or honor 3. When God offers occasion by any work of his Providence we must endeavor to glorifie and magnifie his Name therein whether they be acts of his Mercy or of his Justice We must thus labor to hallow Gods Name for these Reasons 1. Because it is an honor even due unto him Rev. 4.11 2. It is a credit to us also 3. We thereby testifie how we esteem of God 4. The contrary argues impiety Exod. 5.2 Isa 36.20 5. He hath severely punished the prophanation of his Name Exod. 14.28 2 Kings 19.37 Isa 37.36 37. Acts 12.23 6. He created us for this purpose Prov. 16.3 7. As all men account of their Names Eccl. 7.1 so God doth highly of his 8. It is not onely holy in it self but gives holiness to all other things that are holy 9. Moses and Aaron entred not into Canaan because they did not sanctifie the Word amongst the children of Israel Deut. 32.51 Num. 20.12 10. The Lord himself proclaims That he will be sanctified in them that come near him and that before all the people he will be glorified Lev. 10.3 If we say Hallowed be thy Name with our mouthes and prophane it in our lives we bewray a false heart and discover the rotten profession of most damnable hypocrisie by this unchristian contradiction rendring our selves more odious in the sight of God then base dissemblers are in our own estimation Let therefore the practice of our lives demonstrate the sincerity of our hearts keep tune with the Musick of our lips when we sing Glory to God on high and in an holy sympathy eccho forth the Devotion of our souls when we pray Hallowed be thy Name May all our Thoughts Words Actions sanctifie Thee Holy Father May this Prayer be In all our Thoughts in all our Words still pray'd In all our Actions still devoutly said And may our Hearts to this Petition be Joyn'd to make up this holy Harmony Touch thou the strings thereof and then no fear Of jarring discord to ascend thine ear Thy Servants with thy holy Spirit inflame Thy Church shall practice Hallowed be thy Name §. 6. Thy Kingdom come GOds Kingdom is the Rule that he doth exercise over his Creatures generally over all the whole world specially over his Elect over his Church howsoever now dispersed into many places yet making but one Kingdom which is partly in Heaven Triumphant partly upon Earth Militant till the last great Day when in Heaven onely it shall be everlastingly glorious Now besides this there is a Spiritual Kingdom an inward Spiritual Kingdom of God which is over all those in whose hearts his Laws are written to do them and the holy Spirit ruleth and beareth sway and happy is that man who is thus of his Kingdom Let thy Kingdom come that is Let it by continual encrease be augmented and always by a new enlargement and accession be extended and multiplied which thou O Lord in thy Church dost hold and possess wherein we desire That the number of true Believers may be daily encreased that Gods Kingdom of Grace may be enlarged and his Kingdom of Glory hastned Thus let thy Kingdom come outwardly thy Power and Providence being exercised and inwardly Grace being encreased and Glory hastned Let nothing hinder the coming of thy Kingdom neither the Devil nor wicked men neither in the Magistracy Ministery nor People neither infidelity impenitency any raigning sin or negligence but let thy Kingdom come to us that be pilgrims and strangers here on earth prepare us for it and enter us into it that be yet without renew us by thy Spirit that we may be subject to thy Will confirm us also in this estate that our souls after this life and both souls and bodies at the Day of Judgement may be fully glorified yea Lord hasten this glory to us and to all thine Elect. And here also implicitely we acknowledge our opposite disposition to Gods Kingdom and bewail it For this imports That there is another Kingdom even the Kingdom of Satan which is a Kingdom of darkness full of disorder and confusion through sins which greatly hindreth and annoyeth Gods Kingdom of Grace especially This is that Tyrannical Regency by which as the Prince of Darkness he by Gods just permission ruleth in the children of darkness and rageth against the children of light 2 Cor. 4.4 Rev. 12.3 erecting up two other Kingdoms the one of Sin Rom. 6.12.5.21 the other of Death Rom. 5.14 all which are Enemies to this Kingdom we pray for This Petition doth in order next follow Hallowed be thy Name because it is the first means by which Gods Name is hallowed and next to the hallowing of his Name we ought chiesly to pray That Gods Kingdom may come Mat. 6.31 And it is also placed before Thy will be done to teach us That no man can rightly do the will of God and please him unless he be of his Kingdom and delivered out of the Kingdom of Darkness by faith in Christ and the Spirit of Sanctification he shall do his will indeed as a vessel of wrath being over-ruled by his Almighty power but not as a vessel of mercy out of a good heart to be accepted Thus no man can ever do Gods will in any thing till such time as Gods Kingdom be erected in his heart because no man can do Gods will that is not Gods Subject Joh. 1.24 neither can any man keep Gods Law but by Gods grace Psal 119.32 Conclude we therefore That Gods Kingdom is that Spiritual Rule which God through Christ doth by grace begin in us in this life and by glory will accomplish in the life to come Dan. 2.37 Mat. 25.37.6.31 Rom. 14.17 The kingdom of God is threefold viz. 1. The Kingdom of Power Psal 99.1 By this he ruleth Satan and all his enemies Psa 2.9.145.13 commands all creatures and preserveth his own people This Kingdom is external and is a government of all 2. The Kingdom of Grace Mat. 3.2 By this he ruleth the godly and raigns in their hearts by his Word and Spirit Luke 17.20 This Kingdom is internal and a government of the Elect. 3. The Kingdom of Glory Luke 23.42 By this he crowneth the godly with Celestial happiness This Kingdom is eternal and a government of the departed out of this life into heaven The kingdom of God signifies these particulars viz. 1. The sending of the Son our Mediator 2. The ordaining and maintaining of the Ministery of Christ 3. The gathering of the Church by Christ out of mankinde by the voyce of the Gospel and the efficacy of the holy Ghost beginning in us true Faith and Repentance 4. The perpetual Government of the Church 5. The preservation thereof in this life and protection against her enemies 6. The casting away of her enemies into eternal pains 7. The raising of the Church unto eternal life 8. The glorifying of the Church in eternal life when God shall be all in all We therefore when we pray Thy Kingdom
come desire that God will by his Son our Mediator 1. Preserve the Ministery which he hath ordained 2. Gather his Church by the Ministery of his Word and the working of the Holy Ghost 3. Rule his Church gathered and us the members thereof with his Holy Spirit 4. Defend us and his whole Church against our Enemies and Tyrants 5. Cast away his and our enemies into eternal pains 6. At length deliver his Church and glorifie us in the world to come Again The Kingdom of God is twofold viz. 1. General which is his absolute Power and Soveraignty whereby he ruleth all things in Heaven in Earth and in Hell even the Devils themselves Psa 103.19 This we acknowledge in the conclusion of the Lords Prayer but pray not for it in this Petition because nothing can hinder it 2. Special which is that whereby he Ruleth his Elect and chosen people working his will in them by his Holy Spirit And called special because it is not exercised over all the World but only over all the elect whō he hath ordained unto eternal life This special Kingdom of God is twofold viz. 1. Of Grace which is a Spiritual estate because 1. It is principally exercised in the Conscience 2. This Regiment in the Conscience is by the Spirit of God Wherein God makes men willingly subject to the written word of his Spirit which is a voluntary subjection of the whole man in soul body and Spirit to the Will of God reveal'd in his Word This subjection which indeed is perfect freedom stands in these 3 things especially Rom. 14.17 18. 