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Some treasure fetched out of rubbish
Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governors to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.Some treasure fetched out of rubbish: or, Three short but seasonable treatises (found in an heap of scattered papers), which Providence hath reserved for their service who desire to be instructed, from the Word of God, concerning the imposition and use of significant ceremonies in the worship of God. viz. I. A discourse upon 1 Cor. 14.40. Let all things be done decently and in order. Tending to search out the truth in this question, viz. Whether it be lawful for church-governours to command indifferent decent things in the administration of God's worship? II. An enquiry, whether the church may not, in the celebration of the Sacrament, use other rites significative than those expressed in the Scripture, or add to them of her own authority? III. Three arguments, syllogistically propounded and prosecuted against the surplice: the Cross in Baptism: and kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's Supper.
London : s.n., printed in the year, 1660
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The Hebrew word, Habad, which signifies to Serve, is commonly used for all that service, good and bad, which is given either to the true God, or Idols: which two kinds of worship as they agree in one common nature of Worship or Service, so do they in their general or common nature, though they be opposite in their special nature, objects, and adjuncts: contraries we know must consent in some third, as virtue and vice, hot and cold, black and white: the same is to be held of Divine worship true and false. For service comprehending under it worship true and false, as the parts thereof, at least analogical; of necessity the common nature of worship must agree to them both, else how could the service of Idols, or false-worship of the true God, be called Worship: This hath been wisely observed in other cases not unlike, by our learned Writers against the common Adversary. Bellarmine would prove, That the offering of Incense and sweet Odours, is not a Sacrifice in the New Testament; because it is not offered by the Priest only, nor only to the Lord. Our Divines reply, That there are many Sacrifices, to which that definition of Sacrifices cannot ⟨p. 36⟩agree, viz. profane Sacrifices which are offered by them that are no Priests; to devils, and not to God; after a manner devised, not prescribed by God: and therefore seeing that of Sacrifices some be holy, and some profane, in the definition of a sacrifice in general, those things only are to be put, which are common to both kinds. In like manner, when there is a true and false worship; an holy and profane service, those things only are to be put in the definition of worship, which agree to both kinds. Divine worship taken in that latitude of sense as to comprehend the service of God true and false, (for to speak of the worship of false gods, is impertinent) is an action or work commanded by Divine Authority, instituted by man, or devised upon our own heads, whereby God is worshipped, his promises are sealed; or obedience to his Will is taught.1 All actions that man performeth unto man, are not parts of civil worship: but every act that man performeth directly or immediately to God, is a part of Divine worship, and ought merely to concern his glory:
The Hebrew word, Habad, which signifies to Serve, is commonly used for all that service, good and bad, which is given either to the true God, or Idols: which two kinds of worship as they agree in one common nature of Worship or Service, so do they in their general or common nature, though they be opposite in their special nature, objects, and adjuncts: contraries we know must consent in some third, as vertue and vice, hot and cold, black and white: the same is to be held of Divine worship true and false. For service comprehending under it worship true and false, as the parts thereof, at least analogical; of necessity the common nature of worship must agree to them both, else how could the service of Idols, or false-worship of the true God, be called Worship: This hath been wisely observed in other cases not unlike, by our learned Writers against the common Adversary. Bellarmine would prove, That the offering of Incense and sweet Odours, is not a Sacrifice in the New Testament; because it is not offered by the Priest only, nor only to the Lord. Our Divines reply, That there are many Sacrifices, to which that definition of Sacrifices cannot