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A32801	The divine trinunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or, The blessed doctrine of the three coessentiall subsistents in the eternall Godhead without any confusion or division of the distinct subsistences or multiplication of the most single and entire Godhead acknowledged, beleeved, adored by Christians, in opposition to pagans, Jewes, Mahumetans, blasphemous and antichristian hereticks, who say they are Christians, but are not / declared and published for the edification and satisfaction of all such as worship the only true God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all three as one and the self same God blessed for ever, by Francis Cheynell ...	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1650 (1650)	Wing C3811; ESTC R34820	306,702	530

the Beasts mark they renounce the Dragon and his Angels all his pomps vanities worship and all the furniture of his worship all the errours and Idols of the false Prophets though they lose their trading the comforts of their life yea and life it selfe This is the Lambs mark 9. These Redeemed Virgins make a publike profession of their faith in and love to the Lamb and his Father they have the marke of both in their forehead and they cry aloud their voice is like the voice of Thunder Rev. 14 1 2. Rev. 5. 12. They are not ashamed or afraid to acknowledge Father Son and the holy Spirit the only and adequate object of divine Faith and Worship and the sole cause of Justification Sanctification Redemption Peace and Glory for all this is held forth to us clearly in this Book of the Revelation and there is a speciall blessing promised to such as read and heare the words of this Prophesie and keep those things which are written therein ●Rev 1. 3. And amongst other blessings they have the blessing of victory and triumph vouchsafed them they get victory over the Beast over his Image his Marke and the number of his Name Rev. 15. 2. They defie the Romane errours and Idols and are armed with faith and patience against this cruelty and Tyranny of Antichrist They cannot be enticed by any rewards seduced by any subtilties terrified by any threats to embrace any doctrine or forme of worship derogotary to the honour of the Father the Lamb or the holy Spirit for the Spirit doth in this Book teach the Churches to come in to Christ and defie the Beast and the Churches hearken to the Spirit as the Fountain of truth grace peace and glory This is the mystery of Gospel-worship we must beleeve love adore obey the Father the Lamb and the Spirit of Grace and Peace the Doctour and Comforter of all Christian Churches throughout all the foure quarters of the world East West North South that so the promise Isaiah 43. may be exactly fulfilled Rev. 7. 9 10. A great multitude an innumerable multitude of all Nations cry Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb. The Kingdoms of the World must become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ. Rev 11. 15. And when the Divell and his Angels who deceive the World accuse the Brethren and blaspheme Christ are cast forth then there is a loud voice in Heaven Now is come Salvation and strength and the Kingdom of our God and the Power of his Christ for the Accuser of our Brethren is cast down c. Rev. 12. 9 10. In a word when the Redeemed Virgins and noble Conquerours come to sing their triumphant Song that Song doth contain the Scope of the Law and the substance of the Gospell for they are to sing the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb. Rev. 15. 3. And they who sing are such as do keep the Commandements of God and the testimony of Iesus Rev. 12. 17. And the testimony of Jesus is the Testimony of the Spirit delivered in the Word to the Churches of Christ Rev. 2. 7 11. all three persons do deliver the same testimony 1 Ioh. 5. 7. but the Son and the Spirit do most eminently joyne in delivering their testimony Rev. 2. 11 18 29. Rev. 3. 1 6 7 13 14 21 22. Rev. 19. 10. The Spirit doth encourage them to beleeve his Testimony and follow the Lambe and the Martyrs are slaine for the Word of God and for the testimony which they held Rev. 6. 9. and they overcome by the bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony Rev. 12. 11. The testimony of the Spirit and the testimony of Iesus Rev. 12. 17. And when the Spirit hath encouraged them to love Christ better then their lives Rev. 12. 11. and they have overcome by the testimony of the Spirit and the bloud of the Lamb then the Spirit doth pronounce them blessed Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord yea saith the Spirit Rev. 14. 13. The Church is begotten instructed perswaded governed upheld comforted by the holy Spirit as Babylon is the habitation of Devils and the hold of every foule spirit Rev 18. 2. It is the Spirit which wooes the Church and perswades her to be the wife of the Lambe and to make her selfe ready for the marriage And the Spirit and the Bride say come Rev 22. 