not yet subdued to him Hast thou never an evill thought in thee no sinne at all If thou shalt say thou hast not thou deceivest thy selfe but yet if it should be true Hast thou no imperfection left Is thy body dead and raised from the dead Surely no But was it true that Christ hath never an enemy left in thee hath he none no where else What meaneth the opposition of the world to the Saints What meaneth all sicknesses and sorrowes teares and troubles Now these enemies must first subdued Christ resignes not up his Kingdome bypeice-meals but when all his work is done then cometh the end Secondly Spirituall Officers as there is a Civill Kingdon e in which are Civill Officers so hath Christ a Spirituall Kingdome which is his Church in which are Spirituall Officers of which in the second part of this Discourse 5. We are in the next place to consider Christs enemies which hold Christs enemies forth a necessity for Christ to reigne and they are severall yet all conspire in one the ruine of the Lord Christ which enemies heads I shall reduce to these 1. Satan the grand enemy of the Lord Jesus there is a seed of enmity sowne betweene Christ and his generation Michael and Sathan Luke 8. 30. his Angels and the Devill and his Angels This is that wicked one whose name is Legion because there are many Devils that assaulted Christ in the earth and all that are Christs while on the earth this is he that compasseth all the world to dethrone Christ from his dignity who is against Christ 2. Sinne If it were not for sinne Satan could doe us no harm Sinne. sinne is that which causes man to mourne all the day long which sinne is either open or secret errours in doctrine or practise 3. Wicked men the wicked Kings and Rulers of the earth Wicked men the men of this world whose eyes are blinded and such are wee by nature being dead in sinnes and trespasses We in our owne minds are enemies to him Herod and Pilate though at difference could agree together to crucify Jesus Yea whatever stands in opposition to Christ is his enemy which leades us to consider 6. His Victories these I say proclaime him King he hath Christs victories overcome all his enemies his Victories may admit of a threefold consideration First as they are atcheived against the enemies of his owne person and so hath he conquered the Devill for he destroyed Satan and sinne For he that knew no sinne was made sinne for us and carried our sinnes away in his owne body and overcame death for he could not be held of death but ascended from the dead Yea he conquered all his enemies it was a crucified Jesus that pricked the Jewes to the heart Secondly as they are performed in Saints which likewise admits Christ enlightens the understanding of a threefold consideration 1. Over their understandings We are all naturally in the dark ignorant of God yea We sit in darknesse yea The God of the world hath blinded our eyes but now comes Christ and bindes this strong man and opens our understanding whereby we come to know the Mysteries which were before hid in God therefore is it said of him He shall give light to them that sit in darknesse 2. Over their wils if Christ should never so open their understandings Rescues our wils and not conquer and rescue their wils he would be a Saviour but of some part of the man and so would be an imperfect Saviour Our wils are fattered and chained they seeke nothing but vanity all the day long but now comes the Lord Jesus as a mighty Conquerour and powerfully rescues our will from the hard bondage wherein it was made to serve by Satan and sinne and so causes the soule to will the things of God Therefore is it said T is God that worketh in us both to will and to doe of his good pleasure We naturally will nothing but vanity but through his good pleasure we are made able to will the glory of God and life eternall But methinks I heare some demanding Have not all men free will to be saved Qu. Sol. To which I thus answer If by free will you understand a voluntary desire or choice of the will from the true understanding of salvation I say no man as a meere man in the world hath any such will for our will is enslaved We are the servants of sinne by nature and t is the alone worke of the spirit to renew this will to rescue it from the tyranny of Satan but yet may some question Whether every man that wils salvation may have it Qu. Sol. To which I answer If you meane by willing salvation a desire of salvation from a true understanding of God in Christ which is the hungring after Christ I say whoever wils salvation or the Lord Jesus let such a soule feare not but boldly