A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

2 From the nature of Truth and good things that come from God, they have the nature of God stamped on them, and as he is the ancient of days, so is that good; as Baptism and the Lords Supper, though they were not in the World before Christs coming in the flesh, yet being from God, they have true Antiquity, they are derived from the ancient of days.

2 From the nature of Truth and good things that come from God, they have the nature of God stamped on them, and as he is the ancient of dayes, so is that good; as Baptisme and the Lords Supper, though they were not in the World before Christs coming in the flesh, yet being from God, they have true Antiquity, they are derived from the ancient of dayes.

Use 1 It discovers the vanity of the Popish allegation of Antiquity, they will bring you a thousand years alas, many errors concerning circumcision, and the denial of the Resurrection, have been of six thousand years standing, yet that is nothing; it was not from the beginning; that is true Doctrine which was from the beginning, or else from God immediately, all other Antiquity is but vain; therefore when the Papists pretend Antiquity, truly if it be not as ancient as the Ancient of days, if it come not from him, it is not true Antiquity; they will tell you that these Feasts that we celebrate in memory of Christs Nativity have great Antiquity, some four hundred years after Christs time, but it is but as yesterday, if it come not from Christ or the Apostles, for he hath revealed his whole mind in Christ, Heb. 1, 2. so that what comes not from Christ is vain; Ignatius saith, my Antiquity is Christ.

Ʋse 1 It discovers the vanity of the Popish allegation of Antiquity, they will bring you a thousand years alas, many errors concerning circumcision, and the denyall of the Resurrection, have been of six thousand years standing, yet that is nothing; it was not from the beginning; that is true Doctrin which was from the beginning, or else from God immediately, all other Antiquity is but vain; therefore when the Papists pretend Antiquity, truly if it be not as ancient as the Ancient of dayes, if it come not from him, it is not true Antiquity; they will tell you that these Feasts that we celebrate in memory of Christs Nativity have great Antiquity, some four hundred years after Christs time, but it is but as yesterday, if it come not from Christ or the Apostles, for he hath revealed his whole minde in Christ,