shall be satisfied and I am blessed Againe He that beleeues in Christ Iohn 6.47 though he were dead yet shall he liue I beleeue in Christ though I was dead in sinne Therefore though I was dead yet shall I liue Againe Hee that beleeues that Iesus 1. Ioh. 4.15 Christ is the Sonne of God hath euerlasting life I beleeue that he is so Therefore I haue euerlasting life When all this is done God then forceth him though fearfull and backward and doubting at first by the power of his Spirit to come in the Name of his Son Christ with boldnesse comfort and Hope before him receiues him to grace accepts his confession puts away his sinne and enables him to grow and goe on in goodnesse and all this for the loue hee beares vs in his Sonne O the infinit vnspeakeablenesse of that loue O the monstrous ingratitude of that man that will seeke to others and not to God or if to God by others and not by Christ To end this point of our dutie in praying let vs hauing powred out our hearts vnto God in such a manner as hath beene shewed beware we faint not in continuing to call and cry to him still though for a while hee seeme to repell vs Psal 36.8 for sure hee will heare vs though he hold vs off Hee graciously at last will turne againe as Christ did to the two blind men Mat. 20.32 Mar. 10.49 Luke 18.39 40. and heale our wounded diseased soules infusing them with the life of grace speaking peace to our spirits as he did to Dauid and make vs know hee is become our saluation And since the number of his mercies vpon vs are like the number of the Starres Psal 71.15 of the Sands vnpossible to be counted for their multitude or valued for their worth let our Praises flye vp perpetually to Heauen like those fragrant and sweet-smelling Odours of Arabia the sent whereof will so delight him that he vvil make our soules his Sanctuary our hearts his holy habitation and resting place our names precious our liues good and our end happy when hauing loosed the bonds of mortalitie vnder which wee are euer groaning here hee shall set vs with the Angels to praise him euerlastingly in the brightnesse of his presence Reu. 21.24 where nothing else is done but singing Reu. 4.8 and blessing of his name for euer After wee haue thus made our Sacrifice of Prayer wee must not so rest as if all were done But that it may be profitable to vs First Psal 146.5 6 7 8 9. Psal 145. 18 19 20. wee must haue a particular constant Faith to beleeue that God can and will accomplish our requests Psal 138.7 8. That hee can because of his Ominipotencie That he will Psal 88.13 because of his Promise Otherwise if wee wauer if wee doubt if we faint it shewes our Distrustfulnes if not of his Power at least of his Mercy Iam. 1.5 6 7. and then we shall receiue nothing at his hands Next looke vvhat Grace wee pray for Psal 119.101 or what corruptions we pray against Iam. 1.22.23 wee must striue earnestly to attaine the one and carefully watch yo auoid the other vsing all good and lawfull meanes ordained and allowed by God to that end Hee that prayes for knowledge in the Mysteries of our Redemption must giue himselfe to Reading Study 1. Tim. 4.16 Meditation and if hee be vnlearned to hearing of the Preachers and conference with such as are able to teach him Heb. 13.17 yet not neglecting his vocation and charge 1. Tim. 5.8 He that prayes against the sinnes of his heart and life Psal 39.1 must flye all occasions may make him sinne else hee shall meerely by praying mocke God and most fondly delude himselfe Amos 4.4 5. When Dauid so desired to be saued from his enemies hee ranne not presumptuously into their hands but warily kept himselfe out of view And when Paul charged the Ephesians to be feruent in Ephes 6.18 Prayer that they may abound in all grace he gaue them no libertie to company with such as might withdraw them from pietie to sinne but straightly charged them and Saint Iude doth Iude 23. Ephes 4. 5. whereby they might bee drawne to offend Heere therefore it is needfull if we would haue and good by our Prayers carefully to keepe these few rules First Psal 19.12 13. to mark the sinnes against which wee haue prayed and the Diuels subtill practice either still to continue them or hauing forsaken them to fall to them againe Secondly Psal 3.6 7 8. our frailety in resisting and our readinesse in yeelding to temptations offered Thirdly Psal 4.4 the customable disposition of our hearts in our passions and affections of Ioy Sorrow Anger Feare Hope Loue and how they sway vs. Fourthly Psal 11.59 the effect of those Passions in our liues publiquely in company priuately in company priuately at