1. In Righteousness that is 1. In Christs Righteousness imputed 2. In the Righteousness of a good Conscience the ground whereof is Sanctification by the Spirit which Christ gives to whom he justifies 2. In Peace that is Peace of Conscience towards God and peace with Gods Church yea with all Creatures so far forth as is needful for them Under which is comprehended love for as Righteousness concerns the person in soul and body so Peace respects all duties and actions of the life Righteousness is the Root whence springeth this Peace for when the heart is sanctified the life is reformed 3. In Joy in the Holy Ghost which is a fruit of both the former respecting especially the state of affliction for when a man is justified and sanctified and hath peace towards God then ariseth in his heart a Spiritual delight in God in all estates Now whosoever hath these three branches of this Spiritual subjection is a good Subject in the Kingdom of Grace 2. Of Glory which is the blessed estate of Gods Elect in Heaven whereby God in Christ becomes all things unto them immediately all things needful to the perfection of felicity The state of grace in this life is the beginning and entrance to the state of glory the state of glory in the life to come is the perfection of the state of grace And this special Kingdom of God in both these estates do we in this Petition pray for Understand therefore this Petition of the special Kingdom the coming whereof is in four degrees viz. 1. Let it be erected where it is not 2. Let it be confirmed and continued where it is Let it not be abolished by Persecution corrupted by Heresie vanish by Hypocrisie or degenerate and grow into the contrary by Prophaneness 3. Let it be restored where it is decayed or corrupted in doctrine or maners Restore such as are faln by weakness and purge the Errors of such as are seduced 4. Let it be perfected and made compleat by hastning the marriage-Marriage-day the eternal Jubile of Joy unconceiveable much more unutterable such as neither eye hath seen nor ear heard nor heart conceived and by finally destroying Sin Death the Devil and every enemy Thy Kingdom come that is to us men in the world then it cometh when God doth erect and establish the same in their hearts Now unto perfection it comes by five degrees viz. 1. When God gives unto men the outward means of Salvation wherein he doth reveal his grace and favor in Christ Thus the Gospel preached is called The word of the Kingdom Mat. 13.19 and The Kingdom of God Luke 11.20 17.21 2. When the word preached enlightens the minde so as a man knows and understands the mystery of the Gospel which is the Law of this Kingdom 3. When a man is thereby regenerate and so brought into this Kingdom for by Regeneration we have effectual entrance into the state of grace whereby Christ rules in us by his word and Spirit and we yield subjection unto him 4. At the end of this life when the body goeth to the earth but the soul to God that gave it being translated to the joys of heaven in the glory of this Kingdom 5. At the last Judgement when body and soul being reunited are both made partakers of this Kingdoms glory And this is the full and perfect coming of it In this kingdom are observable these things especially 1. That Christ is King Mat. 2.2 2. That the Subjects are true Christians Psal 2.8 Angels and Saints 3. That the Laws are the Word Psal 119.105 and the efficacy of the Holy Ghost 4. The enemies are Satan Sin Death Hell Damnation the Flesh the World and the Wicked Eph. 6.12 Rom. 6.12 8.1 1 Cor. 15.51 Gal. 5.17 Gen. 3.15 5. The Rewards are the good things of this life and eternal happiness in that to come Mark 10.30 6. The Chastisements are afflictions Heb. 12.6 7. The Weapons are Faith Hope Love the Word and Prayer Eph. 6.16 8. The Time of it is to the worlds end Mat. 28.20 9. The place is this world and the world to come Rev. 5.10 Mat. 25.34 10. The Officers are Preachers 2 Cor. 5.20 11. The Vice-gerents are Governors Isa 49.25 12. It is exercised upon the Conscience of man Rom. 14.17 Again the Head or King of this Kingdom is God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost There is but one King because there is but one God 1. The Father is King and Ruleth by the Son and the Holy Ghost 2. The Son is King because 1. He sitteth God at the right hand of God and Ruleth with equal power with the Father 2. He is Mediator by whom God worketh immediately and giveth the Holy Ghost The enemies of this Kingdom are 1. Partly in the Church as Hypocrites who challenge to themselves the Name and Title of the Kingdom when as they are nothing less 2. Partly without the Church as Turks Jews and all such as defend Errors against the ground and foundation of the true Religion It appears from what hath been said That the Kingdom of God cometh to us four ways viz. 1. By the Preaching of the Gospel whereby is revealed the light of the true and heavenly Doctrine 2. By Conversion when some are converted and are endued with Faith and Repentance 3. By making progress or encrease when the godly receive encrease or
when the proper gifts or blessings of the faithful are augmented with perpetual encrease in the godly or converted Rev. 22.11 4. By Consummation or full accomplishment when the godly shall be glorified at the second coming of our Lord. We ought to desire that the Kingdom of God may come for these Reasons specially 1. For the glory of God or in respect of the first Petion because that we may sanctifie and hallow his Name it is required that he Rule us by his Word and Spirit 2. Because God will give his Kingdom onely to those that ask it The wants we are to bewail taught us in this Petition concern either our selves or others 1. We must lament and mourn for our own miserable estate by Nature whereby we are the servants of Sin and so in bondage and thraldom thereto Joh. 8.34 And the best of us do but weakly yield to Christs Scepter and where Sin raigneth there the Devil hath dominion 2. We must bewail the sins of all the world in the transgression of Gods Law whereby God is dishonored his Kingdom hindred and the Kingdom of Darkness furthered We must therefore bewail that there be so many hinderers of Gods Kingdom as namely the Flesh to infect the World to allure the Devil to seduce Antichrist to withdraw the Turk to withstand and the Wicked to trouble men that should be Subjects of this Kingdom Pray therefore Thy Kingdom come The helps which further Gods kingdom and are to be desired of us viz. 1. The Preaching of the Gospel and all other divine Ordinances whereby Gods Kingdom is erected and maintained that they may be where they are not and may be blessed where they are vouchsafed and herein for godly Magistrates and faithful Ministers 2. That God would enlighten the eyes of our mindes that we may see the wonders of his Law that so the Lords ordinances may be blessed unto us 3. That we may be wholly subject unto Christ and that of Conscience not onely in our outward behavior but in minde heart will and in all our affections that we may grow in grace and in the saving knowledge of Christ Jesus 4. We must desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ in the Kingdom of glory for this end that we may make an end of sinning and become more obedient Subjects unto Christ yea wholly ruled by him though for the good of others we must be content to live 5. That both by the hour of death and by the coming of Christ to Judgement this Kingdom in us and all Gods chosen may be accomplished that Satan being trodden under our feet and the power of death destroyed God may be all in all 1 Cor. 15.28 6. That Christ would come in Judgement when all things shall be subdued unto God and all his obedient Subjects shall be fully glorified This we may desire in heart though we must leave the time to Gods good will and pleasure still waiting for it by faith in his Promise 7. That God would enlarge his Sanctuary here on earth gather his elect more and more and still defend and maintain his Church in every place in the world when these desires affect our souls then do we truly say Thy Kingdom come The duties to be practised by us that Gods Kingdom may come viz. 1. We must labor for true humiliation and conversion else we cannot enter into the Kingdom Matth. 