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A30804	A short treatise describing the true church of Christ, and the evills of schisme, anabaptism and libertinism ... delivered in two sermons by Mr. Richard Byfield.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1653 (1653)	Wing B6393; ESTC R14831	37,996	46

tolerations of opinions of divers mindednesse in faith is not the conversation becoming the Gospel especially in times of terrible Adversaries and is not an evident token of the Adversaries perdition and of our salvation and that of God What is it then It is an evident token of the Adversaries prevalency and of our succumbency under the present judgement as yet And of the further wrath of the Almighty and that from a just God I have heard of some that say this is that which can never be that all Christians should be of one heart and way let such believe in him that is faithfull and hath promised and not dishonour and weary God by unbelief God hath heretofore made good this Article of his Covenant In the first primitive Christian Church they were all the multitude of them that believed of one heart and of one soul Act. 4. 32. they continued stedfastly in this holy unity Act. 2. 42. 44. 46. There were two glorious fruits and concomitants hereof Fear came upon every soul Act 2. 43. and great grace was upon them all Act. 4. 33. Now the same God that hath thus powred out his owne holy and one spirit the spirit of unity by the Preaching of the Gospel can do the same again His Covenant is the same The great God delights to do great things the fruits would be alike excellent nothing more full of Grace and amiablenesse or of terrour and dread Hence also ariseth a strong Argument that no Christian should plead for toleration for all ought to seek for Gods Church in the Reformation of it the utmost conformity to the first purest Primitive Church of Christ when she was as a heap of Wheat set about with Lillies True liberty of Conscience lieth in sweet communion in the unity of faith and in the perfect bond of love the souls of believers knit together and cleaving one to another as Ionathans did to David unanimously subject to Gods Law all other Liberty is the Liberty of lust 10. There are also that will not joyn in Prayer with any other though they be Christians unlesse they know them to be godly and that they be of their judgement and way they refuse to pray with us not only in our publique Congregations but in our private or occasionall meetings The Lords Prayer directs us to Pray Our Father Our respects the whole community of Professors of Christs name and not any Segregated part It taketh in all that call on the name of our Lord Iesus Christ What spirit are they of that can deny to pray with those that say Za. 8. 21. Come let us go seek the Lord pray before him Not of the spirit of one that is a Iew inwardly Holy Paul among Sea-men and Mariners who are none of the best among souldiers prisoners for severall sorts of wicked deeds Heathens of severall Nations and Religions prayed as the mouth of them all or with them all beseeching them all to take meat he took bread and solemnly prayed as the Text saith He gave thanks to God in the presence of them all Act. 27. 35. Christ hath broken down the partition Wall and now none are to be called common Act. 10. 11 12 14 15. or unclean The Gospel is to be preached to every creature to all Nations therefore prayer is to be made with every creature with all Nations to whom we may preach with them we may pray and ought yea prayer to God is not only an instituted worship but naturall or of the Law of Nature These Doctrines of division rent and tear the Church of Christ and this now mentioned is a pricking Bryar and grieving Thorne 11. Like to these also are those that make up Churches of those of their own opinion and separate from others that do hold the unity of Faith and the Rule of righteousnesse But who can separate from those that are of the same Faith and not break fellowship with the Lord Iesus Differences in opinions should not dissunder us in affections much lesse make divisions separate us into Church-wayes against Church-wayes the same Faith and the same Commandments for holinesse should be more powerfull to cement us in one Church then difference in opinions through petulancy to put every opinion into practice note this should be of force to loose us in the building or lay us in a frame whose cement and morter whose mould and fashion is from a conspiring in an opinion these conspiracies in opinion joyned with separation from other Churches that hold the faith of Iesus and the Commandments of God are no right gathering of Churches they are Conventions sinfull and Schismaticall and unlawfull carnall and proud separations they that hold one Faith ought in lowlinesse of minde and forbearance of one another in love to indeavour to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace Eph. 4. 2 3. 12. In like manner it is a violating of Gods Temple to separate because some wicked livers are not cast out of the Church the place abused is that in 2 Cor. 6. 14. 15. 17. To separate to come out from among them is not to separate or come out from the Church and Temple of God but from Idols from Belial from Infidels from Darknesse from Unrighteousnesse that they from whom we ought to separate are Idolaters Infidels Belialists Heathens of whom it is said ye were once Darknesse Unrighteous ones and they are not the Church and Temple of God to separate in the Apostles sense is not to touch the unclean thing that is to have no communion with them in their Idolatry in their unrighteousnesse of any kinde but other communion with them is not condemned and if he will come to the Ordinances of worship of the true God with the Church we may and ought to admit him to Communion with us in all Ordinances that are for conversion and this is not to touch the unclean thing Idolatry and unrighteousnesse is the unclean thing which we may not touch but the man is not the unclean thing the separation commanded and the coming out from them is not to be unequally yoked together with them the Greek is elegant lively significant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is a Simile taken from the Plough where the Teeme that drawes the same plough is by yokes and paires of Draught-cattell Oxen or horses or the like which are yoked in the same yoke and so do draw each his part of the same Plough to be yoked together is to draw one part in the same Draught which is in the sense of the Apostle to be joyned in the same communion and counsell of the wicked in which they draw the Plough of their wickednesse be the wickednesse Idolatry unrighteousnesse drunkennesse or any other to have Communion with an Idolater in his Idolatrous worship counsell to uphold that worship or such leagues of nearest conjunction voluntarily chosen and run into which may be a temptation to entice one to Idolatry this is to

