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A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

Lordships chief study and constant endeavour may be to promote the Lord's Glory by a constant tenour of Piety and Justice that the mountains may bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness Psal 72. vers 3. that ye may raise up the foundations of many generations and be called the repairer of the breaches Isa 58. vers 12. That the Church and Kingdom may long enjoy your Lordship as one of their great Blessings from the Lord That Mercy and Truth may meet together and Righteousness and Peace kiss each other Psal 85. So that by the good Hand of your God upon you Truth and Piety Order and Unity Peace and Prosperity in Church and State may abound that after many good days ye may obtain that Approbation Well done good and faithfull servant enter into the joy of thy Lord which is the sincere and fervent Prayer of Your Lordships most humble and devoted Servant ROBERT EDWARD Murrois the 20. of February 1683. ERRATA IN the Preface Page 4. Line 29. for who read which In the Contens p. 2. l. 9. for Cor. r. Chr. p. 6. l. 42. for Sam Satanius r. Samosatenus p. ibid. l. last for Serinium r. Syrmium p. 13. l. 8. for videbent r. viz. p. 23. l 43. for Rowa r. Tomo p. 41. l. 25. after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 add 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 49. l. 18. for university r. universality p. 45. l. 40. for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 65. l. 27. for his r. this p. 73. l. 30. for care r. cure p. 80. l. 30. for Justinianum r. Institutionum p. ibid. l. last for saved r. received p. 89. l. 21. for Desart r. Desert p. ibid. l. 22. for vers 29. r. vers 20. p. ibid. l. 32. for Sins r. for their Sin p. 91. l. 39. for Isa 4. r. Isa 40. p. ibid. l. last for word or reproach r. words of reproach p. last l. 11. for Covenant r. covenanted p. ibid. l. 17. dele it As for other literal Escapes they are recommended to the discretion of the Christian Reader THE PREFACE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER HE whose Name shall be called Wonderful Counseller The Mighty God The Everlasting Father The Prince of Peace even He was truely called Wonderful because of His two Natures and there wonderful if not also unspeakable union 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inconfuse inconvertibiliter indivulse inseperabiliter Concil Chalcedon Act. 5. Anno Domini 451. Episcop 630. Quod confirmatur in Synodo 6. Aecomen Constantinop Anno 681. Epis 289. non modo quoad Christi duas naturas sed duas in eo voluntates naturales duas duarum naturarum voluntatum operationes vel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 §. 8. repetitum §. 9. quoad operationes Counseller for in Him dwelleth all the treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge Col. 2. 5. The Mighty God the same to us a Child born Isa 9. 6. The Everlasting Father and to us a Son given The Prince of Peace being our Peace Eph. 2. 14 15. and Peace-maker our Ranson and Redeemer wonderful in His love to us whose dimensions passeth Apostolick knowledge Eph. 3. 19. who loved not His life unto the death for his love was stronger then Death who by His death was the death of Death Hos 13. 14. who hated His life being put in the ballance with His love to us This wonderful Lover and Prince of Peace died in bodily 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ineffabiliter simplex Iesus compositus est Dionys Areop lib. de Div. nominibus cap. 1. Cyril Alex. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ineffabiliter incomprehensibiliter thirst but His soul thirsting much more for our Salvation in His last Supper which He left in Legacy to the Church His Spouse as a love Token Supper being ended He inculcates Love and Union as the badge of His Disciples John 13. 34 35. John 15. 12 17. the same again third and fourth time and in His Prayer John cap. 17. after that His farewell Sermon before His death ingeminates His Petitions to His Father that these whom thou hath given me may be one vers 11. and 21. and the third time vers 23. Should not the Commands and Prayers of a dying Lord and lover of His Brethren and Spouse be highly regarded and carefully obeyed backed with the intreaties of the Holy Ghost by his Pen-man most pathetically 1 Cor. 1. 10. I beseech you brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak the same thing that there be no divisions amongst you that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement Philip. 2. 