189. There is in a Year 365 Dayes In Bissextile A Rule to read the Bible or Leap-Year 366. Read 3 Chapters a Day and read so many Psalms a Day when you are at them as to read them all in 20 Dayes in Bissextile and in 19 Dayes in another Year this reads the Bible through in a Year except One Chapter which is easily added to the last dayes Task Or if you have Bentley's Bible it hath 375 Leaves If you read one leafe a Day this does it except 9 leaves in Bissextile and 10 leaves in another Year which is not one leaf a Month more than one a Day In a word one quarter of an hour in 24 hours with a ready Reader reads the Blessed Bible in a Year And which of us does not trifle away Ten Times more Time than so Unworthy is that Person of the Name and far from the Nature of a Christians who thinks SO little time too Much to spend in Reading God's Precious Pure Blessed Word Thus far of Family Duty Fath. But hear me before you proceed any farther I am unfit for Family Duty because of my weaknesse to perform it Min. If you know what you say and be as Willing as Weak it is well for then you will venture on your Duty and trust to Gods Stregth which will carry you through what Ever he calls you to Sufficient for satisfaction is that One Promise as thy Dayes So shall thy Strength be †Deu. 33.25 Let the weak believe and say I am Strong * Joel 3.10 But tell me true is there not somewhat else at bottom Fath. Truly there is I am ashamed to pray in my Family among my Servants Min. Now you say Something though worse than Nothing The former was Weaknesse this is Wickednesse Ashamed to speak to GOD to serve GOD to be like GOD what ashamed of GOD OH dreadfull read this Text and Tremble Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he cometh in the Glory of his Father †Mar. 8.38 According to Christs glory will the shame of such be i e Infinite To see what a glorious Person is ashamed to Own them To see what a Master they have been ashamed to Serve To see shamefull Spewing upon their Glory * Hab. 2.16 Shame is the punishment prepared for Christs implacable enemies HIS enemies will I cloath with Shame †Psal 132.18 It s like clothes 1 They are Visible so is Shame Simile 2 Unseparable while the Person is visible Dissimile so
is Shame It 's unlike clothes they Cover nakednesse shame Discovers it for ever What shall I say if Shame be your Sin take heed Shame be not your Sorrow The Sin of shame and the Sorrow of shame are Both unspeakable It 's written of Ajax the great Grecian warriour Ajax's dying saying of Shame that he Died with Shame and cryed No death like it And Christs enemies who are ashamed of him at last are like to cry No damnation like it ¶ Sir I must tell you though you deferve not to be told that you are ashamed of your Glory Grace makes a man glorious Within and godlinesse makes a man glorious Without Your Duty is your Dignity Do it and God will Dignifie you For it Them that honour me I will-honour * 1 Sa. 2.30 If any man serve me him will my Father honour †Joh. 12.26 You count it an Honour to serve an Emperour what is it then to be served By an Emperour yet all this is Drosse to the Service of God To be a Servant of the great God is a greater Honour than to be a Master of all the men in the world And yet is not this All for he that serves God him will God serve God will shut the Door after his servant Noah * Gen. 7.16 God will make the Bed †Psal 41.3 and he will wash the Feet * Jo. 13.5 He that will wait on God on him will God wait †Isa 30.18 Even GOD who is King of Christans King of Nations King of Kings King of Heaven and King of Glory At whose Splendor Angels Wonder and each one covers his Face with two wings as with a double Vail * Isa 6.2 Fath. I will object no more against prayer Min. Then I will direct more For prayer ¶ Pray with your children not only in your Family but sometimes do You Pray with children in Closet sometime let their Mother sometime let both father and mother take their children into their Closet and pray with them There 1 In this way you may the more Freely confesse their bad Herts and Faults to God bewail their Condition and speak to God for them 2 This way will make it manifest to GOD that you are in good Earnest for their Good 3 It will make it manifest to your Children that you have more than a common care of them as in Common among your Servants for it will shew them you have a Special respect for them 4 And it will have a Good Effect upon them If the heart of the fathers be to their children the heart of the children will be to their fathers †Mal. 4.6 Your Children will see the difference of this duty and You will see it for it Will work and it will NOT be so well without it ¶ Teach your children a right way