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A93925	The church, the proper subject of the new covenant. Delivered first in three sermons at Rochester Afterwards contracted into two, and delivered againe at Gravesend. Together with a covenant to walke with God. By Will: Sandbrooke, LL:B:Ox. and Minister of Margarets Rochester.	Sandbrooke, William, d. 1658.	1646 (1646)	Wing S571A; ESTC R229760	9,881	72

THE CHVRCH The proper subject of the new COVENANT Delivered first in Three Sermons at Rochester Afterwards contracted into two and delivered againe at Gravesend Together with a Covenant to walke with God By WILL SANDBROOKE LL B Ox. and Minister of Margrets Rochester LONDON Printed by W. Wilson for Philemon Stephens 1646. TO THE HONORABLE Committee of the County of K●nt Honored GIve mee leave to bespeake you in a word of an Apologetick preface for this my intrusiō upon your goodnesse After sixteene yeares residence in Oxford and many yeares forraigne travells upon my returne in these tumultuous times not being able to enjoy my owne charge in Oxford I betooke my selfe to sea imployment under the Right Honorable the Earle of VVarwick and after two voyages my lot for residence fell into Rochester and called to Saint Margarets have there two yeares exercised my ministery comfortably Here after my dispatch of the whole doctrine of the new Covenant I let fall some conclusions in satisfaction to doubts now agitated in the world whereof the first was the subject of this new Covenant to wit the Church which unexpectedly were not so cleare to some as I intended and wisht for After I contracted their largeness into this modell and delivered them in Graves-end Exceptions were taken by such as heard them not delivered but by report and the Author thereof defamed with what bitternesse let others that heard it judge I was therefore required for my owne vindication and such noble Friends as had cast a gracious aspect upon mee to publish them which here I now humbly present to your censure and patronage who now blessed bee God are the happy instruments of the peace of the County I have not to my best memory omitted nor added a materiall passage or sentence except the examination of the termes in Scripture signifying a Church as V. T. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which the Septuagint for the most part render by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though sometimes the various readings of Aquila Symachus and Theodorus gives that by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The N. T. use still 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which the Syriack translation expresse by the former word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 familiar also in the very same sense with all the Orientals so that I inferred as a generall issue from the Etymon of the word A Church was a collected body called together in the businesse of the Lord. This is the substance of all was omitted from the first delivery which I have not inserted in this Copy because I did beleeve the excepter would not trouble himselfe with any examination of the cryticisme My spirit I confesse hath ever been averse to publish or to have beene taken notice of this way I am too conscious of my owne weakenesse and insufficiencies to seek to make a noyse my inclination to obscurity and retirednesse is wel knowne and a meane condition if a setled one in privacy to apply my thoughts to study hath beene always my strongest intentions Other things of greater importance in literature I meane I have prepared which did providence see good to give me a setled condition wherein I might compose my thoughts to a setled sixtnesse and center my selfe in some rest to follow my study the greatest outward mercy I long for and value in this life I should humbly begge your patronage and protection In the interim untill Divine providence shall effect so great mercy to mee giue mee leave to beg your patronage protection of this rude draught 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the nature of a Church and let mee subscribe my selfe to bee ever really found Your most humble and faithful servant in the Lord Will Sandbrooke From my study in Rochester Nov. 20. 1646. To the Right Worshipshipfull the Major Jurats and Inhabitants of Graves-end Brethren YOu may remember I was engaged to your reverend Pastor for an exchange upon necessary occasions these conclusions I then delivered for substance to you I know not a materiall word varied You know how it was calumnized and with what bitternesse interpreted by him who heard it not upon what grounds hee proceeded I leave it to his owne serious thoughts As they are and were I commend them to you to judge whether the things are censurable or no. I must acknowledge your patience and candid acceptance of them then and engage my selfe now and ever Your servant in the work of the Lord Will Sandbrooke Rochester Novemb. 20. 1646. A Breife Summary of Three Sermons preached at St. Margarets RoCHESTER EPHES. 1.22 23. HAving you know at severall times declared unto you the whole doctrine of the new covenant my next businesse I acquainted you should be the examination of 3. grand Quaeries And these I digested into this order thus 1. What is the proper adequate and formall subject of all this great mercy of the Covenant The Church 2. What persons are capeable to come within this condition of the Church 1. Beleevers internally called 2. Infants by the outward seale of Baptisme 3. What law or rule the Church is regulated and walkes by whether the Law or the Gospel or both These things beeing dispatcht I shall proceede to satisfie two doubts to wit 1. How the conversation of a beleever or a member of a Church may be steered to an holy evennesse 2. What are the manifold impediments and hindrances from 1. Our owne deceitfull spirits 2. The stratagems of hell SECT I. THe first grand Quaerie I began with to wit The nature of a Church Wherein because I found the businesse in these tumultuous dayes sorely perplext with contentions and difficulties on the contrary parties I proceeded in a middle course if it were possible to take off the violence of both 1. The one party running violently against the other condemning its adversary of formality superstition and almost idolatry in tying up their devotions to saying of prayers set formes and places running circle of stinted duties without life and power and without expectation of any such things from Christ together with a mixture of prophane and godly A speckled Bird. 2. The other party running as strongly in a violent contrary channell condemning the other for schisme hereses sedition faction novelty seperation and division makeing breaches and fomenting discords opening a way to the unsetling of the peace and unitie of the Church In this so sad a condition I steared a course as neare as I could betwixt these two desperate rocke and yet unexpectedly struck upon each till I had almost splitt againe 1. The one charging me with too much liberty given to schisme private conventicles 2. The other accusing me with too much binding up and streigthning them in the Priviledges of Believers granted to the Church by Christ himselfe In this unexpected exigent finding a storme comming and we have tumults enough already though I was warned by a faithfull freind that it would not

