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A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

with his Hand to hold by the hand or arm a younger Brother learning to Walk and count it his Glory to speak with him in his own childish Dialect and take little steps with them then I beseech you in the bowels of Jesus reproach them not for bygones but pass an act of Oblivion and in time coming use all gentleness and forbearance and so gain them to love you and in all things indifferent and undetermined if he be not clear for the one way condescend to him and follow his way bear with his infirmities rashness incivilities and ignorances and others overweaning themselves as if they were strong in Knowledge this is an infirmity of many weak and yet for Peace sake the strong ought to bear with it Now this Duty of the Strong in bearing with the Weak the Lord presseth much in His Word Rom. 15. v. 1 2. Why hath the Lord given thee more Knowledge Mortification Patience c. then to the Weak but for this end to bear with their Infirmities for their Spiritual good for which St. Paul gives you his holy example 1 Cor. 9. 22. For the weak became I as weak that I might gain the weak I am made all things to all men that I might by all means save some and Chap. 10. v. 33. I please all men in all things not seeking my own profite but the profite of many that they may be saved Here is a great placebo and yet no Flatterer but in his converse acceptable both to God and Man The Spirit of Christ is not a sowre censorious sullen and carping Spirit but meek gentle and easie to be intreated When the Child as yet but an intrant in the World and learning to speak will ask the Parents some childish question will the Parents be incensed to inflict Chastisement or rather will they not pass it with this Meditation When I was a child I thought as a child I understood and spake as a child 1 Cor. 13. 11. So if any weak Babe in Christ propone or start any question in Religion to which many Babes are too ready do not think that ye are always bound in Conscience to answer them for many times our Saviour did it not Act. 1. 6. Jo. 21. 20. And the Apostle to Timothy speaks of foolish and unlearned questions which produce strife and no edification 1 Tim. 6. 4. then let the strong wave the question with a general answer Jo. 16. 19. or instead of speculation leading to practice and holy life Luk. 13. 23. Yea thirdly It may be waved if it be beyond the sphere of the Larger Catechism for Questionators that furnishes their common Discourse with Questions are unsavoury company to the Godly and the weak Christian should not be entertained by the strong Christian with Questions it is expressly against the Apostles rule Him that is weak in the faith receive ye but not unto doubtful disputations Rom. 14. ver 1. then let neither strong nor weak Christian especially in Company move any question of Religion especially these that belong to the present Differences least the Strong touch the Weak on the old Sore and so but grieve and irritate which no doubt grieves the Spirit of God and is not the healing way As for the Weak I intreat them who have been wandring in Mistakes to resolve in the strength of Christ in all time hereafter to live orderly as to the Church and loyally as to the King and Rulers under him and then he is a cursed Man that will not be loving and kind to thee Then let the strong imitat their Father in Heaven who when his prodigal Son returns no word of his sin with which the elder Brother did upbraid him but ran and met and kissed him gave him new cloaths and shoes adorned him with a Ring feasted him and made merry Luk. 15. 20. He ran and met him and fell on his neck and kissed him and imitate the Son of God the great and good Shepherd who brings home on his shoulder rejoycing one wandering sheep does he not rejoyce much more now then in reduceing so great a flock And the Fathers kindness to his returning Prodigal is so sweet a subject that I delight to mark in it further that when the elder Brother uncharitably endeavoured to exasperat his Father against his younger Brother casting up his old sins the Father rejects the elder Brothers bitter Libel See both the last and 24. verses his Brother was dead and is now alive he was lost and now is found its gemination shews Emphasis he was lost when dead in sin but now alive to God to righteousness he was the lost and wandering Sheep he is come home a penitent sinner And compare the 24. verse with the last yet more my Son thy Brother he is sibb to thee but sibber to me which the words imply therefore though ye would let him go as he came yet will not I O dear younger Brother be not afraid to return nor scarr to come home but first see that thou make thy peace with thy Father verse 21. And although some churlish elder Brother like Eliab too young David would unchristianly chide thee take courage it is not that bitter Brothers house thou art coming home to but thy Fathers meditate and think on these things for to be a ready antidote against the bitter Pills of some and albeit some of the stronger Brethren be not so kindly comfort thy self here is thy Father pleading for thee and so is thy elder Brother in this same Chap. Luke 15. 