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B08142 A most godly and vvorthy treatis of holy signes sacrifices, and sacraments instituted of God, euen since the beginning of the world. Very necessary for Christian understanding. ; Seene and allowed by authority.. Worseley, Edw. 1609 (1609) STC 23434.5; ESTC S95424 138,496 398

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defacing of our sinnes the sacrificer and sacrifice the offering and offerer abiding foreuer a sacrificer at the right Heb. 9. hand of God his father He entred into the heauēly sanctuary builded not with the hands of men but with the hand of God He was the true Arke of couenant The arke of witnes appoyntmēt by the which God did manifest and declare his oracles and in the which he did rest to accomplish his diuine and incomprehensible misteries He was as the brasen serpēt fastened to Brasen serpent Iohn 3. the crosse to giue health to the sicknesse of al those which did turne toward him and behold him in faith He was the true temple of God wherin Temple of God Iohn ● the holy ghost doth dwell in whome and by whome one God in trynity is worshipped Hee was the true and holy The host and holy water sacrifice whereof was made the purging water for the cleansing of all spots hauing by his owne ashes that is by his owne bodie offered vp sprinckled Iohn 19. and watered with water issuing out of his side all people beleeuing in him The ceremoniall law being thus accomplished not by figures but really executed by the incarnation death and resurrection of Iesus Christ our Sauiour our mediatour our euerlasting sacrificer and mercy obtainer the infinite goodnes of God was yet more manifested Heb. 9. by the new band new couenant and new comming of the son of God incarnate For by his new testament confirmed Rom. 8. by the death of the testator he hath made vs fellow heires and inheritours of the kingdome of heauen with God For assurance of this heauenly succession gotten to vs by grace after that he had finished the ceremonial law and abolished the same as we haue shewed by the sacrifice perfectly made by the euerlasting Sacrificer there were left ● Augustine ●n his 3. booke of the christian doctrine cap. 9. vnto vs two sacred signes and holy sacraments wherein God hath vsed more fauour and more special grace than euer hee did before his incarnation in this that hee hath deliuered vs from the seruile law of circumcision of difference of meates and of diuers sacrifices ordained in the first Church of the Israelites and in discharging vs of this heauy burthen he hath so much the more comforted vs in ordaining vnto vs for a memorie and remembrance of our regeneration and life euerlasting two holy sacraments vnder two holy signes To wit Sacraments of the new Testament the water of Baptisme the bread and wine for the partaking of his bodie and that his grace might extend to all nations God did choose those tokens signes which were most cōmon easie For Circumcision was a speciall marke for Abraham and his posteritie the which Circumcision other nations were not accustomed to vse although Herodote a Greeke in the history which he writeth of the manners of the Egytians Herod lib. 2. doth attribute vnto them the custome to circumcise especially their Priestes But it is easie to coniecture that hee had heard speaking of the Iewes dwelling in Egipt for the space of foure hundred and thirtie yeares obseruing the circumcision Moreouer the Circumcision was ordained for the men onely A comparing of the circumcision with baptisme Exod. 12. and not for the women there was also a day set for Circumcision the eight day after the natiuitie and the cutting of the skinne was paineful and greuous But the grace of God hauing abolished Genes 17. by his incarnation and perfect sacrifice the rigour of the ceremoniall law as wel for the difference of meates as of dayes hath left vnto vs by his new will and couenant the holy signe of water common to all as well men as women without difference of dayes in this holy sacramēt Num. 19. the child baptized feeleth no grief as he did feele in cutting of the skinne This signe of water to represent vnto vs the purging and cleansing of our sinnes by the bloud of Iesus Christ was common not onely to the Iewes which were wont to vse their cleansing water but also to the Gentiles and all nations who had in vse the cleansing and washing with this water called Lustrall Expiatorie as may appeare by reading of auncient histories To the end then that the grace of God by Iesus Christ might extend to all the world generally to all nations countries and prouinces as well circumcised as vncircumcised Iewes as Gentiles God did choose the signe of water most common so much the more applying it to the comm●ditie of man to draw him Tit. 3. Galath 3. to feare and obedience By the which signe hee instituted the holy sacrament of baptisme for a note assured marke of our regeneration and purifying represented sacramentally by the vertue of the holy ghost in the which sacrament God doth assist and assure vs to be borne a new and made one with Christ Iesus to be renewed