2. If this be the thing that God teaches us in the Sacraments of the New-Testament, then there are solemn ⟨p. 147⟩Ordinances founded upon this Doctrine of Salvation through the blood of Christ: this Doctrine is […] that these Ordinances are built upon: the design of these holy Ordinances is to be witnesses to us of our Redemption and Salvation by the blood of Christ: and indeed the Ordinance of the Ministry is founded upon the same bottom: if this Doctrine were not true, there had been no occasion for these Ordinances: as it was with the Sacraments of the Old Testament, they were seals of the righteousness of Faith; so are the Sacraments of the New-Testament: and certain it is, that all the Ordinances of God are built upon realities: who can imagine that God would appoint any Ordinance, that should be like the stock, that is the graven Image, a Doctrine of Vanities, Jer. 10.8. God delights in no Worship but what has a good foundation: in the Sacraments God requires us to worship him, in a religious attendance upon him while he is teaching us this Doctrine of salvation by the righteousness and blood of Christ: in the Sacraments God requires us to worship him in a religious acknowledgement of the truth of this Doctrine; and this would never be if the Doctrine were not infallibly true: God needs no such Worship as is not built upon a real foundation, it is not suitable to give him any Worship, that is not built upon realities, God would never accept any such honour as this from us, much less require us to give it him; if this Doctrine of Salvation by the blood of Christ were not true: to deny the Doctrine of Salvation by the blood of Christ is to make the Sacrament a mere mockery: in the Sacrament God does by sacred Ordinances witness to the salvation of Believers; and he will never profane his own Ordinances by failing in the performance of that promise: these Sacraments being ⟨p. 148⟩Ordinances appointed of God to teach us this Doctrine of salvation by Christs blood, we are thereby warranted to pray for a blessing upon them, for the furtherance of our spiritual and eternal good: but this we might not do, if the Doctrine held forth by them were not true: the Sacraments being appointed by God to testify this Doctrine to us; we have a warrant in the celebration of them and at other times to praise and bless the Lord for sending Christ Jesus to work out salvation for us:
2. If this be the thing that God teaches us in the Sacraments of the New-Testament, then there are solemn ⟨p. 147⟩Ordinances founded upon this Doctrine of Salvation through the blood of Christ: this Doctrine is 〈…〉 that these Ordinances are built upon: the design of these holy Ordinances is to be witnesses to us of our Redemption and Salvation by the blood of Christ: and indeed the Ordinance of the Ministry is founded upon the same bottom: if this Doctrine were not true, there had been no occasion for these Ordinances: as it was with the Sacraments of the Old Testament, they were seals of the righteousness of Faith; so are the Sacraments of the New-Testament: and certain it is, that all the Ordinances of God are built upon realities: who can imagine that God would appoint any Ordinance, that should be like the stock, that is the graven Image, a Doctrine of Vanities, Jer. 10.8. God delights in no Worship but what has a good foundation: in the Sacraments God requires us to worship him, in a religious attendance upon him while he is teaching us this Doctrine of salvation by the righteousness and blood of Christ: in the Sacraments God requires us to worship him in a religious acknowledgment of the truth of this Doctrine; and this would never be if the Doctrine were not infallibly true: God needs no such Worship as is not built upon a real foundation, it is not suitable to give him any Worship, that is not built upon realities, God would never accept any such honour as this from us, much less require us to give it him; if this Doctrine of Salvation by the blood of Christ were not true: to deny the Doctrine of Salvation by the blood of Christ is to make the Sacrament a meer mockery: in the Sacrament God does by sacred Ordinances witness to the salvation of Believers; and he will never prophane his own Ordinances by failing in the performance of that promise: these Sacraments being ⟨p. 148⟩Ordinances appointed of God to teach us this Doctrine of salvation by Christs blood, we are thereby warranted to pray for a blessing upon them, for the furtherance of our spiritual and eternal good: but this we might not do, if the Doctrine held forth by them were not true: the Sacraments being appointed by God to testifie this Doctrine to us; we have a warrant in the celebration of them and at other times to praise and bless the Lord for sending Christ Jesus to work out salvation for us:
