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A10795
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Gods holy house and service according to the primitive and most Christian forme thereof, described by Foulke Robarts, Batchelor of Divinity, and prebendary of Norvvich.
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Robartes, Foulke, 1580?-1650.
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and_o dull_a and_o do_v we_o not_o perceive_v plain_o that_o when_o we_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o our_o knee_n for_o prayer_n the_o soul_n be_v humble_v within_o we_o by_o this_o very_a gesture_n and_o when_o when_o we_o lift_v up_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o eye_n towards_o god_n we_o feel_v a_o elevation_n of_o the_o soul_n also_o towards_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o book_n of_o exod._n which_o full_o illustrate_v this_o point_n for_o when_o israel_n be_v in_o fight_n with_o ameleck_n moses_n aaron_n and_z hur_z go_v up_o 11._o exo._n 17._o 10._o 11._o to_o the_o tope_o of_o the_o hill_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o moses_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n israel_n prevail_v and_o when_o he_o let_v down_o his_o hand_n amaleck_n prevail_v shall_v we_o think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o charm_n in_o this_o his_o hold_v up_o and_o let_v down_o of_o his_o hand_n be_v it_o not_o manifest_a that_o moses_n be_v hear_v at_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o his_o people_n and_o that_o as_o his_o hand_n be_v bear_v up_o his_o soul_n do_v bear_v up_o also_o in_o the_o great_a measure_n of_o zeal_n and_o faith_n whereby_o his_o prayer_n become_v the_o more_o lyr._n lyr._n powerful_a per_fw-la hoc_fw-la ostendttur_fw-la suae_fw-la orationis_fw-la efficacia_fw-la i._o by_o this_o be_v manifest_v the_o efficacy_n or_o force_n of_o his_o prayer_n nec_fw-la contra_fw-la amalechitas_n tantum_fw-la vis_fw-la armorum_fw-la 13._o orig._n in_o num_fw-la hom_n 13._o quam_fw-la moysis_n valuit_fw-la or_o atio_fw-la ut_fw-la enim_fw-la elevasset_fw-la manus_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la vincibatur_fw-la amalech_n remissae_fw-la vero_fw-la &_o dejectae_fw-la vinci_fw-la faciebant_fw-la israel_n i._o the_o force_n of_o arm_n be_v not_o so_o powerful_a against_o ameleck_n as_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n for_o as_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o god_n ameleck_n go_v by_o the_o worst_a but_o if_o his_o hand_n settle_v or_o fall_v down_o israel_n take_v the_o foil_n st._n aug._n speak_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o may_v we_o not_o conceive_v 93._o ser._n de_fw-fr tom_fw-mi 93._o that_o saint_n paul_n mean_v the_o same_o thing_n when_o he_o will_v have_v menat_n their_o prayer_n to_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n a_o learned_a interpreter_n speak_v full_a home_n to_o this_o 8._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 8._o purpose_n say_v upon_o that_o text_n voluit_fw-la hoc_fw-la symbolo_fw-la significare_fw-la vim_o orationis_fw-la elevatio_fw-la enim_fw-la manuum_fw-la contentionem_fw-la orationis_fw-la remissio_fw-la manuum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la orationis_fw-la adumbrabat_fw-la elevans_fw-la manus_fw-la elevabat_fw-la &_o mentem_fw-la lap_n cornel._n a_o lap_n &_o intendebat_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la cum_fw-la vero_fw-la lassus_fw-la remittebat_fw-la manus_fw-la remittebat_fw-la &_o orationem_fw-la i._o he_o will_v by_o this_o symbol_n set_v out_o the_o force_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o his_o hand_n do_v signify_v the_o earnestness_n of_o his_o prayer_n and_o the_o settle_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o slake_n of_o his_o devotion_n in_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n he_o rouse_v up_o his_o spirit_n and_o deal_v with_o god_n the_o more_o fervenly_a but_o when_o grow_v weary_a he_o let_v fall_v his_o hand_n than_o he_o cool_v in_o his_o prayer_n as_o for_o my_o part_n whensoever_o i_o see_v any_o man_n use_v outward_a reverence_n in_o the_o act_n of_o god_n worship_n i_o shall_v