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A10399	Tvventy nine lectures of the Church very necessary for the consolation and support of Gods Church, especially in these times: wherein is handled, first, in generall concerning first, the name; secondly, the titles; thirdly, the nature, fourthly, the diuision of the true Church: secondly, of the visible Church ... and lastly, the application of it to all Churches in the world so farre as they are knowne to vs. By that learned and faithfull preacher, Master Iohn Randall, Batchelor of Diuinity, pastor of Saint Andrewes Hubbart in little Eastcheape, London, and sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford. Published by the coppie perfected and giuen by the author in his life time; carefully preserued and adorned with notes in the margent, by the late faithfull minister of Christ, Master William Holbrooke.	Randall, John, 1570-1622.; Holbrooke, William.	1631 (1631)	STC 20683; ESTC S115641	423,199	550

indirect allegations by way of inference from Gods commandements bidding vs to doe well and from his promises if we doe well which rather send vs to God for that which we cannot doe of our selues then imply any ability for the doing of them in our selues The third instance iustification by faith alone against mans merits we teach according to the Scripture Rom. 3.20 28 that by the workes of the law no flesh shall bee iustified But that a man is iustified by faith without the workes of the law And Gal. 2.16 A man is not iustified by the workes of the law but by the faith of Iesus Christ And Ephes 2.8 9. by grace ye are saued through faith not of workes c And Titus 3.5 not by the workes of righteousnesse which wee haue done but according to his mercy he saued vs That which the Papists pretend to the contrary Iames 2.24 yee see then how that of workes a man is iustified and not of faith onely doth not crosse the former except they wil blaspheme and say that God doth contradict himselfe but is plainely spoken of another saith that is dead Verse 90. whereas iustifying faith is a liuing faith and of another iustification that is before man as Verse 18. whereas this is before God The fourth instance Christ our onely aduocate against other intercessors wee hold and teach according to the Scripture 1 Iohn 2.1.2 that wee haue an Aduocate with the Father Iesus Christ the iust and hee is the reconciliation for our sinnes And Reuel 8.3 Another Angell came and stood before the Altar hauing a golden censor and much odours were giuen vnto him that he should offer with the Prayers of all Saints This Angell is Christ who as the high Priest in the Law Exod. 28.38 doth appeare before God making the Prayers of the Saints acceptable to God And there is not any shew of warrant in the word neyther for any one no nor for all the Saints together to doe the like The fifth instance the spirituall worship of God against images Our Religion teacheth according to the Word Iohn 4.23.24 that all true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and truth for the Father requireth euen such to worship him God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and truth And Exod. 20.4 5. Thou shalt make thee no grauen Image thou shalt not bowe downe to them c This second Commandement is so plaine for this that the Papists leaue it out in some of their Catechismes and make vp the number of ten Commandements by diuiding the last And there is not one tit●le of Scripture for Images neyther precept dispensation exception or example approoued but on the contrary they are fearefully threatned and strangely punished The sixth instance Our Communion against their Masse Our Communion is warranted by Gods Word 1 Cor. 10.16 the Cuppe of blessing which we blesse is it not the Communion of the blood of Christ c And 1 Cor. 11.23 24 25 c whereas their Masse hath no warrant at all in the Word not so much as the name of it found there nor in the Nature of any propitiatory Sacrifice nor any Intimation of repeating it but directly the contrary as wee may see Hebr. 10.10 14. the offering of the body of Christ once made with one offering c The seuenth Instance our carriage of the meanes of Saluation in open sight against their carriage of all in a cloude Our prayers made in a knowne Tongue are warranted in the word 1 Cor. 14.14 15. If I pray in a strange Tongue my spirit prayeth but my vnderstanding is without fruite what is it then I will pray with the Spirit but I will pray with vnderstanding also c And so for the word to be free and common to all as it is with vs hath his warrant Matth. 5.15 neither doe men light a candle and put it vnder a Bushell but on a candlesticke and it giueth light to all that are in the house And Prou. 9.4 5. who is simple let him come hither c And Esa 55.1.3 Loe euery one that thirsteth come ye to the waters c encline your eares and come vnto me and your soule shall liue So likewise hath an explicite faith his warrant Ioh. 9.35 Doest thou beleeue in the Son of God where our Sauiour requires an explicite and particular faith in the blinde man And in the 1 Pet. 3.15 the Apostle would haue vs bee ready alwaies to giue an Answer to euery man that asketh vs a Reason of the hope that is in vs c That which the Papists pretend to the contrary Matth. 7.6 Giue yee not that which is Holy to Doggs c is a malicious peruerting of Christs Words to his peoples destruction and their owne Ruine Thus wee see that their Religion is too light and oars full weight in this second Ballance of Gods word Let vs try them in the third Ballance The Ballance of true holinesse That is the best and true Religion of God that is most powerfull to worke Holinesse of heart and life for God is holy and our calling and the end of ●● what cold deuotion will there be in vs and what hourely prayers and little faith and lesse reuerence as dealing with men and not with God himselfe For the fifth instance If wee worship God in Spirit without Images it workes in vs Spiritualnesse and truth for wee presenting our selues in all our worship nakedly without any Image before the Lord as before a pure Spirit wee are stirred vp thereby and growne by vse to frame our selues to his owne Image to be spirituall men and spiritually minded spiritually affected our vnderstanding will thoughts desires meditations and courses will be spirituall and heauenly lifted vp to an higher strayne in affection and eleuation of Spirit the onely meanes whereby to be truely renewed in the Spirit of our minds it will be a notable meanes against all carelesnesse and Hypocrisie and formality in our hearts and liues Sixthly our spirituall and true Communion with Christ against their Masse By this Communion Christ spiritually enters into vs and stirs vs vp to the life of God and incorporates vs into his mysticall body here faith doth her right office in discerning the Lords Body with a spirituall eye and applying Christ and his death and merits soundly to the heart of the receiuer and feeding vpon Christ in heauen at Gods right hand whereas in the Masse there is but the flesh which without the Spirit profiteth nothing and the bodily eye and hand and mouth and belly doe in a manner all faith doth little or nothing Seuenthly if the meanes of Saluation be carried openly and not in a cloude then all is done in knowledge and vnderstanding And then there is an holy will desire deuotion affection and endeuoure to serue the Lord in an holy manner as may best beseeme him and

