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A00642 The vvhole doctrine of the Sacramentes plainlie and fullie set dovvne and declared out of the word of God. Written by Maister Dudley Fenner, and nowe published for the vse of the Church of God. Fenner, Dudley, 1558?-1587. 1588 (1588) STC 10778; ESTC S117607 33,455 80

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Christ and our nourishing in the same Nowe if there had bene any other pledges he would neuer haue omitted them Last of all the effect or vse of both these Sacraments here doeth proue it for when as we can haue no more inwarde grace applyed vnto vs then Christ and that is firste to be borne in him and to haue all priuiledges of eternall life and then after to be nourished in the same continually in him both these being fullie represented sealed vp vnto vs in these two it followeth that Christe who would haue the fewest but the best Sacraments that might be vnder the Gospell would nor did ordeyne no more 1. Cor. 10.1.2.3 Exod. 12.48 Of Baptisme The place of Scripture Mat. 28.19 Goe therefore and teache all nations baptizing them into the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost This place is taken to drawe out of it the especiall doctrine and declaration of the Sacrament of Baptisme BAptisme is the first Sacrament of the couenant wherein by the Ministers once washing or baptising in water into the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost there is represented offred and truely applyed to the right receyuer his once settinge into Christe for euer to haue fellowshippe with one God in three persons for his glorie and with his Church for partaking the washing of our newe birth the benefites of Christ by the merits of his death to hide couer cleane take away the guiltines of our sinne the merite of our righteousnes and resurrectiō to make vs vnblameable before his iudgement seate for iustification vnto eternall life and by the power of the saide death to the killinge and burying of sinne in vs vnto righteousnes for sanctification acceptable to GOD through Christ. The first Sacrament this appeareth plainlie both out of the diuision going before and also nowe by the doctrine of Christe willing his Apostles to teache all Nations when they beleeue hee will haue them straight way baptised so we see the practise of the Church touching the same thinge Act. 2.38 Act. 10. in the ende The historie of the Eunuch c. and it is playne by the effect or vertue of it By the Ministers once washinge that it should be the Ministers worke is proued generally in the Sacramentes and is playne here by the wordes of our Sauior who speaketh to his Apostles and giueth them the charge of this worke as dependent or hanging vppon their preaching This worde once is added as that which is gathered out of the iustitution of Christe who willeth them to Minister to euery beleeuer baptisme not baptismes who sayeth not of this as of the Supper as often as you doe this Also according to the playne example of the Apostles who would not haue the members of the Church baptised the seconde time as appeareth by this that those who beleeued continued in the doctrine of the Apostles in communication breaking of bread and prayer but not in being baptised Act. 2. And also that Paul finding these that were baptised of Iohn and had not receyued the giftes of the H. Ghost doeth instruct them of the doctrine of Christ and the baptisme answering the same and doeth not baptise them againe but laying on hands on them they receyued visible giftes of the H. ghost and the reason of this is because it sealeth vp our washing in Christ our once being borne againe our once settinge into the body of Christ our once spirituall mariage with him as shall after more plainlie appeare Washing or Baptising both are added because washinge is necessarie to the Sacrament and yet there may be washing without baptising as it doeth signifie in his narrowe and straight signification that is a washing with a whole plunging of them in water So then we must knowe that washing is of necessitie because so S t. Paule declareth the nature of baptisme Ephe. 5.26 the washing of water through the worde and that is applyed in the word baptise vsed of our Sauiour which doeth signifie a plūging to make cleane and washe awaye the filthe and therefore this is necessarie because of the proportion relation it must haue with our spirituall washinge of our newe birth Tit. 3.5 for the purpose of Christ is to set downe before our eyes liuelie in this outwarde bare applying of water the applying of Christ vnto vs in our newe birth that as we knowe in washinge there is a being vnder the water a soking vp of the filthe and leauing it behinde so this might bee liuelie set foorth in three things answering the same in our iustification and sanctification as shall after appeare whiche was also most liuely noted in that plunging before Nowe in that it is added with water that must needes bee vnderstoode in the wordes of our Sauiour Christe as appeareth by the Apostle The washing of water c. and in the wordes of Iohn Baptist I baptise you with water And in Act. 10. in the ende Hee called for water and commanded them to be baptised and by the storie of the Eunuch And in deede because nothing is apt to set forth the blood of Christ and his merites which is apt to cleanse and washe vs but water which leaueth no filthe herein therefore we learne playnelie that Christ would liuely teache vs and make vs see fele in his outward work that same which is inwarde That whiche is further adioyned into the name of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost is that whiche pertayneth to the forme of this Sacrament that so we should bee washed that thereby it might be noted wee are segregated from the worlde to haue fellowshippe with one GOD in three persons as a wife with an husbande which is noted by this into the name that is to beare the name in beeing one with these three persons by faith by hanging on them for all gouernement blessing c. Whereof it cōmeth that as the wife is called by the name of the husband and to beare the mans name or to haue his name called on a woman is to be a wife Esai 4.1 so to be into the name of God to beare his name is to be separated and dedicated to him as his spouse to obey him receyue protection and nourishment from him alone in Christ as Dan. 9.18 and Paul also sayeth Into whose name were ye baptised into the name of Paul was Paul crucied for you and J baptised none into myne owne name 1. Cor. 1. for none was by bapt washed to beare Pauls name to come as a wife in the Church to him to haue spirituall fellowship nourishment and gouernement from him And so this interpretation standeth the worde for it is the word vnto as 1. Cor. 10. with the circumstance and cōference of Scriptures as also the Fathers their interpretation to proue the Trinitie of persons in one God because euerie one is God because we beare his Name looke for saluation life gouuernement