8.3 Joh. 3.5 nay otherwise we do but mock God by saying well and doing nothing 2. We must be careful to bring forth the fruits of Gods Kingdom which are Righteousness Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 3. We must hence learn to be contented in all estates of this life whatsoever the hope of this Kingdom which we here pray for must swallow up all the sorrows that earthly calamities can bring upon us Luke 12.32 4. We must all labor in our places and callings to bring one another into this kingdom one neighbor another and one friend another Ezc. 18.30 5. Hence we must learn every day to prepare our selves to dye for by death our souls enter into the glory of this Kingdom which we pray may come unto us whence appears the monstrous hypocrisie of the world whose practice flatly contradicts their prayer Of this Petition 1. The Supplication is for the continuance of Gods gracious Providence over his general kingdom and of all good means and furtherances of his special kingdom his Church 2. The Deprecation is against all impediments and lets of Gods general kingdom as Anarchy Tyranny wicked Laws c. and against all hinderances of his special kingdom as Toleration of Idolatry Heresie Ignorance Idleness Infidelity Impenitency Hardness of heart c. 3. The Thanksgiving is for the Lords exercising his kingdom in the right ordering of the world punishing the wicked rewarding the godly spreading the glorious beams of his Word enlarging his kingdom for worthy Magistrates and faithful Ministers for Faith and all Spiritual graces In this glass we read the superstitious vanity of ignorant souls The rotten hypocrisie of formal Professors The cursed Rebellion of prophane worldlings The Antichristian Tyranny of Idolatrous Papists All which as we tender the Soveraign Power of Christs Scepter the Prerogative of his Royalty and the eternal happiness of our own Souls let us carefully avoid as by making it the language of our hearts so the loyalty of our whole lives to practice Thy Kingdom come A new-hatch'd old-laid Heresie appears That here on Earth yet full One thousand years Christs Kingdom is to come and triumph shall With all his Saints in Pomp Majestical Fond Dreamers Call ye this Terrestrial Which figures that which is Spiritual Raign in our hearts O Lord Protect augment Thy Church This is thy proper Regiment Cast down thine Enemies Compleat the sum Of thine Elect So let Thy Kingdom come §. 7. Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven THis Petition in order followeth Thy Kingdom come to shew That where Gods kingdom is set up his will is endeavored after and preferred always and not our own will It depends indeed on both the former Petitions for Gods Name is hallowed when his will is done and his kingdom comes when by doing his will we testifie our selves his obedient Subjects Wherein we desire that we and all the people of God upon earth may as readily obey Gods will as the Angels and Saints in heaven So that this Petition is propounded in a Comparison the former part whereof respects the grace of Obedience which we pray for the other the right maner of performing it wherein we must note That this particle As doth not betoken the degree but the kinde of doing Gods will which is the beginning of performing Gods will with continuance and encrease thereof not the Consummation perfection and full accomplishment thereof which yet we are to desire here that at length we may obtain it which though it be impossible in this life yet are we
of God being mightier then all our Enemies which joyned with his Soveraignty and Goodness we need not fear though we were in the paws of Lyons or the mouth of the Grave 3. From his Glory which is the end or final cause of our Requests for we desire these things for his glory therefore will he grant whatsoever in our prayers may redound to his honor and glory 4. From the eternity of his Kingdom Power and Glory being for ever and ever therefore he cannot be weary of our prayers no time can period his goodness 5. From our confidence expressed in the last word Amen for the Lord will grant unto us whatsoever we believe shall be granted when we ask The Kingdom of God is twofold 1. The Kingdom of his Providence whereby he rules and governs all things in heaven and earth even the Devil and all his Angels and Instruments 2. The Kingdom of Grace whereby he governs his Church by his Word and Spirit and both these are here to be understood Further Gods kingdom in this place imports 1. That he is All-sufficient of himself to do all things whatsoever needing no help or instrument beside his Soveraign will Gen. 17.1 2. That he hath an absolute Soveraign Right Title and Interest to and in all things in heaven and earth 3. That he hath Soveraign Rule and Authority over all things in heaven and earth yea over Hell it self and all the powers and principalities thereof governing all things whatsoever as he pleaseth and bringing them into an absolute subjection The kingdom is here called God's and appropriated to him alone for these Reasons 1. To shew that God hath his Kingdom of himself and from himself alone thus the Kingdom of Grace and Providence are both his 2. To distinguish God from earthly Kings for though they have a Kingdom Power and Glory yet they have all these from God not of themselves and onely for a certain limited time but God hath them all of himself alone not from any other and that for ever and ever Thine is the Power that is Gods Power is his own of himself alone not received from any other to distinguish the true God from all Creatures who have it not of themselves but from God By power is meant an ability in God whereby he can do whatsoever he will For the better conceiving whereof observe these two things 1. That God is not onely powerful but even Power it self in regard of his Nature as he is Goodness Wisdom c. Angels and men are called powerful as receiving power from God but God onely is Power it self because his Nature is Infinite in power as in all his other Properties 2. That Power and Will in God are one and the same for our better conceiving of them they may be distinguished but in themselves they differ not for Gods willing of a thing is the effecting doing of it It is not so in us for we will many things that we cannot do but whatsoever God willeth that he doth By appropriating glory to God is here meant 1. That God hath made all things for his own glory Prov. 16.4 2. That whatsoever we ask are means of his glory Joh. 12.28 3. That the things we ask shall be referred to his glory 1 Cor. 10.31 The Reasons why Gods Kingdom Power and Glory is said to be for ever and ever 1. Because in themselves they are everlasting Psal 45.6 102.28 145.13 2. Because of us they should never be forgotten Psal 145.2 3. 3. To distinguish it from earthly Dominions all which have their periods both in Government and Governors Psal 119.96 Isa 40.6 4. To shew forth the dignity of Gods Church and his Children who have a Father whose Kingdom is everlasting and everlastingly shall raign with their Father in his Kingdom of Power Glory and Eternity Of this word Amen there is a double use 1. To express our desire and wish that we may be heard 2. To testifie our faith in the assurance of receiving those things that we crave both which are to be practised in prayer and are expressed by Christ Mat. 11.24 From the union of the word Amen with our Petitions we learn 1. That every childe of God may believe particularly and certainly the pardon of his own sins and endeavor to attain thereunto if as yet he cannot 2. That all prayer ought to be made in a known tongue for else the Assent and Affiance of the heart cannot be given together This Conclusion of the Lords Prayer thus conceived and understood is useful to us many ways 1. For a ground of trust and confidence in God in all distresses for as the Kingdom is his we are his Subjects and he is willing to help as the Power is his we are assured he is able to help us and as the Glory is his he will shew mercy to his people and hear their prayers Psal 50.15 2. To teach us that Prayer and Thanksgiving must alway go together 3. To shew us a way how to obtain our requests in prayer we must confess our own unworthiness and give all Praise Glory and Honor to God 4. To let the proudest of us know that God is to be feared above all Creatures 5. To move us to love God and to yield all chearful obedience to him The Reason why there is here mention made onely of these three Properties of God is as some think to point out the three Persons For the Kingdom is Christs 1 Cor. 15.35 Power the Holy Ghosts Rom. 15.13 19. and Glory the Fathers Rom. 6.4 though indeed we may not limit our conceit of them but understand them in prayer as of the Trinity of Persons in the Unity of the Godhead so of the Unity of the Godhead in the Trinity of Persons Our Father which in Heav'n art Thy Name still Be hallowed Thy Kingdom come Thy Will Be done in Earth as 't is in Heaven Give us This day our daily Bread And forgive us Our Trespasses as those forgive do we That Trespass against us And let 's not be Into Temptation led but deliver Vs from all evil For thine for ever The Kingdom Power and Glory is Amen The Kingdom Power and Glory is Amen CHAP. IV. §. 