and burnt vp God waters it and makes it fruitfull who shall hinder the growth and increase thereof Surely God will not suffer his owne worke to be hindred by any power in the world If this were well considered it would dismay the aduersaries of the Church and euen daunt Satan himselfe for they know before-hand that they are fighters against God yea against his speciall hand and therefore it is impossible that they should preuaile The wicked after the Flood when they built the Tower of Babel they fought against God but they could not preuaile it turned to their confusion but these fight against God in a speciall manner And therefore this is our comfort they shal neuer preuaile though they band themselues together against the Lord and against his Church yet all they doe is but the imagination of a vaine thing because it is against God and against his people This should comfort the faithfull in all their persecutions temptations and distresses whatsoeuer because that they are built by Gods owne hand and therefore like Mount Sion they shall stand fast for euer and neuer be remoued and likewise they are continually assisted by Gods hand so that their enemies cannot hurt them as the Mountaines are about Ierusalem so the Lord is about his people from henceforth and for euer Psal 125.1 2. So much of the first obseruation arising from the causes of the Church The next Point arising hence is this That wheresoeuer Doct. 2 the true causes of a true Church are effectuall and that by the ordinary blessing of God they haue their due successe there certainely is a true visible Church First I say where they are effectuall for sometimes the causes may bee present yet not effectuall or at least very little effectuall but where they are effectuall onely there they cause a Church Secondly I say by the ordinary blessing of God for extraordinary blessing and successe doth not sufficiently proue a true visible Church The point is cleare in the case of the Church Act. 2. from the beginning to the end the causes of a Church were there as wee shewed before and they were effectuall Vers 41. They were added to the Church and it was ordinarily effectuall Verse 47. The Lord added to the Church from day to day c. and therefore there was a true Church and so it is called in that verse 47. And so it was in the case of the Church of Antioch Act. 11. from 20. to 26. verse there was the meanes the Word and the Ministers of it and it was effectuall for they beleeued and it was ordinarily effectuall for a great number beleeued and turned to the Lord and therefore they were a Church and were also so called vers 26. So likewise in the 1 Cor. 1.2 Vnto the Church of God which is at Corinthus to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus Saints by calling c. They had a Calling then and this was effectuall for they were sanctified in Christ Iesus and so were a true Church The case was thus in the seuen Churches Reuel 1.16 to the end of the Chapter there were the seuen golden Candlesticks that is seuen true visible Churches and there was the Sonne of man that is Christ walking in the middst of them and there were the Starres that is his Ministers vpholden in his right hand and a two-edged sword came out of his mouth that is his Word and the power thereof for so the Word is compared to a two-edged sword Heb 4.12 And these were effectuall too the Starres were vpholden and it was a sharpe two-edged sword so where these are thus effectuall there is a golden Candlesticke that is a true visible Church Reas 1 The Reasons of the point are these First the cause doth alwayes proue the effect necessarily where it hath her worke and is not resisted now here are the causes of a true Church and their worke is not resisted therefore here is the effect too that is a true visible Church Secondly where these causes are there is the definition Reas 2 of a true visible Church that is a company of people professing ioyntly the sauing truth Now where these are there is a true visible Church Thirdly whosoeuer liues in such a Church where these Reas 3 causes are walking in truth and sinceritie and being carefull and conscionable to obey these meanes he is certainely saued and on the contrary whosoeuer liues out of such a Church and doth not obey these meanes ordinarily hee cannot be saued then where these are must needs be a true Church for without the Church ordinarily there is no saluation But our Aduersaries that we haue principally to deale against in this case confesse it that the Word and Sacraments are the instruments and meanes of constituting the Church and conseruing it therefore we will stand no longer on the proofes and grounds of the point The Vses are these First this serues to iustifie our Church Vse 1 to be a true visible Church against the separation that deny it for by this it appeares we haue a true Church because that we haue the causes of a true Church and because they are effectuall yea and ordinarily effectuall amongst vs. If they except against vs they must deny and say either that we haue not the causes of a true Church amongst vs or that these causes are not effectuall or else that they are not ordinarily effectuall amongst vs. Some deny some of these and some deny all of them and therefore say we are no true Church If they say wee haue not the meanes wee answer that we haue through Gods mercy the Word and the Sacraments and Ministers and gifts which are the causes and meanes of a Church Yea but say they yee haue not all Gods ordinances amongst you you want discipline c. I answer first we only waite to see them proued by the word to be Gods ordinances which they so much require Answ and then wee will receiue them with both hands as wee haue done greater things Secondly I answer if wee should not receiue them yet we might bee a true Church though happily not so pure and perfect a Church for Discipline is not a matter of substance to the being of a Church but to the well-being only Obiect yea but say they though you haue the Word among you yet you haue it not out of the Lords mouth for your Ministers haue not a true calling they are not called and sent of God I answer that extraordinary calling we neither haue Answ nor looke for but such ordinary calling as ordinary Ministers haue had in any Church since the death of the Apostles wee haue the same Let them shew vs any since that time and we will proue that ours is answerable to it therefore if wee bee not a true visible Church then there was never any since the Apostles death Yea Obiect but say they you haue your calling from the Church of Rome I