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A69521	The orthodox foundation of religion long since collected by that iudicious and elegant man, Mr. Henry Ainsworth, for the benefit of his private company, and now divulged for the publike good of all that desire to know that Cornerstone, Christ Jesus crucified / by S.W.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; S. W. (Samuel White)	1641 (1641)	Wing A811; ESTC R8781	48,874	90

use which all men have of the Law is to bind them to perfect obedience unto God though they cannot performe it and to rule their outward actions and inward motions that confusion be not amongst men Lev. 18.5 The speciall use which the regenerate hath of the Law is 1 That they may know sin Ro. 3.20 2 That it might move them to repentance Ro. 7.23 24. 3 That it might move them to desire mercy in Christ Gal. 3.24 4 That it may direct their motions words works which by the sanctification of the spirit they walk in The speciall use which the unregenerate hath of the Law is 1 To torment their conscience 2 To restraine them from outragious sinnes The partition of good workes whereof the Law is a rule is that some are referred unto God some to our selves some to our neighbours There appertaineth to the worship and service of God for his perfection wisedome powers and goodnesse the invocation and celebration of his name Invocation or Prayer is the lifting up of our minds unto God as to a most bountifull and good doer Psal. 25.1 It is also a powring out of the hearts meditation before God Psal. 62.8 In prayer note five essentiall things 1 Who is to pray 2 To whom wee must pray 3 What things are to be asked 4 For whom we must pray 5 How wee must pray 1 The Commandement to pray is given to Christs Disciples hypocrites and infidels sometime so pray as that God heareth them 2 King 13.2 4. 1 King 21.27 28. yet Gods people only effectually receive the Commandement and pray in faith that is farre from the wicked but he heareth the prayer of the righteous 2 Prayer is to be made to God onely Mat. 6. Say Our Father Psal. 65.2 Psal. 50.15 Prayer is to be made holily according to Gods will and the directions by him given Prayer must be made with preparation and meditation Psal. 10.17 Eccles. 5.1 The preface in the form of prayer teacheth thus much Mat. 6. There must be a feeling of our wants and a fervent desire of the thing wee would have Jam. 1.5 The name of prayer supplication or desire teacheth this Prayer must be in faith and confidence as to a Father that is willing and in hearing able Jam. 1.6 It must be in humility as beggers Heb. 11.6 for God is in heaven Eccles. 5.1 our kneeling and prostrating our selves sheweth this It must be in the name of our Mediator It must be in few words Bable not much Eccles. 5. Mat. 6. No certaine words are limited 1 Tim. 2.8 1 Thess. 5.17 In prayer wee must be carefull to purge our selves by faith and repentance that sinne be not in us before the Lord Psal. 68.16 Wee are to pray for others and not onely for our selves Mat. 6. Say Our Father The things to be prayed for are taught by Christ in Mat. 6. Luk. 11. whereof there are two parts 1 Petitions 2 Confession or blessing 1 Petitions there are 6 whereof the first concerneth the principall end of our life and beeing which is Gods glory Hallowed be thy Name The second concerneth the secondary and subordinate end of our life which is our salvation Thy Kingdome come The third concerneth the principall meanes to bring us to the foresaid ends which is godlinesse wrought in us here on earth Thy will be done The fourth concerneth the secondary meanes to bring us to the aforesaid ends which are the outward blessings of this life Our daily bread The fifth concerneth the removall of such lets past as may hinder us from attaining the foresaid ends which are our sinnes committed Forgive us our debts The sixth concerneth the removall of such lets to come as may hinder us which are our future sinnes and relapse Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evill Confession blessing or thanksgiving is for three things belonging unto God 1 Kingdome whereby we acknowledge his Kingly or Fatherly right dominion or authority over us for ever 2 Power whereby wee celebrate his might and ability to doe all that he will for ever 3 Glory whereby wee magnifie this most wise just and mercifull administration of all things according to his soveraignty and might for which hee is to be celebrated for ever Amen teacheth us first fervently to desire the things aforesaid secondly to beleeve they shall be accomplished Hitherto of Invocation now followeth celebration of Gods name which is when wee confesse our Lord God his properties and workes This done two wayes by Speech by Song By speech when rehearsall is made to others to strangers and to our children of Gods powerfull and gratious workes By songs when to our selves or others wee celebrate Gods workes by Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall songs Exod. 15.1 Songs are of two sorts suggested to the mind by the spirit and mouth of man or prescribed by God in his word 1 Cor. 14.26 Songs of holy Scripture are to be sung in the Church first because God hath given his Word partly in prose to be read partly in meter to be sung Col. 3.16 2 Sam. 23.1 2. Songs ministred by the spirit are to be sung by one 1 Cor. 14.26 Songs by the spirit unlesse in extraordinary person are subject to errour 1 Cor. 14.29 32. Songs of Scripture are authenticke as all other Scriptures are Luk. 24.44 Secondly because God hath given men not onely the faculty of speaking but also of singing and all our faculties are to be used in the praysing of God Psal. 103.1 2. 1 Cor. 6.20 Thirdly because the Church of old used to sing such Psalmes 2 Chron. 29.28 29 30. Fourthly because all people are exhorted to sing Psalmes not onely by David but by the Apostles themselves Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 Jam. 5.13 The manner of singing is to be holy reverent grave orderly with understanding feeling and comfort to the edification of the Church Psal. 93.5 and 5.7 44. 7. 33. 2 Cor. 14.15.19.44 Instruments of musicke were coannexed to the songs in the Temple as incense to the prayers 2 Chron. 29. Such shadowes are ceased but the substance remaineth The times of Psalmes were not prescribed but left to the discretion of the singers each country therefore is to use the most decent order and manner of singing according to forme given 1 Cor. 14.40 Psal. 93.5 The rules of singing Psalmes are 1 The glory of God and celebrating his name 2 Teaching instructing and comforting our selves and one another Psal. 78. Col. 3. Eph. 5. 3 The allaying of our inordinate affections of sorrow griefe care 4 The stirring up of good affections in us as zeale fervencie 2 Sam. 6.15 16. Psal. 57.7 8. 5 Faculty and ease to learne the Lawes of God with delight Deut. 32. The saving grace of God teacheth us to live soberly in respect of our selves righteously towards God and godly in this present world Tit. 4.1 11 12.