to pray for themselves To teach Children to pray Teach them not to call God Father in a state of Nature as some parents do who teach their children to Lie to the Lord and speak Blasphemy against God But put them into Such a way to pray as Such may use viz To pray for the life of their Parents And for their Own life And for mercies to maintain life as meat drink clothing protection from danger And to pray for life for their Souls For a Sight and Sense of Sin For a Saviour For Pardon For grace in the Heart For a new Birth That they may be the children of GOD. And be saved from the power of Sin and SATAN and Hell Fire And may go to Heaven and be happy both in Body and Soul for Ever Fath. If children be wicked they may not pray Object for the praying of the wicked is Sin Min. So is the Plowing of the wicked sin too * Pro. 21.4 By your argument the wicked must not Plough i e follow a Calling for a Living but Beg Steal or Starve 2 I grant whether the wicked Plough or Play or Pray they sin yet they must Plogh and Pray too or do worse for the Neglect is worse than the Act. If to pray is Sin not to pray is a Worse sin And of two evils it 's best to choose the Least and refuse the Greatest 3 The wicked are Created to pray †Act. 17.26 27. 4 The wicked are Commanded to pray * Act. 8.22 5 Prayer is put up and recorded for Wrath to be poured out upon them because they Do not pray †Jer. 10.25 6 A precept for parents to teach children to Pray is Certainly implyed in these expresses for Education viz Train up a child in the way he should go * Pro. 22.6 Bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord †Eph. 6.4 Fath. I have head a Professor say To teach children to Pray is the way to make them Hypocrites Min. He is not so sure of That as I am of This viz To let them go Prayerlesse is the way to harden them for Hell Fire OH what a Cutting Cry will this be One-day in Hell I am Damned because my parents did not teach me to Pray to be Saved He that forbids the wicked to Pray if he is not a wicked Man yet his is a wicked Act. And whatsoever be his Condition he is in that Point under Delusion Let such men say what they will I say teach your children to Pray And again I say Do it if in Dooms-day God do Blame you for it Caution Black Art I will be bound to bear it ¶ But Let not your children learn that Black Art of boldnesse by prayer viz To sin the more securely Like that Religious Beast I have paid my Vows therefore came I forth to meet thee come let us take our Fill of love * Pro. 7.14 15 18. Mr Tho Shephard Or like that London Monster who haunted Taverns Theatres Whore-houses all day but Durst not go out in the morning without prayer and Then so bold he durst bid the Devil do his Worst Or like such who serve God on the Sabbath day for a Licence to live licentiously all the Week after For if the Sacrifice of the wicked be Sin how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind †Pro. 21.27 Procure prayer ¶ Last Procure the prayers of Praying Persons for your children as much as may be and esteem of such Persons as Precious Had I an opportunity of Preaching to all the praying persons in England at Once I would exhort and beseech them All in general and Every One in particular to pray for ALL the children of the children of God Some have Observed and Asserted That the children of Many Prayers do Seldom miscarry So much concerning Prayer I shall come to a conclusion with Ten considerable Corollaries Te Corol. to quicken you to your Whole Duty contained in this Conference First 1. Coroll Fathers Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ab. The very Name of
die Spiritually in Soul who do not die Eternally in both Fath. That Israel were under a C W is hard to beat out of my Head Object 6 Min. A covenant between God and man is not Made except GOD require and Man consent 1 God did not Require it is contrary to his purpose of Salvation by Grace and if by Grace then is it no more of Works †Rom. 11.6 2 Man did not Consent If in saying All that the Lord hath spoken we will do †Exo. 19.8 they counted to comply with a C W they said they knew not what nor are they Commended for it But when they said to Moses Speak thou with us and we will hear but let not God speak with us lest we die †Ch. 20.19 then said Moses Fear not * Ver. 20. and said God They have Well said †Den. 5.28 i e to desire a Mediatour these are no signs of a C W. Nor did they Consent to a C W when they said Amen to the curses pronounced against him that confirmeth not all the words of this Law to do them †Deu. 27.26 but did acquiesce in the pronunciation of the Curse for him to whom it did belong Nor did Paul in saying As many as are of the works of the Law are under the curse * Gal. 3.10 say They were all so Nor doth Moses in describing the righteousnesse of the Law viz The man which doth those things shall live by them * Rom. 10 5. say They were so to live or that it was Possible for them The man that Doth shall Live is q d The man that emptieth the Ocean with a Spoon shall go into the depth of it and not be Drowned for to fulfill the Law and to empty the Sea are Parallel impossibilities Fath. But God speaks of a New Covenant Object 7 †Jer. 31.31 and this at Sinai is called Old * Heb. 8.13 so that it seems Not to be a C G as you call it nor that they were saved Before Christs death as we are since Min. There is some Circumstantial difference 1 The Old as it 's called comprehended the Promise of Canaan containing many Temporal blessings 2 The Jews were by it Obliged to Ceremonial service 3 Some few excepted it was confined to the Jews only 4 It was Sealed with the blood of Sacrifices Typical of Christ to Come These things being Transitory it is said to wax Old and vanish away †Heb. 8.13 yet the covenant is One and the Same in Substance AT Christ's death it was Sealed by his own blood Actively Before it was Sealed by his blood Virtually Since Christ's death it is Signified by the Sacrament of the Lords Supper which is Permanent till Christ come so was the Ceremonial Sacrifice till he came to Die the blood of which signified Christ's blood Was to be shed as well as the Element of Wine signifieth it Is shed N B. Covenants are Certainly the Same if they accord in these 3 Substantials Subject End Condition Jesus Christ as Head of the Elect is the Subject Salvation is the End Faith is the Condition of Both and so is the way of Salvation the Same Before Christ's death the Jews were said to be under a yoke they were not able to bear †Act. 15.10 what then but we beleeve that by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved Even as they * Ver. 11. Identity or the Samenesse of Salvation We Jews even as they Gentiles for Christ and Salvation and the Way to it are the Same Jew and Gentile saved the Same way Before and After Christs death Before it they were under the Gospel clouded with the Law Since we are under the Gospel more clearly dispensed They that God taught saw it Then no more see it Now and from the Rest it is hid Fath. If the law was not delivered as a C W what signified the dreadfull delivery of it with Thunder and Lightning Object 8 and breaking the Tables when Israel Sinned Min. God by delivering the Law on Mount Sinai at first with his own mouth did signifie he had made a C W with Adam and in him with all Men and what he might justly require of men The thunder signified the dreadfull effects of the breach of that Covenant It 's being written on Tables signified it was written on Adam's Heart I will give thee Tables of stone and a Law which I have written †Exo. 24.12 they were the work of God without Moses i e without a Mediatour 2 The tables being broken when Israel sinned signified the C W was broken when Adam sinned and was never to be made with Man more God doth not say Moses mend the Tables thou hast broken but Hew thee two new Tables * Ch. 34.1 3 The law written on the Tables a second time signified or was an Embleme of the law written on the Heart of Christians according to the C G. 4 God by proclaiming his gracious name on Mount Sinai and giving the law there the second time to Moses alone †Ver. 3.5 6 signified he had made a C G with Christ for Christians and had given the law by Christ by Angels in the hand of a Mediatour N B This M L thus written not as a C W The Law the Rule but as it is the law of Christ IS a Christians rule of Life The Saviour is the Law-giver and Ruler * Isa 33.22 the Decalogue is the Sum it 's branched through the Bible for a rule of righteousnesse and Gospel obedience for all Christians in all Nations throughout all Generations Fath. But some say Object 9 The law as written in the Bible is not a Christians rule of life but as it is written in the Heart they act from a principle of Love are led by the Spirit of God and delight to do his Will Min. That a true Christian hath the law written in his Heart acts from a principle of Love is led by the Spirit of God delights to do his Will is True but the law as written in the Bible is not a Christians rule of life is not only False but Prefixt to the Rest makes all to be a piece of ridiculous Non-sense Pestilent Opinion This pestilent opinion hath 5 parts 1 The law as written in the Bible is not a Christians rule of life A. As the Gospel teacheth how to Beleeve and is a rule of Faith so the Law teacheth how to Live and is a rule of Life As the Gospel is an everlasting rule for Faith so is the Law an everlasting rule for Life As the Civil law is a rule of Civil life so is Gods Divine law a rule of Godly life Simile The law is as a Touch-stone Simile to try if gold be Good The law is as a Line to shew what is Straight and what is Crooked Simile A good work-man will have his Rule
