Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…

I Have proved this before, Posit. 20. I shall here only Answer some objections. Object. 1. Christ was baptized because he must fulfil all Righteousness: But that was no part of the Legal Righteousness. Answ. The Priests were to be washed when they entered upon their office: There were many Ceremonious washings then in force: Either Christs Baptism was Legal; or else by [fulfilling Righteousness] must needs be meant, The fulfilling all the works of his own office: whereof one was, the instituting of Church Ordinances: and he thought meet to institute this by Example as well as Doctrine. He that will affirm, that Christ hath fulfilled Evangelical Righteousness for us, as well as Legal, shall overthrow the office of Christ, and the nature of Christianity. Object. 2. Mr. Bradshaw, and most others say, That he received the Sacrament of his Supper, Ans. Wholly without book. I believe not that ever he did it: for the Scripture no where speaks it: And many absurd consequences would hardly be avoided: All the probability for it, is in those words, I will drink no more of the fruit of, &c. Answ. 1. That may be a Reason why he would not drink now; and doth not necessarily imply that he did. 2. But clearly, Luke who speaketh distinctly ⟨p. 220⟩of the two Cups (which the other do not) doth apply, and subjoin these words to the first Cup, which was before the Sacramental.

I Have proved this before, Posit. 20. I shall here onely Answer some objections. Object. 1. Christ was baptized because he must fulfill all Righteousness: But that was no part of the Legall Righteousness. Answ. The Priests were to be washed when they entred upon their office: There were many Ceremonious washings then in force: Either Christs Baptisme was Legall; or else by [fulfilling Righteousnesse] must needs be meant, The fulfilling all the works of his own office: whereof one was, the instituting of Church Ordinances: and he thought meet to institute this by Example as well as Doctrine. He that will affirm, that Christ hath fulfilled Evangelicall Righteousnesse for us, as well as Legall, shall overthrow the office of Christ, and the nature of Christianity. Object. 2. Mr. Bradshaw, and most others say, That he received the Sacrament of his Supper, Ans. Wholly without book. I beleeve not that ever he did it: for the Scripture no where speaks it: And many absurd consequences would hardly be avoided: All the probability for it, is in those words, I will drink no more of the fruit of, &c. Answ. 1. That may be a Reason why he would not drink now; and doth not necessarily imply that he did. 2. But clearly, Luke who speaketh distinctly