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A85774	Christ tempted: the divel conquered. Or, A short and plain exposition on a part of the fourth chapter St. Matthew's Gospel. Together with two sermons preached before the University at Oxford, some years since. By John Gumbleden, B.D. and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Leicester.	Gumbleden, John, 1598 or 9-1657.	1657 (1657)	Wing G2232; Thomason E912_11; ESTC R207548	83,000	98

the same thing and that 1. In prophane writers the Jesuite himself y Vbi supra confesseth with others out of Suidas Xenophon Valla a Lodovic Vives in August lib. 10 ca. 1. de Civitate Dei Pet. Martyr ubi supra Sect. 13. Muscul loc com de cultú Dei. Sect. 1. Pare in cap. 12. ad Roman Dub. 3. p. 1232. Perk. problem p. 530. of worshipping of Saints Phavorinus Nay 2. That even in the holy Scriptures also they are so used sometimes the one sometimes the other and each mutually for one and the same religious worship due unto God only is most plain and manifest in both Testaments First In the Old and that in many places we will name but few Thus Ye shall serve the Lord your God saith Moses Ye shall b Exod. 23.25 serve which the Greek Interpreters from the Hebrew word Abad or Avad which signifies to c Par. ubi supra p. 1231. serve render 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Again Thou shalt serve the Lord thy d Deut. 6.13 God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and They put away the strange Gods from among them and served the Lord e Judg. 10.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Again the other word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is also used in the same sense notwithstanding the same word Abad be the Originall as before as You shall serve the f Deut. 13.4 Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Serve the Lord with all your heart 1 Sam. 12.20 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and serve the Lord with g Psal 2.11 fear rendred also by the same word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now if one and the same Hebrew word Abad be rightly rendred by the Greek Translators sometimes by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and sometimes by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nay by the latter oftner then by the former as touching that Service and Worship which is proper only unto God an Argument undeniable certainly it is that as these words whether it be the Latria or the Doulia signifie both but one and the same thing so also that one and the same Worship meant thereby is to be given to none other but to God only and cannot by any means be communicable unto Creatures Nay even in the Books Apochryphal which the Papists so much magnifie the same word their Doulia whereby they express their Saint or creature-worship is appropriated unto none but only unto God as O Lord Let every Creature serve h Judith 16.17 thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And my Son If thou coms to serve the i Ecclus 2.1 Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Secondly The same is confirmed also in the New Testament as Luke 2.36 37. Anna the Prophetess served God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And saith Paul After the way which they call Heresie so worship I the God of my k Acts 24.4 Fathers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So to the Israelites belongs the service of l Rom. 9.4 God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 turn but the leaf and presently you shall find another word of the same sense expressing the same thing as Act. 20.18 19. I have been with you at all seasons serving the Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And he that in these things serveth m Rom. 14.18 Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And again ye serve the Lord n Col. 3.24 Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Besides Paul oftentimes calling himself the servant of Jesus o Rom. 1.1 Phil. 1.1 Christ expresseth it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 'T is enough the words though two in sound are but one in sense and therefore by this frivolous and unwarrantable distinction there can be no sure ground to entitle the Angels and Saints in Heaven to religious worship and adoration God's peculiar due to whom as you have heard both the Latria and the Doulia properly belongeth and if that which is meant by both both signifying but one and the same thing be due unto God only just cause there is that this distinction that being thereby distinguished which in God's word is not distinguishable should be utterly rejected and exploded as it is Neither is that other term of theirs namely the Hyperdoulia or more then Saint-worship worthy of any better acceptance for though under a plausible pretence invented it was at first even to honour the humanity of our Saviour and the person of his Mother the blessed Virgin Mary with religious adoration yet in vain invented it was under that pretence and to that end In vain because the humane nature of Christ simply considered in it self and without any relation at all to his Deity is not God but a meer p Aquin. summ 3. pars q. 25. Conclu 1. creature and therefore not to be worshipped not with the Latria or God-worship as the Jesuite and his party themselves confesse out of q Pet. Lumbard 8. Intent lib. 3. Distinct 9. A.B. Alfons ● Castro lib. 2. advers hares in verbo Adoratio Aquin. ubi supra conclus 2. Damascene No nor with the Hyperdoulia neither for the rule is Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God but the humane nature of Christ is not God yet considered as it is united by an Hypostatical and personal union to his Deity then with relation to whole Christ God and man God manifested in the flesh then as it so subsisteth indivisibly in one and the same person without whom it never subsisted it is we confesse to be worshipped with one and the same divine adoration that is properly due unto the same divine person So as God and man in one person his Disciples worshipped him after his r 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 28.17 resurrection So the wise men also that came from the East worshipped him Mat. 2.2 11. Guided they were to Jerusalem by a star in respect of their journey but surely guided they were by the holy Spirit of God in respect of their judgement apprehending no doubt somewhat divine in him which is the object of religious worship due to God only as preheminency is of civil worship due unto man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they fell down and worshipped him him whole Christ but his manhood single and apart surely neither worshipped neither his Disciples nor the Wise men And as for his blessed Mother that pure Virgin the last mention we hear of her in holy Scripture was that of her Son unto her concerning John Woman behold thy ſ John 19.26 Son woman blessed she was among women even by the Angel's t Luke 1.28 testimony while she was on Earth and no doubt is most blessed among Saints now she is in Heaven Yet because she is a creature she is not to be honoured with divine adoration she is not So Epiphanius fully concerning this u Lib. 3. Haeres cap. 79. cited by Perkins in his Reformed Catholick and by De Pilkington in his Parallela Contr. 7. matter Let none saith he adore Mary who is holy and honoured yet