) worfhip;Yet not the natural worfhipofthe fief/ Commandment, nor the Infitutedof thefecond, but the Reverent life of bis name in the third ; fo that it is not primarily an ad of worfhip, but Redotlively, and Confeguentiatty : It being the principal ufe of an Oath to Confirm the Truth,and Endflrife,by appealing to God,' which appellation is indeed an acknowledgment of his Govern.. ment and juftice. And the-laying the hand upon the Book, or ICiffingit, is but a Profe.fiing fign ofmy own Intentions, fuch as my words themfelves are c and therefore is left to humane choice, and a lawfull thing. And I have met but with very few, among all our Ceremonies, thatqueftioned this. 4.45. 5. And for Organs or other inflrumentt of Mufick in Gods worfhip, they being a Help partly natural, and partly artificial,to the exhilaratingof the fpirits, for the praife of God, I know no argument to prove them fimply unlawful!, but what would provea cup ofwineunlawful, or the tune and meeter, and melodie of tinging unlawful. But yet if any would abufe ir, by turning Gods worfhip into carnal Pomp, and levity, efpecial- 1y by fuchnon intelligible finging, or bleating as force of our Choriflers tiled, the Common people would ,have very great reafon to be weary ofit, asaccidentally evil. 4.46. 6. And as for Holy daies, there is great difference between them : Thofe are 1 yable tomoll queflion that areobtru- dedon the Church with the greatefl confidence. As for fuch daies as are appointed upon forne emergent occafions, that arofe fence Scripture was indited, and are not common to all times and places of theChurch, there is no more queflion whether the Magiftrate may command them, or the Paftors agree upon them, then whether a Lrlure-day, orfafl-day, or thanfgiving-daymay be commanded, or agreed on : tole time for Gods worfhip, betides the Lords Day muff be appointed : And God having not told us which, the Magifiratemay; op fit occafions. And this is noderogation from the fufficiency ofScripture : For theocra- fton.of theday was not exfient, when the Scripture was written : fuch occafions are various according to the various fate of theChurch in feveral ages and Countries. And therefore to keep an Anniverfary day ofThankfgiving,fuch as we keepon the fifth ofNovember for our deliverance from the rags powder plot, isno,more queftionable then tokeep a Leduc. Nor for my
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