judge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o more_o devoute_a within_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o he_o do_v outward_o express_v in_o reverened_a gesture_n neither_o can_v i_o ever_o be_v persuade_v that_o that_o man_n be_v inward_o affect_v with_o reverence_n towards_o god_n who_o do_v not_o outward_o declare_v the_o same_o by_o the_o reverend_a behaviour_n of_o his_o 94._o â—_o a._n 2_o a._n q._n 94._o body_n for_o as_o aquinas_n allege_v out_o of_o s._n aug._n exterior_a cultus_fw-la est_fw-la confessio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la cultus_fw-la interioris_fw-la i._o the_o outward_a worship_n be_v a_o certain_a confession_n of_o the_o inward_a worship_n we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o man_n may_v make_v a_o fair_a outward_a show_n of_o holiness_n and_o devotion_n when_o they_o be_v most_o foul_a within_o through_o hypocrisy_n and_o prophanesse_n as_o the_o pharisy_n make_v long_a prayer_n while_o they_o intend_v to_o devour_v widow_n house_n but_o yet_o let_v i_o prevent_v or_o repress_v insolent_a censure_n with_o the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n who_o 4._o râ—â—_n 14._o 4._o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n thou_o do_v with_o thy_o eye_n see_v reverence_n in_o the_o outward_a behaviour_n thou_o see_v not_o what_o be_v within_o in_o the_o heart_n 7._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o but_o christian_a charity_n believe_v all_o thing_n and_o hope_v all_o thing_n and_o require_v that_o we_o judge_v the_o best_a according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n god_n only_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o heart_n we_o be_v to_o judge_v according_a to_o what_o we_o see_v and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o we_o see_v not_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o be_v devout_a and_o reverend_a both_o within_o and_o without_o and_o to_o perform_v worship_n to_o god_n not_o with_o the_o body_n alone_a nor_o with_o the_o soul_n a-alone_a but_o with_o body_n and_o soul_n both_o that_o so_o we_o may_v not_o separate_v those_o which_o god_n have_v conjoin_v no_o doubt_n but_o there_o be_v too_o often_o a_o outward_a show_n of_o much_o devotion_n and_o reverence_n where_o there_o be_v none_o or_o very_o little_a within_o for_o impiety_n can_v dissemble_v satan_n can_v change_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n the_o wolf_n can_v put_v on_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o there_o can_v be_v no_o inward_a reverence_n or_o devotion_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o do_v not_o show_v itself_o outward_o except_o peradventure_o when_o some_o perplex_v terror_n may_v for_o a_o time_n make_v a_o christian_a man_n discover_v humane_a frailty_n for_o true_a religion_n love_v not_o to_o dissemble_v the_o angel_n of_o light_n will_v not_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o devil_n of_o darkness_n nor_o will_v the_o sheep_n clothe_v itself_o with_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o wolf_n and_o the_o man_n which_o have_v a_o devout_a and_o religious_a heart_n will_v not_o seem_v profane_a but_o will_v declare_v his_o piety_n and_o probity_n outward_o by_o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o work_n in_o his_o conversation_n and_o by_o the_o reverendnesse_n of_o his_o behaviour_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o schoolman_n make_v a_o threefold_a act_n of_o adoration_n 2._o pine_v in_o 3._o q._n 25._o be_v 2._o whereof_o the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o understanding_n apprehend_v and_o conceive_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o object_n or_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v the_o second_o in_o the_o will_n incline_v and_o dispose_v a_o man_n to_o honour_n that_o object_n and_o both_o these_o they_o call_v inward_a worship_n the_o three_o act_n be_v the_o expression_n of_o that_o inward_a apprehension_n and_o inclination_n by_o sensible_a sign_n as_o by_o word_n deed_n or_o gesture_n and_o this_o they_o call_v outward_a worship_n exit_fw-la duplici_fw-la natura_fw-la compositi_fw-la sumus_fw-la intellectuali_fw-la &_o sensibili_fw-la