ritT H R. i$. Ephefaanf, Chap z. j 291 For the fécond , r. God hath even a hidden Church in Turky: 2. They are not of Gods fetting, but ofmans taking up, to diflingulfh them that gather them (elves to the Churches fromother. But their children are unholy. O6ietl; It is good to be fober here for the prefenc citate of men cut off -lam from the Church, Both not prejudice their children : The right to the Tables doth not require the immediate parents faith of neceflity, but anywithin the thoufanth generation ; neither would the Apoftle,find- ing Infants ofdeceafed parents (where they planted Churches) have den yed them Baptifine. Ir doth binde us to thankfgiving, if we could recount the great pp, comfort of this benefit, we fhould break out into thankfulnefTe; the Union of men union oftwo kingdoms, the union of any Churches of thePapifts 'n the Church, aacr of withus, would it not rejoyce use Every good fubjeét will feels the thankfulncWe. inlargement of the Kings territories, and the rooting out of all oppo- fires, that fet themfelves againft the welfare of his Kingdom: How much more fhould it be our joy, to fee the Kingdom of Chrift propa- gated, and our (elves with the Saintsofall the earth linked in one Bathbroken down theJlopofthe partitionwall.] Obferve, What is the Dotlr. r. way to peace ; namely, to take away that which debars it. Cart out the way Co fence to mo whifßerers. What peace, faith leha, can there be, while the fornicatiens of hsi, ndranreces. ve lezabel are unrevenged? a Kings 9.32. A folly to meditate ofpeace betweenGodand us, or manand man, out of this order: As if one wouldmake two rooms one, or make Ciofes into one , he muff beat down the wall, and pull up the hedge that maketh the partition. Secondly, mark what was the ufe of the ceremoniall worfhip, to Doïlr. z hem the Jews inamong themfelves, and to feparate. them from the ufe of the Ce- mon.all wor- Gentiles, rjal. 3. 23. Before Faith came, we were kept under the Law, >h;p- rc and !hut upunto the Faithwhich lhauld afterward be revealed. It had many ends : To teach them their guilt, it was a Bill againft them to drive them toChrift, to typifie out Chrift in his offices, theywere fhadowsof him the body, finews to tye them together , to be exer- cifes of their faith and obedience, to be rules of their diftinétion, to be as a wall about them, keeping them apart from the nations, and the nations from them; that is to be marked of the Ceremonies of Sacri- ficing, and of Circumcifion. The Morali Laws were not a wall ofpartition, for the Gentile was bound to them, did in fome things the workof them, was plagued from heaven in all ages for the breach of them : Yea, if the Gentile had come amongft the Jews, he might havebeen forced to the work of them, as Neb. 13. 2 r. the forein Merchants for breaking the Sab- baths, are brought to order. It was not the Judiciall, founded in na- turall equity,as the letting their land reftevery feventh year; or touch- ing perlons, as the Lawof Divorce, felling children ; or of Ceremo. nie,as the Judiciall,of flying to a cityof Refuge,in cafeof involuntary Murther: But thefe, Circumcifron, this made the Gentiles let Aye creartt iraáRJSr names at them : Sacrifices, thefe were an abomination to the Egyp- apda,uon ego flans, 4
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