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spirit_n	true_a	worship_v	worshipper_n	5,566	5	12.1877	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94736	Iehovah iireh: or, Gods providence in delivering the godly. Opened in two sermons in the citie of Bristoll, on the day of publike thanksgiving in that citie, March 14. 1642. For the deliverance of that citie from the invasion without, and the plot of malignants within the city, intended to have been acted the Tuesday night before. With a short narration of that bloody and abominable plot. Preached by Iohn Tombes, B.D. It is this two and twentieth day of Aprill, Anno Dom. 1643. ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, that this booke intituled, Johovah Jireh, or Gods providence in delivering the godly, be printed. John White.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing T1809; Thomason E100_31	25,023	33

is not right worship though men bee never so devout in it yet they are not godly persons when the Priests of Baal called on the name of Baal from morning even till noone saying O Baal heare us though they cryed aloud and cut themselves after their manner with Knives and Lances till the blood gushed out upon them 1 Kings 18. 26. 28. yet there was no godlinesse in all this In like manner though the Papists and other superstitious persons are very devout in their way spend much time in prayer after their manner fast often and doe many laborious works for satisfaction of their sinnes yet because they worship not God aright they are not godly persons If it be then asked who are they that are Right worshippers I answer To right worshipping these things are requisite First they that are right worshippers worship onely the true God whosoever he be that gives religious worship of any sort to any other besides the Lord Jehovah whether it be inward worship of the soule as trusting in it loving it fearing it magnifying and extolling of it in their hearts or outward worship as by gesture of the body kneeling falling downe before it bowing lifting up the hands or eyes kissing or by offering of gifts bringing oblation incense sacrifice first fruits tithes or by swearing by them praying to them making vowes to them blessing them singing Hymnes in their praise consecrating Temples making Priests keeping holy dayes to them for all these are religious worship whosoever I say gives any or more of these or any other sort of Religious worship not mentioned to any besides the true God is an Idolater and therefore not a right worshipper for this is the true definition of an Idolater Whosoever gives Divine worship to a Creature is an Idolater as may be gathered from the Apostles description of Idolaters Rom. 1. 25. where it is charged upon them that they changed the truth of God that is the invisible Power and Majesty of God which they knew by the things that are made Vers 18 19 20 21. into a lie that is into a lying resemblance and worshipped and served the Creature {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} more then the Creator so our last Translation hath it but the better and true reading is Besides the Creator For it is plaine by the words Vers 23. That they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an Image made like to corruptible man and Vers 25. that they changed the truth of God into a lie and therefore they worshipped the Creature more then the Creator But this was their Idolatry that they worshipped the Creator by a lying resemblance and so worshipped the creature besides the Creator So then this is the first note of a right worshipper that hee worships with Religious worship none but Jehovah the true God Secondly they that are right worshippers as they worship onely the true God so they direct this worship only by the true Mediatour which is Jesus Christ the Son of God He onely is a right worshipper that worships God in Christ whosoever he be that makes any other mediator unto God let him be called mediator of redemption or of intercession it is against the true worshipping of God and an high violation of the glory of Jesus Christ For as the Apostle tells us 1 Tim. 2. 5. There is one God and one Mediator betweene God and man even the man Christ Jesus no more Mediators are acknowledged by the Apostle then there be Gods To us there is but one God the Father of whom are all things and we in him and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things and we in him 1 Cor. 8. 6. Therefore the true worshippers are described to be such as rejoyce in Christ Jesus Phil. 3. 3. that glory in him as their Lord and Mediator Thirdly they that are right worshippers worship the true God by the true Mediator according to the true rule that is they worship the true God according to his owne prescription and appointment not according to mens devices and inventions For as our Saviour tells us Matth. 15. 9. In vaine doe they worship God who teach for Doctrines the Commandements of men Hee that shall goe as far as Hierusalem to visit Christs Sepulchre that shall sprinkle himselfe with holy water keepe reliques of Saints observe old customes of former Christians abstaine from eating flesh if he could keepe all the traditions of men not faile in any point of ceremony and thereby thinke to please God as if hee did him honour thereby shall not onely misse of his end but also instead thereof provoke the wrath of God against himselfe through his superstition Let all superstitious persons who are very devout in their way know this for a certaine truth that God doth not esteeme them as godly persons because they are not right worshippers of God The godly have the Law of God in their heart Psal. 37. 31. and according to it endeavour to walke in all duties of his worship Fourthly right worshippers worship God for a right end that they may honour him and exalt him in their soules and give him glory The Pharisees Matth. 6. 5. prayed to God gave Almes and no doubt also brought their sacrifices to Gods Altar yet neverthelesse they were adjudged Hypocrites because they did these things that they might bee seene of men And the same censure belongs to all others that shall pray preach heare or performe any other duty of Gods worship that they may gaine a name of Religious persons and not chiefely for the glory of God that his name may be sanctified whosoever misseth the right end of worship loseth the title of a Godly man Fiftly Right worshippers worship God from a right principle Two principles of our worship are necessary that our worship be right First the Spirit of God no man can worship the Lord in truth unlesse the Spirit of God dwell and act in him 1 Cor. 12. 3. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost Secondly a right faith without which a man cannot worship truely for the doctrine of our Lord Jesus is the doctrine which is according to godlinesse 1 Tim. 6. 3. The mystery of Godlinesse 1 Tim. 3. 16. the faith of Gods elect the acknowledging of the truth which is after godlinesse Tit. 1. 1. whence I inferre that to godlinesse is requisite an acknowledgement of the truth and that onely the true faith is that which begets godlinesse Wherefore all Hereticall persons that hold falsehoods against the fundamentall truths of the Gospell cannot be right worshippers a corrupt faith doth beget a corrupt worship Sixtly right worshippers must worship God with right affection They that worship God truely must worship God in spirit and truth Joh. 4. 23 24. We are the Circumcision which worship God in the spirit Phil. 3. 3. that is that worship God not onely with the outward man but also in the inward

