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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.
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2. The Apostle himself cleareth this Point, when he confesseth, he did thus accommodate himself even to the weakness of Christians, lest he should abuse his Authority in the Gospel, Ver. 18, 19, 20. Oh that such Church-Governors, as plead their succession from the Apostles, and do challenge in sundry passage; of Government Apostolical Authority, would also be pleased to study and emulate an Apostolical Spirit.
2. The Apostle himself cleareth this Point, when he confesseth, he did thus accommodate himself even to the weakness of Christians, lest he should abuse his Authority in the Gospel, Ver. 18, 19, 20. Oh that such Church-Gouernours, as plead their succession from the Apostles, and do challenge in sundry passage; of Government Apostolical Authority, would also be pleased to study and emulate an Apostolical Spirit.
For a fourth Argument, let it be this: If the Apostles, and Presbyters, and Brethren at Jerusalem, did reach their Authority no further, than to lay upon the Disciples necks the yoke and burden of necessary things (and that only during the time while they continued necessary); then may not any succeeding Synod reach their Authority, to lay upon the Church Commandments and Canons of indifferent things: For the Synod at Jerusalem was the pattern and precedent of all succeeding Synods; For primum in unoque genere est mensura reliquorum. And our Saviour teacheth us to confute Alterations from Primitive Patterns, with this [Greek or Hebrew], Nou sic fuit ab initio.
For a fourth Argument, let it be this: If the Apostles, and Presbyters, and Brethren at Jerusalem, did reach their Authority no further, than to lay upon the Disciples necks the yoak and burthen of necessary things (and that onely during the time while they continued necessary); then may not any succeeding Synod reach their Authority, to lay upon the Church Commandments and Canons of indifferent things: For the Synod at Jerusalem was the pattern and precedent of all succeeding Synods; For primum in unoque genere est mensura reliquorum. And our Saviour teacheth us to confute Alterations from Primitive Patterns, with this , Nou sic fuit ab initio.