'· 2. Boo"ce. Cfes ofConfciente a • .6r performed to the MaietlieofGoJ. And bee· A I1. Rttl~. God mu(l bee conceiucd of vs, ingthusraken, i: iscalico by the namc?fPs~- noc byhis nature, but by his attnbutes, and ,;, or Gudli.-Jf•, in the Scripture. And In tlus workes. By hisatrributes,as thar he Is infinite fecondfcnfe I rake it in this place. in mercy,iuHice,goodnes, power,&c. By h1s Now Rdigron or Pretia hath two diflinct workes,of creation, andgouerncment of the parts.The fir(! is J\>10wledgeof God;thefe. wotld,ofredemption,&c. Thus theLord~ 'cond,rhc WorOrip ofGod.Thefctwo are no· uealed himfclferoMofes,E~od.6.14.l A tably de(crrbed by Dluid, in hislafl will and bath fent mc.vnto)Die : rhir is, one wb1chh~:h ;reffamcnt ,whcrelll hec eommends vnto S~- his beeing in himfclfc, and of himfe!fe, that 'IonJOil his (onne before all otherthings, the giucs beewg to all creaturesbycrcation,and care and louo of Religion and Picric; the continues the fame by his prouidence : on~ finnme whereof he reduccth to thcfc heads; that giues a bccing and accomphOtment, to .the knowledge of GoJ , and woril1ippe of all his merciful! promifes. \>VJ1en the Lord 'GoJ. 1. Chmn.z8. 9· Andrhu:<, Salumon m] appeared toMofes, bee fl1ewed not his face funn,, K NO Wtl>uu th.Cjudufrhy farhu, a•d B vnro hiru,but palled by him with avo1ce, Thr SE RYE hirnwitba puf•i1he.rt, .and,.irh a Lord,rht £,rd,jfrong,m~rciful/,andgraciom, long willing minde. [ulfcring,andp!ewtcum inga()dueJJca~dtruth,ExAccording to this difference of heads, are od.j4.6.ln '"hich place,theLorJ proclaimes the Quefltons concerning Religion to bee his name by hisattributes. So in the Prophe· drllinguiil1ed, and thefeare principally two. cie oflcrcmie,Icr. 9·Z.:f. I amhcethlft fhcwcth Frrll,howGod is to be knowne,and then how m~cic.itulgmunt, andiufticeinrhe lAnd. The he is to be worfl1ippcd. fame Danrclconfelfeth in his praier,when he I. Qr!eflion. farrh; Dan.9-4-0 lArdGod,whteh artgreat and fearejnl.,k.!rpingcouenant andmercictowardthem How (jod is to bee conceiued that loue thee,and~u·pthycomrn4ndements. And laflly,rhc author to the Hebrewes,Heb.J J,IS. Hnh11t cflm!l ro God, muft 6duuethAt God io~ in our mindes,when we per/ andrhat hei/artwarderofrhem thtttJuk..t him. . lll,Rul<. God mufl not beconceiucd abforme any feruice or wor/ folutely,rhat is,out ofthe Trinirie: but as hee ship 'Vnto him? (i.Jblillethin the perfon of the Father,Sonne, c and tbe holy Ghofl, fo heemufl beknowne For anfwcr hereunto, this Ground is firfl &conceiuc~ofvs. 'Theaunci<nt rule of the to be laid: That we muO: nor, netther can pofChurch is,that the Vnitie muLl bee <vorlhipliOiy knmv or concciue God as hee is mhimped in Trinitie,and rhe Trinitic in VnitiC'. felte.For God in himfdfe is infinrt, and rher· By this <loe the Prorctlanr Churches, dif· fore incomprehenliblein regard ofvs.But we f~r from all othor alfembliesof wor01ippers. arctoconcciue him (o, as hce hath and doth 1 heTurke cor.ceiues and worlhips a God , reuealc himfel(cwvs in his creatures, princicreator ofheauen and earth, but an abflra· pal:y in his word. The tluth hereofmay ap· d:cd god,wh1chispeither Father,Sonne,nor pcare in this one example, (to alleadgc no Holy Ghofi. Thclew worOrip{.eth God,but more) when M<>(,dciircd to fee rhegloric & cur ofChrilf, and therefore a eigncd and h Maietlieof God, for afurther confirmation dol god. The Papifl in word acknowledgcth I and atfurance of his calling, anl\ver was made and lo wotlhippcth God, but indeedemake• E,.o.Jl.t~. bimby God, that heecouldnotfee his face, God an idol,bccaufehce<.arrhips him not in .. buthe lhould fee his backe parrs, as he palfed a true, burrn·a feigned Chrifl, that firs atthe ; ·by him. The meaning of thisar.fweris,that '·right hand of the Father in heauen,and isal; God would manifefl his gloryvnrocim by D fo in the hands of euery Malfe.priefl, after ~is cffcch, by which, as by a glympfeor im · 'the words ofconfecration.Biltthe Proteflant perfeel reprefcntatiou,he mrght difcern fomc knowes God as heewill be knowne, ~nd conparr ofhi~Ivlaicily,(o fatreforrh as hewas a- (equently worOlips him as heewill bee worble in the infirmiti'e of fleOJand blood,to beOuppcd,rn Farhcr,Sonne,and Holy Gholl. holde rile fame. Butthe pcrfeCland full fight · IV. R~tlr. WhcnwcdircClour praicrs,or thereof, no creature was e~Jerable to attaine any.worfhip.ro~hyonep·erfon, wee mull mvnto, itbeeingre[cruecl f<lr theliferocome; elude the refl rnrhefarnc-worlhip; yea fur. when (and nor before) they fl>all fee him as rher, we mu!t-reraincin rnindcthedillinClibn be isin himfelfeface to face. and order of all the three perfons,withour This Ground being laid,rhe full anliver to feucring or fur\dring them: for fo they are Mat.:.8.J9 thcquctlion I propound mfourcrules. named, and,propdunded in the Scriprures • I.Ioh.s.7· I. Rule. When we are to pray,ortoworThe rcafonis, hecaufe as they arc notfeue fhip God, wee mufi not concciue him in the red, but conioyned in narurc, fo they nei formciof anyearthly,or hcauenly,boUily, or tbcr arc,nor mu(t bcfeuered, but conioyned fpaimall creature whatfocuer: for thus not in worlhip. For e:-;amplc:the m•n th>t pt2ies ro concciue htm, is a degree of concciuing to God the Father for the forgiuen~lfeofhi.> himarig,ht. · finncs,mullaskc it ofhim forrhcmerir ofthe F Sonnc ~
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