Christ was preached to them not only Ceremonially but also Doctrinally but yet Mystically He was called a Rod a Branch †Isa 11.1 Water Wine Milk * Ch. 55.1 a Fountain †Zec. 13.1 this was mystical Doctrine their ignorance of which is sometime bewailed Ah Lord God! they say of me Doth he not speak Parables * Ezek. 20.49 N B The Gospel to the Jews was like an inestimable treasure in a dark gay Glasse Simile overlaid with fair Flowers painted with Pictures to signifie the Substance within but they like children were apter to eye the Out-side than the Inside The Gospel to Us is like the same treasure in a Clear glasse Simile plain without gays and pictures so that we can see the inside Simile Or it 's like the same treasure in an open earthen vessel or Shell as the word signifies †2 Cor. 4.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Testa A Shell Moses put a vail over his Face and when Moses is read the vail is upon their Heart i e their minds were blinded * Ch. 3.13 Hence little Faith much Fear darknesse and dread dwell together Zion said The Lord hath forsaken me †Isa 49.14 they would conclude it from a crosse Providence e g The Lord is with thee thou mighty man of valour and Gideon said Oh my Lord if the Lord be with us why then is all This befallen us but now the Lord hath forsaken us * Judg. 6.12 13. Thus subject were they to slavish fear and a spirit of bondage But we being under a clear Gospel have much light light and joy are joyned together †Ps 97.11 peace cometh by the knowledge of God * 2 Pet. 1.2 If a fearful child meets his father in the Dark Simile he dreads him as Death for thinks he that man will Kill me but if he meet him in the Light he runs into his Arms. Hence Christians under clear Gospel light are said to have the Spirit of Adoption crying Abba Father †Rom. 8.15 i e Father Father child-like with much freedom from fear This is called the Spirit of the Son God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts crying Abba Father * Gal. 4.6 The excellency of which Spirit appears in this viz it acts a Soul to own God as a Father under the most Dismal dispensation like the Spirit of the Son under the Fathers wrath crying My God my God though as forsaken in that dismal Dooms-day of his Death which made the air Dark and the earth Quake Howbeit some Persons at Times did Act faith very Nobly under the Law also e g When death is at the Door if Esther the Queen will not speak a word to the King for life Noble Acts. yet Mordecai will beleeve Deliverance shall arise for the Jews from another place †Est 4.14 David will not fear when his Sins compasse him about * Ps 49.5 nor when all Nations compasse him about like Bees †Psal 118.10 nor if the Earth be removed and the Mountains into the midst of the Sea * Ps 46.2 If Gods Zeal Strength Bowels Mercies and all are restrained yet Evangelical Isaiah will say to God Doubtlesse thou art our Father †Isa 63.15 16. Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego will believe in their God in the very Face of the furious King and at the Mouth of the Seven-fold fiery furnace * Dan. 3.16 And Daniel will do the like in the lions den †Ch. 6. And some did Noble acts by faith a Catalogue of which we have upon record * Heb. 11. ¶ 6 The Jews were under the M L as pointing at Christ to Come to justifie by blood not then in Being e g If a man sin against any of the ten commandments of the Lord and his sin come to his knowledge by the law is this knowledge of sin and by it is the Conscience troubled he shall bring his Sin-offering a Kid of the goats a Male without blemish and kill it and his sin shall be forgiven him †Lev. 4. Thus the M L by its Scourge sent the Sinner to the C L the Sacrifice and Type of Christ and the Type pointed to Christ himself then to come for they drank of that Spiritual Rock that followed them †1 Cor. 10.4 Before faith came i e faith in Christ actually crucified we were kept under the Law shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed * Gal. 3.23 i e when Christ the Object of faith should be revealed as manifest in the Flesh and So believed on in the world †1 Tim. 3.16 faith in Christ actually crucified Christ was Virtually crucified from the foundation of the World And under the Law they were Virtually redeemed from the Curse of the Law but not Actually redeemed but when the fulnesse of time was come God sent forth his Son made of a woman made under the law Actually to redeem