An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Thirdly, It's supernatural, and of God, in respect of the Order, Laws, Rule and Government it is to walk by. The Doctrine believed is revealed by God. The Worship practised is to be appointed by God. The Government and Order is to be commanded by God. And thus, Beloved, we might at large show you, That all things that are essential in the Church, are to be of God. No Doctrine, no Worship, no Administration of Sacraments, but what is of God. We might show you, what God hath appointed in the Credendis, and Agendis Ecclesiae. Oh that this were well understood by us! What makes men so wilful for their lusts, for their superstitious customs, but because they consider not the Church is a spiritual house, and the Laws and Orders thereof are appointed by Christ himself? If the Church be of God, all things therein must be of God likewise. Hence our Saviour saith, Every plant that is not of my Fathers planting, shall be rooted out, Mat. 15. 13. What makes men rage and fret, if things in the Church be not according to their own humours and lusts? Is it not because they do not attend to this, That it is Gods Church? It's not the Popes Church, nor the Magistrates Church, but Gods Church. Surely this truth would make us in all things ask, as Christ did in another case, Whose image and superscription hath it? Give unto God the things that are Gods.

Thirdly, It's supernatural, and of God, in respect of the Order, Laws, Rule and Government it is to walk by. The Doctrine believed is revealed by God. The Worship practised is to be appointed by God. The Government and Order is to be commanded by God. And thus, Beloved, we might at large shew you, That all things that are essential in the Church, are to be of God. No Doctrine, no Worship, no Administration of Sacraments, but what is of God. We might shew you, what God hath appointed in the Credendis, and Agendis Ecclesiae. Oh that this were well understood by us! What makes men so wilfull for their lusts, for their superstitious customs, but because they consider not the Church is a spiritual house, and the Laws and Orders thereof are appointed by Christ himself? If the Church be of God, all things therein must be of God likewise. Hence our Saviour saith, Every plant that is not of my Fathers planting, shall be rooted out, Mat. 15. 13. What makes men rage and fret, if things in the Church be not according to their own humours and lusts? Is it not because they do not attend to this, That it is Gods Church? It's not the Popes Church, nor the Magistrates Church, but Gods Church. Surely this truth would make us in all things ask, as Christ did in another case, Whose image and superscription hath it? Give unto God the things that are Gods.