be seasonable my improvidence left me in a snare I must acquaint you my resolution is to desist from the prosecution untill the wisedome of the State shall set up a way which is Vniforme and then I hope I may prosecute without disturbance In the interim because what hath beene delivered is snuffed at by some whom I scarce believe understood if heard it I shall therefore acquaint you with two things 1. The conclusions prosecuted already in this businesse 2. The conclusions remaining yet behind in the nature of a Church which I will only name These I will lay down as principles which must be as a firme basis to all deductive conclusions in the businesse of a Church so that 1. I shall adhere to them as of eternall verity 2. I shall yet willingly submitt to a full conviction of any error deduceable from them if cleared to me and humbly correct it These things being supposed by way of Appology I come now to my businesse EPHES. 1.22 23. And hath put all things under his feet and gave him to bee the head over all things to the Church Which is his body the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all AFter a short Analycitall resolution of the body of the Text I inferred divers conclusions whereof the first was God the Father hath given to Christ by speciall donation Thes 1. priviledge and grants the power interest and propriety and in succession of time the Actuall possession of a Church This proposition I laid downe as leaving the rest to the expository way for forenoones in my exercise onely to cleare it I laid downe some concluosins which were the same in substance and run paralell to this in this forme 1. Isa 32.1 Psal 2.6 God the Father hath invested Christ in the propriety and possession of a Kingdome 2. Rom. 8.2 This kingdome in order to its subjects was endowed with 3. grand priviledges 1. Rom. 8.12 Exemption from the curse of any Law 2. From the Tyranny of any power to enthrall or engage them to obedience except of Christ 3. Col. 2.21 From observation of any ordinances in point of absolute subjection but what himselfe hath instituted to them Whence I called in to aide one cleare and confessed conclusion The Kingdome of Christ and the Church of Christ are in substance the same thing So that in issue if Christ hath beene enthroned and established in a kingdome ergo also in a Church But Christ hath beene enthroned and established in a Kingdome by the conclusions ergo the sequell is easie from the last conclusion thus the Kingdome of Christ and his Church are the same in substance ergo If Christ have a Kingdom he must have a Church also The maine quaeriethen to be examined thus What this Church of Christ is After examination of the Termes incident to this businesse in the old and new Testament I concluded A Church or the kingdom of Christ is a combination or confaederacy of faithfull persons meeting together in a joynt consent to walke with Christ and to enjoy communion with him and amongst themselves in all his ordinances I cannot see but this discription of a Church agreeth with the Nationall Provinciall Parochiall Church of England unlesse we suppose intended and studied hypocrisie in receiving the Gospell In this I observed these distinct conclusions fully to cleare the businesse The members of this combination are faithfull persons Concl. 1. or actuall beleevers by profession This was made cleare in reason thus Christ being a living head all that come to him are also quickned for the cause being put the effect must follow and we live by faith in Christ ergo The members of a Church are living members or beleevers Thus reason gave attestation fully clearly 19. Art of the church of Eng. Agni 3. q. 8. Ar. 3. ad 3. Bell. to 2 c. 2. p. 271. so Scripture also Esay 26.2.6 Acts. 2.40.41 This first conclusion made good the 2o. is 2. These beleeving persons joyne together in a mutuall combination or joynt consent to bee a Church The reason is from proportion a common wealth joynes together by consent under one head to make a body politique and the members of a naturall body by one Spirit of animation constitutes the whole But the Church is in proportion a naturall and politique bodie Bell. ibid. Act. 19. Ergo. Iere. 50.4 Acts. 11.21.22 Thus this 2. conclusion cleared the 3d. was 3. This voluntary and joynt combination of Beleevers is to give themselves up wholly to walke with Christ The reason I assigned was because in this combination they joyned themselves wholly to Christ and gave themselves totally to him Ergo. Live walke with him Iere. 50.5 Acts. 2 42. And here the starting of one doubt hath caused all this dust and made such a misconstrued interpretation of things Is this combination by joynt consent Quest so necessary to a Church that it is not sufficient for every particular beleeuer to give himselfe up to Christ to walke with him but a society must joyne in it Because herein the businesse did pinch give me leave to give you a a breife account of what propositions I laid down in the same words and then I le to the rest 1. Every beleever after calling is engaged to bring over his Spirit to an universall resolution and answerable execution of walking with Christ The reason was given because every member is or ought to be at the whole disposition of the head and subordinat to it But c. Ergo. 1 Cor. 6.20 Psal 119.106 This first particular conclusion the second was 2. This particular resignation of any beleever thus to Christ makes him an actuall member of the Catholike Church of Christ which is onely one The reason given in this case it made them of the bodie of Christ as by a speciall act of faith Rom. 12.5 1. Cor. 10.16 1. Cor. 10.12.17 The second particular proposition thus done 3. There followes after this an actuall vnion and visible combination of the same person with other members which collected bodie make up a visible society of beleevers This is properly joyning to a particular visible Church and the reason is from the very construction of the Termes and the manifold places of Scripture Acts. 9.28 5.13 20.17 And this is the same with our parishes or parochiall congregations and combinations to worship Christ and to walke with him Art 19. Prop. 2. Preface to the Catechisme in the Common-Prayer B. So that hence it will be safe I suppose to inferr 1. Such a collected body or congregation so vnited is a particular visible Church And from thence also I inferred as a second conclusion necessary to the businesse 2. 1 Cor. 1.2 Though the catholike Church of Christ be but one yet there are divers particular Churches as Parochiall Nationall Provinciall or the like 3. Act. 16. p. 2. Rom. 16.4 Gal. 1.2 Every person so joyning