them that were under the law * Gal. 4.4 5 ¶ 7 The Jews were under many and great Promises of temporal Blessings annexed to their obedience to the Law even a full land flowing with Milk and Honey the glory of all Lands †Ezek. 20 6. Thus we are not under the Law as the Jews were Of the great judgments they were under the execution of for their Disobedience to the M L I say nothing but they happened to them for Ensamples or Types and they are written for OVR admonition upon whom the Ends of the world are Come * 1 Cor. 10.11 ¶ N B A threefold Affirmation Under the Ministry of the Gospel the C W requires as perfect obedience of them that are under it as it did under the ministry of the Law 2 Under the ministry of the Gospel there is as high a degree of Holiness required of justified Persons as there was under the ministry of the Law It 's a Mad mistake to think the Law requires obedience to the law A mad mistake but the Gospel requires no obedience to the law 3 Under the Ministry of the Gospel the Law is to be preached to prick the Heart and prepare for Christ as Peter did by charging the Jews with the Murder of Jesus †Act. 2.36 37. They that say Nay in effect say Peter Paul Jesus himself James and John whom he Surnamed the sons of Thunder * Mar. 3.17 were all a company of Dunces in their Doctrine Therefore to say Before Christs death the Jews were all by nature under the law as a C W A 3 fold Folly but we are all freed from it since Christs death under the Gospel Or 2 They in a State of nature or in a justified State were under the law for a rule of life but not we Or 3 They were under the law to humble and prepare them for Christ but not we these are false foolish
Fopperies to be fanned away and Burned as not deserving to be otherwise Answered Yea such sottish doltish Deep Dreams damnable Dreams that I could hazard my heart Blood to bear witnesse against them Fath. You say Peter and Paul preached the law Object 10 Paul saith they were Ministers of the N T not of the Letter i e the Law which saith he killeth and he calls it a Ministration of death †2 Cor. 3.6 7. Min. There is a threefold killing by the law 1 By applying the Curse to a Prophane person and leaving him under it in despair 2 By condemning a Precise person for his imperfect obedience Thus many are killed and yet secure but they will find themselves killed at Last let them do their Best Thus the Law is a Ministry of death 3 To kill self-confidence in self-righteousnesse To make a Sinner sensible of the sentence of Condemnation he is under as one dead in Law Simile at stake to be Burned at pits brink to be damned so as to be set a seeking life by Free Grace Thus the law is a Ministry of death too but this is the way to life Thus Paul was killed saith he I was alive i e I thought so I seemed so without the law i e without the knowledge of the law or killing condition of the C W but when the commandment came i e the knowledge of it sin revived and I died * Ro. 7.9 For without the law sin was dead †Ver. 8. Simile i e Seemingly as a Ban-dog in a deep sleep but wake him and he will fly in your face to pull out your throat Simile So sin when the commandment comes as a messenger to tell a Prisoner he is condemned at Court to die Obedience to the law for life is in no wise to be preached up so Paul was not a Minister of the law But to preach the law to convince Sinners and counsel Saints is the part of a Minister of the N T and he that refuses so to preach the law is no Minister for me nor do I value him above them Popish Priests who having heard the letter killeth cast off the law and all good literature Mr T. lest they should be killed with the letter Fath. I will no longer hinder you in your Twelve Notes promised as yet there is but Two delivered I pray proceed and let me hear the Rest Min. That is well if our strife be at an end and will you also attend Fath. Yes I desire to hear the end Min. Third As a Minister when he hath preached a Sermon gives it in writing to one of a weak Memory Note 3. Simile The M L given as a Sermon or puts it in Print for Publick profit so when God had preached this Sermon on Mount Sinai he gave it to Moses for the use of Israel on two Tables of Stone written with the Finger of God * Exo. 31.18 The first Table containeth the First four commandments which declare mans duty to GOD obedience to which is properly called Piety The second Table containeth the Last six commandments which declare mans duty to Man obedience to which is properly called Equity Christ is pleased to contract these Ten into Two Christ's contraction viz 1 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart c †Mat. 22.37 2 Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy Self This contraction of ten into two is to teach us these Lessons 1 That God is to be loved Before and More than all men thou shalt love the Lord c this is the First and Great commandment †Ver. 38. 