el' VindicationofOrdinances. It will therefore be worth our time to confider, What it is for to hearken to him this great Prophet. Know therefore, that when he faith, Unto him Chanye hearken ; the meaning is, Unto him alone, and to none elfe ; as, ThouAalt worfh:rp the Lord thy God ; our Savior tranflates, and himonly [halt thou ferve. So here, Unto him fhall ye hearken ; that is, to him only, to him alone, and to none elfe. Now a man is faid to hearken untoChrift this great Pro- phet, either when he doth acknowledge, receive and fub- mit unto his appointments ; or elfe when he doth obey his voice with the obedience of Faith. I fay, firft a man is laid to hearken unto Chrift this great Prophet, when he doth re- ceive acknowledge , and fubmit unto his appointments : And therefore if you compare the loth of- MattheWwith the i oth of Luke ye fhall.find, ThatHearing and Receiving are the fame thing. In the loth of I14atthew, at the 4o.verf. He that receivethyu,receiveth me. In the loth of Lnke,at the 16. verfe, He that hearethyou, hearethme. What is Hearing in one, is Receiving in the other : fo that I fay, Firft a man is faid to hear Chrift this great Prophet, when he doth receive, acknowledge, and fubmit unto his appointments : this is our duty ; when it is faid, Unto him (hall ye hearken,this is here commanded. For the opening therefore , and preffing of this truth , I (hall labor, Firft to Phew you , What thofe appointments of Chrifl this great Prophet of ours are, which we are to receive, ac- knowledg, and to fubmit unto,and thereby to hearken unto him. Secondly, That thefe appointments.and Inftitutions of his, do ftill continue and bind us, and that we are ftill to hear- ken to him therein ; ftill he lives and fpeaks in thole appoint- memo. . Thirdly, I (halt Aniker to Lorne Objedions, queflions, and Cafes ofConfcience concerning_Ordinances, and the In- flitu tions ofChrift. Fourthly, Slew you, What a dangerous-thing it is for a man
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