goe to or believe on or rest upon and be confident in Christ For all that hunger and thirst after righteousnesse shall be filled But the power thus to will or desire is onely of the Lord Who onely worketh to will and doe of his good pleasure Our King Jesus in the salvation of any soule first discovers his owne excellency then causes mans will before averse to chuse it which he doth through the mighty power of his Kingly dignity 3. The Lord our King workes upon the affections We that before Christ overcomes our affections had all our joy in the earth love in to and upon the world whose feares were of a carnall nature are now made able to love Christ delight in Christ rejoice in him feare him and obey him and that is performed by him as a mighty King That rules in the midst of his enemies whose power is irresistible For whom the Father foreknew he did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son T is not said whom he foreknew would believe and be conformable them he glorified but whom he fore-knew he did predestinate or fore-appoint or ordaine should believe and be conformable to the image of his Sonne And whom he did predestinate he called and whom he called he justified and whom he justified he glorified We love him because he first loved us And therefori is it said We are translated from the Kingdome of Satan unto the Kingdome of his deare Son Thirdly We may consider his victories as atcheived against all our enemies as within us so without us as Satan Death and Hell and the like but I shall here onely minde the world the wicked and ungodly thereof those that were fore-ordained of old to condemnation the world is an open enemy to Jesus which appears by the words of God saying That enmity was put betweene the Serpents and the Womans seed Now t is the Lord Christ that Strikes through Kings in the day of his wrath and wounds the heads over many Continents If the world
A faithfull Servant to the weakest Member of our Lord Jesus John Vernon The Contents of the severall matters contained in this Booke Ch. 1. p. 3. OF the severall significations of the word Worship and what the true worship of God is pag. 3. Ch. 2. p. 5. Of Light and Love the principles of the worship of God which light discovers what may be knowne of God viz. that God is but cannot be defined p. 6. That he is incomprehensible immutable eternall wherein is shewed what time is and that God is Invisible p. 7. Of the soveraignty wisedome justice and mercy of the Lord p. 9. Of the relation God hath to his Creatures who is all in all yet but one God everliving and present in all places p. 10 11. Ch. 3. p. 11. Of the manifestation of God in the Creation which shewes the Godhead p. 12. That there is but one God p. 13. That he is Almighty p. 14 15. That he cannot be comprehended by the naturall or spirituall man p. 15 16 17. It declareth his wisedome and love wherein is shewed what it is to be created in Gods Image p. 17 18. Ch. 4. p. 19. Of God in Christ who is the anointed of the Lord wherein is shewed that the Father anointed him p. 19. That the humane nature with a description what it is is the subject anointed and that the Spirit is the Ointment p. 20. With a briefe description of what Father Son and Spirit are and whether three persons p. 21 22. Ch. 5. p. 22. Of the manifestation of God in Christ as a Priest wherein is showne what the Priesthood of Christ is and that the Lord Jesus is the Saints High Priest consecrated with an oath p. 23. And by the pouring on of oyle p. 24. Where also is shewed the ability he hath of mannaging the Priesthood being the first begotten the eldest brother being related to God and man having a great interest in them both all things concurring in him to the work he being without spot and blemish p. 25 26. Ch. 7. p. 26. Of the sacrifice of Christ exprest by five particulars 1. By Christ himself p. 26. 2ly By his bloud and what that bloud is with an answer to an objection concerning it p. 27. 3ly By the offering up of his body 4ly By making his soule an offering for sinne 5ly By laying downe his life p. 28. Ch. 8. p. 28. Sheweth 1. How often Christ suffered and whether he may now be said to dye in us p. 29. 2ly The place where Christ died which is at Jerusalem and what that Jerusalem is 3ly The time when he suffered p. 29. And how Christ is said to be a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world p. 30. Ch. 9. p. 31. Of the manner how Christ offered up himselfe viz. by the spirit and in the body of his flesh p. 31. Of the true nature of Christs sacrifice wherein is showne that it is a pure sacrifice p. 32. A free perfect spirituall and acceptable sacrifice p. 25. 