A80635:117
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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Thirdly, Arbitrary Ceremonies concerning time, place, and manner of celebrating Divine Mysteries, are in the power of the Church, to be ordered as she shall judg to be most convenient, and tending to edification; provided that all her Ordinances be squared according to the general rules of direction hid down in the Word of God, and nothing be done contrary to the integrity of Doctrine, the ⟨p. 40⟩simplicity of Christian Religion, the edification of the Church, good order, and the rules of love: and in all this, nothing is affirmed, but what is taught and maintained by Protestant Divines against the common Adversaries of Gods Grace and truth; but signs signifying by proportion annexed to the solemn worship of God, are parts of his worship, not accessary, but substantial; proper, not accidental, in the sense before explained.1 For Ceremonies significant are visible words (as Augustine calleth the Sacraments) teaching Doctrine true or false, as in signification they consent or dissent from the Word of God; and of necessity the Doctrine taught by Word, and Sign, must agree in one common nature. What is it to say the Sacraments are visible words,2 but that they are Signs, Images, Similitudes, Types, visible Anti-types of the Word; or that the Sacraments as Signs, do represent that to the eyes, which words bring to the ears?
Thirdly, Arbitrary Ceremonies concerning time, place, and manner of celebrating Divine Mysteries, are in the power of the Church, to be ordered as she shall judg to be most convenient, and tending to edification; provided that all her Ordinances be squared according to the general rules of direction hid down in the Word of God, and nothing be done contrary to the integrity of Doctrine, the ⟨p. 40⟩simplicity of Christian Religion, the edification of the Church, good order, and the rules of love: and in all this, nothing is affirmed, but what is taught and maintained by Protestant Divines against the common Adversaries of Gods Grace and truth; but signs signifying by proportion annexed to the solemn worship of God, are parts of his worship, not accessary, but substantial; proper, not accidental, in the sense before explained.