1. The Creed THe sum of those things which are to be believed are comprised in the Creed commonly called The Symbole of the Apostles because it is a token or profession whereby the Church with her Members is discerned from all her Enemies and from all other Sects This Symbole is a brief and summary form of Christian Doctrine or a brief sum or Confession of the Points of Christian Religion or Evangelical Doctrine the Articles whereof are the Square or Rule whereunto the Faith and Doctrine of all Orthodox and right believing Christians ought to agree This self-same Symbole is called also Catholick because there is but one Faith of all Christians and though there were new Symboles made as that of Athanasius of Nice of
Word is no sufficient note of a true Church for the Israelites had circumcision and yet the Lord saith they were not his people Hos 1.9 Again they overturn the inward power of Baptism by denying Justification by Faith alone in Jesus Christ And as for the bastard-Rites and Ceremonies invented and patched by men to Baptism as hallowing of the Water Tapers Exorcisms Chrism Salt Crosses Spittle and such like they are not of the true Church but a corruption of the Sacrament And as these men attribute too much to this Sacrament holding that it gives Grace ex opere operato so on the other side there are other giddy heads who number Baptism among things indifferent and so to be used or refused at our discretion Lastly seeing the administration of the Sacraments is a part of Ecclesiastical Discipline or rather Doctrine indeed they that are not called thereto and especially women may not in any case usurp the power and authority to Baptize Christs Herauld sent by Proclamation To enter our Initiation Sprinkled the Water and the sacred Blood Made the faithful though sinful appear good This is Bethesda 's Pool or Siloam's stream Whereof the frothy Anabaptists dream The right use to Infants daign'd may not be Though some of Abrahams Posserity Thus Christ himself they proudly Countermand Whose word when all the world 's dissolv'd shall stand §. 3. The Lords Supper THe Lords Supper is a Sacrament instituted and appointed of Christ unto the faithful for a memorial of him whereby Christ doth certainly promise and seal unto the faithful That his Body was offered and broken on the Cross and his Blood shed for them as truly as they see his Bread broken and Cup distributed to them and that he doth as certainly with his Body crucified and his Blood shed feed and nourish the Souls of the faithful unto everlasting life as certainly as their bodies are fed with the bread and the cup of the Lord is received from the hand of the Minister which are offered to them as certain Seals of the body and blood of Christ and binde them to mutual dilection and love The Evangelists shew it was instituted of Christ the same night he was betrayed after that he had supped and had eaten the Easter-Lamb according to the Law yet is it so called not so much because it was the night wherein Christ was betrayed as to shew that it is indeed a Spiritual Supper given of God unto the faithful It is indeed the Sacrament of our Redemption by Christs death insomuch as to such as worthily and with faith receive the same the bread which is broken is a partaking of the body of Christ and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of his blood Such therefore as declare themselves in confession and life to be Infidels and ungodly are not to be admitted to this Supper lest thereby the Covenant of God be prophaned and the wrath of God stirred up against the whole Assembly 1 Cor. 11.20 Wherefore the Church by the commandment of Christ and his Apostles using the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven ought to drive them from this Supper till they shall repent and change their life and conversation The Signs of the Lords Supper are twofold 1. Representing Signs as Bread Wine the breaking and pouring out 2. Applying Signs which do appropriate the same as the giving and receiving of bread and wine the first serves to renew our knowledge the other to confirm it As the Signs in the Lords Supper are 1. Bread broken and eaten 2. Wine distributed and taken So the things signified are 1. Christs body broken and blood shed 2. Our Union with Christ by faith The breaking and communicating of Christs body is signed by the breaking and receiving of the bread for two causes 1. Because Christ commandeth those Rites unto which we ought to give no less credit then if Christ himself did speak unto us 2. Because he annexeth a Promise That they who observe those Rites with a true faith must be assured and certain that they have communion with Christ The similitude or proportion of the Signs with the thing signified viz. 1. As the bread and wine nourish our body to temporal life so the body and blood of Christ nourish our souls unto life Spiritual and Eternal 2. As the bread and wine are received by the mouth so the body and blood are received by faith 3. As the wine is severed from the bread to signifie the violence of Christs death so his blood was sundred from his body signified also by the breaking of the bread and as the bread is eaten being broken so the body of Christ is received being sacrificed 4. As in corporal food is required an appetite unto it so in this Spiritual food is required faith 5. As of many corns is made one loaf so are we being many made one body The maner whereby Christs body blood doth nourish us is 1. The respect of his merit for us Christs body is given and his blood shed for us and for the body and blood of Christ we have eternal life given unto us 2. When we receive that merit that is when we believe with a true faith that for it we shall have eternal life 3. When the same Spirit uniteth us by faith unto Christ and worketh the like in us which is in Christ for except we be grafted into Christ we do not please God The remembrance we are to have of Christ in receiving the Lords Supper consists 1. In the memory of Christs benefits 2. In faith whereby we apply Christ and his merit to our selves 3. In thankfulness or publike confession of his benefits The Sacramental Rites of the Lords Supper are twofold 1. Respecting the Minister which are twofold 1. To take the bread and wine to break the one and to pour out the other that is that Christ suffered for our Redemption 2. To give the bread broken and to deliver the wine poured out that is that God doth offer and give Christ unto us together with all his benefits 2. Respecting him that cometh to the Lords Table it is required that he receive eat and drink the bread and wine given unto him that is that in the Supper we do truly receive Christ eat his body and drink his blood by the which we are nourished into the hope of eternal life if we do not cast him from us through unbelief The properties belonging to a fit guest at the Lords Table 1. He must be bidden Luke 14.8 2. He must be humble Luke 14.9 3. He must have knowledge of the person to whose Table he comes 4. He must bring a Spiritual appetite to eat 5. He must put on Christ his wedding garment Rom. 13.14 6. He must be ravished within himself concerning the use of these mysteries 7. He must be sober in using them 8. Chearful in receiving them 9. Loving to his fellow-guests 10. Thankful to the Master of the feast To the right use
