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A75804	Scripture manifestation of the equalitty of the Father, Sonne, and Holy-Ghost. VVherein is above an hundred particulars by parralell places of Scripture, this truth is clearely confirmed; namely that the Scriptures manifest the Sonne, and Holy Ghost to be God equall with the Father, by ascribing to them such names, attributes, works, and worship, as are proper to God alone. / By Beniamin Austin, pastor of the Church of God at Castle-Ashbey in Northamptonshire.	Austin, Benjamin.	1650 (1650)	Wing A4242; Thomason E1218_1; ESTC R210122	135,284	243

SCRIPTURE MANIFESTATION of the Equalitty of the Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost Wherein is above an Hundred Particulars by parralell places of Scripture this truth is clearely confirmed NAMELY THAT THE Scriptures Manifest the Sonne and Holy Ghost to be God equall with the Father by ascribing to them such Names Attributes Works and Worship as are proper to God alone By BENIAMIN AUSTIN Pastor of the Church of God at Castle-Ashbey in Northamptonshire There are three that beare record in Heaven the Father the Word and the Holy-Ghost and these three are one 1 Joh. 5.7 Goe and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost Mat. 28.19 Awake O Sword against my Shepheard and against the man that is my fellow saith the Lord of Hoasts Zac. 13.7 Christ Jesus who being in the forme of God thought it no robbery to be equall with God Phil. 2.5 6. LONDON Printed for P. W. and JOHN WRIGHT at the Kings Head in the Old-Baily 1650. To all those that love the Lord Jesus in Sincerity Brethren THE Beloved Disciple of the Lord telleth us 1 Joh. 2.18 That in his time there were many Antichrists Many that did seeme to professe Christ yet in truth did oppose him which in words would confesse him but in works would denye him Tit. 1.16 If the first Age of the Church could not escape the fuery of Satan and if those more pure times did not avoide the unbridled rage of his Antichristian Darlings we that live in the latter dayes which are the perillous times must not look to be free from Satans opposition nor hope to be exempted from the malice of his Antichristian Factours For the mystery of iniquity which was but hatching in the Apostles dayes is now grown to it 's full maturity it then began onely to worke 2 Thes 2.7 it is now acting with the efficacy of Satan with all power and signes and lying wonders 2 Thes 2.9 And however there are many Antichrists in the world yet according to Johns threefold discription of them we may worke them into three heads For they are such as deliver poysonous Doctrine not truly grounded on Gods Word and doe oppose first the Divine Nature of Christ secondly the Humane Nature of Christ thirdly the Offices of Christ First there are Antichrists who doe oppose the Divine Nature of Christ as Cerinthians Arrians Samo-Satenians Jews Turkes and in a word the Sarcinians whose Doctrine is as it were a filthy sinke into which al the Heresies of former and latter Ages have emptyed themselves These the Apostle John directly describeth 1 Joh. 2.22 23. He is Antichrist that denyeth the Father and the Sonne For although never any Antichristian Heretick did in words deny the first Person and however they may pretend with the blinded Jews and misled Turkes they doe honour the Creatour of the World yet by taking away that personall relation which he hath to the Sonne they deny him by consequence to be a Father and dishonour both the Father and the Sonne However therefore they would undeseemedly fasten on us the Name of Antichrist because we affirme the Lord Jesus in Nature and Essence to be equall with the Father whenas even the Father stileth him his fellow Zac. 13.7 and the Sonne who is in the forme of God thinketh it no robbery to be equall with God Phil. 2.7 who was the onely begotten Sonne of God Joh. 1.14 18. Joh. 3.16 18. 1 Joh. 4.9 and said that God was his proper Father Joh. 5. ●8 and he is said to be his proper Sonne Rom. 8.32 for the word translated own is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Originall yea he is the Sonne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of himself Rom. 8.3 And therefore the name and nature of Antichrist agreeth to them and not to us For they oppose the Father and the Sonne and by denying Christ to be the eternall Sonne of God they deny also God the Father to be a true and eternall Father Thus doe they robbe them both of their excellent glory making the one to be no proper Father of Ch●●st and the other to be no proper Sonne of God whom they blasphemously affirme to be a 〈…〉 Secondly they