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A55382 Evangelical worship is spiritual vvorship as it was discussed in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Maior, at Pauls Church, Aug. 26. 1660. By Matthew Poole minister of the Gospel at Michael Quern in London. Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679. 1660 (1660) Wing P2837; ESTC R218310 16,718 32

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and the true Sacrifice offered When Christ spake he was bound to the carnal worship of the Jews c. but that was to be terminated in his death when he abolished the Law of Commandments Eph. 2. But I will not spend more time in the opening of the words I shall do that in the Doctrine Only one thing needs opening What is meant by in Spirit and in Truth First In Spirit is taken three waies in Scripture 1. For an extraordinary motion of the Spirit such as the Prophets had Rev. 1. 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lords day i. e. in an extatical motion and rupture of soul whether in the body or out of the body I cannot tell But this is not meant here 2. In spirit is opposed unto a bodily or carnal worship of God But that is twofold The 1. respects the subject of worship and that is opposed unto those who worship God only with their bodies whose hearts and souls do not concur with them who draw nigh to God with their lips when their hearts are far from him Thus Rom. 1. 9. God is my witnesse whom I serve in my Spirit Neither is this intended in these words for in this sense the Jews were to worship God in spirit before 2. This therefore may respect the manner or means of worship and thus in spirit is not opposed to our bodies but to the body of worship or to a bodily and carnal way of worship called bodily exercise 1 Tim. 4. 8. Bodily exercise profiteth little And this is that which is here intended q. d. The time was when the worship of God did consist in a great measure in external Rites and Ceremonies It stood in meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal ordinances imposed on them until the time of Reformation Heb. 9. 10. But now that time of Reformation cometh and now is when you shall have a more spiritual way of worship Secondly In Truth may be opposed to two things 1. Truth is opposed to Lying or Dissembling Phil. 1. 18. Whether in pretence or in truth Christ is preached Josh. 24. 19. Serve him in sincerity and truth 2. It is opposed to Types thus John 1. 17. The Law was given by Moses but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ The Law the Ceremonial Law the Type of the Grace of God in Christ was given by Moses but Grace and Truth or the Grace of God in Truth it is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} in substance not in shadow it was not only typified and shadowed as that which should be given hereafter some foretasts whereof they only had by drops but really and plentifully exhibited And thus not to distract your heads with the various Interpretations of others you see the plain meaning in spirit in opposition to corporeal and carnal Sacrifices and in Truth in opposition to Ceremonial Types and Legal shadows So that now way being made I shall come to that one Doctrine which I intend to discourse of omitting others which might be pertinently and profitably raised and that is this Doct. Evangelical worship must be spiritual worship In the Prosecution of this Point I shall observe this Order 1. Open 2. Prove 3. Apply the Point 1. For the Opening of it 1. Negatively 2. Positively 1. Negatively you must not understand either the Text or Doctrine so as if all external Worship were excluded as some dangerously mistake There are two things allowed and required in the Gospel somthing external 1. In Worship 2. In the Worshipper 1. In the Worship there is somthing external even in that which Christ instituted not only Prayer but bodily Fasting is an Ordinance In the Sacrament there is a visible part as well as a spiritual In the hearing of the Word there must be an external attention of the ear as well as the inward obedience of the heart On Sabbaths a rest from worldly works as well as from sin 2. In the Worshipper there must be a concurrence of the outward man even in the spiritual Worship of God though the Spirit and heart be the chief And so it was of old my Son give me thy heart yet the body also is not exempted from the Worship of God Glorifie God with your souls and with your bodies for both are Gods 1 Cor. 6. 20. Our bodies are the Temples of the holy Ghost here the Vessels of Glory hereafter and thefore it is but meet they should be Instruments of Gods Worship here And therefore not only in the Old but in the New Testament too a regard hath been had unto the gesture of the body Christ kneeled down and prayed Luke 22. 41. Peter kneeled Acts 9 40. Paul kneeled down and prayed Acts 20. 36. This for the Negative 2. Positively In what respects must Evangelical Worship be spiritual Worship I Answer four waies 1. Subjectivè It must be offered up by a spiritual person The first thing God looks at is the person of the Worshipper c. God had respect unto Abel first and to his offering Gen. 4. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} A carnal persons Worship is never accepted They that are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8. 9. where being in the flesh is opposed unto being in the Spirit or being a spiritually minded person Therefore St Peter tels the Jews 1 Pet. 2. 5. Ye also as lively stones are built up a Spiritual house an holy Priesthood to offer up Spiritual Sacrifices Paul blames the Corinthians for this in hearing 1 Cor. 3. 1. I could not speak unto you as unto spiritual but as unto carnal A man must be translated from darknesse to light he must be a spiritual person partaker of the holy Ghost filled with the fruits of the Spirit under the conduct and command of Gods Spirit if he hope to offer up Evangelical Service in an acceptable manner 2. Instrumentaliter this Worship must be done principally with our Spirit not with our body only nor chiefly c. This God expects in all things In Preaching Acts 18. 25. Apollos being fervent in Spirit spake and taught In Praying 1 Cor. 14. 14. My Spirit prayeth Eph. 6. 18. Praying in the Spirit unlesse that be meant of the Spirit of God Heb. 10. 22. Let us draw near with a true heart How lamentably are those mistaken that think they worship God when they come to a publick assembly and there sit and sleep or talk or think of other things Surely these men think they are worshipping one of Davids Idols that hath eyes but sees not and not that God who is a Spirit Mark how sharply our Saviour takes up such persons Mat. 15. 8. Ye hypocrites well did Esaias prophesie of you saying this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth but their heart is far from me Ezek. 33. 31. They sit before thee but their heart goeth after their covetousnesse 3. Finaliter A mans designes and aimes in the Worship of God must be spiritual the getting and