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A40941 The publique worship, or, The worship of God baptisme and sacrament (so called) according to Gods appointment, or as hereafter appeareth : and concerning coming to the church according to Scripture ... / written in year 1664, by R.F. R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. 1664 (1664) Wing F493; ESTC R35559 13,135 20

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THE PUBLIQUE WORSHIP OR The Worship of God Baptisme and Sacrament so called according to Gods appointment or as hereafter appeareth And concerning coming to the Church according to Scripture And also a Prophesie of Christ in fulfilling and how it is against the Law of the Land to banish Christians for the Service and Worship of God Together with an Epistle to Friends Written in the Year 1664. by R. F. Printed in the Year 1664. CONCERNING The Worship of GOD Baptism and Sacrament So called And coming to Church as hereafter followeth AS there is one onely true God who is a Spirit so there is one worship of God under the new covenant and gospel dispensation John 4.23.24 which is the worship of God alone and is to be performed in spirit and in truth according to the mind of the Lord who is to be worshipped and as there is one body Eph. 4.3.4 and one spirit so are the true spiritual believers and worshippers of God the Father in spirit truth which is the true publick worship of God called in one hope of their calling Colos 1.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27 and they are to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace or in Christ Jesus who is the covenant of peace and the hope of glory wherunto they are called even into him who is the hope of their calling to whom God doth make known what is the riches of the glory of the great mistery of Godliness which is Christ in them the hope of glory And as there is one spirituall Lord and one spirituall Faith so there is one spirituall Baptisme Eph. 4.5 6 7. amongst them that are the caled of God the Father of them all who is above all through all and in them all who giveth grace to every one of them according to the measure of the gift of Christ Jesus 1 Cor. 12.12.13 for as the body is one and hath many members and all the members of that one body being many are one body so also is Christ for by one spirit we are all baptized into one body and have been all made to drink into one spirit so that as the Saints true spiritual believers are baptized by one spirit into Christ Jesus John 6.32.48.49.50.51 they also do unite and meer spiritually in him even to eate and drink spiritually together in a sweet spiritual communion and he is bread and wine our souls nourishment and feeding to them who are to live in him and feed spiritually upon him for he is the bread of life come down from Heaven for Immortall souls to eate of and live for ever this is the bread that cometh down from heaven which a man may eate of and not dye eternally Labour not for the meat which perisheth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life John 6.27 Which the Son shall give unto you for him hath God the Father sealed for the bread of God is he which came down from heaven and giveth life unto the world And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that believeth on me shall never thirst John 6. 35 who then would not but come unto Christ that their fouls might eate and drink spiritually in him and be satisfied with his vertue and sweetnesse that they might live for ever and not dye eternally and as many as are baptized into Christ doe put on Christ and they are all one in him and such are Children of God by faith in Christ Jesus and are heires according to the promise Gal. 3.26.27.28.39 And for as much as to be a Christian and member of the Church of Christ according to the constitutions and Cannons of the Church of England is to be Baptized and to be Baptized is to enter into a Covenant with God by promise and vow made unto God before many witnesses to be perfect and free from sin First In forsaking the Devil and all his works Secondly In keeping Gods Holy will and Commandements and walking in the same for term of life and also to be regenerate and born again Seeing then that it is so ought not the Priests to perform to the People what they have promised to them and ought not they to perform unto God what they promise and vow unto him and if the Priests cannot regenerate any they cannot baptize any and untill they can regenerate them ought they not to excuse the People for not bringing their Children unto them and if they be not regenerated they are not baptized according to the Constitutions and Cannons as aforesaid and if they do not forsake the Divell and all his works and keep Gods holy will and Commandements and walk in the same all the dayes of their lives arid be not regenerated how then are they Church members if they be not such how are they the Children of God and inheritours of the Kingdome of Heaven confider well of it Concerning the Sacrament as now it is by many so called And concerning the Passover there was and is a Spirituall Feast to be kept amongst the Saints and true Christians for Christ is their Passover who is sacrifized for them 1 Cor. 5.7.8 Purge out therefore the old Leaven that ye may be a new lump ye are vnleavened for even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us therefore let us keep the Feast not with old Leaven neither with the Leaven of mallice and wickednesse but with the Unleavened bread of Sincerity and Truth 1 Cor. 5. So that as Christ is the Saints Passeover and is Sacrificed for them they are to keep a spiritual feast that is to say the Feast of Un-leavened bread the bread they are to keep this feast with is the Unleavened bread of sincerity and truth and Christ who is the Saints Passeover is the Unleavened bread of sincerity and truth or the bread of life come down from Heaven for them to keep the Feast with and as he is the bread which the Saints are to break or administer and feed spiritually upon so he is the wine or water of life to refresh souls spiritually withall for he is the spirituall Vine and as wine is the vertue of the Vine so the vertue of Christ who is the true spiritual Vine is as spiritual wine to the souls of the Saints for their refreshment and great consolation and if to receive Christ Jesus be to receive the signification and substance of the word Sacrament and so in effect to receive the Sacrament then we have receive and do receive Christ Jesus therefore we have and do in effect receive the Sacrament because we receive the signification thereof as aforesaid Concerning coming to the Church And concerning the Church it consists of Regenerate ones who live up to a righteousnesse of Faith towards God and a righteousnesse of life both towards God and man First In forsaking the Divel and all his works and Secondly In