are Antichrists who deny the Humane Nature of Christ as Marcionites Valentinians Manichees and others They take away the benefit of his death and passion The Apostle doth more especially point at these 1 Joh. 4.3 and 2 John 7. where he sheweth him to be of an Antichristian Spirit that denyeth Jesus Christ to be come in the flesh Thirdly they are Antichrists who doe not oppose directly the person of Christ but by delivering Doctrine contrary to the Word doe oppose Christ in his three-fold Office First they depive Christ of his Kingly Office and make the Pope the Supreame and uncontroulable Head of the Church exalting him above all that is called God 2 Thes 2. namely above Angels Magistrates Divels which in Scripture are called Gods yea above God and Christ whenas they give power to him to prescribe Lawes which are more authentique to them then the Laws of God None being of power to dispence with his as he can and doth with Cods Lawes And they attribute such soveraignty to him as not onely to forgive sinnes on earth but to place or displace soules in Heaven or in Hell at his pleasure Secondly they take away the Propheticall Office of Christ For they in stead of teaching the Doctrine of Christ teach the Doctrine of the Devils 1 Tim. 4. Setting up Legens Councels Decreees Decretals Traditions and their corrupt glosses of the Text above the Scripture And with their Anagogicall Allegoricall and Tropicall interpretations of the Scriptures have quite taken away the true sense thereof Thirdly they divest Christ of his Priestly Office by Indulgencies Pardons Penances Pilgrimages Masses Dirges Purgatory workes of Supererogation and a thousand the like inventions have taken away the one al-sufficient Oblation and satisfaction of Christ All whose wearing service shall one day have no better reward then who required this at your hands yea that which in a word overthroweth all the Doctrine of Christ and was enough If Rome had stood guilty of no other errour to have made us to separate from her even her soule-destroying Doctrine of Justification by Workes For as the Apostle speaking of the Jewes told the true Church of Rome Rom. 10.3 They being Ignorant of Gods Righteousnesse and going about to establish their own Righteousnesse have not submitted themselves to the Righteousnesse of God These the Apostle John principally deciphereth in the Revelations Rev. 13. c. However these Antichrists are divided and doe crash one against another yet all doe fight against Christ and doe oppose his Church They being like Sampsons Foxes joyned together by the tailes with the fire of dissention betwixt them whereby they doe set on fire Gods dearely beloved Vin●yard And although Antichrist had alwayes a mouthfull of blasphemies yet never were

utter praise Psal 119.171 In both places there is a Metaphor as some think from a Fountaine that continually bubleth up water or as others from a full stomack and they translate it eructare to belch up Eructation proccedeth from fulnesse of stomack first David spake not of himselfe but out of fulnesse of the Spirit secondly Gods blessings lay heavy on Davids stomack he could not be at ease till he had vented himselfe by thanksgiving This was a holy surfet as Luther calleth it in David who desired to praise God with heart and tongue This Praise Honour Blessing and Glory is due to God from men and Angels It is that which God will not give to another Isa 42.8 First it is due to God alone from men The Lord alone is thus to be exalted Isai 2.11 we must make mention of his Righteousnesse even of his onely Psal 71.16 we must even as we have received so baptize and as we baptize even so beleeve and as we beleeve so pray and as we pray so give thanks We baptize in the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost Mat. 28 19. we beleeve in the Father and in the Sonne and in the Holy-Ghost as it is briefly set down in the Apostles Creed we pray for blessings from the Father from the Sonne and from the Holy-Ghost 2 Cor. 13.14 Rev. 1.4 5. 