Subjection to Christ in all his ordinances, and appointments, the best means to preserve…

Whatsoever pretence be upon the inventions of men, take heed of that; if it be the inventions of men, in vers. 19. and not holding the head; the very headship of Christ is denied, and the ground is this; To say that Christ is not a sufficient means of salvation, of saving his people, and ruling his people; it is to deny the headship of Christ: and likewise to say, that Christ hath not appointed for his people sufficient means for that end; is to say, that Christ is not a sufficient means to rule his people; and he that shall say, Jesus Christ is not a sufficient means, he do's deny the headship of Christ. Now to set up any inventions of men in the worship of God, to be a means to carry the heart to God, is to say, that Jesus Christ ⟨p. 61⟩hath not appointed sufficient means for that end; and therefore he is not a sufficient means of guiding, and saving, and ruling his people. Nay, this I will add; let there be any invention added to the worship of God, that's merely the will of man; nothing else, but only this I would have ye do it; they are such things as do neither make a man better nor worse, but only use them, and ye are commanded to use them, and nothing but the will of man: This is to set up a new Christ, and to pull down the power of Christ Jesus, to submit herein to the authority of man, merely because of the will of man, that there is nothing seen but his will: There is (it may be) neither good nor hurt in it; It is to make that man a God and Christ; it is peculiar to Christ to do it, and this do's pull down the Lord Jesus Christ from his throne; when there is adding to the worship of the Lord. I need not I suppose speak any thing this way; Only remember to be watchful against this; when the Lord doth send tentations this way into Churches, or into any place; be watchful against new inventions of men to be added or made, they are very sinful; and if ye ask me when we shall look for such times; I need not go far from my Text.

Whatsoever pretence be upon the inventions of men, take heed of that; if it be the inventions of men, in vers. 19. and not holding the head; the very headship of Christ is denied, and the ground is this; To say that Christ is not a sufficient means of salvation, of saving his people, and ruling his people; it is to deny the headship of Christ: and likewise to say, that Christ hath not appointed for his people sufficient means for that end; is to say, that Christ is not a sufficient means to rule his people; and he that shall say, Jesus Christ is not a sufficient means, he do's deny the headship of Christ. Now to set up any inventions of men in the worship of God, to be a means to carry the heart to God, is to say, that Jesus Christ