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A09744	The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut	1623 (1623)	STC 20003; ESTC S105046	300,452	702

with open face behold as in a glasse the glorie of the Lord and 〈◊〉 transformed into the same image from glory to glorie as by the spirit of the Lord. THe old Testament and the new Testament in summe and substance are all one Christ Iesus the very summe and substance of them both in himselfe is one and the same yesterday Heb. 13. ● and to day and for●uer Those mysticall wheeles which Ezekiel a Ezek. 1.16 sees in a vision● are one within an other After the same sort there is Gospell in the lawe and there is law in the Gospell One wheele is within another one testament is within an other For neither is the lawe so full of threatnings but that it hath some comforts in it neither is the Gospell so full of comforts but that it hath some threatnings in it So that the lawe is nothing else but a threatening gospel and the gospel is nothing else but a comfortable law The two cherubims b Exod. ●5 ●● which shadow the mercie-seat haue their faces one toward another In like manner the two testaments which shadow out Christ the true mercieseat vnto vs haue their faces one toward another For the old Testament looketh forward toward the new which is come and the newe testament looketh backeward toward the old which is past Those glorious seraphims c Esa. 6.3 which sing Holy Holy Holy doe call to one another So the lawe and the Gospel lauding him alone which is the holy one of God doe call to one another Behold the Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world There the lawe calls to the gospell when Iohn commends Christ. Among them that haue beene borne of women there hath not risen a greater then the Baptist. Here on the other side the Gospell calls to the lawe when Christ cōmends Iohn Whereupon also commending his spouse d Can. 4.5 he saies Thy two breasts are like two young ●oes that are twins feeding among the lillies The two breasts of the Church are the two testaments out of which we that are the children of the church s●●k the pure milke of the word of God These testaments feede among the lillies Because they treate and discourse especially of Christ who saies I am the lilly of the valleyes These testaments also are like two young roes that are twins Because twins as we reade of Hippocrates twins when they goe they goe together when they feede they feede together And after the same fashion the two testaments beeing the two breasts of the Church goe together and feede together like two young roes that are twins feeding among the lillies The Prophet Zacharie e Zach. 4.12 sees in a vsiion two oliue trees which thorough two golden pipes emptie themselues into the golden candlesticke This golden candlesticke shining continually and giuing light to euery one that came into the tabernacle was a figure of that light which lighteneth euery one that commeth into the world And euen as the light of that candlesticke was alwaies maintained onely with the oyle which dropping from the oliue trees and distilling thorough the golden pipes was conueyed into it so Christ shineth in our hearts onely by the light of his word and the two testaments are as it were two golden pipes flowing forth and streaming both together whereby the oyle of all gladnesse and goodnesse is powred into vs. Wherefore it is manifest that the old testament and the newe testament as Ezechiels wheeles are one within another Yea moreouer as those cherubins they looke one toward an other as those seraphims they sing one to an other as those young roes they feede both together as those golden pipes they flowe forth both together And therefore as there are two cherubims and yet but one obiect that they both looke vpon which is the mercie-seate as there are two seraphims and yet but one song that they both sing which is the holy as there are two roes and yet but one food that they both feede vpon which is the lillie as there are two pipes and yet but one vessell that they both flow into which is the golden candlesticke so there are two testaments and yet but one summe and substance of them both which is Christ. Christ the onely Mercy seat the onely Holy the onely Lillie the onely golden Candlesticke But now though these two Testamēts agree together thus in Christ whom S. Paul calleth Eph. 1.10 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the rec●pitulatiō or the abridgmēt of them both yet if it will please you to confides the diuerse dispensation of them you shall in this whole verse obserue six differences betweene them And euery difference is a dignitie Euery difference of the Gospel from the law is a dignity of the Gospel aboue the law The first difference is in these words But all we In the time of the olde Testament very few did behold the glorie of the Lord. When the Law was giuen onely Moses might come vp to the top of the mount al the people stood below Which custome continued euen vntill the comming of Christ. For when incense was offered a Luk. 1.10 onely Zachary went into the temple all the multitude stood without But suppose more men then Moses or Zachary did at that time behold the glorie of the Lord yet certainly more nations then the Iewes did not behold it The Iewes onely were Gods peculiar people As for the Gentiles they were suffred to walke in their own wayes The Lord shewed his word vnto Iacob his statutes ordinances vnto Israel He dealt not so with any other nation neither had the heathen knowledge of his lawe which likewise continued euen vntil the comming of Christ. For when a woman of Canaan cryed to our Sauiour saying Haue mercy on me he answered her I am not sent but to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel Yea not onely hee himselfe denyed mercy to the Gentils but also he charged his disciples for a time to shewe no mercy vnto them Goe not into the way of the Gentiles saies he b Matth. 10.5 and into the cities of the Samaritans enter yee not But go rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel So that it was but one man onely among all the people namely Moses or Zacharie or to take it at the very highest it was but one people onely among all nations 〈◊〉 ly the Iewes or the Israelites which did in the time of the old Testament behold the glorie of the Lord. But all we now all we with open ●●ce behold as in a gl●sse the glorie of the Lord. Then they did sing c. Psal. 76. Notus in Iada● deus In Iewry is God knowne his name is great in Israel But now we sing d Psal. 117. Landate dominum omnes gentes O praise the Lord all ye heathen praise him all ye nations Then no vncircumcised stronger might eate the Passeouer e Exod 12 45. onely