made members of his members and that he will receiue vs as clad and incorporate into him and by him Like reasons might be brought for the other holy Sacrament ordeined of Sacrament of the holy supper of Iesus Christ God by his new Testament to wit of bread and wine Which signes tokens figures and notable formes all nations haue beene accustomed to vse in their sacrifices oblations ceremonies concerning their religions as well circumcised as vncircumcised aswell Iewes as Gentiles Also the two kindes of foodes for the nourishmēt of man are cōrained vnder bread and wine For these causes our good God desiring to drawe vnto him all nations to nourish and minister most necessarie food vnto the did institute the cōmunion of the body bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ vnder the formes holy signes and sacramentes of bread and wine For as we are assured by the marke and element of water in baptisme to be regenerate and renued in the body and bloud of Iesus Christ represented by the sacrament of holy water by the vertue of the holy Ghost Euen so are we nourished by the communion of this body and bloud represented really by the Bread and Wine consecrated for spirituall foode nourishment euerlasting and quickening by the power of the holy ghost wherin God fauoured vs much in discharging vs of bloudy sacrifices ordeined in the first Church of the Israelits which were wont to be charged with many and diuerse sacrifices celebrated with the shedding of the bloud of earthly beastes after the diuersity of offences and persons offending All which sacrifices were ended and put away by the shedding of the bloud of the iust and innocent Heb. 9. Lambe Iesus Christ which by his perfect sacrifice hath vtterly abolished all other sacrifices reseruing vnto himselfe the dignity of the great and euerlasting Sacrificer sitting at the right hand of God his Father But he hath fauoured vs so much that in place of the abolished sacrifices
A most godly and vvorthy Treatis of holy Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world Very necessary for Christian vnderderstanding Seene and allowed by authority LONDON Printed for G. H. 1609. A SVMME OR A briefe collection of holy Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world And of the true originall of the Sacrifice of the Masse IN the time ordeyned before of God by his vnsearchable and vncōprehensible wisdome after he had created man to his owne Image and likenes to the end that he might stirre him vppe to feare and obedience and giue vnto him also some exercise of vertue to acknowledge his God his creator there were ordeyned many signes Sacrifices and Sacramentes First to our first Father Adam and to his successours being bodily men were ordayned corporal signes of God the better to approue and make knowen his obedience Trees of life Gene. 2. 3. Euseb Theodor. Seuer To wit The trees planted in the midst of the Harber and earthly Paradise These trees although they were of no other quality then the other plants yet they were dedicated consecrated of God to serue for Sacraments that is to say for holy signes their qualitie then dedicated hallowed to serue as a seale for a witnes attestation approbation of the godly will For the infinite goodnes of god willing to make knowen the fellowship bond and alliance contracted with man his creature created to his owne likenes hath from time to time ordayned outwarde and corporall signes which man might see behold with his corporal eies to serue for assurance gage and pledge of the diuine couenant like as to our first common father were ordeined trees corporall fruits left and giuen vnto him to keep without wasting eating or consuming in paine of euerlasting death We must then beleeue by faith that the trees and fruites were not signes or sacramentes of vanitie as a simple picture but more that vpon them did hange both life and death they containing the signe and the thing signified Wherein did consist the Prouerb 1. 2. 3. knowledge and wisdome to feare God and obey him This was the cause wherefore they were called the fruites of knoweledge of good and euill and the trees of life For in keeping these fruits hallowed in obeing God euerlasting life was promised contrariwise in abusing these Sacramentes in going against the will of God declared by outward tokens euerlasting death and damnation was gotten For other exercises of man towarde Sacrifices before the Lawe written God to the end that he might reuerēce honor worship him many diuers sacrifices were celebrated yea before the law writtē by Moyses And although the almighty God creator of heauen Psalm 50. of earth hath no need of mans workes neither is nourished with the bloude of beastes or fruites of the earth Yet hee hath alwaies desired to draw man vnto him in feare and outward obedience by Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments In such sort that the sacrifice of the lambes offered by Abel was pleasing vnto Gene. 4. H●bre ●1 Gene. 6. 7. 