17. And that we may look upon this whole Prophesie as comming from the Spirit as well as the Lamb the Angel assures us that the Testimony of Iesus is the Spirit of Prophesie Rev 19. 10. The love of the Father and the grace of the Lord Jesus is communicated to us by the holy Spirit and therefore although the grace of the Lord Iesus is alone expressed in the close of this Booke of the Revelation yet the love of the Father and Communion of the holy Spirit must needs be understood according to the Prayer in the beginning of the Book Rev. 1. 4 5. Grace c. 3. The Spirit is worshipped in this Book of the Revelation Grace be to you and peace from the seven Spirits Rev. 1. 4. It is not agreeable to the Christian faith to pray unto Angels and beg grace and peace of them They do not hold the Head who worship Angels Col. 2. 18 19. Angels are our fellow servants and do forbid us to give that worship to them which is due to God only and they refuse to be worshipped because it is contrary to the Testimony of Jesus Rev. 19. 10. And I fell at his feet to worship him and he said unto me see thou do it not I am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Iesus worship God This is the testimony of Jesus Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve Mat. 4. 10. The Book of the Revelation doth containe divers cleare testimonies against worshipping of Angels I am of them saith the Angel that keep the saying of this Book worship God Rev. 22. 9. And therefore that place Rev. 1. 4. must needs be understood of the holy Spirit For God will not give his glory to another and good Angels will not take it from him but protest against this Will worship as Idolatry The Holy Ghost is called seven Spirits by an usuall Metalepsis of the effect for the cause he doth pour forth various gifts seven is a note of Perfection and the holy Spirit one and the same Spirit is given to all the seven Churches every Church hath so much of the holy Ghost as is necessary and it runs as if every one of the seven Churches had seven Spirits because every one hath enough of the Spirit for their Sanctification and Salvation The Apostle therefore begging

well call upon him for new miracles Nay the very preservation of the Scriptures in despight of Tyrants Heretiques and Divels is a convincing miracle In a word the Testimony of the Penmen is sealed 1. By the Oath of God 2. By the blood of Christ 3. By the testimony of the Spirit 4. By the Efficacy of the Spirit The Testimony and Efficacy of the Spirit is that sweet Subject which I am now more especially engaged to insist upon the Testimony of the Spirit to the heart and conscience of every true beleever in particular is a convincing Testimony But it will be said that this is such an Argument as none can take notice of and therefore altogether insufficient to perswade other men to beleeve to whom no such Testimony hath been vouchsafed 1. I answer This is an Argument indeed whereby I cannot convince others but this is an Argument which makes all other Arguments effectual to convince me 2. The Efficacy of the Spirit in the word upon the hearts of enemies is very considerable Their minds are inlightned their judgements convinced their consciences awakened terrifyed their hearts smitten because the very thoughts of their hearts are strangely unexpectedly discovered their souls embowelled and their marrow as it were melted in their bones by this almighty spirit speaking testifying working in with the word the very letter kils them the very savour confounds them though bold Athiests scoffe at the word and do in their Jovial fits blaspeme the spirit yet sometimes their hearts quake their joynts tremble even as Belshazzars did at the very sight of the hand-writing when they do but glance their eye upon some startling Text. Their consciences do often joyne with the word and spirit against themselvs against their wils for though they be self-willed yet they are after some soule-searching Admonition self-confounded and selfe-condemned men Tit. 3. 10 11. And though the malice of some men bee too strong for their wit reason and conscience yet it is not too strong for the spirit in the Word all the powers of Hel in them are over-powred by this good Spirit all the strong-holds of Sathan batterd and they themselves so confounded that they seeme to be even damned already they thinke themselves in Hell above-ground when they are stung and bitten they fall into the passion of the heart and are taken with such Hellish convulsion-sits that they do even foam at mouth and gnash with their teeth they are cut to the soule and tormented in their conscience they cry and howle and fight against the Spirit but all in vain for even they are out-witted and over-powred who are not converted by this stinging Efficacy of the Almighty Spirit What shall we say to these things If Idols have been overthrown Oracles silenced Divels convinced by the Majesty of the Spirit in the holy Scriptures and so over awed by the Spirit that they have been forced to confesse nay beleeve these truths at which they tremble then surely those bold theists are worse then devils who do not tremble at the Word