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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02190	Markes and no markes, of the Kingdome of Heauen: or, A treatise of things neccessary, vnnecessary, to the Kingdome of God. By Henry Greenewood Master of Art, and preacher of the word of God	Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.	1634 (1634)	STC 12334; ESTC S119046	14,649	53

of Bread and Wine it is not erpressed whether hee sate when hee gave it or no or whether the Apostles were sitting still or no for Christ made a prayer before hee gave it hee gave thankes saith Marke now whether hee prayed sitting or kneeling I know not but sitting formerly at the supper of the Lambe very likely hee sate still but his sitting was occasionably not purposely wee pray at the table sitting but from the table kneeling wee have no such induction to sit at this Sacrament as Christ had at that therefore Christs example herein is not necessary to bee followed of us Againe wée sit not as Christ sate wee sit upright but Christ lay on his side upon a pallate or upon the plancher Math. 26.20 Recubuit non sedebat cum duodecim 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Luke 22.14 Discubuit et duodecim Apostoli cum co 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hee sate downe and the twelve Apostles with him that is hee sate leaning or lying on his side this kind of gesture the Greeke and Latine words import and not an upright sitting And this was the ordinary gesture of the Jewes at their meats a gesture that betokened great reverence and humility Againe Christ after the Iewish manner put off his shooes when hee did eate the passeover wée doe not so Againe Christ celebrated the Sacrament in the evening wée doe not so wée have not that necessity for it as Christ had How then all these things rightly weighed doe those that stand for sitting at the Sacrament immitate Christ It is worthy delivered by Cirill Christus in cana docuit quid ageret Ecclesia non quando non qualiter Christ taught in his last Supper his Church what to doe not when to doe neither in what manner The second objection against kneeling is because they kneele at Rome Idolatrously therefore wée must not imitate Idolaters at the Sacrament Ans If Papists will knéele to a breaden God upon supposed transubstantiation shall not wee humble our selves upon our knees to our great and good God of H●a●en when hée sealeth us up in the Sacrament of his sonne to life and salvation I hope no man dares deny the knée to bée given to God wee kneele not to the Sacrament They in Rome abuse their Temples also in their superstitious dedications in their Idols and their idle and Idol service they abuse their Papists in their seditious and lying predications the holy Scriptures they most wickedly pervert shall not wee therefore visite the Temple preach and heare the Word the abuse of ashing as that ancient saying is takes not away the use of a thing Abusus non tollit usum The third objection is because the Supper of the Lord is a banquet and wée sit at banquets not kneele therefore knéeling is not ●●tting at the Sacrament Ans The Sacrament is no corporall banquet to fill the belly for it is but a poore banquet to eate a bit of Bread and drinke a drop or two of Wine then sitting were convenient but it is a banquet for the soules refreshing for which refreshing what Christian soule will not expresse thankesgiving therefore the gesture of kneeling is a sutable and meete gesture And because this banquet differs from our banquets at home it is very requisite that the gestures should bée different also and for my part my soule never banquets better than when I am upon my knees to my God Many other things are alledged against knéeling at the Sacrament but I will not spend too much time about them but hasten to weightier matters as righteousnesse peace and joy in the holy Ghost For the Kingdome of God is not meates c. Onely this Item I give all Gods Children that they make not gestures at the Sacrament materialls of the Sacrament but meere circumstances and the Sacrament may be done with them or without them but that gesture the Church appointeth let that bee submitted to wher the Church appionts standing l●t standing stand where sitting let sitting bee and where knéeling is required let every one imbrace it for the Church hath power over things indifferent for decency and orders This counsell being followed will bring much credit to our English Church much peace to our Brittish Ierusalem and much comfort to our owne soules Obedience and order two laudable things the ordered man is the ●ound man for Heaven Psal 50.23 To him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew mine owne salvation saith the Lord. And God himselfe is the God of order and not of confusion as in all Churches of the Saints that is a true Saint Church where order and peace with truth and holines is maintained Thus much for the negative part of my text and for the judgement of things indifferent For the Kingdome of God is not meats and drinkes but righteousnesse peace and joy in the holy Ghost These words are the affirmative part of my text the scope of this Scripture is to shew that the marke of a Christian is not in observing of things indifferent but in obteyning of righteousnesse peace and joy in the holy Ghost First then for the first of those three namely righteousnesse In that the Kingdome of GOD stands in righteousnesse this will bee our note of observation All the members of Christ are clothed with the righteousnesse of Christ for the Kingdome of God is righteousnesse Math 6.33 First seeke the Kingdome of God and the righteousnesse thereof righteousnesse is all infallible marke of salvation That Christians are clothed with the wedding garment of Christes righteousnesse it is plaine 1. Cor. 30. Christ is made of God to us righteousnesse The righteousnesse of Christ is twofold Imputativ Inherent The one in Christ the other in Christians but from Christ First Imputative righteousnesse Non alias juste facti sumus coram Deo nisi exparticipat one exactae just●tiae Christi Wee are no otherwise made righteous before God but by the participation of the exact righteousnesse of Christ for as Christ was made sinne by imputation so by imputation of Christs righteousnesse wee are made righteous for justus et justificans non est nisi Deus for there is none just and a justifier of others but God Rom. 5.18 So by the grace of one shall many bee made righteous for Christ is the wedding garment that covereth our nakednesse from béeing seene at the day of judgement faith is but the hand of the soule to put him on Secondly Righteousnesse inherent this cannot justifie us because it is not perfect in us yet this doth justifie that Christs righteousnesse shall justifie us hée that hath not inherent grace cannot clame the compleat and imputative righteousnesse of Christ for his justification Every member of Christ is sanctified by Christ hée that is in Christ Jesus is a a new creature Iohn 1. out of Christs fulnesse wée receive grace for grace As wee received from old Adam a double hurt Imputation of his sinne Derivation of his