2 That the main Spring of mans obedience to both Tables must be LOVE viz Love to God Love to man 3 A summary account of the large Extent of both Tables on these two hang All the law and the Prophets * Ver. 40. 4 The impossibility of such perfect obedience as the law requires considered as a C W that consequently it may become our School master to Christ to be justified by his obedience to the law and not rest in our Own to our Ruine Fourth Note 4. A Second Edition The law thus written on Tables of Stone was a Second Edition and Impression of the primitive perfect law written on the Table of Adam's heart in Innocency By his Fall he brake this Table in pieces And man having but a poor imperfect knowledge of God's law left God did graciously make known his law by making it audible to the Ear at Mount Sinai and visible to the Eye on Tables of Stone Since which God hath by his good Providence put it upon Paper and written a Book responsible to Job's wish †Job 31.35 The Book of Books viz the Blessed Bible The O T in Hebrew the language of Gods people of Old The N T in Greek which when written was more generally known among the Nations Since both are Translated into the Native language of the Nations who do enjoy them and Happy are they that Well use them Fist The M L which is an Epitomy Note 5. The M L given in few words or Breviary and the Sum of the Will of God and Whole duty of man God hath delivered in few Words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ten words * Exo. 34.28 a Command for it's Concisenesse called a Word No more Commands than a man hath fingers on his Hands that he may easily carry them in his Head and get acquainted with them and not plead Largeness to excuse Ignorance which probably would be his Plea if God had delivered his mind in a multiplicity of Precepts A Plea prevented and Words Sixt. God hath by his Servants the Prophets Apostles and by the Son himself Expounded and Branched out in the Bible Note 6. The M L branched by 10000. words these Ten words with more than Ten thousand words to prevent this Pretence also for Ignorance viz This Brevity is Obscurity this Shortnesse is Darknesse a Word is for the Wise we are Weak if God would have Us understand his Mind he should have explained it with more Words It is Done God hath SO spake as to speak all men Speechlesse Prudence prevents pretences So as to stop every mouth and make All the world guilty before God †Ro. 3.19 Seventh Note 7. Eight Negatives in Ten. All the ten commandments but two i e the fourth and fift are delivered Negatively i e by way of Denying and Forbidding of sin to signifie that the Right way to be Religious or Practically obedient is to be first Negatively so e g Depart from Evil and do Good †Psal 34.14 cease to do Evil learn to do Well * Isa 1.16 17. If a man flee not Sinfull Vices it is in vain to follow Religious Courses N B A precept for Faith is included in the First Commandment which will appear before we part And it is in the Preface to
called Sabbath in several Scriptures e g 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the beginning of the Sabbath * Mar. 16.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the First of the Sabbaths †Joh. 20.1 Cardinal for the Ordinal i e the New Sabbaths Paul went into the Synagogue on the Jews Sabbath day * Act. 13.14 and preached Jesus and when the Jews were gone out of the Synagogue the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Sabbath between †Ver. 42. See his Sermon from Ver 15 to Ver 42. i e between two Jewish Sabbaths which Sabbath was the first day and that was the Reason the Gentiles durst not name it till the Jews were gone out Thus far for Scripture Proof now for some Scripture Paralle ¶ 1 The seventh-day was kept in remembrance of God's Creation Scripture Parallel the first day is kept in remembrance of a New Creation by Christs Redemption As soon as man sinned there was Virtually a dissolution he and the world was at an end with him So as Christ was Virtually slain from the foundation of the world there was Virtually a New creation by prevention of a dissolution of the Old for by him all things consist * Col. 1.17 This new creation was called the world to come †Heb. 2.5 2 Paral. ¶ 2 The seventh day was kept in remembrance of Gods rest from his work of Creation the first day in remembrance of Christ's rest from his work of Redemption that all men should honour the Son even as they honour the Father * Joh. 5.23 As from the conclusion of the Creation men were