home with our Wiues Children Seruants Neighbours and more priuately with our selues when wee are retyred To preuent and foyle the Diuell 1. Pet. 5.8 9. wee must vse Sobriety Watchfulnesse often feruent prayers in our heart which though they bee but short such as this O my God let me not bee ouercome of this temptation Lord be thou my help for I trust in thee Forsake mee not O God leaue me not to my selfe Giue mee vnderstanding and power to doe thy will Knit my heart vnto thee that I may feare thy Name and such like yet they are so powerfull that they put the Diuell to retrait and foyle at least for a time To take heed our hearts Psal 39.1 Pro. 23.26 Psal 119.55 which beyond measure are deceitfull deceiue vs not wee must alwayes haue a guard vpon them saying to our selues O heart thou shouldest bee the Temple of my Redeemers most holy Spirit why thē doest thou harbor these wicked thoughts then further say Cleanse thy house deare Sauiour that thou mayest euer dwell with mee To keepe vs from notorious and scandalous sinnes Psal 139.21 22. Psal 119.63 Psal 119.101 wee must boldly breake from and leaue off all company and occasions to defile vs If that cannot be either in regard of command wee are subiect to or other circumstances that cannot bee auoided Psal 119.158 let not our hearts nor tongues giue consent but our eyes bee like Dauids gushing out when wee are at libertie riuers of Teares and bewaile both their Psal 119.136 and our owne frailetie To preserue vs from open and secret Atheisme Distrust Despayre Presumption Blasphemy Superstition Idolatry and neglect of seruing God and all sinnes directly against the first Table remember in our Hearts in our lips in our liues to bee holy as our Heauenly Father is Mat. 5.48 knowing hee hates the sinnes of vnfaithfulnesse abhorres the wickednes of tongue and lips Pro. 6.16 17 18. and vpon wicked and prophane liuers will raine downe the portion they shall haue to drink Psal 11.6 storms and tempest and anguish of Soule Reu. 20.15 and fire brimstone in Hell-fire To preserue vs from vnrighteousnesse in our conuersation and the breach of charity to our neighbours in our liues remember alwayes to follow Christs rule Mat. 7.12 Doe as thou wouldst bee done to and what thou wouldest not be done to doe not And Saint Pauls So runne 1. Cor. 9.24 that thou maist obtaine a Crowne of righteousnesse And Saint Iohns Hee that loues not his brother 1. Ioh. 4.20 loues not God And forget not Saint Iames Iam. 2.18 Shew me thy faith by thy workes for by them 2. Pet. 1.8 9 10. saies Saint Peter thou must make thy vocation and election sure Else thy prayers and thy faith and thy selfe are but dead and vtterly vnacceptable in the sight of God Lastly wee must keepe our soules in a dayly continuance of all these spirituall exercises taming the rebelliousnes of our flesh by Fasting as Saint Paul did 1. Cor. 9.27 when wee finde our selues pressed with dulnesse Dan. 9.3 and sloth or vnwillingnesse 20. or vanity so will our spirits grow nimble and quicke to call on God 21. our hearts soft and tender to mourne our Prayers so feruent that God will heare them and our Praises so accepted that he will reward them That God which by the bloud of his Son hath redeemed vs enable vs by his Spirit through the sufferings of his Sonne to practise effectually all these things Amen To him be glory and praise for euermore ⸪ FINIS
lying tongues Ephes 4.25 against their delight in fals-hood vntruthes reproching and tales that with Dauid they may haue a vvatch before them Psa 39.1 2. and that GOD would keepe the doore of their lips teaching them to speake the truth and detest all leasings The murtherer against his vnbrideled rage and passion Reu. 22.15 and thirsting after bloud that hee may learne to bee angry with his sinne Math. 5.6 and thirst after righteousnesse and the Kingdome of God The Thiefe Ephes 4.28 against Idlenesse Couetousnesse and distrust in God that hee may learne to labour with his hands prouiding for things honest lawfully in the sight of God and men and relye vpon the prouidence of God Psa 37.3 vsing those iust meanes which God hath appointed The ignorant against the sluggishnesse of their nature Ephe. 4.17 118. the darknesse and blindnesse of their minde that God would enlighten them with his Spirit of grace and teach them how to serue him as they ought They that liue in sinne â— Cor. 13.5 and know it yet repent not against their infidelitie impenitencie and thraldome to their lusts that being deliuered from the power of the Diuell they may amend their liues and sinne no more They that haue receiued