~ermon9~ Ofthe ·GuN~Powo & R-.T a aASON~ Primitive Church, the flr-ft_veice was heard; the li~ft thing they did, 'ante omnitt iufit rtf»/14 Domint~7br·ifu1fecil:nos;J3e_fore we d~any thmg, kt usfall dbwn~andworlhip che L 0 R D that-rtl':lde us•.And 1t lhall n:vtr be found, that they came mwuhout ir~ Bu~this lhall, th_at menc~me to the Temphr, pur~ofelYt6 adore,_and that;that they did,thqugh their.time or occalionswou~d f~ffer.them to doe n?thmgi lfe.That;they [email protected] a.{.e miite;oflt;fdfe. N !)w; ad.ormon IS latd alide,c:lnd!Wtth tlk~n:ofr,neglecre(l !:J,ulre.IM:oftcome and goe·wlthbut rt-i Nay!they fcavco'knt>w, wha~ tt IS. Andj wii:h hlJwilit'tlereverent~;how.evill'befeeming usJwe ufeour felv.cs in the Church~tom~ Jlli~ginthither~ftayingthe-re,departi~g!heru:t$1~tthew<;>rldjudge. ·:· ·•. 1 '';'' ... ,, ' Why ~ Wltat ate we ro t'he glonous ·Satms~n.heaven'.' Doe n0tctl:!~y wodhip The wotlli~ thllS '.'.Offgoe.their trownesj aowne bef»re theoThront ihe1 'raff them1·andfall downe ~~he s,imi themfelvcs after when they worlhip. Are.we l:Jerter rhan they~ Nay; are we better. ~,~t7.~·o. thari·i-Iis Saints d'rearch';tharhave evet feemed to goe too farre,rathenhan to corn~ orrhe~:till\! too fhprq in this point~ Th~re was one ofthe?I, and he -w'a'sa,King ~~61effe perfmi) mea" . whenlt was thQ!I~ht, he·had done too rnuc!J. What ~ uncovered~ yea, u11cove;~/l (faith he) arrd<ift(\ilt be C09 vile, vi/ioritdhu'cpamplrtfqisaf11, ,Jwill be yet more Vlle"~ i Sam,6,>>~ Why,itisbiforcth~ Loa;,~ befqrewhorn weeannotbetoolow. To humble our {elves beforeHim, it is olithonout,in all'eyes, fave [uch as Mith41. And I read~o( none,but ofRab(akeh,that up&raided King_H;zllki~;for faying t~ his'people,raujbaU E.fay Jf.h ~or.Jb.ip be[ ~~re th~ Al~ar. No·~ore _chen; 1sfo?ght frofn usJ than Kmgs -On eardii ,~;han-erowned Same's 10 heaven·, mtheirho!ty, fervzce, doe,before.HM. '' ,, · __.. ·: .. ln~afachi's time, rhin~s weregr01y~n rnuc~ to this paffe, that now they'ate) ~£.~f~~~ to thiSwant ofrega:rd :to•h·n~en:ny. f~rv~--e:>·trlrough never fo {ltglit~ . wt:uld ferve worlhip. • G 0 D well enough. Wherub·oy werecomeYto this, G O'I> is faine td take !laceu~~ 'oil:Himl and~o ~ell them pb.ill'Hy~ He would•have them-know, Heis a'King; and a !Jreat !(in~. r Grea!: foi: ne:li Ki)igof th'e~hsle euth; Others,l>untefome part of Mabc. l.r~· Jt.-f.Great: f6r'Hee 14 Ktng·for twr- 11ndever:;. Others, ·but fot a rermc'of yeatesl Pf,J.• 7. 7 ._,' il Grean·for Hee u 'Ni11g_if Kings,:and they Hislieg~scoo; whdfe lieges wee all are; i~!ci.~.' '.~; Andfo falls to cermes With them, that H~held.fcorne to be fo lhghted over,even tO 5 thefe very wordsj ShAll I takeit;atJ.o~r hmJJ? 'And then; bids themgoe, and doe but M.t!acH. 1 .i j; offer.fuc:hflrv~&'easchis; to their J:>rince;rdoebur come before him on that fafhion! ~; :See,ifhe will be content with'itj'oracceji bu-per{df1Cthat is) give him a good looke, ifany fhould foa_ppeareinliis pr~fe.nce. No:moni will Go i>: Heknowedt n.i rea~ fo;n,:why any King·or creatqre:oH. earth, fuould be ufed with more refpeel:, or ferved ~1thmore reverence, thanHe.-<. .. ,, !. f , . ... ThusflrveweHim,inHishof.y 'ltlwjbip: bowflrve\v~Jiim;inHi-S'liol9' things~ ~~'t"'tceirl_ howflrveweHlr»;.in ourholln1fe·there ~ 'J.wiH begin 0 'and rake up the fame corn1 h 1 tnot 11 plaintthattheProphetMa/ach'idotlh Firll;'Menfa DominiilefPertAeft: Tht nblt Inihocs.1Cr>, •ftll: L o 1t i> il-.nll'ttglirde~. , That Sacramepc, chat eve.r hath beertccoumed, of all :;;:1~ ... 7 • Hohes the moil holy,rhe hrgl\eft and moft folemneflrvtce ofG o ti i (whete are de- ' liveredco us; the bbly Symholes, cheprecious memorialis of our greacell: Delivery of~ll ;) why, of all othersthey fpeed worfi. How are they in many !ilaces, denied :my reverence at all; even that which prayer, which other parrs have~ No {er'Vice then: No fcrvants there : lJnt bidden guefis, haile-fellowcs, homely and familiar; ~s.one neighbolir withanother. And not only, de(481 none they have: but dejrmi~ 1t IS holden, none they (:)ught to have. And thar, (oholden, as rather than they lhall have any, fome will fLJffer for it, or rather for their owne proud foily, in refuling it. .·. What time they take thecupoffalvation,they will ri<it invDcate,at leafl not bein(pecie Pfal.1,r fii: ,. invoc~?ti&: ~s the Kingthe·Prophet would. What rime they receive the cup uf blef- 'S~,·~-·~ {ing, cli:yw~ll notreeeive it as a bleffing, as chilcren receive it from-rheir..parcncs; and thetr children from them. Both which, invocAtionand receiving ableftng; were never done, burdegeniculti. What lhall the reil: ldokefor,ifthus we[erve Him, when ,We are at tbeholielb'\' '· . OudeiYiCe oF Shall we nowcome to theftrvice indeed,; •<&rti!•iU che word here inmy Text.Ic Ci ~ 0 i~rh~ ~s !!\)new: ~hing, fo! '!_!le Jle~!e~ ~o carry away ~he name ofthe gen~~<~' from the refr, as fi~::;,;,""·~ -- Rrr1· 4 iq
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