Badefa{sof humane Inventions. 95 the fonnes of Sheva have no power to overcome Satan ; in flead of mìnihrmg freedome they imbondage the foule to Satan ; thefe like Jobs friends are miferable comforters and Phyfitians of no value, in fiead of healing they Wound, in head of nourifhing they deliroy, in head of gatheri,ig home the foule of man to Chrilt, endearing man to God, and bringing him to communion with God and Chrift ; they feparate man from God, oblige man to Satan, and afociate the foule with the Devi11, according to that of the Apofile diífaading the Corinthians from the fuperflitions and inven- tions of the Gentiles, faying, I would not that ye fhouldhave l fellowJhip with the `Devils, ye w cannot dripf(e the cup of the rn t Cor. io. Lord, and the cup of the Devils, ye cannot be partakers ofths table of the Lord, and of the table ofDevils, He that wor- fhips.God by humane tradition ferves not God but Satan; as we cannot ferve God and Mammon , no more can we worfhip. God and an Idoli. The facriuce which is not of- fered to. God with fire from his owne Altar , is an abo- minable oblation ; whatfoeuer duty , adt , or exercife of Religion, bath not Gods word for the rule of it, isin Gods interpretation, a fervice of Satan, and in flead of pleating provokes Gods indignation : They have X moved me to ¡ea- x Deut. ;t. ai, loufe (faith the Lord) with that Which i, not god, they have z:. provoked me to anger with their vanities, a fire Jhall be kind- led in mine anger, and !hall burn unto the loweft hell, andJha1l confume the earth With. her increafe. As Chrift therefore is come in Gods name, furnifhedwithall authority and domi- nion, fo let us in every thing receive our commiffion anddi- reiion from him: The perfeEtion of' Chrifls authority and dominion , and CirriRs Autho- fu ucffs ofdivine abilities, pretfeth man to foure duties to- 'iry end abih- wards Chri . i. A duty of Subjelfion, as to him that hath `}er,úng to fupreame authority. We are charged by a voice fromheaven pE sub-ea,ó to heardhim, to him is given a name above every name, i'roperties of and to him mutt we make all the faculties-of our foules, .subjeEfion. and all the members of our bodies to vaile and hoop, as i.spiritualle all the (heaves in 7orepbs vifion fell downebeforehis fheafe. To him let us fubjea our felves, i. Spiritually. The end of
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