great measure of grace â— Pet. 2.21 â—2 and decay in it or abuse it against their negligence coldnesse forgetfulnesse backsliding and falling away that vvith Peter being rais'd through the Mercie of God they may runne on ioyfully the race that is set before them not fainting any more nor yeelding to temptation but valiantly resisting the Diuell alwayes They that by the aboundance of blessings grow proud Apoc. 3.17 18 19. puffed vp with the winde of their owne strength in regard of the greatnesse of their Temporall state or of their knowledge and spirituall abilities in preaching or praying or any other gift as this sinne of Pride is euer the sorest and most frequent assaulter of all men indued with any eminent parts against their innated pronenesse to vanitie and vaine-glory selfe-loue boasting and conceiting too highly of their own worth that they may see from whom they haue receiued these blessings and bee thankefull Finally all sorts of sinners whom God cals to repentance let them after feeling the misery they are in and the want of that grace whereby they that grace whereby they must be helped earnestly and feruently cry for redresse Acts 2.37 with a resolution to sinne no more Acts 38.11 23. with a full purpose euer after to walk in holinesse and newnesse of life Heb. 12.28 for that is to pray with faith with an earnest endeuour to forsake sinne for else they doe but mock God referring themselues and their suite to his pleasure for they must limit him no time to answere them and asking such things as are lawfull to aske and to a lawfull end for otherwise they aske amisse and their suite shall not bee granted That they may not aske amisse Jam. 1.5 let them aske in faith beholding and beleeuing the promises of God of life and saluation in Christ Iesus And let them try their faith by their purpose of neuer sinning against God againe so far as their knowledge and power wil serue them for that 's an in fallible note of true faith because purpose of liuing continuing in sin is cleane contrarie to the nature of faith Thus when the sence of our want hath kindled in vs a flaming desire to craue reliefe and desire hath awakened our sleepie and fainting faith to behold and trust in Gods promised mercies Faith then must haue recourse to God Dan. 9.18 and sue for help and comfort at his hands I say at his hands not at any creatures For creatures be they Saints Ioh. â— 37 38. bee they Angels are not that Fountain of liuing waters wherewith our thirsty spirits must be queÌ„ched But he alone who is the Father of lights Iam. 1.17 froÌ„ whom comes down euery good and perfect gift who though hee bee high and excellent dwelling in the light and holy place so that no mortall eye can see him yet hath hee licensed vs that be but dust Gen. 3.19 to behold him with the Eye of Faith which how weake so euer it be so long as it is true and liuing louing God and desiring still to be at peace vvith him endeauouring in thoughts words workes to please Him euer fighting against inward sinnes and feares outward allurements and both inward outward assaults is not reiected neither yet receiued for it owne sake but for the merit and worthinesse of Christ Iohn 16.23 1. Cor. 13.12 For as yet it 's imperfect beleeuing but in part Therefore in Christs mediation let it come not in the blessed Virgin Maries nor any Saints Heb. 2.3 for their bloud purged vs not from sinne neither haue we through them Rom. 5.2 accesse to the Throne of God but onely by Iesus Christ Ephes 2.18 And this is that vnspeakable Comfort which fraile man through the riches of Gods loue 1. Tim. 1.15 hath left him as a sure refuge against all doubts Of himselfe hee is the vtter enemie of God Psal 51.5 borne in sinne full of sinne to be damned for sinne Gen. 2.17 vnlesse he finde a sufficient Suretie to make Gods Iustice satisfaction Heb. 12.29 For God is a consuming fire against sinne not enduring the least darknesse of it to approch him How then should hee dare since the Holy glorious Seraphims are said with their wings to hide their face vvhen they praise God to looke vpon the face of his offended Maker Behold heere the bounty and loue of God Hee hath so loued Man Iohn 3.16 that hee hath giuen him his owne Sonne to redeeme him His Sonne hath so redeemed him that now God is pleased for his Sonnes sake to suffer nay Esay 55.1 to command man to come to him not asking any other satisfaction of him Acts 2.37 but onely to repent and beleeue in him That he may repent hee giues him the Ministerie of the Word of Life Rom. 8.30 and the power of his Spirit to shew him his sinnes vvith