6. who when he hath brought home his wandering sheep rejoycing calls together his friends and neighbours and sayes rejoyce with me then assure thy soul that Christs real friends will rejoyce at thy return welcome thee imbrace and love thee as their own bowels Then let us in this great act of charity and tender love to the weak returning Lambs imitat our blessed Redeemer and elder Brother who came from Heaven to Earth to seek and save the lost sheep Luk. 19. 20. who bears the Lambs in his bosome and leads them gently that are with young Isai 4. 12. and will be more loath to over-drive them then Jacob his young Children and Flocks Gen. 33. 14. Then be thou compassionat towards them Is the Saviour bearing them in his bosome then grieve them not for he cannot but see it and be grieved Is he leading them gently then dare thou beat them back with word or reproach like the piercings of a sword The Lord leads the lame and the blind in the way they do not know to Zion weeping the woman with child and she that travelled with child Jer. 31. 8. Mark the four sorts in the world the fittest objects of mans compassion and help lame and blind the woman with child and travelling with child and the first two most despicable yet the Lord despises none of them but seing they are weeping and coming to Zion he is eyes to the blind

Lordships chief study and constant endeavour may be to promote the Lord's Glory by a constant tenour of Piety and Justice that the mountains may bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness Psal 72. vers 3. that ye may raise up the foundations of many generations and be called the repairer of the breaches Isa 58. vers 12. That the Church and Kingdom may long enjoy your Lordship as one of their great Blessings from the Lord That Mercy and Truth may meet together and Righteousness and Peace kiss each other Psal 85. So that by the good Hand of your God upon you Truth and Piety Order and Unity Peace and Prosperity in Church and State may abound that after many good days ye may obtain that Approbation Well done good and faithfull servant enter into the joy of thy Lord which is the sincere and fervent Prayer of Your Lordships most humble and devoted Servant ROBERT EDWARD Murrois the 20. of February 1683. ERRATA IN the Preface Page 4. Line 29. for who read which In the Contens p. 2. l. 9. for Cor. r. Chr. p. 6. l. 42. for Sam Satanius r. Samosatenus p. ibid. l. last for Serinium r. Syrmium p. 13. l. 8. for videbent r. viz. p. 23. l 43. for Rowa r. Tomo p. 41. l. 25. after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 add 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 49. l. 18. for university r. universality p. 45. l. 40. for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 65. l. 27. for his r. this p. 73. l. 30. for care r. cure p. 80. l. 30. for Justinianum r. Institutionum p. ibid. l. last for saved r. received p. 89. l. 21. for Desart r. Desert p. ibid. l. 22. for vers 29. r. vers 20. p. ibid. l. 32. for Sins r. for their Sin p. 91. l. 39. for Isa 4. r. Isa 40. p. ibid. l. last for word or reproach r. words of reproach p. last l. 11. for Covenant r. covenanted p. ibid. l. 17. dele it As for other literal Escapes they are recommended to the discretion of the Christian Reader THE PREFACE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER HE whose Name shall be called Wonderful Counseller The Mighty God The Everlasting Father The Prince of Peace even He was truely called Wonderful because of His two Natures and there wonderful if not also unspeakable union 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inconfuse inconvertibiliter indivulse inseperabiliter Concil Chalcedon Act. 5. Anno Domini 451. Episcop 630. Quod confirmatur in Synodo 6. Aecomen Constantinop Anno 681. Epis 289. non modo quoad Christi duas naturas sed duas in eo voluntates naturales duas duarum naturarum voluntatum operationes vel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 §. 8. repetitum §. 9. quoad operationes Counseller for in Him dwelleth all the treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge Col. 2. 5. The Mighty God the same to us a Child born Isa 9. 6. The Everlasting Father and to us a Son given The Prince of Peace being our Peace Eph. 2. 14 15. and Peace-maker our Ranson and Redeemer wonderful in His love to us whose dimensions passeth Apostolick knowledge Eph. 3. 19. who loved not His life unto the death for his love was stronger then Death who by His death was the death of Death Hos 13. 