A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of…

And this is evidently seen in them who indulging to themselves in their observation in multiplied instances, as in the Church of Rome, have changed the whole spiritual worship of the Church, into a Theatrical pompous show of carnal devotion.

And this is evidently seen in them who indulging to themselves in their observation in multiplyed instances, as in the Church of Rome, have changed the whole spiritual worship of the Church, into a Theatrical pompeous shew of carnal devotion.

Secondly, The comeliness and beauty of Gospel worship, doth not in the least depend upon them, nor their observation. The Apostle doth in sundry places expressly compare the spiritual worship of the Gospel, with that of the Law, whilst the Church had a worldly Sanctuary and carnal Ordinances, Heb. 9.1. and although it be most evident, that the worship of the Old Testament, did for the glory and ornaments of outward ceremonies, and the splendour of their observation, far exceed and excel that worship which God commands now, as suitable unto the simplicity of the Gospel, yet doth the Apostle prefer this ⟨p. 59⟩for glory, comeliness and beauty, unspeakably above the other; which manifests that these things can have no respect unto outward Rites and Ceremonies, wherein the chief admirers of them can no way vie for glory with the old worship of the Temple. So the Apostle, 2 Cor. 3.7, 8, 9, 10, 11. if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away, how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious; for if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory: for even that which was made glorious had no glory, in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth; for if that which was done away is glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. He compareth the two ministrations, and the several worships of the Law and Gospel, preferring this unspeakably above the other; sufficiently manifesting, that the glory of it consisteth not in any pompous observance