the vglinesse and danger of them Psal 119.104 that he may hate them And least the grieuousnesse and multitudes of them should cause him despaire of pardon for them Ephes 1.11 hee begets in him Faith to beleeue those promises of remission and life 12 which in his Sonne Christ Iesus he hath made him 13. Hee strengthens him to lay hold vpon those promises and apply them particularly to himselfe thus Whosoeuer beleeues in Christ John 3.16 shall not perish but shall haue life euerlasting But I beleeue in Christ therefore I shall not perish but haue life euerlasting Againe Whosoeuer hungers and thirsts after righteousnesse Mat. 5.6 is blessed and shall bee satisfied I Hunger and thirst after righteousnesse Therefore I
THE COVNTESSE OF MOVNTGOMERIES EVSEBEIA Expressing briefly THE SOVLES PRAYING ROBES By Ro NEVVTON Printed at London by George Purstow for A. G. 1620. TO THAT NOBLE ROOT OF HONOVR AND VERTVE THE LADY MARY COVNTESSE OF PEMBROOKE AND HER ILLVSTRIOVS BRANCHES WILLIAM EARLE OF PEMBROOKE LORD Chamberlaine to his Maiestie PHILIP EARLE OF MOVNTGOMERY WITH THEIR HONOVRABLE LADIES MARY COVNTESSE OF PEMBROOKE SVSAN COVNTESSE OF MOVNTGOMERY AND HER VERTVOVS Honourable Sisters ELIZABETH COVNTESSE OF DARBIE AND BRIDGET LADY NORRIS Right Honourable LEt it not I pray you seem strange that thus I vnite you in this Dedication God him selfe hath gone before mee vniting you in blood affinity and vertues and I hope it 's no offence to follow his example The subiect of this worke is Piety whereto as the world doth witnesse you All to bee adicted deuoting your selues most religiously to God in your owne persons being patternes to others of it so still to keepe burning that fire of Goodnesse kindled in your hearts flaming in your liues by the power of Gods Spirit shed abroad in your soules accept of such helpes as heere you shall finde drawn out of the Scriptures Gods Armorie which if you please to vse you shall finde how potent they are in prosperitie to keepe you in aduersirie to comfort you and in the day of the Lord to crowne you through the mercy of God with Happinesse and Eternity which Blessings with All else wishing to Euery One of you desiring the multiplying of All Graces in you Honour Health Children Life to his Glory Stedfastnesse in the Faith comfort and ioy in the Holy Ghost Patience Wisedome Hope and Perseuerance in All god lines to the end and the quiet Peace of Conscience at your end I humbly rest Euer deuoted to Your Honours in all duties Ro NEVVTON From my House at Gretford in Lincolnshire May. 20. 1620. THE COVNTESSE of Mountgomeries Eusebeia expressing briefly the Soules praying ROBES HOw pleasing and sweet in the sight of our glorious and mercifull God the seruice of Prayer and praise is how comfortable and profitable likewise to man in all estates and times whether of Affliction or Ioy the Scriptures which are the words Records of life the experience of such as God by his Spirit hath sealed vnto life doe most exactly and easily declare In the 50. Psalme God cals Prayer a Sacrifice and sayes Psal 50.23 that whoso offers it vnto him honours him And in the 14. verse layes a command vpon his seruants both to praise him and in the day of trouble to pray vnto him adding a most heauenly sweet promise to heare them Now Sacrifices in the Law were that peculiar worship of God which himselfe to serue him with And they were of two sorts Either Propitiatory to appease God for sinnes committed or duties omitted or Eucharisticall to praise God for blessings receiued In the first was acknowledged mans guiltinesse to God In the other Gods mercy loue to man By both mans obligation to God Such a Sacrifice Prayer is A Propitiatory sacrifice of a heart broken and pownded with sorrow for sinne which through the eternall sacrifice of Christ Heb. 9.28 who offered vp himselfe once a full and absolute Propitiatorie Sacrifice on the Crosse for the sinnes of all that truely repent is made acceptable in the sight of God Psal 51.17 Wherein in the lippes and tongue are the soules Interpreters to let men and Angels know the vnexpressible and vnsearchable grones and sights of Gods Spirit within vs. Psal 71.23 24. For it is not enough to haue the heart smitten thorow and wounded with griefe vnlesse the tongue likewise tell it out to God Psal 32.3 And as it is a Sacrifice Propitiatorie so is it also an Eucharisticall Sacrifice of a heart drawne out like Salomons Curtaines by the mercy of God and lifted vp and filled with the ioy of Heauen the presence of the Spirit of God in the soule making it daunce Psal 28.7 as Dauid speaks for ioy