43. Ch. 10. p. 34. Of the true subjects of Christs sacrifice who are onely his sheep and children beloved with an everlasting love who shall be saved p. 34 35. Wherein is handled universall redemption with an answ to 13. Object brought to stablish it wherein is shewed what Gospel it is that is to be preached to the world p. 37. That it is a dangerous thing to fall from profession of true Religion p. 39. Wherein likewise is declared what the fall of man the tree of knowledge of good and evill the tree of life and the serpent are p. 43. With 2. Arg. against universall redemption p. 43 44. That this sacrifice was offered to an angry God and what anger and fury in God is p. 44. Ch. 11. p. 44. Of the vertue of this sacrifice interposing mediating betweene God and man satisfying the Father p. 44 45. Wherein is shewed what it is for God not to see nor remember sin in his children p. 46. Ch. 12. p. 47. Of the pardon of sin and justification by the bloud of Christ by faith and by works with their unity p. 47 48. Wherein is an answer to these 2. Quest 1. Whether all sins to a believer are pardoned past present and to come p. 48 49 50 51. 2ly Whether a believer having received the spirit may feare againe p. 51 52. With 3. Arg. to prove all sins to a believer are pardoned at once p. 52. Ch. 13. p. 53. Of believers freedome from the law p. 53. Wherein is handled the law written in Adams heart the Covenant of workes the law of Moses and of Christ p. 53 54 55. Shewing severall dispensations thereof p. 55 56. With an answer to 2. Quest 1. Whether the law be a rule of life to a believer 2ly Whether God punishes his people for sinne wherein appeares the difference betweene punishing and chastising p. 56 57. Ch. 14. p. 58. Of the breaking downe the partition wall fulfilling all types and shadowes and obtaining of all happinesse for the Saints by Christs death p. 58 59. Ch. 15. p. 59. Of the dignity Christ hath attained to by dying of his resurrection ascension sitting at the right hand of God making intercession for us p. 59 60 61. Ch. 16. Of the Propheticall office of Christ wherein is shewne 1. The matter he revealeth which is mans sinfulnesse mans happinesse all things to be believed and obedience to all his commands p. 61 62 63. 2ly The light discovering which is the spirit and what it is to be taught by God by Christ and by the spirit 3ly The rule of discovery wherein of the truth and authority of the Scriptures p. 64 65 66. 4ly The manner of discovery which is plainly p. 66. wherein is shewne what we may judge of those who delight to speake in a language above the capacity of those to whom they speake infallibly 5. The subsects to whom truth is discovered are either such as receive the truth in the love of it or to those that receive it only in the notion as Balaam and Judas p. 67. 68. Chap. 17. p. 68. Of the Kingly Office of Christ who is King by his inheritance by appointment of the Father by conquest excellently qualified of his Kingdome over the world of grace p. 69. of glory p. 70. Of Christs Lawes civill and spirituall p. 70. Of his officers wherein is the true Power and bounds of the Magistracy and whither he be a Church Officer p. 71. Of the resigning up the Kingdome to the Father p. 72. Whether it be yet p. 73. Of Christs enemies Satan sin and wicked men p. 73 74. Of Christs victories over our understandings wils and affections p. 74 75. Of the Doctrine of free will p. 75. Three reasons why all Christs enemies are not yet punished p. 76. Of Christs Soldiers which are Angels Saints the World the whole creation p. 77. Of his weapons viz. his death his Word his Spirit p. 77 78. Of his rewards
what 86 Flesh Christ died in the body of flesh 31 32 Not to know Christ after the flesh what 133 c. G GOd is 6 Almighty 14 Eternall 7 Everliving 11 Invisible 7 8 Immutable Incomprehensible 7 15 16 17. Gospell what it is 37 90 How to be preached 97 Government a gift in the Church what 161 H HAppinesse of man discovered by Christ 62 Hell what 84 Helps a gift in the Church what 161 Heretike what 161 Humane nature what 20 It is anointed ibid. I IErusalem Christ died there What it is and Where it is 29 Image of God wherein man was created What. 17 18 Indifferent things to be determined by the Church 154 Infants Whether subjects of Baptisme 115. to 120 Intercession of Christ What and its virtue 61 Judgment of Christ What. 83 Justice of God What. 9 Justification What its severall kindes 47 48 49 K KIng the Lord Christ is King 68 69 Kingly office of Christ What. 68 Kingdome