2. If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort in love if any fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies fulfil ye my joy that ye be like-minded having the same love being of one accord of one mind So exceeding wonderfully the two Natures of God and Man were united to unite Christians to God in Christ and in them to one another and our Saviour His body was rent to keep His Church from rent His Soul and Body separate to keep His Church from separation He prayed before His death for their union He died to unite them and the Holy Ghost the God of Peace and Love charges them in the Name of the Lord Jesus to be united in one mind and in one judgement and yet alace how many in this Land who profess themselves the Brethren and Sisters of Jesus left their first Love and violated this commanded union with their Brethren and Mother Church of Scotland who did once hang upon her Breasts and sucked the Breasts of her Consolations Isa 66. 11. were dandled on her knees and nursed with the sincere milk of the Word 1 Pet. 2. 2. yet too many of these not only despise their Mother Church but also run from her in scattered and confused Troups as if they were fleeing in the day of Battel from the sword of the Pursuer yea some cry out and swear they will lend their ear no more to their Mothers Instruction they will have no more of her Milk nor eat of her Bread in the Lords Supper nor pollute their Children with her Baptism and albeit their Mother cry after them with bowels of tenderest Christian compassion they answer with disdain Stand by thy self come not near to me for I am holier then thou Isa 66. 5. see what is the Lords answer to these these are a smoke in my nose a fire that burneth all the day and behold it is written before me I will not keep silence but will recompense even recompense it into their bosome That your words to your Mother Church are the same in substance with these forecited in Isaiah is clear to any impartial Reader therefore I intreat you in the bowels of Jesus Christ let not that fire and smoke of your Separation provoke the Lord any longer At present

I intend not to survey all the particulars of the present Schism but only this viz. the refusing to sing the Doxology in the publick Worship of God which makes a sad and unchristian-like Rent for in one Paroch-Church you may hear the Doxology Christianly sung but in the next Paroch-Church no mention of it non in the wandring Conventicle at the Hill side or in the Den they have gone from Mountain to Hill they have forgotten their resting place Jer. 50. 6. and have forgotten the Doxology as if they were all Antitrinitarians Jews Turks or Pagans yea and too often in the same Church-Assembly both in City and Country when it comes to the closing of the Psalm some sing the Doxology decently others sitting by who did sing the Psalm instantly turn silent at the Doxology yea some are worse deriding and scoffing the Singers of it this among Christians is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation Ezek. 19. 14. tell it not in Gath but no doubt it is proclaimed at Rome long ago who rejoice in our halting and say aha aha our eye hath seen 2 Aquinas in locum 1 Job 2. 19. Erant de Ecclesia sacramentorum perceptione non charitatis communione non erant ex nobis predestinatione aut electione ideo ex recessu eorum Ecclesia non est damnificata sicut nec corpus damnificatur cum humores pravi exeunt de corpore nam si suissent ex nobis praedestinatione aut electione mansissent utique nobiscum i. e. finaliter mansissent in consolatione fidei idem summae parte 1. quaest 23. art 4. in concl omnes à deo praedestinati sunt electi dilecti art 3. post concl praedestinatio includit voluntatem conferendi gratiam gloriam resp ad 2. Praedestinatio est causa gratiae in hac vita gloriae in vita sutura imo Tridentini Sess 6. can 15 16. Collatis fatentur praedestinatos ad vitam infallibiliter perseveratures itaque Tridentini cum Aquinate sunt in hoc puncto Remonstrantibus multo Orthodoxiores Lomb. itidem Sent. lib. 1. dist 40. capitulo 1. Nullus praedestinatus potest damnari at labi postmodum converti salvari nam Schisma Haeresis qua tales non sunt peccatum istud irremissibile at Ecclesia universalis penitenti absolutionem nequaquam negavit quum Deus misericors hanc tabulam penitenti post naufragium concessit cui Doctrinae S● Claro adstipulatur Problem 30. pag. 255. But lest the Roman Church insult against us because some have separate from our Church and thence infer that we are not of the true Church I answer that albeit a Church be Orthodox some may depart from them and no fault be in the Church but in them that separate from her dare any man impute a blot to the Christian Church in St. John's days when there went some out from the Apostolick Church when they were not of us says the Apostle 1 Joh 2. 19. for if they had been of us they had no doubt continued with us 2. I answer These who are separate from their Mother Church and died in that time I judge they have repented before the searcher of Hearts and obtained Mercy but the secret things belong to God Deut. 29. 