are not spoken circumscriptively as though God were contained in the Heaven or as though if the Heavens were not God could not be as the Inhabitants of the Earth cannot be when the Earth ceaseth for God was before all Heavens and Earth and Creatures but because his glorious Presence and Attributes are most eminently visible in Heaven and also to set forth his most mighty power Psal 115.3 he is by an excellency said to be in Heaven Heav'n is thy Throne Great God how then dare we Who but the Creatures of thy Footstool be Look Heaven-wards and cast an eye aloft Or lift hands to ' gainst which we have so oft This Charter thou hast seal'd us by thy Son The Priviledge of our Adoption Heav'n thy Throne Vanish distrust carnal fear Thou canst our Prayers grant as soon as hear But teach us by thy Spirit this holy skill To ask in Faith what answers to thy will §. 5. Hallowed be thy Name BY the Name of God is meant the whole worship of God or Gods Name is any thing that may be referred unto God in which he may be considered as his Word his Sacraments his Servants and his Works So that by the Name of the Lord we are to understand That whatsoever it is whereby the Lord is made known unto us according to his most glorious Attributes as Wisdom Power Justice Mercy c. and this may be either by his Titles his Word or his Works Now we must know That Gods Name cannot be more sanctified in it self then it is but the sanctifying of it that we here pray for is That it may be sanctified in us which may be when it heareth well by our walking worthy of this holy Name which is amongst us called upon and professed for contrariwise it is said to be blasphemed Rom. 2.24 And whereas thy Name O Lord is used as unholy by prophane worldlings vindicate and deliver it from such abuses and make us to stand for thine honor against such and provide for the preservation of the same from being used as a common thing working in all thy people an holy consent to hallow it together abstaining from all common unworthy usage thereof And open our eyes that we may know thee aright and may discern thy Power Wisdom Justice and Mercy and enlarge our hearts that we may sanctifie thee in them by making thee our Fear Love Joy and Confidence and open our lips that we may bless thee for thy goodness yea open our eyes that we may see thee in thy Works and strike our hearts with reverence of thy Name appearing in them and grant that when we use any one of them we may honor thee in our sober and sanctified use thereof This Petition comes in the first place because it is the end and scope of all the other for the end of all things must be Gods glory and it is placed before Thy Kingdom come to teach us That no man can be a true Subject of Gods Kingdom unless that in his heart he maketh principal account of Gods glory Thus the first of the three first Petitions in the Lords Prayer concerning God immediately concerns Gods glory it self The other two the means whereby Gods glory is manifested and enlarged amongst men For Gods glory is then manifested and his Name hallowed among men when his Kingdom doth come and his Will is done And this order of the Petitions that the first three concern Gods glory the other three our selves teacheth us how gracious the Lords is towards us sinful men allowing us if we come with one request for the advancement of his glory to come with another for our own benefit if with three for him with three for our selves also but first in order are his three for if we seek our selves first and chiefly we ask in vain The order of placing the Petitions concerning Gods glory first and then those concerning our selves teacheth 1. That God is absolutely to be respected and for himself but Man for Gods cause 2. That the first and main thing by the Lord intended in Creating all is his own glory and whatsoever is good for man is subordinate to this and onely so far forth to be sought after as it maketh for Gods glory 3. That the glory of the Lords Name is so dear unto him as that he did not onely make it his Mark in the Creation but in every particular duty done by man he setteth it still as his Mark as here in Prayer in giving the Law in the Gospel at the very Nativity of the Blessed One the Angels are heard lauding and glorifying God The Name of God signifieth 1. God himself Psal 116.13 2. Gods Commandment and Charge his Divine Will and Authority Mat. 28.19 3. The Divine Attributes Properties and Works of God in which signification it is here principally understood Holy signifieth 1. All the Properties of God for all the vertues of God are holiness 2. That holiness which is in his Creatures that is their conformity with God which is begun in the godly and is perfect in the Angels 3. The ordaining and appointing of things to holy uses The word of Hallowing is here taken in all these three senses To hallow or sanctifie is in Scripture used three ways viz. 1. Of us 1. When we hallow or sanctifie our selves and others that is when as touching external and outward things we prepare our selves and others to glorifie God 2. When we hallow and sanctifie God that is 1. When we acknowledge God to be holy or to be such as he hath declared himself in his word and works 2. When we profess God to be holy and so magnifie him according to his will both in minde and word as also in deed and works 3. When we refer the true Doctrine knowledge and profession of Gods holiness and likewise our Prayers and actions and even our whole life unto that end whereunto we ought and whether God hath commanded it to be referred that is to the glory and worship of God himself 2. Of God when he doth sanctifie others 1. Inwardly by his holy Spirit 2. Outwardly by his word which he effectuateth 1. By seperating them from their sins 2. By reviving and quickning them by his holy Spirit 3. By the continuing of both 3. Of Christ 1. Passively because 1. The word was ordained and consecrated by the Father to the Office of the Mediatorship 2. The humane Nature of Christ was consecrated out of that whole lump or mass that is was selected from among all Creatures to the union with the Word 3. His humane Nature was preserved from sin for the performance of the Mediatorship 4. Because Christ is hallowed and sanctified of us 2. Actively because he sanctifieth 1. Himself 1. As he is the Word the Word did sanctifie with his Father that flesh which he took by preserving the same from sin and by endowing it with all gifts 2. As he is Mediator he sanctified himself by his voluntary
to pray for it as children ravished with the desire of Gods glory Thus we pray not here to perform obedience equal in measure and degree of perfection to the obedience of the blessed Angels and glorified Saints in heaven but such as is like unto it for this note of Comparison here imports a likeness and resemblance not equality in doing the will of God chearfully without murmuring speedily without delaying generally without omitting sincerely without dissembling constantly without forbearing and perfectly without halting even as the Saints and Angels in heaven Now as many as truly be in Gods Kingdom cannot but thus immediately do Gods will for obedience to Gods will is an effectual sign that the kingdom of God is in us 1 Joh. 1.3 into which not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter but such alone whose actions say Thy will be done Matth. 