Sabbathes 108 What be the speciall duties for the name and kingdome of God They are for the worshippe of God on some speciall occasions Or for some speciall furtheraunce of his kingdome 108 Which be the speciall sinnes of hindering Gods name and kingdome They be when we giue speciall occasions for men to skorne be ashamed of our profession And when we hinder the building of his kingdome 108 Special dueties for the Name of GOD are whereby God is chieflie glorified on greater or some times more rare occasions The Name of God is the knowledge of his excellencie and worthines whereby he is glorified accordinglie To vse his name rightlie is to glorifie him according to the knowledge we should haue of his excellencie For the difference of the name and glorie of God looke the 10. question and this 108. question The speciall worship of God is our holines in giuing him honour on greater or more rare occasions 109 What speciall worshippe of God is there Our speciall humbling with praier in straunger iudgments Our speciall thankfulnes and praising of God in straunger blessinges Our speciall vowes which we are for to keepe and performe 109 What speciall occasions giue the wicked of shaming and skorning the worshippe of god They shewe their hardning and willfulnes in straunger iudgementes Also their sottishnes in straunger blessinges Also they hould their wicked course still and are soulde to do euill 109 The definitions of humbling prayer and thankefulnes are giuen before but here the speciall occasions are to be considered A Vowe is a faithfull promise made by an othe vnto God in our hartes or by voyce speache whereby we bynde our selues to him for some speciall blessing which we haue or looke for to shewe our thankefulnes in some speciall duetiefulnes which before we knewe not or did neglecte 110 What speciall furtheraunce of the kingdome of God is ther In talke to edifie one an other by praising God and declaring his will by rebuke or exhortation In doubt and controuersie to sweare by his name on iust occasions and to vse lottes Also to keepe the meetinges of the church and with our especiall friends for spirituall exercises 110 What hinderances be there of building Gods kingdome In talke to encourage to vanitie and wickednes and discourage from goodnes To speake blasphemies or to vse idle othes or gaming tryfling by Lottes To forsake the church meetinges or be negligent therin and to be neare friendlie to the wicked to the increase of wickednes 110 The kingdome of God which is called his church is defined before Edifying is a cōmunion or bestowing of our graces in knowledge coūsel due behauior to further all godlines in our selues others Rebuke is a pronouncing of the knowne wickednes of anie with condemning of the same by the word of God wherby they haue shame that others might feare Exhortation is an edifying by all comfortable wordes promises in the Scripture to worke in our hartes the estimatiō of our dueties with loue and zeale therevnto An Othe or Swearing by God is an honoring of God in his Iustice when wee call him to be a Iudge and witnesse of that trueth which can not otherwise be founde out and an auenger of our lies if we speake any thing faslie Lotting is an applying of some thing which is chaunce vnto vs to be a token of Gods will in such doubts and controuersies as he only is to determine We honor him by Lottes when we call take him for our Iudge Guide in thē The Church meetings are the due resorting comming togither of Christians for mutuall comfort by their presence and communion of graces to further all godlines 111 What special duties be ther for the Sabbathe All the generall duties of religion holines towards God and all the speciall dueties of worshipping God furthering his kingdome must on the Sabbath he performed with ceasing from our callinges labour in worldlye thinges Yet such busines as can not be putt of tyll the daie after nor done the daie before may then be done 111 What is the speciall sinne of breaking the Lords Sabbathe It is notable prophanes and worldlines and a cheefe hinderaunce of the name of God when we followe our worldlie busines and callinges on the Sabbathe or giue our selues to other vanitie and wickednes 111 The Sabbath or rest or keeping of the Sabbath is an holy vsing of euerie seuenth day in all dueties of Religion and holines worshipping God and furthering his kingdome and that with resting and ceasing from our calling and labour in worldly things Our Sabbath is on the Lordes day which is the day of his rysing from the dead and is held by the church for a Sabbath or rest vnto God the next day after the Iewish Sabbath So that we counte euerie Sabbath from one Lords day to another Hitherto of the dueties of religion holines Now followe the dueties of righteousnes concerning man 112 Whiche bee the dueties of righteousnes concerning man They be eyther more bounde◠as the generall dueties in gouernement betwene gouernours and inferiours Or they be more free as the generall dueties of freedome Or else they be more speciall duties for eche others name and for auoyding couetousnes 112 Which be the sinnes of vnrighteousnes concerning man They be either in the abuse of gouernement Or in the abuse of freedome and libertie Or in speciall faulting by our owne and others euill name and by couetousnes 112 Our gouernement is our Lordshipp authoritie or chieftie ouer anie whereby wee vse their obedience and seruice to partake vnto them the vse graces of our authoritie and guiding The definition aboue set vnder this Righteousnes cōcerning man is that part of godlines whereby we keepe and do all dueties both towards our selues and towardes all men faile in none of them 113 What be the dueties of Gouernours They consist in the entraunce of that ralling And in the due execution thereof by ruling well 113 How is gouernemente abused By an ambitious seeking and vsurping of that calling which belōgeth not to them And by an euill handling thereof for their pleasure and lustes 113 Entrance or taking on vs the calling of gouernement is a due maner of beginning the same being prepared and meete thereto 114 How must Superiours enter and take their calling By assuraunce of their guift By speciall charge and commaundemente from God to put it in practise By agreement of men 114 How do the wicked ambitiously seeke and vsurpe their gouernment They are vnfitt and vnskilfull to gouerne They are forbidden by God and vnsent to that calling They steale into that calling or get it by force and rauening 114 Assurance of our gifte is a conscience of our ablenes to followe that calling because we knowe our owne readines to doo all the dueties thereof with preuayling and prospering
