312 Mr. Collins's Seemed There is nothing decent and comely in the Church, which is ro much pleaded for,but what conies in by CtuiftF inititutiun. What. ever you worfhipwithout a warrant from the Word of od, or by whatever means you worship without a warrant from the Word of God,youworship youknow not what: Jobe 4.20. ',is NiVill-worlhip, and by the fame Rule you receive oneWell-worfhip,you may receive twenties 'tis vainWorfhip, it will never reach the end of yoir Com- munion with God, ( for he is a Spirit, and seeks Inch Worshippers ) it will never bringyou to the enjoyment of God : tf.erefore in point of Worlhip, bring it to the Word of God, and as to Faith and Worship, fay, Hitherto my Faith and my Wo; flip fhalc thou go, and no further. This rule rightly improved it dif-intang,le you from the hooks, and take you ofT from the baits of thole cur- ning Fowlers ( for to fuch the Apoitle doth compare them in the NewTellament ) who leek to betray fouls from the funpliciiie of Gofpel-faith. Never any did invent falfe Dottrin , but to pat up them, theyput down the Scripture,, and they put out the eyL;s of Chriffians tomake them bend to it : before they ufe other means-to compel them, their great work is to darken the light of the Truth, and in the roomof the Scripture to be your rule, they let up ocher rules: which, becauCe there are three marvellous Popular,. idefire to mention them in oppotition to this Rule I have given you. Theresa three-fold Rulemen would fet up to deceivepoor foulse The nameofa Church. Antient Cultomes. The Generalitie of tholewhere they live. f 1. The fpecious name ofa Church, to make that a Rule to Do- x' rine and to Worfhip. It was the plea of thePopifh partie in the Marion dales, What? will younot believe the Church? hathnot the Churchpower to make Inflitutions andCanons about this,and that, and the other? will you not believe the Church .? will you go out Iom the true Church? Thus domen that go about to deceive; no- thing like it as to the catching and deluding many poor fouls , by making the Church their rule. lewas the way of the Popifh partie of old, and if Antichrifl ever hath power avn over the Church of Chrift in that nyeafure anddegree it has had, you niuft expett it again : therefore let me caution you againfi it. Canwe enquire who thisChurchwas It was onely thedecree of the proud Chtirch,Ate- tichr ,of old, and the Antichriftian Clergy, who ( as you may readin their Stories ) would Lord it over the Faith of Gods Heri- tage. I tauals13, you, the natne,and cuttour, and way of the Churches
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