9. God Noe likwise after the great flouds passed in signe of knowledge and obedience toward God did erect an aultar offered and lifted vp sacrifice of sheepe without spotte and of birdes wherewith he did make sacrifices sounde and pleasing vnto God By these examples it is easie to know that sacrifices did not begin in the time of Moyses But the innocent and iust lambe represented by the sacrifice of Abel the figure of Iesus Christ was slaine and offered vp from Apoc. 13. the beginning of the world After the rigor of the floud comen for the punishment of the offences of the tyrāts of the earth in signe of reconciliation and couenant renued our good God did ordeine the signe of the Bowe Rain● bow Gene. 9. in heauen for a gage and assurance of of God were holden in the wildernes of Arabia to them was ministered food of Manna heauenly bread wherewith they were Exod. 16. nourished 40. yeares This holy sacramēt instituted by the power of god was in such great admiration that euery of the people said Manhu what is this 1 Co●in 10. Ioh. 6. here they did see the heauenly Manna giuen vnto thē without trauell a signe of the liuing bread descēded from heauen and giuing life to all the faithfull Also another meruailous signe was ordeined Water of the Rocke Exod. 17. Num. 20. 1 Corin. 10 Iohn 19. of God by the rocke flowing of liuely water in Horeb to quench the thirst of thirsty people a signe figure of the true rock Iesus christ out of whō did issue water bloud to staunch the thirst of all sinners for euermore The signes and sacraments aforesayd Diuers sacrifices ordeined of God in the yeare of the world 2455 were not only ordained of God but also the law of Sacrificers was published by Moyses as signes figures and shadowes of the Sacrifice performed by Iesus Christ The Sacrifices are either publike or particulers some were heue offerings Holocausts sacrifices cōsumed with fier other were Diuision of sacrifices drawen out of Exod. Leui. and Num. of beasts slaine and offered vp to eate some were of earthly beasts other were beastes of the ayre Among the earthly beasts were such as were most obedient as Beafe and Veale sheep and Lambe Beasts for sacrifices the Goat the Kid Among the birdes also the most tame the Pigion and the Turtle Of Sacrifices some were publike other were particuler the publike either were daily or else seuen times Daies appointed for sacrifices a day or in the new moones or in time of abstinence or else in three feasts celebrated in a yeare To witte in the daies of sweet breade when the pascall Lambe was offered and eaten without Exod. 23. leuened breade in the time also of haruest of first fruites and in the feast of Wine and Oliues toward the end of the yeare It is commanded euery day to Search the booke of Philo the Iew and Iosephus offer two Lambes the one in the morning the other at night after that the Aultar was perfumed with incense and sweet odours Also some of the sacrifices were ordeined for corporall thinges which were offered with shedding of bloud other for incorporal things without Holocaustes Philo the Iewe in his treatise of beasts appointed for sacrifices Iosephus lib. 3. cap. 10. de antiqui iudai bloud The sacrifices called Holocaustes did cōcerne only the honor of God because all the sacrifice was consumed with fire for the which sacrifice Holocaustes the male not the female was receiued that is to say the Beaf the Lambe the Goat of one yeare For the sacrifice for health it was indifferent to take male or female alwaies three parts of Leui. 1 2. 3. 4. the sacrifice was reserued
he hath instituted the two holy sacraments before mentioned to assure vs of our regeneration our purging our adoption our nourishment eternall life giuen vs by the bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ But as the Israelites too grosse and carnall Corruption of the Sacramēts did rest in the exterior signes corrupting the true vse of the sacramentes and sacrifices giuen vnto them of God Euen so like abuse yea greater corruptions are come vnto our two holy Sacraments left vnto vs by the new testament of Iesus Christ for the sacrament of Baptisme succeeded in the place of Circumcision man conceiued of corrupted clay would not bee contented with Gods holy institution But some Sacrament of Baptisme corrupted haue brewed and corrupted the vse of the holy sacrament of Baptisme with adiurations and coniurings iuggling of salt of oyle of tapers creame blowings hoodes or biggins with an infinit number of crosses on the forehead on the eyes on the nose on the backe on●● Theodor. in his booke of the fables of heretikes breast on the shoulders on the mout to chase away Deuils For the Massa● ans heretikes authors of coniuring a● crossing do say that the child borne accompanied with his Spirit or Deui● which cannot be chased away but ● Ca. sine Ca. post quam de consecratione d●stinct 4. adiuration and coniuring And for th● cause this holy sacrament of Baptis● hath beene corrupted so farre that th● haue added thereunto strange termes the Syrian language with spettell a● Ephetath per Satyr 2. purging sniuell What greater corruptions coul● there be described then these abho●nable inuentions as if the bloud of I●sus Christ had not beene sufficient f● our regeneration and purgation An● as if God had not beene of power sufficient Gala. 3. Ephe. 4. 