outwarde basenes miserie Likewise their Altares at this day and the places where they stande they doo make Idolles in steade of Christ and his church because thei hold them as ceremonies that the Messiah our altare is not come that the true Christians are not the place of the Altare and churche of God which the Lord hath chosen to put his Name there and there to dwell But they looke to come againe to their Ierusalem and mount Zion and that their Messiah shall bring them thither who as yet they say is not come into the worlde But of this the Iewes haue their Idoles and mockes because they looke for safetie otherwise then by Christ in his Church Of this the Iewes haue their Idoles and mockes because they dreame of a wordlie Canaan to the which they shall come not knowing that it ceased to be a figure when it was polluted with Idolatrie and when Christ came and raigned in his Church as a King in his spirituall Canaan Of this the Iewes haue their Passeouer as an Idole and mockerie because they denie Christ Iesus the Paschall lambe to be offered alreadie and because they do not feede on his death and tormentes nor receiue the grace of his resurrection and glorifiyng The like may be saied of other such ceremonies and shadowes of the whole Church and of our whole redemption 66 Some were Ceremonies of some pointes of our Redemption as of the Lordes secret Counsel and readines to helpe vs which are handled in the 24. and 25. and 33. question For his loue and mercie towardes his people and his electing and predestinating of them vnto saluation with care and mindefulnesse ouer them were shewed and figured by the Tythe the first borne the firste fruites The numbring of families The choosing of the Leuites The perfect numbring and measuring of thinges about the Tabernacle and Temple The Paschall Lambe kept tyll the daye of the Passeouer figured that Christ was appointed for the slaine Lambe before the worlde was Lottes and diuisions of the lande by lotte The summes which Salomon raysed for the building of the Tabernacle The casting of lottes mencioned in Nehemiah for to dwell in Ierusalem The writings in Ezra made to shewe their kindred And other such like 67 Some were ceremonies of the sufferinges of Christe in his Manhoode which are handled in the 26.27.28 and 29. question For hee bare the burthen of our sinnes vppon him Which was shadowed by the sinne offeringes with confession of sinnes vppon the heade of the sacrifice Also by the fatte and the kalle and the kidneis by the woode whereon the fier did kindle Also by the false accusations slaunders of those which were figures of Christ. And diuerse such like 68 Also some were ceremonies of the wrath of God vppon him for our cause And of his death tormentes and bitter curse As the fier of the Altare euer burning The fier which came froÌ„ heauen sundrie times to consume the sacrifices The grate of brasse like networke vppon the Altare The Rodde in the Angels hande that touched the sacrifice The rosting with fier of the Paschall lambe and the burning of that which remained till the morning The tables stones of slaughter The fleshhookes the kniues for slaughter the herth stones the beasomes the paÌ„nes the slaying of the sacrifices the pouring sprinckling of the bloud the burnt sacrifice Also the fleaing cutting in peeces and cleeuing of the sacrifices the seasoning them with salte the afflictions tormentes and troubles in conscience of those men which were figures of Christ as of Dauid Ionas c. 69 Some were ceremonies of his ouercomming and taking awaye of our miseries Looke the 30. question As of the taking awaye of our sinnes As washings and cleansings with water The cleansing of the Altare the washing of the Sacrifices the sending away of the scape goate and of the liue Sparow the offering of sacrifice with vnleauened breade the taking away of the excommunicate thing the high Priest bearing the iniquitie â—f the people the taking away of the Ashes and excrementes And such like 70 Some were ceremonies of his victorie ouer death and hell and the power of the wicked and of our victorie with him As y e going out of Egypt by strong hande the going thorowe the red Sea the passing ouer Iorden Great coÌ„questes by them which were figures of Christ the swimming of the Arke of Noah vpon the waters the escaping froÌ„ the daungers of the captiuitie Iaacobs preuayling when he wrestled with the Angell the taking downe from the tree the cursed that was hanged the eating of the Passeouer with their Ioynes girded and shoes on their feete and staues in their handes and eating it in haste the remoouing of Iosephs bones from Egypt And such like 72 Some were ceremonies of the happines which he also obteined for vs. As of the causes of our happines which are in God mentioned before And of the meanes of our happines proceeding from God as first of the communion of the graces and offices in the heade of the Church which is Christ. The ceremonies therefore of his mediation and Priesthoode were Euerie lawefull high Priest and Sacrificer till his comming As Abel Noah Abraham Melchizedecke Iob Moses Aaron c. Also y e Mercie-seate vppon the Arke the Altare of burnte offeringes the altare of incense and sweete perfume the clensinges and perfumings of the high Priest The high priest going into the holie place for attonemente once a yeare the Bels on the skirts of his garmentes when he wente in for attonemente The familiar appearing of Moses and others in the presence of God and their pleading and praying for the people Incense of hallowed fier and not of straunge fier the fierie and brasen Serpente the dore of Noahs Arke and the Tabernacle the Porch of the Temple certaine Pillars and stones and such like 73 Some were ceremonies of our Iustification by his mediation and Priesthoode As the grauing of the names of the Tribes of Israel vppon stones and imbossing and setting them in golde to be presented and borne on the breast of the high Priest the table of the Shewbreade with the thinges therof the stones of the Temple perfected before they were brought to be laied on the purenes and perfection of all the stuffe of the tabernacle and such like 74 Some were ceremonies of our SanctificatioÌ„ by his priesthoode As the holy garmentes of the Priestes the seeling gilding and hanging of the temple and tabernacle the anoynting of all thinges with holy ointement the sanctifying of the Priestes the Sabbath a signe of holines and such like Place this number 71. betwene 70. and 72. 71 Some were ceremonies of his restoring of happines looke question 31. And first of his owne Iustification and happines As the Sacrifices without spotte and blemishe the stones of the Altar whole and vnheawen the writing of holines to the Lorde to make the high Priest acceptable the making of the Arke