the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience And they that are ruled by Satan must needs doe what hurt they can to godly persons When the Devill entred into Judas his heart he could not stay but goes out presently about his worke of betraying his master John 13. 27. no sooner have they a Commission from Satan but they are presently ready to execute it And therefore it cannot bee but that while the godly live among the unjust they should be under temptations Applic. For application of this Truth we may be informed in the reason of the present mischievous carriage of unjust men towards the godly why they now tempt them not onely by perswasions to sinne with them but also by scorning contemning and injurious dealing yea and as the present experience proves it true by mischievous Plots to destroy them and to root them out of the Land of the living The late example of their practises which occasioned this dayes solemnity is a most remarkable Instance of the malignity of spirit that is in the hearts of wicked men against godly persons What the plot was you have heard from the relation read to you I hope you thereby sufficiently apprehend the certainty and manner of it from their owne confessions the mischievousnesse of it how great it would have beene if it had taken effect and by something in the relation as the securing of some persons and houses by privy markes who were like themselves and the destinating of others to a panolethrie it appeares that it was carried with a hatred and enmity against godly persons whom they have branded with the name of Round-heads I deny not but it hath beene alleadged that the reason of this plot was loyalty to the King that they might expell out of the Citie those that rebell against him and admit his forces into it concerning this matter it is needfull something be spoken The constant Protestation of the Commanders and Souldiers here is That they will maintaine to the utmost of their power with their life and fortunes the Kings majesties royall person honour and estate If any shall keepe this Citie against the King undoubtedly that person should be made an example by some heavy end I hope none here have any such thoughts or purposes but that their ends are right to protect it for the King and not against the King But it will be said How can that be sith it is against his will his command is to the contrary Concerning this thus much is said that even by the judgement of those persons against whom lies no exception it hath been granted that sometimes it may not bee rebellion to resist the personall will and command of the King I will alleadge three instances The first out of a Booke intituled The true difference betweene Christian subjection and Antichristian Rebellion composed by Thomas Bilson afterwards Bishop of Winchester and in great power at Court in King James his dayes dedicated to Queene Elizabeth and for ought can be gathered by the frequent Printing of it and the preferment of the Author adjudged Orthodox In it there are these words If a Prince should goe about to subject his kingdome to a forraine realme or change the forme of the Commonwealth from imperie to Tyranny or neglect the Lawes established by common consent of Prince and people to execute his owne pleasure in these and other cases which might be named if the Nobles and Commons joyne together to defend their ancient and accustomed liberty Regiment and Lawes they may not well be accounted Rebels And a little after As I said then so I say now the law of God giveth no man leave to resist his Prince but I never said that Kingdomes and Common-wealths might not proportion their states as they thought best by their publike Lawes which afterward the Princes themselves may not violate By superiour Powers ordained of God wee understand not onely Princes but all politicke states and regiments somewhere the people somewhere the Nobles having the same interest to the Sword that Princes have in their kingdomes And in kingdomes where Princes beare rule by the Sword we doe not meane the Princes private will against his Lawes but his Precept derived from his Lawes and agreeing with his Lawes which though it be wicked yet may it not be resisted of any subject with armed violence Marry when Princes offer their subjects not justice but force and despise all lawes to practise their lusts not every nor any private man may take the sword to redresse the Prince but if the Lawes of the Land appoint the Nobles as next to the King to assist him in doing right and with-hold him from doing wrong then bee they licensed by mans Law and so not prohibited by Gods to interpose themselves for the safeguard of equity and innocency and by all lawfull and needfull meanes to procure the Prince to be reformed But in no case deprived where the Scepter is inherited The second instance is in King James who in his answer to Cardinall Peron his Oration to the three estates of France speakes of the Protestants in France who had sundry times in the dayes of Francis the second Charles the ninth and Henry the third Kings of France taken up Armes against the oppression of the Guisian faction at Court maintained by those Kings as of the Kings best subjects and that their civill warres was not taking up armes against their King it was but standing on their Guard which the event proved to be true The third instance is the Act of Parliament confirming the Treaty with the Scots Commissioners passed by our present King this very Parliament in which it was enacted That the Scots Covenanters who had seized on Edenborough Castle raised an Army in Scotland against the Kings will and entred England therewith were neverthelesse on September 7. 1641. to bee declared in all Churches of this kingdome of England no Rebells from which also they were acquitted by our present King in their Parliament of Scotland But it will bee said that though things are carried never so violently or unjustly yet Christians are taught to suffer not to resist Answ. It is true wee may not resist Authority but suffer under it though proceeding unjustly We are forbidden to resist not only the supreame but also the meanest person in authority proceeding according to authority that is in a way of law judicially though the proceedings be unjust yet while the proceedings are according to authority there is no resistance allowed but by suffering But if so be that the proceeding be by meere violence spoyling men of their goods destroying restrayning their persons without any legall charge surely Gods Law hath not debarred men of the use of the Law of nature which directs a man to defend though not to revenge himselfe against violence suppose a Prince should take with him a company of robbers and cut-throates and set upon a Subject by the high way I would have it