1 Cor. 15. to perfect and regenerate vs b● the holy signe of water representing the bloud of Iesus Christ if there were no● spettell coniured sniuell oiles salt biggins creame torches or tapers or milke or hony inuented by other Heretikes Other more subtill Magicians Pithagorians Tertullian in his booke of the crowned Souldier instructed in the Massalian doctrine haue added moreouer to pronoūce twentie times ouer the man child presented to Baptisme the name of a Deuill which they say doth accompany him by that meanes to adiure and coniure him away And at the Baptisme of a wench to say the same thirtie times Was there euer such detestable corruption in the sacrament of Circumcision Wherefore O Massaliās haue you brued your oiles in the holy Sacrament of Baptisme Following the heresie Marcu● Marcosus which commanded to Epipha lib. 1 tom 3. heres 34 anoint the childrē that were to be baptized The holy signe of water instituted by the hand of God was it not sufficiēt to represent the precious bloud of Iesus Christ for our regeneration purification without brewing of greeses of oile of spettel otherminglings inuēted by the corruptors of the holy sacraments The body and bloud of Iesus Christ whrewith wee be clad by the holy water of Baptisme was it not suf●cient to preserue vs from all tempest● without borrowing of Biggins and C● somes And for another more great co●ruption and abuse it was permitted v● to women to baptise following the e●ror Tom. 1. Epipha lib. ● heres 42. lib. 2. Tom. 1. heres 49. of the Marcionistes Quintilians C●taphriges Montanists Pepuzians Pricillians and Artotirites Was it euer pe●mitted vnto women by the lawe of Go to administer the holy sacraments or s●crifice instituted in the first Church ● the Israelites or in the newe Testame● of Iesus Christ In the History of Mo●ses it is recited how that his wife Sepho● Exod. 4. moued with a womanly rage tooke th● stone or knife wherewith she circumcised her sonne but it is not written tha● shee or any other her like hath at any time beene permitted to minister the holy sacraments by such corruptions of the holy sacrament of Baptisme Many heresies haue sprong vp by the Catabaptists Anabaptistes Antipedobaptists and other heretikes scismatikes which not contented with the pure and sincere institution of God did more rest in the outward signes then in that which by them was represented in spirit He that desireth to know more particularly the abuses and corruptions inuented at diuerse times by diuerse humours of men let him read our Ecclesiastical cōmentaries It remaineth presētly to come to the corruptions of the other holy sacrament of the supper and communion of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ By this short discourse a man may cleerly know how variable and fraile man is alwaies hauing abused the grace of god For like as from the beginning of the lawe and instruction giuen vnto them the people of Israel did euer corrupt the true vse of sacrifices holy signes and sacraments ordeined of God euen so is it come to passe of the lawe of God by Iesus Christ hauing instituted the maner to communicate his body and bloude vnder the figures and holy signes of bread and wine The which holy sacrament was abused in the time of the Apostles by the Corinthians Against whom Sacrament of the supper corrupted 1 Cor. 13. the holy Apostle did write epistles to the end to bring them to the true sincere obseruation of this holy Sacramēt Let no man therfore hereafter thinke it strange if the successors of the Apostles from time to time haue corrupted the true vse of this holy Sacrament And the more they were distant from the time of the Apostles of Iesus Christ the more they fell into corruption Yea abhominable turning the vse of the Sacrament into a depth of idolatry First into what contentiō fell the Church that was next vnto the Apostles about the determining of the daies wherein the holy sacrament Ecclesiasticall historie should be celebrated Sabatius the heretike did institute the celebration Histo tripart lib. 9. cap 37. lib. 11. cap. 5. of Easter with vnleauened bread after the maner of the Iewes Certaine of his sect did ordaine the vse of the holy Sacrament to bee celebrated the 14. Euseb lib. 5. cap. 24. Histo tripart lib. 9 cap. 38. 39. Moone as the Iewes did It is sayd there were of this sect Policrates bishop of the Ephesians Philip Hieropolitan Policarp Truseas Melite and Narcissus Bishop of Ierusalem Of the contrary opinion were Victor bishop of Rome Eleuther his predecessor with Theophile Bishop of Palestine This contention continued more thē 300. yeares after the Apostles Some celebrated the feast of Easter after the Equino●tial whē the Sun did enter into the signe of Aries Other obserueth the moneth Xanthisee called by the Romains Aprill Some sayd to wit the Quartodecimans that it was instituted by S. Iohn to celebrate in the 14. Moone Others aduanced themselues to be taught by S. Peter whereas yet there was no euident appearance of any thing The Montanists Phrygians condemned the