fìderable, that by this means you make your felves unexcufa- bie for all your neglects, and omiffions toward God. Cannot you live up to the height of Evangelical Sandity ? Why then do youmake your felves more work ? Sure if you can do more it may be expected that you firft do this that was enjoyned you. if you will needs be Righteous ((materially j overmuch, you are unexcufable for your unrighteoufneis. 34. Reaf.30. Laf?ly, confider aifo, thatall your Myflical Teaching Signs, are needlefs things, and come too late, becaufe the work it do»e that they pretend to: God bath already given you fo perfect a directory for his worfhip , that there is nothing more that you can reaionablydefire.Let u= perufe the particulars. z. What want you inorder to the Teaching ofour z'nderfland- ings ? Hath not God in his word and his works, and his Sacra- runts,provided fufficient means for our inftruct ion, unlefs you add your Myflical fgns? Will your Ceremoniescorne after and teach us better then all the fe Means of God will do ? We fee by the Difcipies of Ceremonies what a Matter theyhave. 2. What `want you for the exciting of dull affections, that Godbath not provided you `already ? Have you Ceremonies that cangive life, andare more powerfull remediesagainft Corruptions, and more effeduall meansof Grace thenall the inflitutions ofGod ? Or hath God left any iniperfe&ion in his inftitutions for your Ceremonies to fupply ? Would youhavéplain Teaching in fea- fon and out of (-talon? This God bath appointed already : and fetled the Miniftry to that end. Would you have men taught by a Form of words ? Why you have a copious Form : The whole Scripture is a form of words, for mens inftru&ion. And yet we deny- not but out of this Form you may gather more contracted forms for the infirudionof your flocks. "Catechizing and publick and private teaching are Gods own Ordinances. Would you have a Directory for Prayer ConfefFion and Thankfgiving? Scripture is a Directory ; and out of it we (-halt be glad of any direction that youwill gather for us. Would you have forms of Words for Prayer and Praife ? Scripture hath given you many : the Lords Prayer, thePt<alms,and many more. And ifyou think you can do better; you have liberty to do it your felves. And is not that enough ? God herb le it indifferent to us, whether we ufe a (-tinted form or nor. O nq
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