and forcing the tongue to breake out in songs and melodious reioycings for the pardon of sinnes past Psal 57.7 8 9 10 11. for the presence and feeling of celestiall grace for the assurance of Gods mercy for deliuerance from instant dangers and feares for graces and good motions internall as Faith Hope Loue hatred of sinne care to keep a good Conscience watchfulnes specially ouer the eyes tongue and heart for blessings externall as Health Liberty Plenty Peace Riches Honour Children Friends Seruants fearing God a good name long life For his workes of mercy generall and particular on his children our selues our Families for his Iustice iudgements and plagues vpon the wicked The Priests that offer this Sacrifice are not the sonnes of Aaron alone as once it was in the old Law but All the children of God euery-where redeemed by the bloud of Christ and sancrified through the power of his reuiuing grace for hee hath made vs not onely sonnes of God Iohn 1.12 Reu. 1.6 but giuen vs the honour to be Kings and Priests to God to sacrifice and offer through him odours and incense sweetly smelling and delightfull in the nosthrils of his Father yet as Aaron might not offer Exo. 40.13 14. Leu. 10.1 2 but in his sacrificing weedes and nothing but that which God commanded no more must wee either in the Congregation publiquely with the Saints of God where God enioynes vs to render this sacrifice Psal 100.3 Psa 96.8 9. Math. 6.6 Psal 111.1 or in our owne houses or closets priuately where Christ himselfe hath commanded vs to make it doe it so but that he that is in heauen may accept it and wee that are on earth may haue comfort of it That this may be done some things are required and necessary before wee offer some in the very time and instant of our offering some when wee haue offered this sacrifice to God Before it 2. Chro. 11.18 goe three duties like Dauids 3. Worthies breaking thorow the ranges of the Philistines The first is repentance of all our sinnes Psal 66.16 18. for If I regard wickednesse in my heart saith Dauid God will not heare me Because indeed God heares not sinners Ioh. 9.31 that is such as repent not but refuseth their sacrifice as hee did the Iewes Esay 1.11 12 13 14 15 16. because their hands were full of bloud and the incense of Sheba that is the best and most exquisite words that can be Ier. 6.20 because their hearts were stuffed with euil yea the very offerings of the Priests themselues Micah 6.6 7 8. Amos 5.21 22. plainely affirming that he that offered such sacrifice is as he that slayes a man vgly and abominable in his sight Esay 66.2 Therefore the holy men were wont in ancient time to practise Repentance ere they came to pray renting their clothes in signe of sorrow and detestation of sinne as did Ezra Ezra 9.3 5. and Daniel in the
that euery Petition which Faith puts vp must bee made according to the will of God So Saint Iohn saith 1. Ioh. 5.14 Whatsoeuer wee aske in his Name according to his will we shall receiue Otherwise wee may aske Iam. 4.3 as Saint Iames sayes and not receiue because we aske amisse that is hauing neither commandement so to aske nor promise to receiue And so ask'd the Mother of Zebedees children promotion for her sonnes Mat. 20.23 was repell'd of Christ because she begged shee knew not what And so did Peter in Mount Thabor to build Tabernacles Luke 9.33 Mat. 12.38 And the Iewes to see a signe from Christ Wee therefore that sacrifice and that with faith must from God looke for both a cōmandement to warrant and a promise to fulfill our requests And here wee must obserue two Caueats First that all our requests to God are either for things spirituall or temporall And spirituall things are either absolutely necessarie to saluation as the knowledge of God in Christ the remission of sinnes Faith Hope Loue Humilitie Obedience a good conscience c. or else they are but onely such as are profitable as the vnderstanding of all Scripture all knowledge of Arts Tongues power to worke miracles and such like Those that are of absolute necessitie to saluation wee must aske them simply without condition So did Paul Ephes 1.17 Dauid Stephen and others Those that are but profitable and temporarie as health honour children life c. must alwayes haue a condition annexed Jam. 4.15 If it be for Gods glory If it be agreeable to his will Luke 22.42 Secondly wee must not binde God to any circumstances of time place Psal 130.5 6 7. meanes or otherwise but leaue all free to him and with patience attend his pleasure as Dauid did Psal 40.1 who waited patiently vpon the Lord till hee inclined to him For so God