A85315:195
Stablishing against shaking
Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darkness (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastor of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darknesse (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastour of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.
London: printed by J.G. for Nathanael Webb, 1656
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Thirdly, You mistake in the brazen Serpent, for it was not ordained as a means of worship in the Church, but only for the time while Serpents stung them in the Wilderness, they were to look to it, typifying Christ; but when they were past Serpents in Canaan there was no use of it: yet Hezekiah wanted no means whereby he might certainly know the mind of God.
Thirdly, You mistake in the brazen Serpent, for it was not ordained as a means of worship in the Church, but onely for the time while Serpents stung them in the Wildernesse, they were to look to it, typifying Christ; but when they were past Serpents in Canaan there was no use of it: yet Hezekiah wanted no meanes whereby he might certainly know the minde of God.
Fourthly, The worship then instituted was not taken away, because abused; but because the Ceremonial part was fulfilled.
Fourthly, The worship then instituted was not taken away, because abused; but because the Ceremoniall part was fulfilled.
Fifthly, Jesus Christ the Lord of the Church may institute what means of worship he pleaseth, his Apostles did converse with him forty days after his resurrection, Acts 1.3 speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: They had order what to do; but I hardly think the Quakers were there then with him, and heard that doctrine, they teach us.
Fiftly, Jesus Christ the Lord of the Church may institute what means of worship he pleaseth, his Apostles did converse with him fourty dayes after his resurrection,