because they do not beleeve the Spirit 3. Look upon a soule in its Agony and Pangs in its Throws and conflicts at its first conversion or in its After-throws upon some sadrelapse and observe how the wit is captivated reason conquered conscience confounded heart broken and will turned nay all the powers of corrupt nature overpowred and overturned by the word and spirit of God And then you must needs cry out O the divine Efficacy of Scripture which turns a Lyon into a Lamb a Goat into a sheep a man a Beast a Divel into a Saint and perswades Philosophers and Courtiers Emperours and souldiers Publicans and Harlots Mariners and Politicians to embrace a Religion and run a course clean contrary to the carnall and Divelish wisdome of their proud reason contrary to the stubborn resolutions of their perverse wils in a word contrary to their very nature education custome contrary to dictates of policy and reasons of state contrary to their passions lusts interests friends Cōpanions O victorious spirit What aileth what aileth thee O thou man of war and pride thou Secretary of nature Advocate of the Devil to h●ng the head and weep to resigne thy estate lay down thy Commission and thy Armes burn thy Conjuring-books and sacrifice thy dearest life in the maintenance of that truth which thou hast formerly contemned I must cry as he did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This is the power of the Word Behold the Efficacy of the Spirit in the word conquering and triumphing over the subtilty and obstinacy the pride and malignity of carnal men The promises of God are better then all the proffers of Sathan the divel shewes us the glory of the world the Scripture shewes us the vanity of the world and the conscience is convinced by the word and Spirit that the reversion of Heaven is infinitly better then the possessions of earth all the kingdomes of the world and glory of them are not worth one dayes Communion with Jesus Christ nay one dayes comfort from the Gospel and Spirit of Jesus Christ. Good reason have we then to beleeve the Spirit Angels admire and Divels tremble at the Majesty of the word Saints beleeve obey adore the Majesty of the Spirit speaking in the word of truth and life of grace and glory The Familists might learn by this sad discourse to beleeve the Spirit of God speaking in the word of God and not beleeve their own natural carnal phantastical spirits which contradict the word and spirit of God The Familists did learn of the Papists to call Orthodox Protestants Scripture men to scoffe at them as Scripture-wise and to say as Stapleton and divers others do that the most diligent conference of Scriptures is the ready way to the most damnable errours That the fountains of Greek and Hebrew are neither pure nor necessary and the like And yet Howlet in his Epistle to Queen Elizabeth did lay the sin of the Family of love to the charge of the Protestants But Dr. Raynolds our learned Champion in his conference with Hart doth vindicate the Protestants and make it evident that such as were godly and learned in the Scripture did detest Harry Nicolas that imp of Sathan and master of the Family of Love therfore they could not lay the Families sinto our charge as if we did foster that venemous vipers brood I keep to the Doctors own expressions that you may see how the zeal of that meek Moses was enflamed in this contest which did march into the field with Papists to strengthen their hands against Protestants The Anabaptists likewise might learn from hence to make the spirit speaking in the word the Judge of their pretended Revelations if they were not too conceited of their own inventions and apt to fall in love with the dreams of their own feaverish brain with their weak arguments but strong delusions The

learned Mr. Mede and divers others conceive the Catholike Church of Christ in the foure quarters of the world professing and embracing the Doctrine of the foure Evangelists these Beasts are full of eyes full of the knowledge of the mysteries of Christ and their spirituall experimentall knowledge moves them to worship Iesus Christ. Mr Mede makes this Interpretation the Key to open very many Types in the book of the Revelation and doubts not but every one who doth seriously perpend the old Castrametation in the wilderness and compare it with the Apocalypticall Types will subscribe to this Interpretation I know divers learned men do conceive that the foure Beasts are foure Angels and some presume to name the Angels but I cannnot embrace their opinion because I find that the Chorus is made up of Angels Beasts and Elders and these three sorts are cleerly distinguished Rev. 5. 1● And I beheld and I heard the voyce of many Angels round about the Throne and the Beasts and the Elders That the Angels do joyn with the Beasts in worship is granted That the Angels do protect these Beasts with eyes in all quarters of the world East West North and South is likewise granted But that the Beasts are Angels that is it which is and must be denyed and therefore I do conceive that Mr. Mede is in the right and the good man was sorry that he had not time to cleere that point at large and therefore I am the more willing to proceed upon this Argument and perform that service to the Church which he would have done with more dexterity Let us then consider 1. That upon Christs mediation his Father gave him the heathen for his inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession Aske of me and I will give thee the Heathen c. Psal. 2. 