and destroyer thereof 23 The image of God in man was the greatest shew of his excellencie in man whereby he resembled his God most liuely in a wonderfull happines His restoring and sauing of man being fallen away was the work of his wonderful goodnes wherby he did remedie our miserable estate and brought vs againe vnto happines 24 What is his secret counsell Hee knoweth oure miseries and wantes He mindeth and counteth them He foreseeth purposeth what helpâ— we shall haue 24 Who is an Antichrist by his euill mind to the church of God The wilfull hyders of the woes of the church blind to see the grosse corruptions thereof They that forget ouerslip the same but watch to vphold their traditioÌ„s They which haue wicked deuises against it 24 His counsaile His knowledge His mindfulnes His foresight and purpose c. His readines 25 Howe is the Lorde readie to helpe vs He is full of mercie and compassion He loueth his people desireth their welfare He is zealous and iealous for them 25 Who be Antichristes by ther towardnes and fitnes to destroye They which are fierce and cruel in a false church gouernement They which loath the righteous and are at reste in their absence They which pursue put froÌ„ them the righteous as being their plague 25 His mercie and coÌ„passion is as it were a troubled disliking of our miseries as if they were his owne His loue was defined before Likewise his zeale and ielousie 26 Howe doeth hee shewe his helpe He hath giuen his promises to helpe He is faithefull of his promise in sending his Sonne into the worlde for our redemption He hath redeemed and saued vs by his sonne Christ Iesus 26 Who be Antichrists by the plague and destruction which they bring vnto soules They which haue professed and vowed it by their calling and state They which hold the same course of profession and begin the mischiefe They whiche make the destruction and hauocke 26 The promises are the Ioyfull shewe and teaching by message speache and writing of his purpose to remedie our miseries The sending of his Sonne into the worlde was the office and charge whiche hee gaue him to worke our saluation by taking our Manhoode vnto his Godhead 27 Howe did he sende his Sonne into the worlde He being God became also man and tooke our nature vppon him sinne onely excepted Hee was conceyued of the holye Ghoste Hee was borne of the Virgine Marie 27 How doo all Antichristes holde their course and profession to begin the mischeefe They take on them the name and callings of shepheards in the churh but haue no message They are bred from beneath in the bottomles pitte Reuel 9. They breake foorth as Locustes out of the smoke of the pit 27 The Manhoode of Christ was the making of him a reasonable liuing man so that in fashion nature qualitie he was like one of vs sinne onely excepted His conceauing by the holy Ghost in the wombe of the Virgine was the working of the holy ghost in the wombe of the Virgine without carnall copulation with manne wherby the seede of her bodie became a liuing man hauing both soule and bodie His conception was without sinne because the cursed seede was sanctified by the spirit so that it could no more sinne yet must it nedes abyde the curse and punishment of sinne For the bodie sinneth not but by the soule Nowe his soule was hoâ—ie and therefore also his bodie was holy though it was of the seede of the Virgin His birth was the bringing foorth of the liuing seede into the worlde being perfect man and yet without sinne 28 How hath Christ redeemed vs He suffered our miseries for vs. He ouercame and tooke away our miseries He restored happines vnto vs. 28 How do Antichristes destroy and vndoo the people They first will be sure of their outward welfare and maintenance by the people Then they vpholde or bring in one spiritual plague or other which peruerteth all They weare spend away the whole spiritual welfare of the church 28 The sufferinges of Christe is the seruice and yeelding vp of his bodie and soule to feele and indure in them both the extremitie of all miseries for our cause 29 How did he suffer our miseries Because he was man he did also abide the wrath and dreadfull curse of God which was due vnto man He suffered death and the tormentes of hell for vs. He suffered also in his meÌ„bers which are his people and church 29 How are they sure of their welfare first They get the fauour of some patrone or Byshop or worldly man They get the graunt of some benefice or stipend without planting the church They liue in iolietie hauing ease and fauour of men 29 His suffering of the wrath of God and the burthen of our sinnes was his forsaking for a time as vnworthie of the fauour and blessing of God being accursed and a castaway 30 Howe hath he ouercome our miseries and taken them away By his righteousnesse hee ouercame sinne the cause of our miserie tooke it away Also by his death and tormentes hee ouercame and tooke away the wrath of God and the debte of the Lawe Also by his rysing againe hee ouercame the miserie and curse it selfe 30 Howe doo they vpholde or bringe in one or other spiritual plague By some open wickednes or false doctrine they ouerthrow the grouÌ„ds of religion and the gouernment of the church They make theÌ„ selues and their followers guiltie of the breache of the whole lawe by peruerting the cheefe lawes and so procure the wrath of God against them The curse of God doth light vpon their labours so that their shame plague appeareth 30 His ouercomming was the worke of his patience whereby he gotte his whole purpose in discharging al things wherewith man might be charged and in taking away all thinges which hindred our happines His ouercomming of sinne was his taking away of the guiltines thereof His ouercomming of the wrath of God was the appeasing of his anger and satisfying of his Iustice by induring the curse thereof 31 Howe hath he restored happines He hath him selfe obteined the loue of God by his iustification He hath obteined his owne happines by ascending vp into heauen He hath also obteined the like for vs by his mediation 31 How doo they weare and spende awaye the whole spirituall welfare of their flockes The people are vnder them whom God hateth Also vnder them whome God curseth Also they are made like vnto them by obeying and following them 31 His restoring of happines was his work of redemptioÌ„ wherby the meanes is offered to all men for to be saued His Iustification was the perfect fulfilling of the will of GOD accepted of him by pronouncinge his innocencie The Happines which he got is the perfect sufficiencie or most blessed state which he hath in God