Christ hath a Kingdome over the World 69 Of Grace ibid. Kingdome of Glory What. 70 Kingdome to be resigned up to the Father how and when 72 74 L LAw how we are freed from it and how yet under it 53 54 55 Whether it be a rule of life 56 Lawes of Christ What. 70 Lamb Christ a Lamb slain before the foundation of the world 30 31 Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ what meant by it 132 133 Light Love the principles of true worship of God 5 6 Love to God What. 87 Lords supper its nature use and continuance 164 165 M MAgistracy its nature place and power 71 72 Manifestation of God in Christ how 4 Mediator betweene God and-man is Christ 45 Members of Churches how to be received in 151. To be admonished 150 Reproved 143. Rebuked 153. And for sin may be cast out 154. Of their duty to the Church 156 157. Ministers of the Gospell who 91 92 93 How to know them 93 c. Miracles their proper end and use 94 95 96 O OBedience taught by Christ 63 Object against Baptisme answered 30 c. Object against Scripture answered 65 Offences private What. 15. 2 Offences publique What. ib. Ointment poured on Christ What. 20 Once Christ was offered but once 28 29 Ordinances to be used in the Church what 162 P PArdon of sin Vide in Justification Partition Wall broken down 58 Perfection Whether to be enjoyed in this life 81 82 Perish What meant by it 40 Person whether three in God 21 22 Place where Christ was offered 29 Power in things of God 87 123 to 127 Praise What. 87 162 Prayer What. ibid. Priesthood of Christ What. 23 Priest Christ is the Saints High Priest 23 to 26 Principles essentiall to divine Worship and what they are 5 6 Prophesy its nature use and end 158 159 c. Propheticall office of Christ What. 61 Propher Christ is the Saints Prophet ib. Psalmes singing a gift what it is 163 Punishment for sin What Whether Gods people be punished for sin 57 R REconciliation of God and man in Christ 46 Reject the Gospell What. 39 Relation God is related to the Creature 10 11 Remember sin no more how to be understood 45 46 Resurrection of Christ and its virtue 60 Resurrection of the body 79 80 Rewards of Christ What. 78 c. Right hand of God what Christ fits there and the virtue thereof to us 59 60 61 S SAcrifice Christ is the Saints sacrifice 26 27 28 The true nature of this sacrifice 32 33. For whom it was offered 33 34 To whom it was offered 44. The virtue of it 44 c. Saints cannot comprehend God 16 Ought to be joined to a particular Church 151 Satan What it is to be delivered to Satan 151 Scriptures their true glory and divine authority 64 64 66 Separation Christs Church is a separated people 145 c. Serpent What. 43 Sin laid on Christ 45 Sin how God seeth it not 45 46 Sinfulnesse of man discovered by Christ 62 Sinners as sinners the subjects of the Gospell 98 Speaking Christ speakes language easy to be understood 66 67 Son of God how to be understood 22 Spirit of God What Ib. It is the true light 63 T Taught of God Christ or spirit what 63 Time What it is 7 Time when Christ was offered 29 Tree of life what and why Adam might not eate thereof 43 Types under the law fulfilled in Christ 58 59 V Victory of Christ What. 74 visible Worship What. 89 Unbeliefe the condemnation What it is 41 42 W WEapons of Christ What. 77 Weeping of Christ over Ierusalem how to be understood 40 Wicked men why so long unpunished 76 Will Of free will 75. Wil of man Christs enemy 74 Women Whether they may speake in the Church 159 160. Their duty ib. Word of God What. 758 Word of Wisedom a gift in the Church What. 158 Word of Knowledg a gift in the Church What. 158 Works Saints are justified by Workes how 48 Worship What the word signifies 3 What the true Worship of God is ib. The Invisible Worship What. 45 c The Visible Worship What. 89 THE INVISIBLE WORSHIP OF GOD. The Introduction That all Nations in all ages have acknowledged a God and that he is to be worshipped but have not knowne nor worshipped him aright IT is worthy our consideration in the entrance into this following discourse to consider how all people in all ages enjoying but their senses do from the principles of nature acknowledge a God The very Heathens were ashamed to deny this Ransacke all ages and wherever you finde men inhabiting either in East West North or South and you shall finde them agree in this that there is a God and this God is to be worshipped The Athenians built an Altar with this Inscription To the unknowne God Acts 17. 