the Church till it come to vs. And thus we haue seene the outwarde persons with the inwarde answering to them as hath bin touched in the particulars God to his Minister and the inwarde matter to the outwarde in the Church their workes also haue bin considered in parte Now the matter followeth which are the creatures of God put apart for that worke which hee hath ordeyned as water put a part to wash bread and wine put a part to nourishe refreshe and make gladde the hart of man These hauing fitnes in them to that work can euen prouoke vs to the right vse of them as in the Eunuch to desire to be bapt as soone as he came to the water in those to whō Salomō speaketh Pro. 7. who ought to be prouoked whē wisdome hath made readie her wine and furnished her table Nowe these instrumēts are outward signes being so put apart by the Minister as is afore declared being prepared offred deliuered receiued doe liuely represent offer to all and seale vp the true beleeuer by faith God offring giuing the church receyuing of Christ crucified the couenant of God al the promises of the same ratified in him vnto eternal life Here first we must cōsider the proportiō relatiō of the outward matter the applicatiō of the same The signes or outward things haue relatiō vnto Christ crucified the couenaunt of God ratified in him so the water which is a matter apt to wash vs doth hold proportiō with Christ who is apt to wash and cleanse vs 1 Cor. 6.11 so the bread wine being matter fit to nourish vs haue respect to the flesh blood of christ crucified spiritually fullie to nourish vs as the wordes of the institution declare This is my body this is my blood and the bread which we breake is it not the cōmunion of the body of Christ Wee are made to be bapt into one body made to drinke into one spirituall drinke Then the offring and deliuering of these signes hath respect to the offring and deliuring of the things signified noted before by one god in three persons For as we are in bapt baptised vnto the name of the Father Sōne H. Ghost so to be as shall appeare in by Christ the spouse childrē houshold seruants of God so this one God in three persons must offer giue Iesus Christ God man vnto vs which is set forth by the Minister who beareth their authoritie doth performe this outward worke which hath relation to the inward So the Sōne is said Mat. 3. to baptise with the H. Ghost whē he by the H. ghost doeth applie him self as he is god man crucified to wash c. neither can the Father possibly be shutte out who by the Sōne through the H. ghost worketh as they are one as his work is especiallie noted Col. 2. all 3. iointly Tit. 3. are cōprehēded for that work in bapt the like is to be said of the supper of the Lorde for the Father hath sealed vppe the Sonne the true bread from heauen doeth teach vs drawe vs and giue vs it and power to receyue it both in the worde and Sacramentes And the Sonne also giueth his fleshe to be meate in deede and his blood to be drinke in deede both in the worde alone and also in the Sacramentes Iohn 6.27.32.37.40.45.46.57 Whiche place is not proper to that giuen of Christ in the worde alone or in the Sacramentes also but common and generall to both Nowe as the outwarde offring and giuinge hath relation to his inward so also the outward receyuing or hauing applyed hath relation vnto the inwarde So in being Baptised we are saide to put on Christ to be washed with him Gal. 3.27 So in taking and eating the breade we are to receyue turne vnto spirituall nourishment Iesus Christe and therefore it is here saide that we are all made to drinke into one spirite that is into spirituall nourishment out of Christ And this is the true relation betweene the inwarde and outwarde matter with the applying of the same Nowe we must consider the effectes or working of the holy Ghoste by outwarde signes in regarde of the inwarde matter to which they haue relation Where first it is to be noted we speake of the holy Ghost to declare that God hath not giuen the effectes and workings following to these instrumentes as faculties or properties whiche are naturally in them as that water should as well by force inherent in it washe our consciences from dead workes to serue the liuing God as it hath vertue to washe our bodily filthe away and to cleanse vs but onely that God hath chosen them as his instrumentes to worke by not by any propertie in them but by vertue whiche the holy Ghost doeth worke by them so that as Paule sayth of the ministerie of man generallie Paul is nothing in planting nor Apollo in watering but God which giueth the increase the same must likewise be vnderstoode especiallie of the Sacramentes And therefore it is saide Wee are baptised into one body by one spirit so that in deede the whole cause that in Baptisme we are set in the body of Christ is from the H. Ghost Therefore it is sayde Iohn doeth baptise as the Minister with water but Christ as the Lorde with the holy Ghost Mat. 3. therefore all this working of the inward graces is giuen to the holy Ghost 1. Cor. 6. Tit. 5.5.6 and so Paule sheweth he was exhorted to washe away his sinnes in baptisme with calling on the Name of God who only should worke that worke This being learned against the papistes we may knowe that the worke of the Sacramentes commeth not from the very work wrought but from God his spirit working in and by the same and that working is by the worke of faith in Gods children Nowe the effectes of working as they are seales both whiche are distinctlie noted of the Apostle as signes in that by their relatiō with the spiritual matter they do liuely set forth to the vndestanding by many senses as feeling seeing c. the inward spirituall matter to which they haue relation the doctrine of the word of God being anexed so the Passeouer was a signe vpō their hands a frōtlet betwene their eyes that the doctrine of GOD might be in their mouth Whereby we see it is become a schoolemaister by the word more excellent then the word alone that euen the doctrine of god may be more liuelie spoken of Now it is not a signe only to set forth and liuelie represent vnto vs these things by outward meanes but also to offer frō God in trueth all those benefits in Christe which are represented for God doeth not dallie but doeth truely offer in his Sacramentes to all that are admitted vnto them all that whiche is there signified And therefore it is sayde of Sainte Paule That all did eate of that