or it is the blessing of God vppon him whâ—reby he wanteth nothing nor hath neede of anie thing else to better his state 32 How hath he gotten happines for vs He hath gotten the causes of our happines which are in god Also the meanes of our happines as proceeding from God Also he hath gotten the inioying of the happines it selfe 32 Howe doo they make the people cursed like to them selues They ar altogither brought into the displeasure and disliking of God They are left helples without the meanes of saluation All woe and miserie waiteth vpon them 32 The causes of our happines in God is the secrete sufficiencie which he hath in him self â—o saue mankinde 33 What be the causes of our happines in God His chusing and predestinating of vs vnto this happines His mercie His loue towardes vs. 33 How are they brought into this displeasure of God They shewe them selues appointed and iudged vnto damnation Also that preseÌ„tly they are vnder the fierce wrath of god his bitter curse And that God hateth loatheth theÌ„ 33 His Electing or chusing is his free consent or will in his eternall counsell to saue vs for his names sake without anie desert of oures to make knowne his exceeding great mercies His Predestinating of vs is his full consent or counsaile whereby he is setled to saue those whom he hath chosen and after that manner vvhich pleaseth and liketh him 34 What be the meanes of our happines from God Our calling leading vnto this happines Our obedience thereto in mortifying our selues Our raysing and quickning againe 34 How are they left helples with out the meanes of saluation They are called away and misled to destructioÌ„ without any hope of help They are desperatly hardened They are most fearfully discouraged and troubled when their euill state appeareth 34 The meanes of our Happines from God is the helpe vvhich hee giueth vs in our selues and among our selues His calling of vs is his vsing of all meanes and occasions to moue vs to the seking of saluatioÌ„ in Christ. His calling of vs in trueth is vvhen the meanes vvhich moue vs to seeke vnto Christ are cleare to the conscience vvihthout the outvvarde signes thereof 35 What is our calling and leading vnto this happines In the new Testament our calling is in plainer maner as by the first planting and gathering of the church vnder one kinde of gouernement Also by a further plaÌ„ting of the church according to that gouernement But in the olde Testament our calling was by shadowes and ceremonies as among the Iewes 35 How doo Antichristes call awaye and misleade the people Some are Antichristes which professing the newe Testament peruert the same as they which supplant ouerthrowe the good state and gouernement of the church Whiche also establishe their false churche and gouernement in steade therof And some are Antichristes by peruerting the olde Testament as the Iewes which holde stil the shadowes and ceremonies of the olde lawe denie Christ to be come in the fleshe 35 The new Testament which is called the Gospell or glad tidings is a ioyfull and plaine declaring and teaching by a due message of the remedie of our miseries thorowe Christe our Redeemer who is come in the fleshe a Sauior vnto those which worthelie receyue this message and hath fulfilled the ould ceremonies Our calling in plainer manner is when the meanes which moue vs to seeke Christ are cleare to the conscience without the outward shadowes and ceremonies thereof The Church planted or gathered is a companie or number of Christians or beleeuers which by a willing couenant made with their God are vnder the gouernment of god and Christ and kepe his lawes in one holie communion because Christ hath redeemed them vnto holines happines for euer from which they were fallen by the sinne of Adam The Church gouernment is the Lordshipp of Christ in the communion of his offices wherby his people obey to his will and haue mutual vse of their graces and callings to further their godlines and welfare 36 Howe must the churche be first planted and gathered vnder one kinde of gouernement First by a couenant and condicion made on Gods behalfe Secondlie by a couenant and condicion made on our behalfe Thirdlie by vsing the sacrament of Baptisme to seale those condicions and couenantes 36 Howe doo they supplant and ouerthrowe the good state and gouernement of the church They wrest and mocke the Lords couenant as if he offered theÌ„ grace The people doo yoake and binde away them selues by their couenant from the Lord and his grace They make their Baptisme a pledge and seale of gracelesnes mischeefe 36 The couenant on Gods behalf is his agreement or partaking of condicions with vs that if we keepe his lawes not forsaking his gouernment hee will take vs for his people blesse vs accordingly 37 What is the couenant or condicion on Gods behalfe His promise to be our God and sauiour if we forsake not his gouernement by disobedience Also his promise to be the God of our seede while we are his people Also the gifte of his spirit to his children as an inwarde calling and furtheraunce of godlines 37 How doo they wrest and mocke the Lords couenaunt By a blasphemous abusing of the name and promises of God they make theÌ„ selues their Gods by holding theÌ„ bondslaues to ther gouernment Also they holde their children and seede in like bondage Also they intaÌ„gle theÌ„ with a spirit of error coÌ„tinual misgeuiÌ„g froÌ„ good 37 His promisse to his church is his sure couenant remembred taught and held by the church and the seede thereof whereby it onely hath assurance of saluation in Christ. The spirit of God in vs is an inwarde working of the holy Ghost in our hartes stirring and drawing vs to take Christe for our Sauiour and preparing and streÌ„gthning vs vnto all goodnes 38 What is the couenant or condicion on our behalfe We must offer and geue vp our selues to be of the church and people of God We must likewise offer and geue vp our children and others being vnder age if they be of our householde and we haue full power ouer them We must make profession that we are his people by submitting our selues to his lawes and gouernement 38 Howe doo the people yoake and binde awaye them selues from the Lorde and his grace They cutt of and keepe awaye them selues from the true church to be amonge the wicked They geue vp them selues others to be of their popishe parishes and felloshippe They beare the image and markes of Antichristian people by obeying and keeping the lawes of Antichrist 38 The couenaunt on our behalfe is our agreement and partaking of conditions with God That he shalbe our God so long as wee keepe vnder his gouernement and obey his lawes and no longer The giuing vp of