1 Thes 3.11 12 13. and we must ascribe glory to the Facher to the Sonne and to the Holy-Ghost For Blessing Praise and Glory is to be rendred First to the Father Thus Paul by his example teacheth us it is our duty to blesse God the Father 2 Cor. 1.3 Ephes 1.3 Gal. 1.5 And Peter likewise 1 Pet. 1.3 and James maketh it not onely his own but others practise also Jam. 3.9 And surely we ought to render praise to him who worketh all things to the praise of his glory Eph. 1.6 Secondly to the Sonne The Psalmist prophesieth that daily should he be praised Psal 72.15 and all Nations shall call him blessed Psal 72.17 John rendreth praise and dominion to him Rev. 1.6 and Peter ascribeth glory to him for ever 2 Pet. 3.18 and Jude likewise Glory and Majesty Dominion and Power now and ever Jude 25. The Apostle Paul giveth thanks to him for enabling him to the Ministery 1 Tim. 1.12 The Ephesians doe magnifie his Name Act. 19.17 yea not onely the faithfull in the Church militant but also the Saints in the Church triumphant acknowledge the Lambe to be worthy to receive Praise Honour Glory and Blessing Rev. 5.12 13. Thirdly to the Holy-Ghost Zachery blesseth the Lord God of Israel Luk. 1.68 That this was the Holy-Ghost whom he praiseth with the Father and the Sonne is evident out of the 70. v●rse For it is he whom he blesseth that spake by the mouth of all the Prophets which was the blessed and glorious Spirit 2 Pet. 1.21 1 Pet. 1.11 Eph. 3.5 Ezek. 11.1 4 5. 2 Sam. 23. 2. Mar. 12.36 He is our Creator with the Father and the Sonne and therefore with them God blessed for ever Rom. 1.25 he is the Spirit of Glory 1 Pet. 4.14 He worketh those graces in us which are forerunners of our Glory and we ought to doe and speake that which will tend to his glory And surely the ascribing blessing to him is not to be doubted of whenas w● heare truth it selfe averring that the speaking against the Holy-Ghost even the blaspheming of him to be unpardonable Mat. 12.32 Luk. 12.10 That Doxology glory be to the Father and to the Sonne and to the Holy-Ghost c. was used in the Church long before Arrius time and urged by Faebadius against the Arians lib. cont Arrian If saith he there be that inequality which the Arrians affirme then doe we every day blaspheme God when we acknowledge these things common to the Father and the Sonne The Arrians being pinched with this argument hereupon altered the forme and gave glory to the Father by the Sonne and in the Spirit which had not the Arrians given it a sinister construction and made it an especiall marke of recognizance even this forme also had not been the voyce of Errour and Schisme but of sound Doctrine and sincere Religion And therefore Basil no friend to the Doctrine of Arrius yet useth this very forme sometime but it was to the offence of some weak Christians who did therefore traduce him and against whom he did largely apologize excusing this his act to his friends yet justifying it against his enemies Oh that we could enjoy the happy Vision of the glorious Deity that we might in the society and unity of the glorified Saints and holy Angels sing praises for ever to the glorious Trinity and rejoyce in our Makers so it is in the Originall Psal 149.2 Oh the blessed estate of the Saints and the glorious condition of the believer which is not to be expressed by him even when he is glorified Let us therefore pray that whiles we live on earth we may glorifie the Lords Name willingly readily cheerefully even as the Angels doe in heaven for this is likewise their worke CHAP. XIV Angels doe sing praises to the Father to the Sonne and to the Holy-Ghost IT is not onely the Work of Men on Earth but it is the whole imployment of the Angels in Heaven to sing forth Gods praises and to doe that which may glorifie his Name At the Creation of the World by the Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost these Sonnes of God shouted for joy Job 38.7 At the birth of our Saviour no lesse then a whole Hoast of these heavenly souldiers are praysing and glorifying the Lord Luk 2.14 And surely if we had the tongues not onely of Men but also of Angels we could not raise this note high enough to the glory of our Redeemer yea it is the constant worke of the glorified Saints and Holy Angels to sing forth the prayses of God day and night Rev. 4. Rev. 5. Rev. 6. Rev. 7. Rev. 19. Yea the Seraphins cry one to another holy holy holy is the Lord of Hosts the whole earth is full of his glory Isai 6.2 3. That this was the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost who is there praised by the Angels is manifest First it was the Father For he whose praise is there exalted did send Isaias the Prophet verse 9. which was the Lord God and his Spirit Isai 4.48 16. the Father together with the Sonne and the Holy Spirit Secondly it was the Sonne also For he whose praise is there celebrated Isai saw his glory Isai 6.1 Now that this was the Lord Jesus whose glory Isaiah saw we have a witnesse beyond all exceptions even the Evangelist John testifying it Job 12.41 And surely Jesus Christ God and Man is joyned with God in the same Doxology Rev. 5. who is there called a Lambe being so typifyed in the legall Rites and so manifested to John in his heavenly Vision He hath ten thousand times ten thousand