duplicem_fw-la adorationem_fw-la deo_fw-la offerimus_fw-la spiritual_fw-la qua_fw-la consistit_fw-la in_o interiori_fw-la mentis_fw-la devotione_fw-la &_o corporalem_fw-la 2._o 2._o 2._o q._n 14._o be_v 2._o in_o exteriore_fw-la corporis_fw-la humiliatione_fw-la i._n we_o consist_v of_o a_o two_o fold_v nature_n intellectual_a and_o sensible_a we_o perform_v to_o god_n a_o two_o fold_v worship_n the_o one_o spiritual_a consist_v in_o the_o outward_a devotion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o other_o corporal_a in_o the_o outward_a humiliation_n of_o the_o body_n but_o here_o my_o brethren_n be_v ready_a to_o tell_v i_o that_o by_o these_o word_n of_o aquinas_n what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o object_n body_n be_v but_o a_o corporal_a worship_n and_o that_o the_o spiritual_a worship_n consist_v in_o inward_a devotion_n and_o then_o they_o urge_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n say_v 8._o josh_n 4._o 24._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o must_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n whereto_o they_o add_v the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n bodily_a excercise_n profit_v little_a it_o may_v be_v think_v by_o these_o word_n first_o of_o saint_n ans_fw-fr paul_n that_o bodily_a exercise_n do_v profit_v some_o thing_n though_o but_o a_o little_a and_o we_o be_v not_o to_o neglect_v much_o more_o to_o abhor_v that_o which_o may_v afford_v the_o least_o furtherance_n in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n and_o in_o god_n worship_n but_o if_o my_o brethren_n tell_v i_o that_o i_o do_v much_o mistake_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n little_a in_o this_o text_n i_o must_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o in_o thus_o apply_v it_o to_o our_o behaviour_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n do_v much_o more_o
superstition_n and_o popery_n so_o that_o when_o we_o meet_v it_o in_o our_o church_n in_o their_o consecration_n and_o usage_n of_o they_o in_o all_o which_o they_o say_v it_o be_v we_o may_v know_v it_o and_o deal_v therewith_o as_o become_v we_o shall_v i_o tell_v they_o what_o i_o be_o teach_v that_o superstition_n be_v in_o greek_a call_v δεισιδαιμονία_n which_o signify_v alex._n plut._n in_o alex._n deos_fw-la esse_fw-la metu_fw-la credere_fw-la i._o through_o fear_n to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v god_n animum_fw-la stolida_fw-la timiditate_fw-la complens_fw-la i._o when_o the_o heart_n be_v fraught_v with_o foolish_a fear_n or_o to_o speak_v with_o nazianzen_n superstitio_fw-la est_fw-la meticulose_a deum_fw-la colere_fw-la to_o worship_n god_n timorous_o to_o this_o effect_n saint_n paul_n speak_v use_v the_o word_n in_o the_o adjective_n and_o comparative_a degree_n δεισιδαιμονεςÎÏȣς_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v fear_v god_n more_o than_o you_o need_v to_o which_o purpose_n be_v the_o word_n of_o aquinas_n who_o have_v declare_v out_o of_o the_o gloss_n that_o superstitio_fw-la est_fw-la relligo_fw-la 9â—_n 2_o a._n 2_o ae_z q._n 9â—_n ultra_fw-la modum_fw-la servata_fw-la i._o superstition_n be_v religion_n maintain_v beyond_o measure_n do_v after_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v vitium_fw-la religioni_fw-la oppositum_fw-la secundum_fw-la excessum_fw-la i._o a_o vice_n opposite_a to_o religion_n in_o the_o excess_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v too_o much_o religion_n and_o then_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v imagine_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v too_o religious_a he_o explain_v himself_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o do_v not_o call_v superstition_n religion_n in_o any_o other_o sense_n than_o by_o way_n of_o metaphor_n because_o it_o seem_v so_o or_o look_v something_o like_a unto_o religion_n as_o when_o a_o crafty_a mate_n be_v call_v a_o wise_a fellow_n and_o therefore_o afterward_o he_o call_v it_o simulata_fw-la religio_fw-la counterfeit_a religion_n again_o he_o state_v superstition_n to_o consist_v either_o in_o the_o object_n as_o when_o the_o creature_n be_v worship_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o creator_n or_o