23. All people have a kinde of Religion and serving of God with prayers sacrifices and the like therefore the Heathens chose their Priests and others to have a care of their Gods and the service of their Gods Men of Learning and Fooles acknowledge this The Schooles of the Academicks Stoicks and Peripateticks rung of this doctrine The barbarous Indies gainsay it not But notwithstanding the harmony in this via that there is a God that this God is to be worshipped is so great and wonderfull yet the discord concerning this God what he is and what is his true worship is as great and strange The Athenians acknowledged him to be but knew him not Man being unable to comprehend the incomprehensible being hath from time to time according to his vaine imagination fancyed a God or Gods to himselfe The Romanes had as many Gods as Townes what they received any good from they reverenced as their God Hence it came that they worshipped the Sunne Moone Starres and Fire yea even Dogges and Birds for their Gods The people of Lycaonia perceiving a miracle to be wrought by the Apostles presently lift up their voices
condemnation for the word perish many times signifies to wound defile or corrupt and so it is there used therfore the Apostle in the next ver interprets the meaning of perishing to bee the wounding the weak conscience or stumbling or offending their weake Brethren Object The Lord Christ wept over Jerusalem and would have gathered it as a hen her chickens But Jerusalem would uot which is an argument that he loved it and died for it Sol. That Christ wept over it and would have gathered it is true but yet that he did not lay down his life a Sacrifice for them that hee did not gather is as true Christs weeping over them shews him to be a man subject to like passions with us sin only excepted he laments their deplorable miserable undone and lost state And whereas he saith How often would I have gathered them c. He there speaks as a visible minister of the Gospel that holds forth the truth to men not knowing their eternal state for if you consider him otherwaies he could not weepe over them for it is said he knew all men and would not commit himselfe to a people that did professe him he knew as he was the wisdome of the Father well enough who should not believe but dye in their sinnes therfore this he did as a man having naturall affections and so it is said when Jesus heard Lazarus was dead he wept which shewed not that Lazarus might have lived longer but his love his natural love to him In this sense Paul wished himselfe accursed for his brethrens sake according to the flesh In this sense I say This and all such other places must be under stood But yet John saith Christ came unto his owne and his owne received Obj. Him not And Object the Parable wherein All are invited c. To both these one Answer may suffice The Jewes were Christs Sol. owne Countrymen the then only visible visible Church of GOD he came of that Stock and for the invitation I say it was to Jews and Gentiles wherein we may say All are invited by the outward visible ministery of the Gospel For many are called but few are chosen Now not the Called but the Chosen are the subjects for whom Christ dyed The Scripture tels us of a Common Salvation And GOD Object is the Saviour of All men especially of them that believe The Salvation is called Common because now it is extended to Sol. Jewes and Gentiles therefore Peter being bidden to go to the Gentiles he accounted them a Common People Salvation he thought must be only of the Jewes but Gods thoughts were otherwise and the wall is broken down And to the other I say God is the Saviour of all men for in him all live and move and have their being but especially that is to say Eternally and Spiritually by Jesus Christ he is the Saviour of them that believe Eternal life is only their portion But it 's said Christ dyed to redeem from the sins of the first Testament Obj. Heb. 9. 15. so that there is no condemnation for them but condemnation is for not believing Christ dyed for them The Sripture objected proves not thet Christ dyed for all neither Sol. saith so but this it holds forth That those transgressions which were under the Law are done away in Christ now we may see if we will not wink at noon-day that all men are not redeemed from the sins under the first testament therefore saith Christ to the Jewes Yee shall die in your sinnes that is in all your sinnes therefore saith he again The wrath of God abideth on them Ghrist tooke not away wrath for the first and brought it again for the second But say they They are condemned for unbeliefe Well let us reason out the case I demand of thee whether unbeliefe be sinne or no If thou say it is I aske thee whether Christ dyed for