7.21 Gods will is either Secret or Revealed according to that of Moses The secret things of the Lord belong unto the Lord but 〈◊〉 revealed to us 〈◊〉 our children Yea we must know That Gods will is onely one considered in it self as God is one but for our understanding it may be thus distinguished 1. His absolute or secret will which is the will of his good pleasure whereby according to his eternal Counsel he determines all things what shall be done or what shall not be done and in what maner and is touching the number of those that shall be saved The Day of Judgement The time of the Jews Conversion The final confusion of Antichrist And particular estates of other men The particular afflictions and crosses appointed for us The day of our death and such like This absolute will extendeth over all Creatures and over all their actions Eph. 1.11 Mat. 10.26 and is hidden from us till he reveal it by the event which being his secret will because unknown and therefore uncertain to us we may not rashly presume on for in these things we here pray That we may rest contented in the Lords good pleasure 2. His revealed will being whatsoever is manifested in his word and works to be his will concerning both faith and practice This we are precisely to follow for here we pray that it may be answerably done as it is required Thy will that is not my will thy will onely not thine and mine also betwixt which two there is no proportion thy will both for matter and maner and thy will though contrary unto or against my will As it is in Heaven as by the Inbitants of heaven that are free from all temptations and discouragements When we say Thy will be done it is not meant of the absolute or secret will but of the revealed will of God and that for these Reasons 1. Because the Absolute will of God is alway done and cannot be resisted Isa 46.10 Rom. 9.19 but his Revealed will is generally transgressed by men who do that which seemeth good in their own eyes notwithstanding Gods revealed will to the contrary 2. Because a man may dissent from the absolute and secret will of God without sinning so be it he still submit himself to the will of God resting therein when it is revealed Thus Abraham prayed for the safety of Sodom yet submissively which God willed and decreed to destroy Gen. 18.23 27. and David for the life of his childe which God would have to dye 2 Sam. 12.16 24. and our Savior Christ for the removal of that Cup which God had absolutely decreed that he should drink of Mat. 26.39 yet submitting his will unto his Fathers with all chearfulness of obedience The special Branches of Gods revealed Will 1. The Conversion of a sinner Ezek. 33.11 and obedience to his Commandments 2. That we deny our selves and relye wholly on our Savior Christ for salvation Joh. 6.40 3. Our Sanctification in Soul in Body and in Spirit 1 Thess 4.3 4. That every one that lives in the Church of God beside his general calling of a Christian should have a particular Calling to live in wherein he must seek the glory of God in the good of others 1 Cor. 7.20 24. and love our Brethren Joh. 13.14 15. 5. To subject our selves unto the hand of God in all crosses and afflictions whatsoever Acts 21.14 to labor for the knowledge of Gods will Joh. 17.3 and for holiness of life Eph. 1.4 Hence it appears what the will of God signifies viz. 1. The Commandment of God Psal 103.21 2. Events or rather Gods Decree concerning Events Mat. 26.39 Isa 46.10 Be done There be two degrees of doing Gods will 1. Evangelical obedience prescribed in the Gospel that is a sincere endeavor according to all the power of grace that God hath given us to do the will of God and this especially is here meant 2. Legal commanded in the Law that is a perfect fulfilling of the Law and of Gods will but this is not attained to in this life Of perfections there are three kindes viz. 1. A perfection of Sincerity which was in Hezekiahs obedience Isa 38.3 2. A perfection of Parts which was in Zachary and Elizabeths obedience Luke 1.6 3. A perfection of Degrees which was onely in the first and second Adam and is now onely in the holy Angels In earth as it is in heaven which in this Petition our Savior Christ addeth 1. To prescribe and draw us a patern of obedience and example of perfection to imitate in likeness and resemblance though we cannot in equality which likeness stands in these four things especially 1. In chearfulness and willingness for the Angels readily obey Gods commands 2. In priority the Angels prefer to do the will of God before all other things 3. In speed and quickness without delay or slackness 4. In faithfulness and sincerity 2. That by this desire of perfection we may be assured that God will give us here the beginning and the perfection in the life to come That Gods wil may be done in this Petition we desire 1. That we may have grace to deny our selves our own wills and affections which Self-denyal consisteth of two parts viz. 1. That we may be ready to renounce all our affections which are disagreeing from the Law of God 2. That we may be ready to execute the will of God willingly submitting our selves thereto in all things 2. That Gods word may be Preached diligently and faithfully because his will is revealed therein and that God would incline and dispose our hearts towards his holy word that we may not onely know but obey Gods revealed will Psal 119.27,36 3. That Magistrates in a Commonwealth and Masters in a Family see to the practice of doing Gods will in the performance of the duty and calling both of all in general and of each in several that we may rightly and duly perform the duty committed unto us whether common or proper 4. That every one for himself may walk in the obedience of God without pride in prosperity and without murmuring in
the pardon of our sins for no Tears of ours can give Satisfaction beside Judas the Reprobate had it but it is required as that without which we will not come to Christ Now the taking of Christ is nothing else but what we call Faith and Faith is nothing else but when these two things concur That God the Father will give his Son and freely offers Righteousness and we receive this Righteousness taking Christ for our Husband our King and our Lord. And when we are truly entred into the state of this Humiliation we shall not fail of that Humility required in this Commandment for we shall then acknowledge all those good things which are in us and done by us not to come from any worthiness or ability of our own but from the free goodness of God we shall then by the acknowledging of Gods Divine Majesty and our infirmity and unworthiness subject and submit our selves unto God to give the glory of all good things which are in us to him alone We shall then truly fear God We shall then acknowledge and bewail our own defects and vices we shall not then covet any higher place or condition we shall not then trust in our own gifts but in the help and assistance of God we shall then hold our selves contented with our own Vocation and Calling we shall not then despise others in comparison of our selves neither let or hinder them in the discharging of their duty but acknowledge that others also are and may be made profitable Instruments of Gods glory and therefore give place and honor to them we shall not then attribute to our selves things above our force and power we shall not then affect any one excellency above others neither shall we then murmure against God if we fail of our hope or if we be despised but in all things ascribe the praise of Wisdom and Justice unto God Let no man therefore presume above that which is written For who hath separated thee or what hast thou that thou hast not received 1 Cor. 4.6 God resisteth the proud but giveth grace to the humble 1 Pet. 5.5 Whosoever shall humble himself as this little childe the same is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven Mat. 18.4 And this is that Humility required in this Commandment and him in whom it is the Lord will exalt in due time 1 Pet. 5.5 The Vices repagnant to Humility viz. 1. Pride and Arrogancy which is to ascribe our gifts not unto God but to our own ability and therefore to stand in admiration of our selves and gifts not to acknowledge our wants or bewail our defects to be ever aspiring to some higher place or calling to attribute to our selves those things which we have not to overlook our poor Brethren to be guilty indeed of all those Vices from which the humble man was even now said to be free 2. A feigned Modesty or Humility which is a double Pride and it is to hunt after the praise and commendation of Humility by denying of those things outwardly which yet a man doth in his minde attribute unto himself either truly or falsely and by refusing of that honor which he desireth above the peace of a good Conscience and covertly laboreth to compass Going to take a Survey of my Sins I heard a voyce which sadly said Who brings Help to my wounded Soul And having cry'd At least a heart-full of Tears Faith apply'd A precious Soveraign Salve but said It came from far cost dear and therefore praid He would esteem it highly Then me thought He somewhat else in dust and ashes sought What it should be I ask'd Hope who stood by And Love reply'd it was Humility §. 