A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

But I proceed unto the Instance which I do design in the Church of Rome; for the Religion of it at this day, is nothing but a dead Image of the Gospel, erected in the loss of an experience of its spiritual power, overthrowing its Use, with all its Ends, being suited to the Taste of men, carnal, ignorant and superstitious.

This I shall make evident by all sorts of Instances in things relating to the Person and Offices of Christ, the State, Order and Worship of the Church, with the Graces and Duties of Obedience required in the ⟨p. 222⟩Gospel. And in all, my principal Design is to demonstrate what is the only way and means of securing our own Souls, any Church or Nation, from being ensnared with, or prevailed against by Popery.

This I shall make evident by all sorts of Instances in things relating to the Person and Offices of Christ, the State, Order and Worship of the Church, with the Graces and Duties of Obedience required in the ⟨p. 222⟩Gospel. And in all, my principal Design is to demonstrate what is the only way and means of securing our own Souls, any Church or Nation, from being insnared with, or prevailed against by Popery.

1. It is a general Notion of Truth, that the Lord Christ in his Person and Grace, is to be proposed and represented unto men as the principal Object of their Faith and Love. He himself in his divine Person, is absolutely invisible unto us, and as unto his humane Nature absent from us. For the Heavens must receive him until the time of the restitution of all things. There must therefore an Image or Representation of him be made unto our Minds, or he cannot be the proper Object of our Faith, Trust, Love, and Delight. This is done in the Gospel, and the preaching of it; for therein he is evidently set forth before our eyes as crucified amongst us,