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A42933	Gods government of his church, and the deputation thereof to men both for the civill and ecclesiastical estate : especially for the ecclesiasticall, concerning which many doubts and debates are now moved.		1641 (1641)	Wing G958; ESTC R21789	29,179	52

holy Nation Exod. 19.6 so under the Gospel God hath chosen a generation a royall Priesthood an holy nation nation a peculiar people 1 Pet. 2.9 God of old c Psal 76.1 was known in Jewry salvation was of the Jews Now also there are the Jews indeed and the d Gal. 6.16 Israel of God those who know God in Christ and he e Rom. 2.28 is not a Jew who is one outward in the flesh but he is one who is one within in the heart whose praise is not onely of men that his brethren should praise him but of God also by whom to be praised argueth a true praise indeed And now the old Jerusalem being demolished Jerusalem f Gal. 4.26 from above is the true mother of us all There is also a great correspondence between the enemies of Gods people then and of true Christian now Then was an enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent Christ in his time found a generation g Mat. 23.33 of vipers or serpents opposing him Himself h Apoc. 12. and his Angels Apostles and others were fought against by the Dragon and his Angels or instruments A late upstart persecuting Egypt and Babel exercise cruelty on the Christian Church as the former Egypt and Babel did on Gods people Sundry crosses betided Israel formerly in the wildernesse the Church under the Gospel is again driven into the i Apoc. 12.6 wilderness and gratiously still maintained by Gods hand as before another Gog k Apoc. 20.8 and Magog fight against the Church in these last dayes as in former times There were false Prophets among Gods people of old and a 1 Jude 11. Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse such there are now who spare not the flock wolves m Act. 20.29 in sheeps cloathing There were before a Jannes and Jambres who resisted Moses so now there n 2 Tim. 3.8 are some who resist the truth There was of old a gainsaying of Koreh against Moses and the Priests in sacred administration above others as if God had made a parity the like gainsaying to that of Koreh is foretold to been in o Jude 11. these last times So then seeing God giveth us no new Scripture over and above the old and new Testament but of his great mercy hath left them unto us for to direct our judgements and practice to them both we ought carefully to attend The old Testament was made usefull and was sufficient for the Jewish Church the old and new together have whatsoever is necessary for these last times We must fetch our instruction from both and therefore the new often relateth to the old for the old is of great use still in very many things and the equity still remaines of many observances types and ceremonies which themselves are not to bee used Christ fulfilled and put an end to some of them as the sacrifices and Paschal lamb which typed Christs dying for our sins and Jonas type shewing his rising againe the third day the observance of beasts cleane and uncleane shewing a distinction of Jews and Gentiles and some other the like Yet when Christ had fulfilled these and put a period to their observance some instruction thence is to bee raised to our selves as thus Christ was offered up as a sacrifice for us and dyed on the Grosse wee therefore must not p As Paul Act. 20.24 refuse to dye for the Gospel and must q Col. 3.5 sacrifice and mortifie our lusts Christ was the true Pascha and ended that type but in stead of it instituted the Lords Supper Christ as Jonas rose againe the third day we must rise from the death of sin the Gentiles were as beasts unclean but Christ purifying their hearts by faith they are become clean and fellow heires and one body with us yet even to this day wee r 2 Cor. 6.14 must not bee unequally yoked by marriage with infidels nor ſ 2 Thes 3.6 communicate with such as walk inordinately Other rites and ceremonies there be in the Law which do directly concern us yet their literal observance is utterly taken away as namely the seventh daies Sabbath answerable to Gods resting from creating the world was fulfilled and ended by Christs body resting that day in the grave but yet a new * Heb. 4.10 day of rest comes in place of it the Lords day in which Christ rested from the work of our Redemption Circumcision is abolished yet circumcision of heart and lips are still of use And as a Jewish child was to be circumcised the eighth day so ought a Christians child to be baptized in its infancy though Christ hath not expressely injoyned this in the new Testament The Israelites were to keep the Paschal feast to express their belief in Christs deliverance of them to come and their thankfulnesse for the same so hath not the Christian Church well ordained a solemn Easter feast in memory and thankfulnesse for our deliverance from a worse bondage purchased by Christ The Jews kept a feast at Pentecost in memory of Gods giving them the Law at that time and hath not the Christian Church well appointed us to observe with thankfulnesse our Pentecost at which time Christ sent downe the holy Ghost on the Apostles and others inabling them to write for us the Gospel and to deliver unto us all necessary saving and comforting truth and if the Jewes lawfully kept the feast of dedication instituted for the memory of Gods mercy unto them after Antiochus Epiphanes profanation of the Sanctuary as verily they did for Christ witnessed thereunto a Joh. 10.22 by his observance of that feast much more may wee lawfully in a thankfull remembrance of any great deliverance or favour of God observe a solemnity which publick authority shall ordaine As the Israelites in the wildernesse gathered Manna as every one could best find it laid it down in cōmon to bee distributed to every family according to their need in regard of the number of their persons yet in Canaan every one held a propriety in their possessions and goods So the Apostles and primitive Christians in case of necessity had all things common which concerned their present maintainance yet afterward left every man to hold a propriety in his estate and goods The Fire which descended from heaven to burn the sacrifices was by the care of the Priests to be kept ever burning and never to goe out so now the Spirit of God which came downe from heaven upon the Apostles in the similitude of fiery tongues is ever to be kept in and not to be quenched 1. Thes 5.19 The Priests and Levites who in time of the Law * 1. Cor. 9.13 attended at the Altar partaked with the Altar so now they which labour in the Gospel ought to live of the Gospel The sacrificing Priests and Levites teachers of the Israelites had as the Priests in the Patriarchs time