to honour the Father with a day in remembrance of That so from the conclusion of Redemption are men to honour the Son with a day in remembrance of That When God had actually finished his work of Creation at end of the Sixth day he instituted a Sabbath the Seventh day so when Jesus had actually finished his work of Redemption at end of the Seventh day he instituted a Sabbath on the First day ¶ 3 The seventh day was kept in remembrance of a Delivery from Slavery †Deu. 5.15 3 Paral. so is the first day to be kept And though all men are not free indeed by Christs redemption so as to obtain Salvation yet is he in a sense the Saviour of all men * 1 Tim. 4.10 and may command all men to keep this day in remembrance of him N B When the seventh day Sabbath was in use it was said the government Shall be upon his shoulder †Isa 9.6 the government is not Now in the hand of God as Creatour but in the hand of Jesus as Redeemer for the Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand * Joh. 3.35 which he will deliver to the Father at last day †1 Cor. 15.24 Judgments of God ¶ The Judgments of God which on the first day have befallen the prophaners of it will One day be a Witnesse for it though at present the plague of Pharoh be so upon the hearts of prophane and professing people that they are not moved at them viz 1 Gods judgments on mens houses and goods by fire e g Teverton Chesterton London though in this last Hell-born bloody Sinners were the Instrumental cause yet the inhabitants Sin was the Meritorious cause 2 On Sabbath-breakers Bodies who by the formidable hand of God have been struck Dead on this day in the very Act. 3 On Sabbath-breakers Souls who have proudly pretended to keep every day such have been and are commonly Cursed and Blasted and with all their Blaze brought to nought To which 1 adde 2 Queries for consideration and one Assertion for full satisfaction ¶ 1 Was not the Fourth command for a Sabbath Day placed among and one of the Ten 1 Q. to signifie it is Originally and Essentially Moral and Perpetual and sometimes put among Ceremonial Sabbaths * Lev. 23.2 3 4 5 6 7. to signifie that in respect of that circumstance of Time it was Typical and subject to change viz with respect to the Day ¶ 2 Did not Adam fall on the Sabbath Day 2 Q. and so break the first Sabbath that ever was made and if so did not that signifie the day was mutable as the fall and breach of the Tables containing the C W with Adam signified the mutation of that Covenant and the making of a New C from the beginning ¶ A first day Sabbath is in a Sense of as great Antiquity Assertion as the first Sabbath ordained for Adam in Innocency Though that was at the end of Gods Works it was at the beginning of mans Life God Ended his week with a Sabbath but man Began his week with a Sabbath It seems he was made at end of the Sixth day to begin his life on the Seventh day which was his First day though he was made a moment before the day began Adam was a Type of Jesus who began his New Life at his Resurrection with a Sabbath the first day of the week And so must we begin our week with a Sabbath a day for God First which is Certainly more acceptable to God than to serve our selves Six dayes first and then put off God blessed for ever with an Od day at last So much for the change of the Sabbath Day Fath. I am satisfied in the change of the Sabbath but I am at a losse to know when the Sabbath begins but I think it s not much matter for that so that a man keeps a day Min. HOW keep a Sabbath and not know when it begins nor ends nor Care to know consequently you will not care to know when Christ rose from the dead for his resurrection gives beginning to the Sabbath Nor will you care to know how long he lay dead What grown like Gallio †Act. 18.17 Simile Sir I am sorry to hear such an ungracious speech fall from your lips Suppose your self taken by cruel Turks a most loving friend to rescue you falls into their hands himselfe in which Skirmish you escape But for your sake he is cruelly used wounded mangled imprisoned in a dismal dungeon So many dayes Then escapes acquaints you with it and desires you for his sake to keep a day in remembrance of his deliverance beginning at the time when it was What would you not care to know when to begin nor End nor how long your friend lay bound truely you deserve to be retaken by the Turks without remedy Fath. I perceive by this you hold Jesus went to Hell but that many Divines deny and so do I for its contrary to Christs words upon the Crosse viz To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise * Lu. 23.43 If Christ went to Heaven how could he go to Hell Min. If he went to Both it s not so great a mystery as the Trinity God is