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A85175	The genealogie of Christianity and of Christians. Declared in a sermon at Mercers Chappel before the Right Honourable the Lord Maior of the City of London, April 28. 1650 and now thus published for the undeceiving of those, who say they are Christians, and are not, but do lie; and for the establishment and encouragement of those, who having named the name of Christ, do indeed depart (even in this hour of apostacy) from all iniquity, by C.F. one of the servants of the Lord Jesus Christ in the ministery of the new Testament.	Feake, Christopher, fl. 1645-1660.	1650 (1650)	Wing F570; Thomason E599_2; ESTC R202091	31,190	41

persons signified by these two words viz. Christ and a Christian in the new-Testament sence do both partake of the self same unction with this difference that every Chirstian is more remote from the fountain of unction then Christ is he receiving it * immediates immediately the Christian receives what he receives by * mediante christo means of Iesus Christ first Christ afterwards they that are Christs This word Christ is also expressed in the old-Testament by a word proper to that language 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 now the self same word that is attributed to christ sgiven to others besides him indeed it belongs unto him eminently and emphatically the Messiah John 1.41 Joh. 4.25 we have found the Messiah which is being interpreted the Christ and the Translators read Daniel 9.25 the Messiah * Although there be no 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 emp haticum prefixed to either word the Prince as in the 105. Psal there you shall find plainly the holy Ghost doth not speak of the Messiah yet those there specified are called by that name touch not mine anointed and do my Prophets no harm verse 15. Touch not my Christs Psalm 105. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mine anointed psalm 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his anointed my Messiahs the same word that is in the second Psalm his anointed his Christ as it is interpreted by Peter Acts 4. v. 26.27 And before I passe from hence you may understand this anointing is no other thing then the anointing of the Spirit The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to Preach c. as you read in the 61 of Isaiah the first ver so there is the notation of the word Christian gramatically But now thirdly You must observe the word according as it hath congruity of reason in its logical notation Christians so called from Christ they have this denomination in congruity of reason upon a four-fold account or in four respects First in respect of doctrine 2. in respect of conversation 3. in respect of interest 4. in respect of principles First Christians are so called from Jesus Christ upon this account of * Grammatica nudam vocem non naturam considerat Gr. log Logicus vocem considerat non qua vox sed qua ad ●entis intelligentiam refertur et rem explicat Keker in log reason because they and they onely do understand receive and embrace the truth as it is in Iesus and no other sort of people in the world do the like * Non sonum solum nominis expectes sed et sensum Tert. Receperunt nominari Christiani a Christo sicut Platonici a Platone Lyran in locum this is one distinguishing Character every Master or Rabbi or Teacher hath had his Disciples that hath attained to any eminency in any new and singular kind of learning There were among the heathens of old about Christs time and before the disciples of Plato the disciples of Aristotle Aristotelians and Platonists so distinguished because that the one followed the doctrines and teachings of Plato others followed Aristotle and imbraced for truth what he taught them there were disciples that were called Epicurians of Epicurus the Philosopher others were Stoicks the Disciples of that Doctrine as the Holy-Ghost gives you to understand Acts. 17.18 but it s no way necessary to acquaint this audience with the severall particular doctrines and oplnions of these Masters Only thus to our present purpose every one of these Masters of learning they had their Disciples and their disciple-ship consisted in this in owning and cleaving to the doctrines and opinions of their Teachers as they were doctrines distinct from all other doctrines in the world upon all occasions letting the world know by their disputes and professions by whose name they had chosen to be known and distinguished from other men Now as I said Christians in like manner derive their name as other disciples from their great Doctour the Lord Jesus Christ in respect of the particular distinct doctrine of the Gospel learned from him and that in a singular manner differing from all other doctrines in the world John 9 28. VVe are Moses disciples Mar. 2.18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees distinguished from Christs disciples They cannot be called Moses his Disciples * neither can they be called Iohns Disciples neither can they be called the Disciples of the first Adam considered as in the estate of innocency as they speak in respect of their own righteousness but they are the Disciples of Christ in regard they own and cleave to the pure proper Evangelical truth those divine supernatural truths which are revealed by the Son from the bosome of the Father which neither Adam in his first estate nor the children of men since that time have been able by strength of rational enquiries to find out understand and entertain yea such truths as the holy Angels themselves were not aware of Iuc 1.31 c. John 1.14 1 Tim. 3.16 Ephes 1.4 Rom. 3.28 Gal. 2.20 Rom 8 11 Heb 7 25 26 until revealed viz. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God Joh. 1.1 And the word was made flesh And great is the mystery of godlinesse Christian godlinesse God was manifested in the flesh and the rest of the doctrine of the Incarnation Again Election in Christ before the world began Iustification by faith without the works of the law Living by the faith of the Son of God The i●●dwelling of the Spirit in the hearts of beleevers The sending of the Spirit from the Father and the Son The man Christ Iesus The doctrine of Christs intercession at the right hand of the Majesty on high and that in our nature With many other glorious Gospel truths which the Angels desire to look into thus you may see what I intend by the doctrine of Christ as distinct from all other doctrines And surely those that are ignorant of these and other Gospel truths strangers to this divine learning cannot properly be called Christians Indeed Antichrist and his disciples pretend to be Christians and disciples of Christ as you heard and its true some of these doctrines forementioned they profess to cleave unto but that of 1 Titus is verified in them they professs that they know God but on works they deny him c. And because of the admixture of contrary doctrines summed up in the confession of faith made at the Councell of Trent their doctrine may be called a mungrel doctrine and so their worship like that set up of old by the Jewish-Priest among the several nations 2. Kings 17.33.41 they served the Gods of the lands and of the Countries and they served Iehovah there was a mixture in their doctrine and worship and you know what the learned writers and best schollers that contend against the Papacy say of them their doctrine and worship their