14. who hated His life being put in the ballance with His love to us This wonderful Lover and Prince of Peace died in bodily 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ineffabiliter simplex Iesus compositus est Dionys Areop lib. de Div. nominibus cap. 1. Cyril Alex. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ineffabiliter incomprehensibiliter thirst but His soul thirsting much more for our Salvation in His last Supper which He left in Legacy to the Church His Spouse as a love Token Supper being ended He inculcates Love and Union as the badge of His Disciples John 13. 34 35. John 15. 12 17. the same again third and fourth time and in His Prayer John cap. 17. after that His farewell Sermon before His death ingeminates His Petitions to His Father that these whom thou hath given me may be one vers 11. and 21. and the third time vers 23. Should not the Commands and Prayers of a dying Lord and lover of His Brethren and Spouse be highly regarded and carefully obeyed backed with the intreaties of the Holy Ghost by his Pen-man most pathetically 1 Cor. 1. 10. I beseech you brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak the same thing that there be no divisions amongst you that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement Philip. 2. 2. If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort in love if any fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies fulfil ye my joy that ye be like-minded having the same love being of one accord of one mind So exceeding wonderfully the two Natures of God and Man were united to unite Christians to God in Christ and in them to one another and our Saviour His body was rent to keep His Church from rent His Soul and Body separate to keep His Church from separation He prayed before His death for their union He died to unite them and the Holy Ghost the God of Peace and Love charges them in the Name of the Lord Jesus to be united in one mind and in one judgement and yet alace how many in this Land who profess themselves the Brethren and Sisters of Jesus left their first Love and violated this commanded union with their Brethren and Mother Church of Scotland who did once hang upon her Breasts and sucked the Breasts of her Consolations Isa 66. 11. were dandled on her knees and nursed with the sincere milk of the Word 1 Pet. 2. 2. yet too many of these not only despise their Mother Church but also run from her in scattered and confused Troups as if they were fleeing in the day of Battel from the sword of the Pursuer yea some cry out and swear they will lend their ear no more to their Mothers Instruction they will have no more of her Milk nor eat of her Bread in the Lords Supper nor pollute their Children with her Baptism and albeit their Mother cry after them with bowels of tenderest Christian compassion they answer with disdain Stand by thy self come not near to me for I am holier then thou Isa 66. 5. see what is the Lords answer to these these are a smoke in my nose a fire that burneth all the day and behold it is written before me I will not keep silence but will recompense even recompense it into their bosome That your words to your Mother Church are the same in substance with these forecited in Isaiah is clear to any impartial Reader therefore I intreat you in the bowels of Jesus Christ let not that fire and smoke of your Separation provoke the Lord any longer At present

and legs to the lame therefore strive thou so to do with holy Job 29. 15. And beware on the other hand to deserve the curse for laying a stumbling block before the blind or make them wander out of the way Deut. 27. 18. Is our blessed Saviour binding up that which was broken strengthning that which was sick Ezek. 34. 16. For he will not break the bruised ●eed nor quench the smoaking flax Mat. 12. 21. Then thou strong Christian follow that same trade strengthen the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees of these Lambs Did the Son of God assume soul and body flesh and blood that he might give his flesh to feed his Lambs and charges Peter as he loved him feed his Lambs Joh. 21. 19. And what kindness thou shews to his Lambs in the day of thy accounts he will count it up to thee as done to himself Mat. 25. 45. Lay hold of this opportunity as a good Mere at to imploy to the uttermost all thy talents of gifts and graces lay them out in helping to bring home the Lambs of Christ and in learning to bear with the infirmities of the weak Lambs Look to thy perfect copy that hath no blot in it Joh. 3. vers 1. and downward what pains our Lord takes on Nicodemus bearing with his rudeness and weakness in knowledge though some of his Questions were most childish but our Saviour will not put out the spunk of his smoaking flax which kept kindling from that time forth for he pleads Christs cause behind his back Joh. 7. 