commands vs Psalm 37.3 4 5 6. Tarry thou the Lords leisure and hee will bring it to passe 5. Fiftly as we must pray from a liuely sence of our want with feruent desire and a liuely Faith hauing a warrant from the Word of God not asking things vnlawful Psa 99.5 6 Psal 86.7 8 9 10. Phil. 4.6 Esay 45.5 Ier. 23.24 Deut. 6.13 nor stinting God to any time so this sacrifice must bee offered onely to God sith He alone at all times and in all places is able and can heare All men which neither Angell nor Saints can doe Secondly because Prayer and Inuocation is from Man to God a peculiar part of Gods honour Mat. 4.10 And his honour he hath sworne not to giue to another Psal 97.7 In which respect the Angell refused adoration Reuel 22.9 commanding vs to worship God alone And GOD himselfe by Dauid speaking to all the Nations of the earth bids them trust in Him Psal 62.8 and powre cut their hearts before him And in another Psalme Dauid attributes it for a speciall tythe to God Psal 65.2 Thou that hearest the prayer vnto thee shall all flesh come For which cause that commandement is in the 50. Psalme 15. Call vpon mee not on any creature in the day of calamitie and I will help saith God And sure if the Angels must not bee honoured with this sacrifice of prayer and praise who are glorious spirits and more excellent by Creation and Grace than the Saints and are euer with vs Heb. 1.14 about vs for our good according to that of Dauid Psal 34.7 The Angell of the Lord tarryeth round about them that feare him to deliuer them and that of Christ touching little Infants Mat. 18.10 Their Angels alwayes behold the face of their Father which is in Heauen much lesse must we pray to any of the Saints who are neither so excellent nor so present with vs. Esay 63.16 Abraham knowes vs not saith God by the Prophet and Israel is ignornat of vs. And Saint Paul to the Romanes proues by demonstration Rom. 10.14 that wee must pray onely to God Thus Hee alone in whom wee must beleeue must bee prayed vnto Onely in God wee must beleeue To him onely wee must therefore pray And to whom else did the Fathers Patriarkes and Prophets Adam Seth Henoch Noah Abraham Dauid Daniel Esay Ieremy in the Old Testament Christ himself the Apostles and the Church in the new euer tender this sacrifice of Prayer praise but to the most Highest God Phil. 4.6 the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ I haue cryed vnto thee O LORD Psal 130.1 Psal 146.1 Psal 5.1 2 3 7. sayes Dauid and vnto thee will I giue thankes for thou art my God And when Ezechia in his straitnesse and distresse prayed began hee not O Lord of Hosts Esay 37.16 God of Israel which dwellest betweene the Cherubims Could Moses or Abraham or the Angels haue holpen them or had they had any confidence in them they might as well haue prayed vnto them also as to God It is therefore a spirit of errour and delusion that perswades poore ignorants to pray to and trust in Saints And of such spirits we must take heede And if the power of Scripture cannot moue such as are simple to beware heare a little short discourse of Saint Austens which word for word I will set downe out of his Booke of taking care for the Dead the thirteenth Chapter If the soules of the dead could be or were present at or about the affayres of the liuing and speake vnto vs when we dreame in our sleepe wee see them surely my Holy Mother no night would forsake mee who followed mee both by Sea and Land to liue with me For God forbid that by obtaining a happier life shee should now become more vnkinde then she was insomuch as when my heart is vexed and filled vvith sorrow shee will not so much as comfort her aggrieued sonne whom she loued most dearly whom shee neuer could endure willingly to see sad But verily it it as the Psalmist sayes My Father and my Mother haue forsaken mee but the Lord hath taken mee vp If then our Fathers haue left vs how are they present and behold our cares And if our fathers bee not what other dead folkes are there that know what wee doe or what wee suffer And a little after The Spirits of the Dead are in such a place as they doe not see the occurrences things in this life If neither they see vs then nor know not what we doe sure heare vs they cannot and why then should wee pray to them Let Christs answer to the Diuel sticke in our hearts when wee are tempted to pray to them Mat. 4.10 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him onely thou shalt serue 6. Besides as God onely must haue this Sacrifice Heb. 13.15 so wee must offer it not in our owne but in the name and mediation of Christ Gen. 18. For we are