they ought to walk and to please God as the Disciples and Churches here mentioned walked and pleased God I think it meet to give you a brief narrative of such passages from the first Chapter unto this present Scripture as will make up a proper and a necessary manuduction unto the ensuing and intended doctrine After the Ascention of the man Christ Iesus into heaven Heb. i. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to sit down on the right hand of the Majesty on high as the Holy Ghost phraseth it there were about an hundred and twenty men and women assembled together with one accord in one place Disciples they are called waiting for the mission of the holy spirit Christ had foretold or told them before that unlesse he went away the Comforter would not come now he being gone to the Father and they by virtue of his command abiding at Jerusalem and waiting for the promise of the Father the sending and descending of the Spirit Behold in the second chapter the Holy Ghost comes down suddenly in a most glorious ministration that the like was never heard of in the world before and sate upon each of the Apostles in the appearance of cloven tongues like as of fire whereby they were enabled on a sudden to speak in other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance so that the Jews and Proselites out of every nation there reckoned up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 most part of the nations in the world at least under the Roman Empire heard them speak in their own language or proper dialect the wonderfull works of God Peter speaking a few words in the middest of an amazed and mocking multitude the Lord did so prosper and blesse what he and the rest spake that about three thousand souls gladly received the word and were added to that first new Testament-church Afterward the multitude of the Disciples increased exceedingly But now Satan the God of this world who blindeth the minds of them which believe not lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should shine unto them indeavoured what he could to prevent the progresse of it by raising up a cruel persecution against the Church Hereupon the Church was scattered 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faedum in modum verber●bus lacero faedum in modum tracco 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haling dragging men and women to prison all except the Apostles so there was the first new-Testament-Church scattered which was but lately gathered but by an over-ruling hand of providence the scattering of that first Church was the gathering of many for some went one way some another way and where ever they came they were instant in preaching the word preaching the Lord Jesus holding forth the doctrine of the Gospel Philip went down to Samaria and there brought in aboundance of people to Jesus Christ In this interim there were planted Churches throughout all Iudaea Galile and Samaria And in this eleventh chapter that we may make haste to the words of the text at ver 19. you have an historical account of the glorious successe of the Gospel in the more remote parts among the Gentiles Now they that were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travailed as far as Phaenice and Cyprus and Antioch preaching the word to none but the Iews onely They thought they alone were the people ro whom the glad tidings of the Messiah should be published and proclaimed but now at this Antioch the hand of the Lord was so with them Vide Calvin in locum that a great number of the Graecians believed and turned to the Lord. This being reported to the Church which was in Jerusalem for the Apostles being at Jerusalem had oportunity of bringing in others to the obedience of the faith in stead of the dispersed Disciples it was matter of great joy and and they sent forth Barnabas that he should go as far as Antioch Civitas ab Antiocho magno denominata Lyr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Antioch it bare the name of one of the Kings of Syria one of them was a bitter enemie of the Church of the Jews Antiochus Epiphanes and for his rage and madnesse they changed Epiphanes into Epimanes and so instead of Antiochus the Illustrious they called him Antiochus the * furious Or Antiochus the mad In this City Antioch as formerly in Samaria two eminent thrones of Satan the Gospel wonderfully prevailed and was readily imbraced by a great number much people was added to the Lord Paul and Barnabas come hither assemble themselves with the Church a whole year and teach much people And now when Christ had Disciples among the Jews and Disciples among the Gentiles when he had a Church at Ierusalem That is A. Congregation of Saints called out of the world by the word to the fellowship of the Gospel Churches in Iudea Galile and Samaria * a Church at Antioch being a very considerable number of people distinguished from the rest of the children of men having Laws and Ordinances ways of Worship differing from all other they are called by a new distinguishing name they are called Christians And the Disciples were called Christians first at Antioch that was the first place where they received this appellation and from thence the other Churches of Jesus Christ who hitherto were called Saints Distinctio voeis ambiguae primum sit in omni rerum consideratione Kec Who is as the wise man and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing Eccl. 8.1 Disciples and Disciples of the Lord c. Continuance of time hath rendred this word a very ambiguous word I mean the word Christian and therefore this being the time of reformation I speak not of carnal external reformation but of a reformation intended by Christ and his Spirit we must indeavour to reform not onely persons and things but the names of things and indeed reformation of this nature is nothing else but a Reduction of persons and things and names to their original causes in their first constitution to form them again as it were which cannot be understood without explication and distinction as the rule of the School is yea that maxim in al the Schools of Philosophie and Theologie is most true useful 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Planto in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that man which would teach aright must first of all make a diligent enquiry into the names of things whereby they are called lest being miscalled or misnamed there be a misapprehension or a misunderstanding of things themselves so then this is the truth which I shall from these words recommend unto this audience this day and I desire it may take hold upon all your hearts not onely in the explication of it but application also The name or title or appellation CHRISTIANS was given originally unto the Disciples of Iesus Christ. I mean Disciples exclusively and inclusively excluding all others including all such Now it is somewhat dark as