else_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n whereof_o he_o give_v this_o instance_n if_o a_o man_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n will_v worship_v the_o true_a god_n with_o the_o leviticall_a form_n and_o ceremony_n and_o though_o i_o conceive_v that_o any_o kind_n of_o superstition_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o one_o of_o these_o two_o head_n yet_o to_o endeavour_v the_o further_o clear_v of_o this_o point_n i_o will_v give_v one_o other_o distinction_n of_o superstition_n viz._n superstition_n be_v either_o observe_v or_o abstain_v the_o first_o member_n of_o this_o distinction_n i_o take_v from_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n you_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n and_o time_n and_o year_n upon_o 10._o gal._n 4._o 10._o which_o word_n a_o learned_a interpreter_n note_v a_o fourfold_a observation_n of_o time_n 1._o physical_a 2._o civil_a 3._o ecclesiastical_a 4._o superstitious_a say_v this_o superstitious_a heming_n heming_n observation_n of_o time_n be_v quando_fw-la opinio_fw-la cultus_fw-la meriti_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o necessitatis_fw-la accedit_fw-la i._o when_o man_n have_v a_o conceit_n that_o one_o day_n make_v they_o more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n than_o another_o with_o who_o agree_v master_n calvin_n say_v upon_o the_o same_o text_n libera_n apud_fw-la nos_fw-la est_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la superstitione_n pura_fw-la observatio_fw-la i._o the_o observation_n of_o time_n with_o we_o be_v free_a and_o without_o superstition_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v we_o do_v not_o ascribe_v any_o virtue_n efficacy_n luckinesse_n or_o piety_n unto_o one_o day_n or_o time_n more_o than_o to_o another_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o distinction_n viz._n abstain_v superstition_n i_o take_v from_o the_o same_o apostle_n where_o he_o say_v touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o which_o word_n zanchie_a with_o other_o interpreter_n read_v eat_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o make_v this_o observation_n indicat_fw-la apostolus_fw-la insatiabilem_fw-la superstitiosorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_o condendis_fw-la novis_fw-la observationibus_fw-la libidinem_fw-la i._o the_o apostle_n show_v how_o eager_a superstitious_a man_n be_v in_o coin_v new_a observance_n hemingius_n also_o on_o these_o word_n say_v these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o false_a apostle_n quibus_fw-la superstitose_n decreta_fw-la cumularunt_fw-la i._o wherewith_o they_o have_v superstitious_o multiply_v decree_n the_o word_n of_o piscator_fw-la on_o this_o place_n be_v superstitiosorum_fw-la conatum_fw-la exprimit_fw-la i._o the_o apostle_n set_v forth_o the_o disposition_n of_o superstitious_a people_n afraid_a to_o touch_v taste_n or_o handle_v those_o thing_n in_o the_o touch_n taste_v and_o handle_v whereof_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n nor_o any_o danger_n of_o this_o abstayning_a superstition_n i_o may_v say_v as_o david_n speak_v of_o some_o man_n they_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n be_v no_o fear_n be_v which_o 5._o psal_n 53._o 5._o very_a thing_n in_o effect_n s._n gregory_n appli_v to_o these_o kind_n of_o superstitious_a people_n say_v superstitiosus_fw-la omne_fw-la timet_fw-la terram_fw-la mare_fw-la aerem_fw-la caelum_fw-la tenebras_fw-la lumen_fw-la strepitum_fw-la silentium_fw-la somnum_fw-la i._o the_o superstitious_a moral_n in_o moral_n man_n stand_v in_o fear_n of_o every_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o air_n of_o the_o sky_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o light_n of_o noise_n of_o silence_n and_o of_o his_o own_o dream_n suitable_a whereto_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o philosopher_n qui_fw-fr superstitione_n imbutus_fw-la est_fw-la quietus_n esse_fw-la nunquam_fw-la potest_fw-la i._o the_o superstitious_a man_n be_v ever_o restless_a or_o of_o a_o unquiet_a spirit_n for_o as_o it_o be_v in_o curtius_n humanarum_fw-la mentium_fw-la 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