And whereas I hear of some that say did ye ever hear of Nations converted in the Scripture those be strange conversions the conversions of whole Nations I answer did you ever read the Scripture and yet passe by those famous prophesies concerning the Church under the New Testament All Nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee O Lord And shall glorifie thy name Psa 86. 9. Again In the last dayes the mountain of is by the same spirit and rightly by true Christians called a Church It is base and from a spirit of foul-tonguednesse to call it a steeple-house it is a familiar trophe and most significant to call the thing containing by the name of the thing contained And on the contrary do you not say significantly the Pot boiles when you meane the Broth in the Pot And you have not bread to finde your house And we call those publique places of Iudicature where publique Courts use to be kept by the names of those Courts as the Common-Pleas the Chancery the Court of Wards it is no abusive or improper speech That Place is Publique whereunto any one may resort without leave of any and without danger of being a trespasser and liable to an action of Trespasse Such is this place we are now in but such is not this or that mans House Parlour or Barne Christ requireth and loveth the publike Wisdom cries without in the streets in the chief place of concourse in the opening of the g●es Prov. 1. 20. 21. Though the private meetings of Christians used Christianly have a promise yet Gods glory and power was never so seen there as in the publique Psa 63. 2. nor have they such a promise Mat. 28. 20 21 And publique Ordinances are for the publique not for the private thus of the Morall use of the Temple The Ceremoniall use was for Sacrifice for receiving all the instruments and furniture of the worldly Sanctuary in all it was for signification and for shadow so the thing signified the truth remains though there be no Temple God hath now four Temples Heaven the Heaven of the blessed Heb. 8. and 9. Heb. 9. 11. Christ Ioh. 2. 21. the Christian the Church The two last are meant in this Text. See beloved your calling your dignity it is no small moment to preserve from all manner of sin if we knew our dignity we would not debase our selves we would avoid all unworthy acts all carriage that is below us this is your dignity every Christian is Gods Temple the true Temple the substance of that shadowish Temple The Temple had four things considerable 1. The Fabricke 2. The Furniture 3. The Glory 4. The Ministery that served there 1. For the Fabricke 1. There were the doors or Porch the gates very glorious These signified the hearts of the faithfull made glorious by faith to receive Iesus Christ Psa 24. 8 9. Rev. 3. 20. 2. There was the holy place and the holy of holies answerably 1. The bodies of Christians are Gods Temples his holy place 1 Cor. 6. 19. 2. The Soules of the humble and poor in spirit that tremble at Gods word are the holy of holies or the most holy place Isa 66. 1 2. 2. For the Furniture 1. The mercy-Seat or propitiatory is Christ and his blood apprehended by faith as the Apostle saith Rom. 3. 25. God set forth Iesus Christ to be a Propitiatory 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Properly notes the instrument of propitiation and fitly agrees to Christ by whom God is appeased and pacified through faith in his blood by faith is Christ brought into and dwells in our hearts Faith in Christs blood is that which sets up this Mercy-seat in the Temple of every particular Christians heart Christ by Faith in his blood is the Propitiatory he that believeth in Christ to have Redemption Remission and salvation only through his blood sprinkled and applied to his soul and conscience by Faith and therefore draweth near layeth hold on Christ and applyeth his death and sacrifice unto himself he hath the Mercy-seat set up in his soul otherwise though there be a Christ though there be blood for expiation though both Christ and his blood be proposed of God yet there is no Temple nor Mercy-seat set up to thee or me because thou hast not or I have not this Faith in Christs Blood This Propitiatorie Ex. 25. 17. 1 Ki● 8. 9. Heb. 9. 4. or Golden Cover was put above upon the Ark of the Testimony which Ark was a Coffer in which was put the two Tables of stone in which the Law was written this Ark was the Symbole of Gods gracious presence among the people of the Iews it was made of Shittim-wood overlaid within and without of pure gold Two Cherubims covering the Mercy-seat with their wings were set on the two ends of the Mercy-seat from above this Mercy-seat from between these Cherubims God gave his Oracles Answers and he was known and prayed unto under this name and notion O thou that dwellest between the Cherubims Ps 80. 1. this signified God in Christ reconciling the world to himself not imputing the transgressions trespasses against his holy Law but accepting their persons imperfect obedience to his Commandments presented to him through Christ the Mediator and in Christ beholding them with favour acceptation passing by their sins as expiated covered in whom also their Prayers are heard answers are given to them their hearts find feel him teaching ruling them the holy Angels attend on thē guard them are their ministers now in the believer this presence of God in Christ on a throne of grace is set up in his heart 2. The Altar of incense placed before the vaile that was by the Ark before the Mercy-seat Ex. 30. 1. 6. 2. This signified Christs intercession and the Golden Censer and Odours of his meritorious sacrifice with which he appears before God as our high Priest Rev. 8. 3. this Altar Censer Odours and high Priest the Believer through the word of Faith even the Gospel receiving and imbracing presents himself and all he doth to God therewith that God may smell a favour of rest towards him he offereth all to God in Christs name in the hands of this consecrated Priest and on this Altar that can sanctifie his gift he puts his prayers into this Golden Censer The vertue also of Christs intercession is in him in the spirit of Prayer 3. The Altar of burnt-offering signified Christ bearing our sins and making reconciliation in whose sacrifice of himself a whole burnt-offering is found ful satisfaction a perfect ransom and price plentuous and eternall Redemption This Altar Heb. 13 10. 10. 5. 8 9 10. is set up in the Christian who by Faith presents before God this Lamb and his Redemption for his Iustification and while he apprehends this Redemption in his soul offers through Christ himself a whole burnt offering to God and all other his spirituall