29. as for these of the Separation as yet alive albeit they have fallen they may arise they have left their Fathers House with the Prodigal but they may repent and return for albeit they were bent on their Separation as St. Paul on Persecution before his Conversion so as he did it ignorantly and therefore obtained Mercy upon his repentance 1 Tim. 1. 13 so I judge in Charity their Seperation flowed from their ignorance also and therefore is a large door of Hope opened for Mercy to them upon their repentance This answer will satisfie the most rational of the Roman Church 3. I answer Blessed be the God of order who stilleth the noise of the Seas the noise of their Waves and the tumult of the People Psal 65. 7. who hath reduced the proud and swelling Waters of that deludge of Disorder which threatned the overtopping of the Mountains to abide within their wonted Channels I wish these Waters may abate more and as with their Bodies they give external obedience to Order so all this Church may be of one Heart and Soul keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace it being observed that the refusing to sing the Doxology is the most known Sibboleth Judg. 12. 6. whereby these of the Seperation are known from these that are orderly and the refusing to sing it proves a demonstration of too strong inclination to Separation Therefore we resolve to take pains for its refutation and if this opinion of the unlawfulness to sing the Doxology were meerly a speculative question in Divinity and did not tend to practice the knowledge thereof might safely and prudently be kept up from the Vulgar for many such questions are wisely kept close within the walls of the Divinity School which the Vulgar although they did hear them dispute in their Mother Tongue could not understand them Not the less in these same questions the learned can dispute pro and contra and be of contrary Judgements and yet keep Love and Charity but this Question anent the Doxology tends to Practice and that in the publick Worship of God and that not only on the Christian Sabbath but also on the Week day and therefore the refusing to sing the Doxology is a daily stumbling to the Weak If any particular man or particular metting of Church-men although they were a Body Representative of many Particular Churches yet it were Presumption in them to press any Duty upon their Christian Brethren who were not within their Line of Jurisdiction but surely the Singing of the Doxologie is far otherwayes for it hath the Authority Approbation and Practise of the Universal Church more then 1300. Years by past which with the Lords assistance we shall clear from Antiquity for in the 2. Greek Liturgies of St. Basil and St. Chrisostome who both lived in the 4. Cent. after our Lords Incarnation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrisost Litur Pag. 20. grlat Eandem Doxologiam habet Basilius in sua Lyturgia The Doxologie is to be Seen and Read unto this day For these 2. Greek Liturgies are used in the Publick Worship of God dayly or weekly sometime the one sometime the other in all the Churches of the Greek Communion which contains thousand thousand Christians In which Greek Liturgies this Prayer is to be found in Greek their Mother Tongue give unto us That with one Mouth and with one Heart we may Glorifie and Sing Praise together to the most Honourable and Magnificent Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost now and ever and to all Ages Amen The beginning and foundation of which Prayer is indyted by the Holy Ghost Rom. 15. 6. That we may with one mind and with one

to wit once at least each dyet of Publick Worship is to make an Idol of it I answer that defect they who lay any weight on this Objection it is of knowledge to wit That the frequent practising of any lawful Duty in obedience to lawful Authority is to make an Idol of it Deut. 6. v. 7 8 9. The Lord Commands Parents to teach His Word diligently to the Children When thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way when thou lyest down and when thou rysest up c. and inculcats Deut. 11. v. 18 19 20. Does here the Lord command to make an Idol of the Word Psal 1. 12. Blessed is the man that meditats in the law of the Lord day and night is that to make an Idol of Gods Law 1 Thess 5 17. Pray without ceasing is to make an Idol of Prayer then to sing the Doxology at the close of the Psalm does not make an Idol of it it being done to the Glory of God and in obedience to lawfull Authority and so for conscience sake 2. Answer It is not the frequency of the Action that makes it Idolatrous but trusting in the Action although never so lawfull and albeit but once done if a covetous worlding find a rich Treasure he makes it his Idol the first moment so he who would give the half of his goods to the poor at one dell and trust in it as a sufficient price to buy therewith the Glory of Heaven hath in so doing committed Idolatry 3. Answer A Christian may abuse any Lawful Duty by trusting in it and so idolize it but it will not follow that therefore such a Duty is unlawfull in it