38$ ThefecossdBvakeofDiuifaitie, CHAr.5.6. Gofpel ; differing onely by the diucrfitie of difpen- fation before and fince his comtning. y Neb. r.r,a. God,faith the Apoftle to the Ifebrewes, yinmany piece!, andafter dicers fafhions, ofold fpake to the Fathers by the Prophets,but irs there latter dayes bee hath'ioken twovs by his Sonne. The manner therefore and the ineafure of the Reuelation of Chrift did`differ : Firfl,For the manner,it was onto them in diuersRites, Ceremonies , Types and, Figures, and therefore darke andobfcure ; To vs, all things are plainly without any fhadowes,the bodiebeing come,which is Chritl. Secondly, Though the fubflance of the do&rine it fclfe was alwayes full and perfe&, yet as touching the meafure and cleerenefie of Renelation , therewas fome- thingHI behind more fully to bee tnanifefled , till hee fpake laíiIy, and perfe&ly by his Sonne vpon his owne comrning in the flefh. And this the filly womanof Sa- maria may teach vs,to haue been a do6}rine which euer- z My: 4. 2,5. more founded in the Church; : When the tAtefa com- metb,he aoìll teaches all things, cleerely and in all perfecti- on. Wherein,that the Churchwas not deceiued, appea. reth byhis owne teflimor.ie , lohn 15.15. I atfoeuer 1 haste heard frommy Father, I hauemade knownevnto you. And, Iohn 8.26. The things which1 haueheard from him, (thatfent me) theft doe I meake in the World. Vpon there two differences is mutt follow,that whilcfl the Church was inher infancie , vnder the Rudiments of the Law , the Fathers Peeing by that darke and dimme light , neither could their knowledge be fo perfe &, nor were the Graces dealt vnto them fo plentiful' , and fo many. The Euangelifi teacheth it excellently,lohn 1.14, i 5,16,17. comparing the Miniflerie of Afofcs which flood in Rites andOrdinances with Chritl and his Mi.. Ve-f 14. niflerie. The a Diuine Maieflie, faith he , that (hone in Chritl, the Rcfplendenceof his Fathers Glorie, euen as wee confider him clothed in our Aefh, was confpicuous to
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