l 86 Ca/es ofCon}cience. 2.Booke. Adoranon ducvnco rhem,wee acknowledge A terDI#gm~rAtion, ojhimjJuJIJthefomuof maNku none: bccanfeneither we haue to dcale with t~flutmed ~lfo,wJunhecommdhintheglorieoJhu them, norrheywirhv•. Therefore Romi01 foth<r,,.llhhu holy A•g•/t,ThJStsgraumedof Adorauon ofthem wee rcnounce,as fiar ido• all Diuines, faue onely of fome pellilenrHe· latry: confidering it giues vnto them aDiuiretickes. nity,making thC: pr<fcnr it~ all places,to know T~efecondpart of the Q!!eRion ir, when our hcarrs,and heareour prayers at aJ rimes, Conteffioa is robe made ? wh1dusrhe prcrogauuc ufGod alone. For anli•eringwhereof, this mull bee reNow for vnrcafonable creatures, noAdo· membred for aGround,that there is adillin· ration at all appcrralneth to them, butonely elion to ~ee made, betweenc Commaund~ a re 0 ereur,and holy v[cof them. For Adoraa•ems aflirmauue,and ncgatJue.The negatiue rion 1 is a ligne of SubJection of themferiour bJnde•hatali time•, and to all times. For it to the fupetiouq but man isthm fupetiour: isnotl•wlull at at~y tin•c for a man to doce· and therefore he is to do them no1Vor01ipor u1l. The amrmatiue bmds at,and rn all times, feruice. At~d hereupon we iutlly condemne bur not to all 11mes. for u commaunds adurhe Adoration of rhe reliques of Saitlts, uf ty to be done,wh1ch neuerrhclelfc" notal all thcbreadandwineinrhcSacramenr,&c. B runes '?bee dune. For example: To giuc The third forr ofthings, istheworkc of alnlcs, IS prcfcnbcd by an affirmariuccomrhecreature,rowit, images. Whcre,ifit bee maun~ement, and yer almes arc: to beeGiuen damauuded,what Adoration is due to them! onefy at be time~ and occa6ons. Hereupon I anfwer,nonear all. Reafons. c. VVeehauc Jt plea{cd rho Lord eo propound parrot chc an exprctfemhibition 10 thecontrary, in the MuraJJ.Law,u1negat1ue tearmes,becaufe Re4 tecond commaundement, ThPu Put/& no& bow gar~ucs an: otgreater force. Now Confciiion downetDthtm,norworfoiptbtm,&c. :. Thcfu~ beemg comm.andednotby anegauuc,but by periourmufl pcrforme no adoration to the anafhrtnariue commaundemcnt, weearenoc inferiour. Now though tt lhould be granted, bound therunto,ar,and eo all rimes,but when thatthey were che Images of God, yetman •ull Pccahon is offered, isamoreexccll<ntimage rhenchey,and chcy . VVhen rhen (may fomefay)arethcefpeare inferiour notonly to him,bur eucn to cbc c•allnmcs,m wh1ch Conteffion is robe made bafct fort ofcreacurcr. The IVormeis oneof before rhcAducrfane 1 chebafdl creaturcsvpon the earth, yet iris A'•(. Thercarcrwoptincipally, to which theworkeofGod. Theimageisawotkcnoc all the other may bee reduced, Thcfirtlis, ofGod,burof man. Man therefore may as C when wee are cxammed couching our Rcli· well mall reafon, and better, IVOrlhippc the g•on,by them that are maurhomy,as byMawormc,rhcn the image. g•Oraceo, Prmccs, ludgcs, &c. For at fuch CHAP. XII. Ofo•tw4rd Confil/iDII, THe fifrh Head of Gods ou!ward wor· Ouppe, is Conf<lfion, I mcane nor che Ordmary or EccleliaCiicall Confelfion, but that which is made befure the Aduerfarie. Concerning which,there bemany Q!!cll10ns COIDI)lOnly made. I. Q!!ellion, Whether Confeffion of faith be neceJ!ary, and when l timewee are lawfully called ro make confciJi. on of our lalth,and may do Jt wich boldnelfc. Thus much the place before named impor– rc:rh, where wee are enioync:d tobte rt~~ditto mA~tllnllc•ount,C[rc,I.Pet.3.JS.thatis,not to I!Ucry examiner,bur ro thofealone, Who haue powerand authority giuen chcm by God, for rhac purpofc. And che fame is implyed in Chnlls lpeech to his Apotlles,Match.oo.o8. dnd 1' /ball b<t bro11ghr bifort g•utrno•rs And Kingt for my f•~•,i• ,.itncffttothtm, andt.rhe Gcnt1/u. A1~d in rhis cafe,noc to make profef. fion ofour tairh,is in effect to denyChrill,to D fcandal•ze <he Church, and greatly roprciU< dice the truth. The fecond rimeofconteffion JS,when 10 chcwant thereof, Gods gloryisdi· reClly Impeached, che faluation of llJCD hill· dercd,and our ne•ghbouroffendcd.And then we arc necellardy eo confctre, chougbnoexaAn(. That Confeffion is necelfatic, it apmioauonbemade. pearcs by mamfetl tcmmonies of Scripture, If 11 be here ••ked, How wee may be able •.Pet,3.lS.BctreaJittqgiHt411~tnfwqAiw~tits rodifcemc:ot this time! The anfwer it, by ro '""7 "'""' that"'f:!thyou A rtafonof rht h•p• Chritlian wJ(cdome, IVhJCh teachcth vs, rhac ~bati! m7o«. Here is afi:lttorumaundemeflt whenby our fiJence, wicked rnc:narecmbol~ forConfeffion. Againe, Rom. 10.9, oo.Jf dcncd to fpeake eurll of Gods word, and rh••P,•Ittoof•f!• rmh thymoudi, & be/ttHt.,ith wcakeoncs occaOoncd eo fall from thefaich, thy htart,thou {!,nit bejitutd, Fo'r with the htart ehen is chc fitteCI time eo tland in the defence man btlttutth vnto righteoH/ntf{t, And with tht and maintenance of rhe truth. 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