that or no If he did not then his dying for all other sinnes was of no moment nor concernment if a man should doe never so much to redeem a man from prison and not perform the chiefest part required doe you think the prisoner would be delivered furely no what availeth it for Christ to dye for al my sins if not for my unbeliefe seeing that without any more I speak in thy language may condemn me but it may be thou wilt say he dyed for the unbeliefe of some and the other sinnes of others Vain man thou saiest thou knowest not what thou pleadest Christ dying for them for some sinnes and yet he hath left the chief not dyed for for what purpose is then his death What benefit have they by it They are but pulled from the water and hurled into the fire But if thou sayest Christ dyed for unbeliefe How then can it condemne For all that Christ conquered he triumphed over in his crosse how comes it to return upon him againe Thou wouldest be wise but indeed thou instead of exalting Christ as a free Saviour makes him but half a Saviour if he be not able To save to the utmost woe and alas We were all unbelievers before we believed if Christ make us not to believe what shall we doe The Priests under the Law were as great as he if thy doctrine be true but surely I hope thou by this time seest thy vanity How can this stand with the justice of God to punish men if not for not believing Object Christ dyed for them To answer this I tell thee I now see where thou art gravelled Sol. thou canst not see God to be just in this from hence some conclude All shall be saved others that God is not just if he condemne any and the like But Oh thou foolish man If I should only say that God is pleased to condemne men without giving them any reason Would it bee unreasonable in God Hath hee not made thee from not being he hath given thee being Art thou thine owne or his Nay but O Man Who art thou that repliest against God Shall the Vessell say to the Potter Why hast thou made me thus Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lumpe to make one vessel unto honour and another to dishonour And hath not GOD the same power over thee as the potter hath over his Vessel May he not doe what he please with his owne Who shall set him a Rule to walk by But yet a little to speak to thee that thou mayest understand the way of his justice and how he brings forth his pleasure I bid thee sit downe a while enter into thy conscience take a view of thy pride coveteousnesse lust murmurings worldlines c. And what wilt thou say then Man was made upright but he sought out many inventions God made man planted him in a Garden in the middest of all worldly pleasures for bad him nothing but one Tree in the middle of the Garden told him if he did eat thereof he should dye this Law
the soule acknowledges all he hath to be from the Lord and so lyes low in his owne apprehension that God may be exalted 4. In Love This is that which God commands of us to love In Love and what true love is him to delight in him which love to God is the streaming forth of the affections unto God in which there are these severall ingredients First A true knowledge of God of which before Secondly A setting a high price of God valuing him above all things in the world Thirdly A giving up the soule to God the understanding to know God the will to desire him the affections to embrace him Fourthly The union of his spirit with God the glory of love is union love affects union and is not satisfied with any thing till he is united with it Some say love passes or emits or sends forth the spirit of the lover into the beloved I am sure t is true in divine love which sends forth the spirit into God the perfection of which love is when the soule hath nothing enjoyes nothing but what he hath and enjoyeth from God when he willeth nothing but what God willeth when he can truly say Thy will and not mine be done 5. This worship consists in praise and songs of joy when wee In Praise and what true praise in the spirit is would honour men we set forth there excellency a soule that truly honours God rejoices in him and praises him Now this praise of God is the soules spirituall acknowledging God to be praife-worthy preferring God in his thoughts in all and above all singing in his heart making melody to the Lord. I doe but touch on these things because I shall have occasion What the power of inward worship is on to speake of them as they be the principles or foundation of more visible appearances of the worship of God A word or two of the power of this worship that is spirituall likewise for t is the power of God t