self as to give Alms to the Poor c. and therefore should not be commanded because it may be a●used 4. Answer Trusting in any Duty is a sin of the heart which man cannot see in his neighbour and so hath neither ability to judge nor yet Authority 5. Answer Be awar that thou who pretends Christian Liberty and therefore refuses to sing the Doxology or else under pretence of fear to Idolize it see thou make not an Idol of thy Christian Liberty or of thy panick fear of Idolizing th● Duty for in this condition the Proverb is made t●ue The fear of a man causeth a snare Prov. 29. v. 25. And that thou makes an Idol of thy pretended liberty of Conscience or pretend●d fears of the Idolizing the commanded Duty is thus proven that whatsoever ● m●n prefers to his obedience to God that he Idolizeth but the disorderly Christian prefers the maintaining of his Christian Liberty or pretended fear of Idolizing to the Duty of his obedience to God therefore he Idolizeth his Christian Liberty and pretended fear of Idolizing for God commands him to obey Superiour Powers in things Lawful and ●herefore in particular to sing the Doxology and all his answers is his Christian Liberty or fear of Idolizing forbid him to sing it and so he may shake of all obedience to God and Man under pretence of Idolizing the Duty Some say they will not sing the Doxology because the Bishops brought it in First Answer This Reason is invalid for the singing of the Doxology being proven to be a good and lawfull Deed will ye abstain from a good Duty because he whom you suppose to be your enemy advises you to do it This conc●it involves you in a snare of your own making If your enem● to ens●●re you bid you fear God will you not do it I hope you will say you will do it notwithstanding then abstain not from a good Duty in contempt of an● man 2dly Do the lawfull Duty least your Schism and refusing give offence I will ask you Are you lesse oblidged to sing the Doxology then our Saviour was oblidged to pay Tribute but He payed Tribute least He should offend Matth. 17. verse last 3dly The word of God commands if thy enemy hunger give him meat and does not the same Lord by infallible consequence command thee to take his meat where he offers it thou standing in great need of it Then let it be supponed that providence put you in such extremity that ye are at the point of death for hunger and the Bishop in charity at the Lords command offers you Meat although you account him your enemy you are bound in Conscience before God to take his adivise and Meat both beware to say you would refuse it for that would nor help but weaken your cause For if you in pride refuse his meat offered y● are your own murderer and being a self-murderer you kill both your Soul and your Body therefore I hope having pondered your twofold danger of Soul and Body you will grant to take the Bishops Meat for your own good and look on him as one sent of God for your good in that strait then ye will grant its lawfull for you to obey the Bishops advise 4thly If the Bishop shall recommend it to your Paroch Pasture who hath the charge of your Soul to recommend it to each Family to have Family Worship● would you cease from the Duty because it came of the Bishop I think you would not and that because you had a higher warrand then the Bishop that made you to obey even the God of Heaven Then although ye look not to the Bishops desire to sing the Doxology obey the command of God to glorifie him with all the Powers of the Soul and Members of the Body which he gave you to glorifie him with them and if the Bishop exhort you to walk in the way to Heaven will you refuse to do it and I will assure you in the Name of Jesus Christ the great Bishop of our Souls before whose Judgement ●eat we must all appear that notwithstanding your sinfull contempt of Bishops in that day you shall see many Bishops who had been Ma●tyrs Confessors burning and shinning Lights Sons of Thunder and Consolation standing in that day on the right hand of Jesus Christ with their flocks their Crown and joy will you refuse to stand on Christs right hand because many Bishops will be there or rather will ye not be glad to back the Bishop in his way to glory A● then your old new light will be buried in Eternal Oblivion and the Father of Lights will give you an new and eternal Light to wit that Bishops which in your Error you misjudged as going to hell then ye will know assuredly they were going to Heaven on better grounded Faith then you your scruples with which you troubled your selves and the place in the World wherein you lived will be all cleared th●n your hard thoughts that you entertained of Bishops and many other Christians better then your selves will be blotted our of your judgement to all Eternity and if Mr. Calderwoods hopes do not fail him you will sing the Doxology in Heaven with the Bishops But I charge you who are not the Lambs of Christ and truly regenerat that ye