our selues and our seede to be of the church is a duetifulnes in seeking holines and happines by Christe in his Churche which onely wee haue by a couenaunt to be vnder his gouernement in the Church and by obeying thereto Our profession and submission to his Iawes gouernement is the keeping of our couenant by leading a godly and Christian life 39 How must Baptisme be vsed as a seale of this couenaunt They must be duelie presented and offered to God and the church which are to be Baptised They must be duelie receiued vnto grace and fellowship 39 How do they make Baptisme a pledge and seale of gracelesnes mischiefe They are brought to bee baptised vnto Antichrist and his popish parishes Then also in stead of due receauing there is a gracelesse forceing and rauening of them vnto damnation 39 Baptisme is a Sacrament or marke of the outwarde church sealing vnto vs by the wasshing of our bodies in water and the word accordingly preached our suffering with Christ to die vnto sinne by repentance and our rising with him to liue vnto righteousnes and also sealing our calling profession and happines gotten by our faith in the victorie of the same Iesus Christ. 40 How must they be presented and offered The children of the faithfull though they be infantes are to be offered to God and the church that they may be Baptised Also those infantes or children which are of the householde of the faithfull and vnder their full power Also all of discretion which are not baptised if they holde the Christian profession and shewe forth the same 40 How are they geuen vp vnto popish parishes The children of the wicked and vnfaithfull are offered by godfathers and godmothers and brought to their parishes The parentes and gouernours haue no authoritie to present them They hould not the christian profession nor shew forth the same 40 Presenting and offering of persons to be baptised is a duetifulnes in the parentes and gouernours which offer or in the parties which offer themselues whereby they seeke their saluation by ioyning with the church in one christian communion The due receyuing vnto grace and fellowship is a duetifulnes of the Church in partaking with those in one Christian communioÌ„ which are meere for the same 41 How must they be receaued vnto grace and felloshippe The worde must be duely preached in an holie assemblie The signe or Sacrament must be applied thereto 41 What is their gracelesse forceing and rauening of them A lawe doth binde the preist and people to a popish reading or to a dead frutelesse forme of wordes The signe is made a superstitious trifting colouring of abominations 41 By preaching the worde of Baptisme we vnderstande not the blinde reading or fruitles prating thereof at randome but a due teaching bylawful messengers of our redemption mortifying and raysing with Christ 42 How must the word be preached The preacher being called and meete thereto must shewe the redemption of christians by Christ and the promises receaued by faith as before Also they must shewe the right vse of that redemption in suffering with Christ to dye vnto sinne by repeÌ„tance Also the raising and quickning again vpon repentance 42 What is their dead reading or frutelesse forme of teaching A blind guide or priestlie Preacher by a shewe of reading or telling a redemption by Christ doth snare theÌ„ with the abominations of Antichrist They lead them to a desperate hardning by the wicked guiding of their parishes or charges They are vtterlye withdrawne from goodnes to sett them selues on mischeefe and wickednes 42 Our redemption is defined before Our sufferings and raysing do followe after to be handled 43 Howe must the signe be applied thereto The bodies of the parties baptised must be washed w t water or sprinckled or dipped in the name of the Father and of y e Sonne and of the holy Ghost vnto the forgeuenes of sinnes and dying thereto in one death and burial with Christ. The preacher must pronounce theÌ„ to be baptised into y e bodie and gouernement of Christ to be taught to professe his lawes that by his mediatioÌ„ victorie they might rise againe with him vnto holines happines for euer The church must geue thankes for the partie baptised and praye for his further instruction and traininge vnto â—aluation 43 How is the signe made a superstitious trifle They blasphemously abuse the name of god in baptising theÌ„ wherby they further come vnder the fierce wrath of god his bitter curse to be more desperatlie hardened in their sinnes Thei are pronounced to be baptised into their wicked fellowship and gouernment to be taught to professe with some lawes of Christ the lawes of antichrist especially to be set on mischiefe and left helplesse therein The parishe with a false worship and idoll seruice geue thankes and pray vnto God as to an idoll wherby there is a further increase of wickednes miserie to the partie baptised 43 Baptising in the name of God is a due applying of the signe of washing or sprinckling to the worde duelie preached by him which is knowne to be sent of God Baptising into the bodie and gouernement of Christ is when the parties Baptised are receyued vnto grace and fellowshippe by partaking with the church in one Christian communion Thankes giuing and Prayer doo followe after to be spoken of here they be mencioned by occasion Hitherto of the first gathering and planting of the Church 44 How must it be further builded accordinge vnto churche gouernement First by communion of the graces offices in the head of y e church which is Christ. Secondly by communion of the graces and offices in the bodie which is the church of Christ. Thirdly by vsing the Sacrament of the Lords supper as a seale of this communion Hitherto of supplanting of the true Church 44 How do they establish their false church gouernmeÌ„t in stead therof They are first vnder one chiefe Antichrist the Pope or vnder other Antichrists which reseÌ„ble him or sprang vp of him and receaue their image and markes They draw corruptions and partake wickednes one with an other in one common plague They make their supper of communion a pledge seale of their wretched confusion 44 The communion of graces is a mutuall vsing of friendshippe and callings to pleasure and be pleasured in all christian charitie Christ is the Sonne of God made by his Father the Heade and Lorde of the Church because he hath anoynted and filled him with his Spirit and hath giuen him an office and charge and the fulnes of all graces to worke our saluation Antichrist is the childe of the Deuill filled with the spirit of delusion and hypocrisie who hath an vsurped office ouer false christians named the church of God and by the strength of his Lawes gouernement and superstitious ceremonies doeth ouerthrowe their redemption by Christ. 45 Howe hath
