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sin_n	apostle_n	law_n	transgression_n	5,619	5	10.4785	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66891	Aron-bimnucha, or, An antidote to cure the Calamites of their trembling for fear of the Ark to which is added Mr. Crofton's creed touching church-communion : with a brief answer to the position (pretended to be) taken out of his pocket and added to the end of a scandalous and schismatical pamphlet, entituled Jerubbaal justified.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing W3335; ESTC R38319	81,961	126

make himself ridiculous and in effect to affirm that a man may see more clearly by a dim light then by a brighter And to deny the Minor were to arrogate to himself a better judgment then that of his Superiours which cannot be done without intolerable pride and presumption contrary to the express order of the Apostle Phil. 2.3 Let nothing be done through strif or vain-glory but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better then themselves That ye may walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Eph. 4.1 2 3. But to lay the Axe to the very root of his Ratiocination he saith the Ministerial Modification of publick worship by personal abilities Pag. 4 5. is the formal act of the Ministerial Office but to resign this formal act up to a Ministry-destroying-imposition is sinful But I deny the Modification of worship by personal abilities to be the Formal act of the Ministerial Office The Formal act of the Ministerial Office is to Minister the Modification as well by personal Abilities as by publick Authority is extrinsecal and circumstantial to it To make the Modification of the Act to be the Formal act it self is to make the Apparel the Man which is very absur'd except it be in a man of clouts and truly Mr. Crofton's Argument is no better Object But the Imposition and Prescription in Prayer and Sacraments is applicable to preaching Sol. To which I answer 1. That certainly a Sermon is never the worse for being well digested And 2. if it be seen and allowed by Authority I know no harm in it And 3. if it were not an endless work this course would secure the peace and solid edification of the Church the better And 4. when the Presbyterians Preach other mens printed Sermons as some of them are frequently observed to do this is supposed to be no prejudice to the interest of those souls that hear them But the truth is there is a vast difference betwixt Prayer and Preaching for our Saviour hath taught us that the first may be regularly and fully comprised in a short Office whereas the later hath as many Fields to expatiate in as there are several Texts in the holy Bible and here lies the most proper Scene for the variety of Gifts to perform their publick exercise upon Besides Gifts being design'd for the edification of the Church Governours are concern'd to take care they be not abused to the confusion of it 1 Cor. 14.32 33. Uzzah did but imploy his Gifts and Corah might pretend to do no more What M. Crofton objects Pag. 6. in fi●e by way of instance touching the Parish Clerk and people is no more to our prejudice then it is to his own purpose for without all peradventure they are a general part of the holy Priesthood St Peter speaks of 1 Pet. ● 5 't is their duty to bear a part in Gods solemn worship But I cannot think saith Mr. Crofton that any Bishop or his examinant will judge a School-boy Pag. 6. twelve yeares old sufficiently qualified to execute the formal act of the Ministerial Office and indeed no more can I. But we must not so look to personal abilities as to forget Divine Ordination An ordinary Butcher under the Law could dress a Lamb or a yoak of Oxen as well as the best of the Sons of Levi and yet his personal abilities did not qualifie him to offer sacrifice The efficacy of the Ministry does flow as little I am sure ex opere operantis as ex opere operato it depends not upon the cant and tone or the wording of the Minister that doth officiate but upon the Institution and Promise of Christ himself And Mr. Crofton cannot be our adversary in this Pag. 7. line 2 3. for he saith I hope Protestants make not the intention or intrinsecal power of the Administrator the formality and so the efficacy of the administration which is enough to cut the throat of his Argument for it follows from hence by an undeniable consequence that the efficacy of the Ministry does not depend upon personal Abilities And if another concession of his at the end of the same Page be well considered viz that the Minister must not vary any thing in the matter and substance of appointed worship it will make much for the credit of stated Forms in the several parts of our Ministration as being out of all question far less subject to the danger of varying from the matter and substance of appointed worship th●n the modification of it especially by the extemporary exerting of personal abilities So that upon the matter Mr. Crofton is still condemned of himself and till some better evidence be brought to the contrary I must remain as formerly in this opinion that Pulpit Conceptions are but Popular Deceptions And to the Treatise that bears that Title I refer the Reader for a fuller proof thereof In the mean while I shall offer Mr. Crofton and his party a proof that they are bound to submit to the use of a prescribed Liturgy that they may be at peace with their Governours and their own Consciences by keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace with the Church of God To do whatsoever is morally possible for Uniformity and peace sake is your duty But to submit to the use of a prescribed Liturgy is morally possible Therefore to submit to the use of a prescribed Liturgy is your duty The Major is proved by Apostolical injunction if it be possible and as much as in you lieth live peaceably with all men Rom. 12.18 The Minor is proved thus That which is not sinful and is within our natural power is morally possible But to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is not sinful and is within our natural power Therefore to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is morally possible The Major of this Argument what is not sinful and is within our natural power is morally possible cannot reasonably be denyed The Min●r as to the last branch of it to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is within our natural power this is evident of it self The first branch to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is not sinful is proved thus What is forbidden by no Law is not sinful But to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is forbidden by no Law Therefore to submit to a prescribed Liturgy is not sinful The Major is proved by the definition of sin sin is the transgression of the Law 1 Joh. 3.4 The Minor is justified upon this account 1. As to the Form of Words that is not forbidden by any Law of God for the Apostle saith Hold fast the Form of sound words 2 Tim. 1.13 and I beseech you brethren by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak THE SAME THING 1 Cor. 1.10 That ye may with ONE MIND and ONE MOUTH