4. Of Patience PAtience is the knowledge and acknowledging of Gods Majesty Wisdom Justice Power and Goodness resolving through a confidence in Gods Promises and so in hope of Gods assistance and deliverance to obey God in suffering those evils and afflictions which he sendeth on us and willeth us to suffer and herein not to murmure against God or do any thing against his Commandments but by this knowledge and full perswasion of Gods good will and pleasure herein To comfort our selves in our distress and to Pray in Faith and Wait in Hope for his deliverance Humility and Patience belong unto this first Commandment not onely because they are parts of that internal obedience which God requireth immediately to be performed unto him but also because they follow and accompany the true Knowledge Confidence Love and Fear of God as necessary effects of the same For in cases of Distress of Persecution and Affliction we must not live by feeling but by Faith for Afflictions are Pledges and Tokens of our Adoption if we make the right use of them Heb. 12.7 And when God defers deliverance he doth it upon great and weighty causes and considerations best known unto himself for in his Wisdom he hath set down certain and unchangeable Times for the accomplishment and issue of all things that are And indeed there is a necessity of having this godly vertue of Patience for we need many afflictions because the corruptions of the heart are of diverse sorts and we need long afflictions because sin is very natural yet there may be good in that evil we suffer and in the worst dangers there is somewhat that makes the godly trust in God that keeps them up from sinking A sound Spirit will bear any Affliction and therein is a Christian happy for God loves us tenderly in Affliction whence the difference between the Saints and others in the same Afflictions is That though the same Afflictions befal both yet God hath respect to his in it not to the others Jer. 24. The wicked though prospering yet stand in slippery places the godly though afflicted are built on the Rock Christ To prosper in sin is the miserablest condition in the world for when the wicked are not interrupted in their course God hath a purpose to destroy them as Hophni and Phineas Prosperity hurts evil men yea and as much as Affliction doth good to the godly Evil men may prosper and good men be crossed many times not prospering in their business and that in those things which they do according to Gods Will as in the success of Pauls Ministery at Macedonia and the Disciples jeopardy on the water though they were there on Christs command Thus the Lord dealeth promiscuously with good and bad in outward things that we may not know where to have him in his ways and actions which are past finding out therefore we must not judge by Gods outward proceeding till he hath finished the work nor murmure at his Providence or prove impatient under the smart of any Affliction whatsoever For the Afflictions of the godly are not punishments and satisfaction for their sins but onely fatherly chastisements and the Cross whereby they are brought to Humility To the wicked they are indeed a punishment which is either Destruction or Torment inflicted by
conscionable dealing in all our actions amongst men Reasons that may enforce us to labor for this Sanctification viz. 1. It is the Will of God that we should be holy all impurity being contrary to his Will 1 Thess 4.3 2. It is the end of our Vocation and Calling not to live in filthy lusts and uncleanness 1 Thess 4.7 3. It is the end of our Election Eph. 1.4 we are not elected to live as we list 4. Because hereby we like obedient Children resemble our heavenly Father who is Holiness it self 1 Pet. 1.15 16. 5. Without this Holiness we have no part in the New-Birth Rev. 20.6 6. Without this Holiness we shall never see the Lord Heb. 12.14 VIII A Doption ariseth from our Union with Christ and is that whereby they which are justified are accounted of God as his own children it is annexed to Justification and thereby all such as are predestinate to be Adopted receive power to be actually accounted the Sons of God by Christ Eph. 1.5 from whose Obedience whereby he stood in subjection to the Law this Adoption springs Hence it is that we are freed from under the Law and have given unto us even the Adoption of Sons And this alone is that whereby we stand before the Tribunal Seat of God which also we are to oppose to the Judgement of God to Hell Death and Condemnation In this Grace of Adoption there be two Actions of God the one is Acceptation whereby God accepts men for his children the other is Regeneration whereby men are born of God when the Image of God is restored in them in Righteousness and true Holiness The outward means of Adoption is Baptism not Baptism alone but Baptism joyned with Faith for the Scripture speaking of Baptism comprehends both the outward and the inward Baptism which is the inward Baptism of the Spirit Mat. 3.11 1 Pet. 3.21 Now this Adoption gives us Assurance of Salvation for he that is the Adopted Son of God shall undoubtedly be saved Rom. 3.2 Moses had an higher esteem of this Grace of Adoption when he chose rather to be the Childe of God then the Heir of an Earthly Prince Heb. 11.25 So did David who though a King yet regardless of his Royalty setteth it at nought in regard of the Blessing of Adoption who otherwise could never have said That the Lord not the Kingdom of Israel was his Portion Psal 16. And so also must we have an high esteem thereof if we hope to have Heaven thereby Two Testimonies of our Adoption whereby we may know that we are Adopted viz. 1. The Spirit of God dwelling in us and testifying to our Spirit that we are the children of God 2. Our Spirit that is our Conscience sanctified and renewed by the Holy Ghost Six Notes of our Adoption out of the six Petitions of the Lords-Prayer viz. 1. An earnest and hearty desire in all things to further the glory of God 2. A care and readiness to resign our selves in subjection to God to be ruled by his Word and Spirit in thought word and deed 3. A sincere endeavor to do his Will in all things making conscience of every evil 4. Upright walking in a mans lawful Calling yet still by Faith relying on Gods Providence 5. Every day to humble a mans self before God for his offences seeking his favor in Christ 6. A continual Combat between the Flesh and the Spirit for otherwise Corruption would prevail over the whole man The Benefit the Children of God have by Adoption viz. 1. The Elect childe of God is hereby made a Brother of Christ 2. He is a King and the Kingdom of Heaven is his Inheritance 3. He is Lord over all the Creatures except the Angels 4. The holy Angels minister unto him for his good they guard him and watch about him 5. All things yea grievous afflictions and sin it self turn to his good though in its own nature it be never so hurtful 6. Being thus Adopted he may look for comfort at Gods hand answerable to the measure of his afflictions as God hath promised 7. God will provide all things necessary for the Souls and Bodies of his Adopted ones Mat. 6.26 So that they who drown themselves in worldly cares distrusting the Providence of God live like fatherless children 8. In that we are children we have liberty to come into the presence of God and to pray unto him Eph. 3.12 9. Nothing shall hurt them that are the children of God Psal 91.13 10. God will bear with the infirmities and frailties of them that be his children if there be in them a care to please him with a purpose of not sinning Mal. 3.17 Let not any man hence sin ' cause Grace doth abound Duties from Adoption viz. 1. If ye be the children of God then walk worthy your Profession and Calling for if we live according to the lusts of our flesh as the men of the world do whatsoever we profess we are in truth the children of the Devil Joh. 8.44 1 Joh. 3. 