A wholefome Caveat Now when a people null impenitently break Cove- nant, as bath beenfaid : that men can Study arguments, how to nullifie Church ; nay, worfe when in Covenant, then everbefore; and the bufineffe is, they are loath tobe in bonds ; when men (ball grudge the truth of the Lord, others if their judgementsbe not let againft it ; yet notwithflanding, in deed and pradice, they live as if they had never been in Covenant. Once they were a pleafant plant; but now they are degenerated, as the Lord doth there complain. Beloved, when it is thus, the Leaguebetween the Prince of peace, and the Church is broke ; theyd, much as in them lies, leek to call off the Lord from ruling over them. 2. 2. When therebe additions made to the Ordinances of Chrift, by humane ordinances and inventions of men ; let any let up new ordinances, new inventions of men, they let up newgods ; and they do as Subjedsfet up new Kings, which is indeed to pull down him that was , and fo they do to Jefus Chrift ; they do deny the fuprerne headfhip of Chrift, and his authority over them; though it may Seem a fmall thing, yet thus it is : And hence ye fliall obferve Jeroboams calves, though they worfhipped the fame God which was at lerufalem, varying only in circumftance ; yet the Lord profeffeth, that they hadfet up new Gods, and fo indeed didpull down the trueGod andhis government from over them, and this brought. bondage. And hence, Col. 2. 8, :6. Let no man he- guileyou ofyour rewardwith a voluntary humility, faith the Apollie, and worfhipping of Angels, intruding into thofe things which he bathnot feen, eye, Whatfoever pretence be upon the inventions of men, take heed of that ; if it be the inventions ofmen, in Verf. 19. and not holding the head; the very headfhip of Chrift is denied, and the ground is this; To fay that Chrift is is not a fufficient means of falvation, of faving his people, and ruling his people; it is to deny the headfhip of Chrift: and likewife to fay, that Chrift hath not appointed for his people fufficient means for that end , is toSay, that Chrift is not a fufficient means to rule his people ; and he that (ball fay, Jefus Chrift is not a fuffic:ent means, he do's deny the headfhip of Chrift. Now to fet up any inventions of men in the worfhip ofGod, to be a means to carry the heart to God, is to fay, that Jefus Chrift hath not appointed fufficient means for that end and there- fore '"--"AsammummesmgmmeamMIIIIIMENIIMM.
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