8. 2. Let us consider that promise made to the Church the mystical body of Christ Is. 43. Fear not for I have redeemed thee I have called thee by thy name thou art mine I am Iehovah thy God the Holy One of Israel thy Saviour Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee fear not for I am with thee I will bring thy seed from the East and gather thee from the West I will say to the North give up and to the South keep not back bring my sons from farre and my daughters from the ends of the earth even every one that is called by my name This is the substance of the seven first verses of Isa. 43. Behold the Church universall gathered from all parts of the world into one mysticall Body that all may be united unto Christ the Head by faith and to one another by love that so they may all joyne in beleeving adoring and obeying the Lord Jesus his Father and the Holy Spirit 3. Consider how these precious promises are fulfilled by Gospel-dispensations and Christian exercises For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body whether we be Iews or Gentiles bond or free and have been all made to drink into one Spirit 1 Cor. 12. 13. Christ did grace the solemnity of his triumphant ascension with that choice gift of the ministry for the edifying and perfecting of Saints till we All even all the members of the Church universall come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Sonne of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ Eph. 4. 8 11 13. Christ mysticall is deficient untill the Saints are gathered from all quarters into the unity of Faith and knowledge of the Son of God because this is a fundamentall point for Christ built his Church upon that Fundamental Confession thou art Christ the Son of the living God Mat. 16. 16 18. and other foundation can none lay 1 Cor. 3. 11. And the superstruction must be agreeable to the foundation that we may attain unto the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ every part making some considerable supply for the increase of the body by growing up in all things into Christ the Head Eph. 4. 13 15 16. Christ is the only Head and Mediatour and therefore Iewes and Gentiles both have accesse through Christ by one Spirit to the Father Eph 2. 18. Here 's an acknowledgement of the blessed Trinunity made by the Catholike Church in Gospel-worship And the Apostle directs his Epistle to the Church of God at Corinth with all that in every place call upon the Name of Christ our Lord both theirs and ours 1 Cor. 1. 2. and concludes his second Epistle with The Grace c. 2 Cor. 13. 14. 4. Compare what hath been spoken with the Song of Angels Presbyters and Saints full of eyes in the book of the Revelation These foure beasts were in the midst of the Throne and round about the Throne Revel 4. 6. The Forme of the Throne is quadrangular and one beast placed in the middle of every one of the foure sides Mr. Mede shewes how these foure Beasts observe what is done by God in the foure quarters of the World and how they speake in order upon the opening of the foure first seales Rev. 6. and the 7 first verses and a voyce proceeds from the midst of the foure Beasts Revel 6. 6. Finally the Virgin-church Revel 14. sings the same song that the foure Beasts did which is called a New Song sung in the praise of the Lambe and his Father And in some copies which are of credit we read that the Virgins had the Lambes Name as well as his Fathers written in their foreheads Revel 14. 1. and they are the first fruits to God and to the Lambe Revel 14. 4. 5. This New Song which is sung to the Lambe and his Father containes in it the Mystery of Gospel-Worship because in it Redemption power riches wisdome strength honour glory and blessing are ascribed unto him who sits upon the Throne and to the Lambe Revel 5. 12 13 14. Worthy is the Lamb that was slaine to receive power c. Rev. 5. 12. they fall downe before the Lamb Rev. 5. 8. and in the 9. ver sing a new Song Thou art worthy c. for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy bloud 6. This pattern of Gospel-worship comes from Heaven the Angels sing this song and the Saints the followers of the Lambe they glorifie the Lambe and his Father on earth as the Angels doe in Heaven according to that request in the Lambes Prayer the Lords Prayer Our Father which art in Heaven let thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven We receive this Directory for Gospel-worship from Christ and his Angels 7. All the Virgin-church all that follow the Lambe whither soever he goes into all or any quarter of the World they and they onely learn this Song 8. These Redeemed Virgins refuse to receive