2. We must use every day to bring our selves into the presence of God and we must do all things as in his sight and presence presenting our selves unto him as Instruments of his Glory in doing of his Will This is the honor the childe of God owes unto him Mal. 1.6 3. Our care must be according to the measure of Grace to resemble Christ in all good Vertues and holy Conversation for he is our eldest Brother and therefore we should be like unto him 1 Joh. 3.2 3. 4. We must have a desire and love to the Word of God that we may grow thereby in Knowledge Grace c. This is the food whereby God feeds his children 1 Pet. 2.2 5. When we are under the Rod of Correction for God corrects all his children we must resign our selves to the will and good pleasure of God This is childe-like obedience and herewith God is well pleased IX REgeneration is a renewing and repairing of the decayed estates of our Souls or an Act of the Holy Ghost in Gods Elect whereby they are entred into a constant and faithful exercise of a godly life No general Preventing Grace in us which we have in our own power to use or refuse but the special Grace of the Spirit onely worketh in us Conversion the want whereof causeth in us our continuance in sin for it is God alone who worketh in us both to will and to do yet there is not one Effect ascribed to the Holy Ghost another to mans Will but the same to both unto the Holy Ghost the Principal Cause unto Mans Will as a Secondary and Instrumental Cause Like that vertue proceeding from that Art in the Artificers minde which guides the Instrument to frame this or that the which without it could not be done which invisible passage or secret influence we see not otherwise then in the Effect or like the vertue that directs the Arrow just to such a Mark so far and
370 c. 371 a b. 372 c. Popish Fasting abominable proved 372 c. 373 a. Father how understood in the Lords Prayer 79 b. why Our Father 78 c. 79 a. Fear of God what 176 215 Doctrine thereof ibid. to 218. Signs and Evidences thereof 217 b. how the Fear of Gods Worship differs from all other Fears ibid. a. Feasting holy Feasting what 370 a. Rules touching the same 373 c. why permitted 370 a. 373 b. Flesh and Spirit the War betwixt them 330 c the Weapons of that Warfare and the Nature of it 331. Fornication Motives and Reasons against it 287 b c. Forgiveness of Sins what 160 b. Doctrine of it ibid. to 163 Signs thereof 161 b. Forgiveness 'twixt Man and Man fourfold 105 c. G GAmes threefold 375 a. what Games lawful to be used ibid. Ghost Holy Ghost third Person in the Trinity 1 to 5. Gifts of the Spirit twofold 328 b c. Gluttony Remedies against it 111 a. God his Attributes and Properties 120 c. 121 122. Godhead what 2 a c. Gospel what 23 c. Doctrine of it ibid. to 25. Why called the Gospel of Peace 24 c. the Effects thereof 25 a. Grace twofold 329. The operations and properties of Saving Graces 332 b. Tryals of Sound Grace 50 a. Grace distinguished from Hypocrisie 329 a. Grace Vniversal Grace Erroneous 24 a b. H HAllowing how many ways taken in Scripture 84 c. 85 b. Hallowing Gods Name what it signifies 83 b. how many ways Gods Name may be Hallowed 85 c. Hearing the Word aright what 33 a. Requisites to hear profitably ibid. c. Rules of Preparation ibid. the impediments of Effectual Hearing 34 a. 35 b. Preparative Helps before Hearing 34 b. Rules in time of Hearing ibid. c. Duties required after Hearing 35 c. Heaven how many ways taken in Scripture 81 a. Holy Ghost the Doctrine of Faith therein 145 to 149. why called the Spirit of Revelation 146 a. he is to be prayed unto as God ibid. his Godhead proved ibid. c. why distinct from the Father and the Son 147 a. his Equality with the Father proved ibid. why called a Spirit ibid. b. the Titles given to the Holy Ghost in Scripture ibid. c. his Operations twofold 148 a. his peculiar Offices ibid. b. how he is given retained and eclipsed ibid. c. the Duties of Faith in the Holy Ghost 149 a. Honor to Parents wherein it consists 265 b c. why Civil Honor is due to man 267 b. how many ways this is transgressed 268 b. Hope what 175 a. Doctrine thereof 203 to 207. how many ways taken in Scripture ibid. a. Hope twofold ibid. b. the Grounds of Hope ibid. c. the Exercise of it 204 a. why it must be stedfast ibid. c. why called the Helmet of Salvation ibid. The special Properties thereof 204 c. The way to get keep and use Hope ibid. the Necessity of Hope 205 a. how it is wrought ibid. b. how Hope and Faith differ ibid. c. how Hope and Presumption differ 206 a. Signs of Sound Hope ibid. b. Motives to Hope ibid. Means to attain it ibid. Vices repugnant to it ibid. c. Housholders Duties 269 c. Humanity of Christ 133 a. Humility what 174 c. the Doctrine thereof 194 195. Husbands Duties to the Wife 269 b. Hypocrisie what 236. Kindes thereof 237 b. Fruits thereof ibid. b c. why not always invisible 238 b. why sometimes charged upon the children of God 239 c. Marks to know an Hypocrite by 240 b. I IDolatry what 233 a. alway the destruction of the Idolater and why 234 a. Caveats to avoid it 235 b. Idolaters not to be Consorted with 234 b. Ignorance what 219. Kindes thereof 221 c. the Mother of what sins ibid. the Causes thereof ibid. c. Image of God in Man what 318 c. why God preserves the Remnants thereof 319 a. Images made to be Worshipped most abominable 231 a. why to be Abolished in all Christian Churches ibid. b. Incest wherein it consists 286 b. Infants to be Baptized 41 b. Infirmities of the Saints why recorded in Scripture 348 c. Intercession to the Father why proper onely to the Son 130 b. Joy of the Spirit how known from Carnal Joy 330 c. Judgement corrupted four ways 296 a. Reasons against Rash Judgement 305 b. Caveats in judging others ibid. Judgement-Day what it is 143 b c. Last Judgement twofold 144 a. how Christ shall come to Judgement ibid. Doctrine hereof 143 to 145 the Day hereof why concealed from us 145 a. why deferred ibid. Errors touching the last Judgement ibid. Justification what 324 b. Doctrine thereof ibid. to 326. Kindes thereof 325. Signs and Effects thereof 326 a. K KIlling lawful three ways 277 Kingdom of God what 88 89 a. Threefold ibid. c. Kingdom of Satan what Knowledge of God what 173 c. 177 a b. the parts thereof 176 c. wherein it consists 177 c. Tryals thereof 50 a. Means to attain it 178 a. Signs thereof ibid. b. Vices repugnant to it ibid. c. 179 a. L LAw what 15 b. threefold 16 c. 17. How the Moral Ceremonial and Judicial Law differs each from other 18. How the Moral Law the Natural Law and the Decalogue differ ibid. c. how the Law was given 170 b. why the Ceremonial and Judicial Laws are now ceased and how far 17 b. the use of them against Anabaptists ibid. c. Laws Judicial not necessary for any Common-wealth 16 a. Moral Law binding to all ibid. The use of the Law under the Gospel 19 c. how it differs from the Gospel 16 b. 19 a. how the Law is fulfilled by Christ 20 b. 130 a. Law written in Mans Heart 169 c. 170 a. how the performance of the Law may be said to be possible to the Regenerate 20 b. The use and ends of the Law 20 c. 21 a. how the whole Law is Abrogated 21 b. Errors touching the Law 23 a. The Error of the false Church of Rome touching the Law 22 c. Lending twofold 295 b. Life threefold 167 b. how many ways it may be said to be preserved ibid. c. Life Everlasting what 166 b. the Doctrine thereof ibid. to 168. Degrees thereof 167 b. why called a Rest 168 a. The Duties of Faith herein ibid. b. Love Gods Love to Man the Doctrine thereof 311 to 313. Degrees thereof 311 c. kindes thereof 312 b. the Commendation of Gods Love ibid. a. Duties from the Consideration thereof ibid. c. 313 a. Love Mans Love to God what 207 the Doctrine thereof ibid. to 215 the kindes of it 208 the parts of it 52 b. wherein it consists 175 c. Tryals thereof 52 a. The right order of Love 209 a. Assurance thereof ibid. b. how Love differs from Fear ibid. c. the right maner of Love 210 a. 213 b c. the Effects and Signs of Love ibid. c. 211 a b. The Properties of true Love ibid. 214 a. the Resemblance betwixt our Love to God and that to our Neighbor 213 b. Motives to love the Lord 212 b. 214 c. the main impediments to Love ibid. c. without Love no Salvation 209 b.