the churche the communion of those graces offices which are in Christ It hath the vse of his priesthoode because he is the high Priest thereof Also of his prophecie because he is the Prophet thereof Also of his kingdome and gouernement because he is the kynge and Lord thereof 45 How are they vnder some one chiefe Antichrist and receaue his image and markes They put religion holines in their fellowship vnder his abominations and so he is their priest They follow his lawes and ordinances and so he is their prophet They hould his gouernment and so he is their kinge 45 The Priesthoode of Christ is his office of mediation and seruice in the church for attonement and sanctification whereby all sinne and vncleannes is taken away The Priesthoode of Antichrist is his office of tolerating and dispensing with wickednes that it may remaine and agreement might be made betweene Christ and Belial 46 What vse hath the churche of his priesthoode Thereby he is our mediatour and we present and offer vppe our praiers in his name because by his intreatie our sinnes are forgeuen Also he is our iustification because by his attonement we are iustified Also he is our sanctification because he partaketh vnto vs his holines and spirituall graces 46 How is Antichrist their priest A vile person presenteth their prayers to God as a spokesman for them and pronounceth absolutiō of their sinns and that by stinting and limiting in popish wise Also hee tolerateth and dispenseth with wickednes to iustifie iniquitie Also by a vaine hallowing and blessing them selues vnder him they draw and increase their corruption and filthines by him 46 His Mediation is a duetie of his Priestlie office in seeking and getting the helpe blessing of God towardes vs by the fauor of God towardes him and therfore he complaineth intreateth for vs as belonging vnto him The forgiuenes of sinnes is the mercifull graūt of God to the prayer of Christ that the sinnes of his for whom he answered in righteousnes might be taken away Our Iustification is the ful discharge of al dueties wherewith the lawe charged vs which deliuereth vs from the guiltines of sinne by the righteousnes of Christ. Our Sanctification is the partaking of the holines spiritual graces of Christ Iesus whereby we serue God in newnesse of spirite 47 What vse hath the church of his prophecie He him selfe hath taught vs and geuen vs his lawes He preacheth vnto vs by his worde message in the mouthes of his messengers He appoynteth to euerie one their callinges and dueties 47 How is Antichrist their prophet He geueth them lawes and iniunctions which they receaue He sendeth his hirelings to preach and vphoulde with some lawes of Christ his owne lawes especially He misleadeth euerie one to his mischeuous busines 47 The Prophecie of Christ is his office of teaching and giuing lawes to his people wherby he vseth their obedience to learne and know the same His preaching by his seruauntes is the message he giueth to those whom he sendeth to vse the obedience of his people in learning that they might knowe his lawes and his will His appointing and moderating is whereby all haue their office and charge at his handes The prophecie of Antichrist is his office of teaching and giuing lawes to his people whereby he abuseth their obedience to holde and learne with some lawes of Christ his owne lawes especiallie 48 What vse hath the churche of his kinglie office By that he executeth his lawes First by ouerseeing and trying out wickednes Also by priuate or open rebuke of priuate or open offenders Also by separation of the wilfull or more greeuous offenders 48 How is Antichrist their king He forceth his religiō by ciuil power or by binding their consciences whereby he hideth shifteth away their guiltines which the word doth bewray His officers chide and braule to increase their power riches by those which offend them They excōmunicate some frō their churches to communicate damnation more surely to those which are in their churches 48 The kingdome of Christ is his office of gouernement whereby he vseth the obedience of his people to keepe his lawes commaundements to their saluation and welfare The kingdome of Antichrist is his gouernmēt confirmed by the ciuill Magistrate whereby he abuseth the obedience of the people to keepe his euill lawes and customes to their own damnation The ouerseeing and trying out of wickednes is his forceable taking of accountes by the watch in his church and the skāning of things by his worde whereby he maketh known that which anie would hyde Rebuke is a pronouncing of the knowne wickednes of anie with condemning the same in the hearing of the offēder only if his fault be priuate or of witnesses if he be wilfull therein openlie iustifie it or of the church if he yet bee more wilfull or else if his faulte be open in the presence and hearing of those whiche see his fault or if he be wilfull before the churche whereby he may be ashamed and others feare Separatiō of the open wilfull or greeuous offēders is a dutifulnes of the church in withholding from them the christian communion and fellowship by pronouncing and shewing the couenaunt of christian cōmunion to be broken by their greeuous wickednes and that with mourning fasting and prayer for them denouncing Gods iudgements against them 49 What vse hath the churche of the graces and offices vnder Christ It hath those which haue office of teaching and guiding Also those which haue office of cherishing and releeuing the afflicted poore Also it hath the graces of all the brethren and people to doo good withall 49 What is the common plague in drawing corruptions and partaking wickednes together vnder Antichrist Some haue office of deceauing and misleading the people Some of prouiding for the belly and kitchin All the company do partake further wickednes in a false worship vngodly behauiour 49 The office of teaching and guiding is a charge or message committed by God vnto those which haue grace and giftes for the same and thereto are tried and duelie receyued of the people to vse their obedience in learning and keeping the lawes of God 50 Who haue the grace office of teaching and guiding Some haue this charge and office together which can not be sundred Some haue their seueral charge ouer manie churches Some haue charge but in one church onlie 50 Who haue the office of deceauing and misleading the people Some haue their authoritie power of rauening ioined together and participate Likewise some haue their seueral power to rauene manie churches Also some are tied toe particular churches 50 The offices or charges participate and ioyned are whiche haue their execution and gouernement with consent and counsell of diuers in the same office and charge 51 How haue some their