5. And as a true believer his faith kythed when the Apostles were weaker in faith durst not be seen nor kyth and with Joseph of Arimathea waited on Christ at a dead life and with living faith helped to enbalm and bury his Saviours body What knows thou but some of these weak Lambs whom now thou helps to come home but hereafter when they grow stronger they may help thee at a dead lift Our Saviour did decree it and foresee it in Nicodemus no doubt but thou can do neither The woman of Samaria Joh. 4. 7. when our Saviour is hungry thirsty and weary about mid-day after his journey she not only refuses him a poor drink of water but checks him for requiring it notwithstanding he did not only bear with her uncivility but also he offers her better water which she not only refuses but gives him two checks in stead of thanks for his offer but he who did bear our sicknesses did bear with her infirmities although he said How long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer you and this was a part of his pennance for thy sins then thou proud worm shall thou storm or skunner at thy Lords command and example to bear with the infirmities of the weak It is probable thou will propound this doubt shall I show all that kindness to these of which I may have probable grounded doubts that they are not gracious For answer to thee thou art not a fi●● Judge of hearts if their Lord and thine hath bestowed on them the priviledges of the visible Church and they profess faith in that same Saviour with thee then he allows thee to judge charitably of them and converse with them in Christian fellowship and love yea doth not our Lord Mat. 9. 10. who hates all workers of iniquity Psal 5. 5. as such yet he did converse with them he condescends to eat with Publicans and sinners as their spiritual Physician who loved mercy better then sacrifice for the prudent Physician will bear with many morosities in speech and behaviour from his Patient and all for their good intending their health And if some would object granting it to be a point much belonging to the Physicians Calling and Trade yet they doubt if ordinary Christians be to tyed I answer Thou art as strongly bound as he by thy Christian Calling bear ye one anothers burden and so fulfil the Law of Christ Gal. 6. 7. Rom. 15. 1. The great Physician will examine thee upon this his Law as well as the Physician upon his Cures for thou will find in the day of thy accounts thou will be as well examined how thou imployed thy Talents of knowledge mortification patience and charity in winning and strengthning thy weak brother as well as the Physician how he imployed his skill for healing of his sick Patients See how the Creator of Angels condescends to converse eat and drink with Publicans and sinners to the admiration and ignorant sinful stumbling of the proud Pharisees these whited Tombs See and admire how that Lamb of God admits that woman a great sinner known for such in all the Town she lived in Luk. 7. 39. to k●s his feet without ceasing when Simon the Pharisee in the mean time who had invited Christ to dinner wondered that such a holy Person suffered such a vile sinner to touch him but the Pharisees were utterly ignorant of this Doctrine the strong to stoop and support the weak and their Satanical pride made them uncapable of it for our Saviour who knew what was in man describes them Luk. 18. 11. They trusted in themselves that they were righteous and dispised others which two sins are inconsistant with true Grace then let the strong Christian beware of these two sins and thus hitherto we have set before the eyes of your Soul the blessed example of our blessed Redeemer then I beseech you who are strong in Christ by the meekness and gentleness of Christ that ye bear with the infirmities of the weak Lambs and count it your glory But it is probable that some unwilling to this Duty will strive to shune the yoak as being absurd and so no binding Duty why say they to bide the strong counterfite and dissemble and fain themselves to be weak when he is strong I answer their is a great difference betwixt simulation and dissimulation for the first is lawful and our Saviour practized it Luk. 24. 28. Christ made as though he would have gone further Beza renders it fingebat which I like not so well the Syriack Interpreter faciebat eos putare But Aretius simulabat For clearing up of this Christian policy of simulation for the good of the weak Christian First All the time our Saviour was upon the stage of this World did he not hide the glory of his divine Nature under the Rags of the mortality infirmities and misery of His humane nature Isaiah 53. 2 3. He hath no form nor comliness there is no beauty that we should desire him verse 4. We did esteem him stricken smitten of God and afflicted for he did not manifest His Glory but only to his own and that only in some degrees as and when it pleased himself John 1. 14. And when the two Disciples were going to Emmaus Luke 24. 16. their eyes were held that they did not know our Saviour who dare challenge any fault here And when a Christian in his lawfull actions propones