is not of the first creation but of the second t is not of generation but of regeneration not of mans will nor of mans activity but of God that sheweth mercy wee are all dead in sinne as void as naturally in the first Adam of power truly to serve God as a dead man is to eate and drinke therefore is Christ the power of God unto us who worketh irresistibly in us What the true manner of inward worship is As the power of divine worship is spirituall so must the manner be the heart must be in a spirituall frame united to God that is to say in a way of relation unto God whereby he becomes a servant a souldier a friend and Son of God it must be performed in faith love feare and reverence all these are faithfull and inseparable companions If a man prayes or praises God he must do it in faith love and feare But to put a period to the first part of this discourse all this service must be performed to God as in Christ he that prayes to God must seeke him as he is to be found in Christ For t is in him in whom onely the Father is well pleased God in Christ is a Saints rest delight fulnesse and glory a Saint by Christ goes to God fals downe before him rejoyces in him and lives sweetly and contentedly in meeknesse and humility yet triumphantly in the presence of the Lord for evermore Here a soule lives with God by faith crying out Holy Holy Holy How long shall it be Come Lord Jesus come quickly Longing for the appearance of the day of God who will render tribulation to every soule that obeyes not the Gospell of God but eternall life to them that are faithfull to the death Thus much concerning the true worship of God as it consists onely in the spirit in the inward man hid from all men or Saints having a sweet entercourse with God after an invisible manner in the spirit THE VISIBLE WORSHIP OF GOD. Chap. I. Sheweth what the Visible Worship of Christ is and a discovery of what the true Gospell to be preached to the world is with the true Messengers or Ministers of the Gospell IN the former part of this Discourse I have held forth the worship that is due unto the Lord as it consists onely in the inward man and am now come to speake of the worship of God as it is visible Now the visible worship of God is the subjection What Visible Worship is 1 Cor. 6. 20. of body and soule to the Lord according to the words of the Apostle saying Glorifie God in your body and spirit which visible worship shall be handled under a two-fold consideration 1. As it consists in the visible administration of the Gospell and commands of the Lord Jesus 2. As it consists in conformity to the Gospell and commands of Christ of both which in order as the Lord shall enable me Concerning the first of these viz the administration of the Gospell and the doctrine thereof it is two-fold either to the world or to Saints but I shall first discourse of it as it is to be administred to the world and herein shall shew First What the Gospell is which is to be preached to sinners Secondly Who are those that are to administer dispence or preach this Gospell Thirdly The manner how they are to dispense this Gospell Fourthly To whom they are to administer or preach this Gosspell 1. The Gospell is glad tydings good and joyfull newes to Jewes What the Gospell is that is to be preached to the world Luke 2. 10 11. Isaiah 40 9. 61 11. and Gentiles to sinners by Jesus Christ Who was born in the City of David and is come in the flesh dead and risen againe therefore saith Paul We preach Christ crucified or fastned or nailed to the Crosse to them that are called Christ the power of God and the wisedome of God Therefore is it called the Ministry of reconciliation the grace of God revealed Salvation is onely in a crucified Jesus eternall life is in him that is the good newes that is to be divulged to poore sinners even Christ dying to make attonement for sinne to open the way to come to God and that Whosoever believes in this Christ shall be saved and be raised up at the last day This the Apostles preached which was glad tydings to the sinfull soule to Publicanes Harlots the worst of sinners good newes to a spirit enslaved in sin good newes to the body the naturall body the resurrection of which Paul preached as good newes by Christ though he was called in question for it this is the onely Gospell the everlasting Gospell promised to Adam shadowed under the law revealed now for grace and immortality are brought to light by Jesus Christ And of this Paul saith Though I Paul or an Angel from Heaven should bring any other Gospell then that I have already preached and yee have received let him