made in Christ vnto iustification In them also and for them others are sanctified by partaking the graces of Christ vnto them 57 Howe are they a spirituall infection and abomination By a shewe of deuotion in their false worshippe idol seruice they make others like them in their wickednes They tollerate cherish wickednes to iustifie the same In them also and by them others be accursed by drawinge their corruptions 57 Looke question 46. For praying for others For Iustification For Sanctification 58 How are all Christians made prophetes vnder Christ They teach the lawes of Christ and talke and reason for the maintenauÌ„ce of them They exhorte moue and stirre vp to the keeping of his lawes They appoint counsel and tell one an other their dueties 58 How are they false and wretched deceauers They stand reason for their lawes and traditions They incourage streÌ„gthen one another with flatterings pleasinges They misleade by their counsell and example to their mischeeuous busines 58 Looke question 47. and 53. For teaching For exhorting For appointing duties by counsell and telling Hitherto of the communion of offices and graces in the Church Nowe followeth the right vsing of the Lordes Supper as a seale of this communion Howe men should enter and take on them Church callings and offices and execute the same Looke question 114. 59 How must we vse the Sacrament of the Lords supper as a seale of this communion There must be a due preparation to receaue the Lords supper And a due ministration thereof 59 How do they make their supper of communion a pledge seale of their wretched confusion They are most toward and fit to receaue their owne supper but not the Lordes They handle their supper in a vile abominable maner 59 The Lords supper is a Sacrament or marke of the apparent Church sealing vnto vs by the breaking and eating of breade and drinking the Cuppe in one holie communion and by the worde accordinglie preached that we are happilie redeemed by the breaking of the bodie and sheaddding of the bloud of Christ Iesus and we thereby growe into one bodie and church in one communion of graces whereof Christ is the heade to keepe and seeke agreement vnder one lawe and gouernement in all thankefulnes holy obedience A shorter definition Or brieflie It is a seale of our partaking and growing togither in one bodie whereof Christe is the heade in one christian communion 60 What preparation â—ust there be to receaue the Lords supper There must be a separation froÌ„ those which are none of the church or be vnmeete to receaue that the worthie may be onely receaued All open offences and faultings must be redressed All must proue and examine them selues that their conscience be cleare by faith and repentance before they receaue 60 How are they most toward and fyt to receaue their owne supper They partake open wickednes in one wicked fellowship Open offences sinns are amongst them incurable All do flatter them selues with a superstitious likeing off an outwarde shew of some holines 60 Preparation to receiue is a duetifulnes in vsing meanes that it maye be in right and due manner SeparatioÌ„ of the vnworthie is a withholding of them from that communion and fellowship in the supper beeing not prepared nor meete thereto Redressing open offences and faultings is a duetifulnes in vsing meanes that the parties which doo offende may be openly knowne to be amended or separation made Examining our CoÌ„science is a due applying of the worde of God vnto the same to know our good and euill life least the guiltines of our secret sinnes and priuate offences doo make vs vnworthie receyuers 61 How is the supper rightlie ministred The worde must be duelie preached And the signe or sacrament must be rightlie applied thereto 61 What is their vile and abominable handling thereof The law doth bynd the priest people to a popish reading or to a dead and fruitlesse teaching And the signe is made a superstitious trifling colouring of abominatioÌ„s 61 Ministration of the Supper is a due manner of vsing the same by applying it to a right communion By preaching the worde of communion wee vnderstande not the blinde reading or fruitlesse pratâ—inge thereof at randome but a teaching by lawefull messengers of the right vsing of the bodie and blood of Christ in one holie communion and that with power 62 How must the worde be dulie preached The death and tormentes of Christ by breaking his bodie and sheading his bloud for our sinnes must be shewed by the lawfull preacher Also he must shewe the spirituall vse of the bodie bloud of Christ Iesus by a spirituall feeding thereon and growinge into it by one holie communion Also our thankefulnes and further profiting in godlines vnto life euerlasting 62 What is their popish reading or dead and fruitlesse teaching By a shew of reading or telling of the body bloud of Christ which were geuen for them they mocke them with a shadow of his body or rather a counterfet They make them guiltie of the bodie and bloud of Christ Iesus They are imbouldned made carelesse in their wickednes 62 The death and tormentes of Christe were defined before The spirituall vse and feeding of the bodie blood of Christ is an applying of his whole worke of our redemption by that outwarde signe to feele effectuallie the remedie of our miseries by that partaking growing togither in one bodie of Christ and spirituall Communion Thankes giuing and profiting in godlines are afterwarde defined 63 How must the signe be applied thereto The preacher must take breade and blesse and geue thankes and theÌ„ must he breake it and pronounce it to be the body of Christ which was broken for theÌ„ that by fayth they might feede thereon spirituallie growe into one spiritual bodie of Christ and so he eating thereof him selfe must bidd them take and eate it among them feede on Christ in their consciences Likewise also must he take the cuppe and blesse and geue thankes and so pronounce it to be the bloud of Christ in the newe Testament which was shedd for remission of sinnes that by fayth we might drinke it spirituallie and so be nourished in one spirituall bodie of Christ all sinne being clensed away and then he drinking thereof himselfe must bydd them drinke there of likewise and diuide it amoÌ„g them and feede on Christe in their consciences Then muste they all geue thankes praying for their further profiting in godlines vowing their obedience 63 How is the signe made a superstitious triflinge and colouringe of abominations They take breade or a wafer cake and inchaunte it by reading a grace ouer it and a number of other prayers they reade it to be the bodye of Christ which is but an Idole in stead thereof and they feede on it by their superstition and growe into one wicked communion so
