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A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…
A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulness of a stinted liturgy and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys: tending to satisfy the doubtful, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulnesse of a stinted liturgie and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keyes: tending to satisfie the doubtfull, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.
Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the University of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640
Chapter 13: An examination of sundry positions laid down by Mr Jacob in his Exposition of the secon…
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as, if I must pray unto God in the mediation of Jesus Christ, or pray unto Jesus Christ mine only Saviour, I may kneel or prostrate my self, or bow my body in the exercise of religion; and these actions must be referred to the same commandment. It is also true, that the second commandment reacheth to the heart, and requireth that we rightly conceive of, allow, approve and affect the ordinances of instituted worship appointed of God as well as exercise and maintain it: but seeing the ⟨p. 285⟩worship it self commanded is instituted, it is also outward. Besides, there be some things of mere nstitution which pertain to the third and fourth commandments: as the institution and observation of the seventh day from the creation, in time of the Law; and of the first day in the week, in time of the Gospel.1 Mr Jacob himself saith, The fourth commandment (in the word, Sabbath) setteth down one particular, even the ordinary seventh day of rest, but understandeth all holy days instituted of God, that they are likewise to be sanctified. By his own confession then all instituted doctrines and ordinances are not referred to the second commandment.
as, if I must pray unto God in the mediation of Jesus Christ, or pray unto Jesus Christ mine onely Saviour, I may kneel or prostrate my self, or bow my body in the exercise of religion; and these actions must be referred to the same commandment. It is also true, that the second commandment reacheth to the heart, and requireth that we rightly conceive of, allow, approve and affect the ordinances of instituted worship appointed of God as well as exercise and maintein it: but seeing the ⟨p. 285⟩worship it self commanded is instituted, it is also outward. Besides, there be some things of mere nstitution which pertein to the third and fourth commandments: as the institution and observation of the seventh day from the creation, in time of the Law; and of the first day in the week, in time of the Gospel.1 Mr Jacob himself saith, The fourth commandment (in the word, Sabbath) setteth down one particular, even the ordinary seventh day of rest, but understandeth all holy dayes instituted of God, that they are likewise to be sanctified. By his own confession then all instituted doctrines and ordinances are not referred to the second commandment.