The Life of Faith. 239 Gods Authority is the formal objeli of all obedience. And there- fore the deep renewed apprehenfions of his Majefty, his Wif- dom, and abfolute Authority, will make us perceive that all things and perfies mutt give place tohim, and he to none; and will be a conftant fpring within us, to move the will to a rea- dy obedience in particular cafes, Mal. 1.6. Match. 2 3. 8, t o, 3er. 5.'22. Direr . to. Keep in memory fameplain texts of Scripturefor every particular duty, and againjt every particularfin; which I would willingly here write down, but that the bookfwellcth too big, and it is fo plentifully done already in moil Cate - chtfms, where they confirm all loch commands with the texts ofScripture cited to that ufe : As you may fee in the Af- 4emblies Catechifm, with the proofs, and more briefly in Mr. Tobias Ellie his Englifh School, where a text or more for every Article of F,ith, and every duty, is recited for the ufe ofchildren. Gods Word which is the objets and Rule of Faith, thould be before the eye of Faith in this great work of caufing our obidiente. Direct. t a. V ider(tand well the different nature and ufe of Scripture examples; how fome of them have the nature of a di- vine Revelation Enda Law; andothers are only motives to obe- di.nce andothers of them are evils to be avoidedby us. t. To Mofes and the Apojfles of Chrili, a fpecial Commiffion was'granted, toone to fettle the Tab:rnacle and its worthip, and to the other, to fettle the orders of the Gofpel Church. Chrift Cent them to teach ail things, avhatfoever he commanded, Mar. 28. 20. And he promifed to be with them, and to fend them the Spirit to lead them into all truth, and to bring all things to their remembrance. Accordingly they did obey this Commif- lion; and fettled the Gofpel Churches according to the will of Chritt ; and this many years before any of the New Tefla- ment was written. Therefore there ads oftheirs have the na- ture and ufe ofa divine Revelation and a Law. For if they were fallible in this, Chritt mutt break the forefaid Pro- mife. a. But all the Ads, of the Apo(fles which were either about ind:fíercntthings,or which wireaboutforeeoirttnanded duties, and not.in the executionofthe forefaidComtniffìon, for which. they
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