the priest doth eate of it himselfe and carieth it rounde about vnto them with a vayne babling ouer euery one which receyue and eate it kneeling downe before him Likewise also they take the cuppe and inchaunte it by reading a grace or other prayers ouer it then they reade it or by the booke pronounce it to be the bloud of Christ which is but an Idole in steade thereof And so he and they drinking it doe euen drinke their iniquitie and feede thereon So are they imbouldned and further strengthned in ther sinne Hitherto of our calling in the newe Testament 63 Applying of the signe is a due manner of giuing taking and vsing it in an holy communion vppon the worde preached Pronouncing the breade to be the bodie of Christe is a warranting and sanctifying thereof by the authoritie of God in the message of the Preacher to bee an outwarde religious signe seale or pledge of his bodie broken for vs and of the spirituall grace receyued thereby Pronouncing the drinke to be the blood of Christe is a warranting or sanctifying thereof by the authoritie of God in the message of the Preacher to bee an outwarde religious signe and seale or pledge of his bloudsheading for remission of our sinnes and of the spirituall grace receyued thereby Now followeth what calling the Iewes had in the olde Testament as by shadowes and ceremonies which nowe are abolished It were to long to write of all the Iewishe Ceremonies seeing wee would haue this Booke so small as we could For the order of handling them there is no difficultie for looke as the pointes and matter of our redemption be so must the ceremonies be applied thereto 64 What calling is there by ceremonies and shadowes By outwarde sensible signes they teach vs spirituall graces as the ceremonies of the oulde law which are abolished And in the new Testament the two Sacraments before mentioned To apply this to the Iewes at this tyme. 64 How are the Iewes called away misled by the ceremonies Their outward sensible signes are a mockerie of the spirituall graces yea Idols be they and superstitious trifles in stead of grace and truth which is by Christ Iesus 64 The olde Testament was a declaring teaching by a due message from God of the redemption by Christ who was yet for to come but yet in darker manner by shadowes and ceremonies applied to the doctrine to represent Christe Iesus Ceremonies be outwarde sensible signes sanctified and applied by the worde duelie preached to be religious shewes of some spirituall graces which are meant thereby Ceremonies remaining which rather are to be called Sacramentes are Religious Signes and seales confirming and sealing vnto vs by the worde duly preached a spiritual Grace receaued alredy For they be rather seales of graces receyued then shewes and shadowes of graces comming Ceremonies abolished are which being fulfilled in Christ whom and whose dooinges they did signifie doo cease to be helde anie longer because Christe Iesus hath made our saluation so cleare that to vse the olde ceremonies were to darken the light with shadowes and to chaunge Christ Iesus him selfe for the signes and shewes of him 65 Which be the ceremonies of the ould law Some were ceremonies of the whole church and of our whole redemption As the Garden of Eden after the fall of man For the Tree of lyfe which before the fall of Adam was but a token of his obedience of his welfare and happie life thereby was nowe made a signe of life in Christ Iesus Also his driuing from the tree garden was a signe that he should seeke life and redemption by Christ in his Church For the Garden also did shadowe out the Church as the Tree did shadowe Christ Iesus Also the Altar and place togither where it stoode before the Tabernacle was commaunded For the Church of God is as holie grounde for the Altare Christ Iesus and we are y e place which he hath chosen to put his name there Christ is the Altar because that as by the Altare the place and all that was done in it was sanctified so by Christ both we and all that we doo in our regeneration is cleansed and sanctified And therefore is Christ the Altare because that as it was for burnt and sinne offerings and for meate offeringes and peace offerings c. So Christ was slaine to be our burnt and sinne offeringe and he ouercame and tooke awaye sinne and miserie and restored our happines to be our meate offering and peace offering The Arke of Noah and the doare thereof and the safetie of his familie therin did signifie the spiritual house and Church of God whereof Christ is the doore and also the spirituall safetie and happines therein which shal be perfected after this life The land of Canaan and the increase and blessinges therof were figures of the Lords Church and people and of the spirituall graces which the Lorde bestoweth thereon For as the landes of the kingedome is the Kinges inheritaunce so we are the Lordes spirituall inheritaunce and his Canaan ouer which he raigneth The same also is to be sated of some places in the lande of Canaan The Passeouer and comminge out of Egypte did foreshew our redemption from Satan and Antichrist and from all wickednes and miserie For wee eate the Paschall Lambe Christe Iesus when we feede spirituallie on his death and tormentes and so die with him by repentaunce vnto sinne and when we receyue the graces of his resurrection and happines with God and so partake and growe togither in one bodie and church in one Christian communion of graces whereby wee goe out of Egypt as did the Israelites As the Rocke from whom doth flow the spiritual drincke The Tabernacle framed and made for a dwelling to the Lord wherein he delighteth The Citie Ierusalem Mount Zion The Temple The Sanctuarie The Slaughter of the Midianites and such great Deliuerances The Returne from the Captiuitie c. Also certaine Families houlding the ceremonies and true Religion As the familie of Noah and those before him which were raised vp in Abels roume Abraham and his seed Moses and the Kingdome of Israel in the handes of good Kinges Iudges Aaron his seed the Priestes and Leuites Dauid his seed in the seat of Iudgment tyll the coming of Christ. And other such like 65 How doe they make the ceremonies Idols mockeries of the truth They haue some Ceremonies in place of the Church and of the redemption by the Messiah whiche are Idoles in steade of the Church and of the redemption As the Garden of Eden and the Tree of life therein they make an idol in stead of Christ his church if stil thei holde thē as ceremonies that the Messiah our tree of life is not come that he daily doth not gather his church which is our garden of Eden For therein we haue our spirituall beautie looke for an end of this