Cap. 1. of the Kingdom of the Saynts.

The visible Church by the Apostle is called a Kingly preisthood. 1. pet. 2.9. and the Saynts are Kings & Preists vnto God. Revel. 1.6.

The Saynts as Kings [...]ule the visible Church. 1. Cor. 5.12. psal. 149.9. Mat. 18.15-17. 1. Cor. 6.1.-9.

The visible Church is Christs Kingdom. Mat. 8.12. Ioh. 18.33-37. Act. 1.3, 1. Cor. 15.24.25. Hebr. 12.28.

The members of the visible Church are called the children of the Kingdom. Mat. 8.12. And are vnder the government of the Church: Marc. 13.34, 1. Cor. 6.1.9. & vnder the governmēnt of Christ. Luk. 19.27.

The actions of the Church in administring the Kingdom are actions of opposition, difference, plea, & strif: as in admonition, examination, excommunication, pacification, absolution, &c. 1. Cor. 5.3-5. & 6.1-9. & 2. Ep. 2.6.7. Mat. 18-15-17. Revel. 2.2, 2. Chron. 19.10-11.

Hethetto aperteyneth conference & disputation. Luc. 2.46.47. Act. 6.9. & 17: 2, com­pared with ps [...]l. 122.5. 1. King. 3.16-27.

In examination of opinions & facts also in conference & disputation evidences of all sorts may be produced for finding out of the truth. Revel. 2.2. 1. King. 3.25-27.

Evidences are of divers natures: as confessions & lotts: Iosh. 7.16-21. Oathes: Exod. [...]2.10.11. bookes of all sortes. Dan, 9 2-1, King. 14.19. Act. 7.22. & 17.28. 1. Cor. 15.33. Tit. 1.12. Iude. vers. 14. compared with 1. Timoth. 1.4. & Luk. 3.25-27. namly translati­ons, dictionaries, histories, chronicles, commentaries, &c, all which may for evidence of the truth be brought into the Church by necessary consequence.

Actions of administring the Church or Kingdom are not actions of spirituall worship properly so called, for as the Kingdome and Preisthood of the old Testament were distinct as also their actions severall: Heb. 7.14. Gen. 49.10. Deut. 33.8-11. 2. Chron. 26.18. psal. 122 4-5: So are the Kingdom & Preisthood of the new Testament & their actions also: which were typed by the other. Heb. 5.4.5. Act. 15.7-29. with 13.2, 3.

Chap. 2. of the Preisthood of the saynts.

Thus much of the Kingdom: now followeth the Preisthood of the Church.

The saynts as Preists offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ. 1. pet. 2.5.

Spirituall sacrifices are such as originally proceed from the spirit: & they are called spirituall in opposition to the carnall or literall sacrifices performed by the sacrificing Preists of the old Testament: which originally proceeded from the lettre: by proportion also see, Ioh. 1.17, 2. Cor. 3.6. Gal. 3.5. Ioh. 4.20-24.

The actions of the Church in dispencing the preisthood are actions of concord or v­nion: Act. 4.24-32. philip. 3.16. Ephes. 4.3-6.

Actions of the Preisthood of the saynts are actions of spirituall worship properly so called. Deu [...]. 33.10. 1. pet. 2.5. compared with Revel. 8.3. Heb. 13.10. philip. 2.17. Act. 13.2, 1. Cor. 11.4. & 14.15.22.26-31.

In the worship of God properly so called the saynts are not to oppose, contradict, examine, or censure: to propound doubtfull & controversall points of doctryne: but in vnion spirituall to offer vp one & the same spirituall sacryfice to the Lord. Act. 4.24-32. 1. Cor. 11.18-20. & 10.16.17.

If any thing doubtfull or false be delivered in tyme of spirituall worship it is to be examyned & censured afterward. 1. Cor. 14.31-33.40. compared with Revel. 2.2. Act. 17.11.

Chap. 3. of Spirituall worship & of the Spirit.

Concerning spirituall worship consider these things following.

• 1. The Fountayne from whence it proceedeth.
• 2. The helpes wherby it is supported or furthered,
• 3. The essence or nature wherin properly it cousisteth.

The Fountayne from whence spirituall worship proceedeth is the spirit. Act. 1.4.5. & 2.4.17.18, 1. Cor. 12.4, 7.11. Eph. 5.18.19.

The spirit signifieth 2. things. 1. the spirit of God. 2. the spirit of man: that is the rege­nerate part of the soule. Act. 2.17.18, 1. Cor. 12.4. Rom. 7.6. Galath. 3.2.3.

The Regenerate part of the soule is eyther the sanctified memory, the sanctified judg­ment, the sanctified hart & affections, the sanctified conscience: from all these must spi­rituall worship proceed. Psal. 103.1. 2. Mat. 22 37, 1. Timoth. 1.5.

The work of the holy spirit is to suggest matter & to move the regenerate part of the soule, 1. Cor. 12.8-11, Ioh. 14.26, Luk. 24.32-45.

The work of the memory is to have in a readynesse sufficiency of fit matter for the spirituall worship, psal. 103.2, & 119.16.93.

The work of the judgment or vnderstanding is to discerne & judge truth from false­hood, right from wrong, good from bad, fit from vnsit, 1. Cor. 14.29-32, & 11.29, Colos. 1.9. & 3.16, Philip. 1.9.10.

The work of the hart & affections is to be moved according to the qualitie of the matter & kind of the worship. Iam. 5.13, Ezra. 3.10-13, 1. Cor. 14.24.25.

The work of the conscience is a sorowfull or confortable testimony answerable to the matter handled, 1. Timoth. 1.5. Act. 23.1.

Finally the work of the Regenerat part of the soule is an Eccho correspondent to the work of the holy Spirit & the condition of the word of God which in tyme of spiri­ [...]uall worship is administred. psal. 27.8. Esay. 66.5. Mat. 13.9. Heb. 10.5-7. Caut. 5.4.

Chap. 4. of quenching the Spirit.

In performing spirituall worship wee must take heed of quenching the spirit. 1. Thes. [...].19. 1. Cor. 14.30. Iob 32.18-20.

The Spirit is quenched two wayes: By silence. By set formes of worship. Psal. 40.1-3. 1. Cor. 14.29-32. compared with. 1 Thes. 5.19.20.

The Spirit is quenched by silence when fit matter is revealed to one that sitteth by & he wthholdeth it in tyme of prophecying:

The Spirit is quenched by sett formes of worship, for therein the spirit is not at liber­ty to vtter it self, but is bounded in: contrary to. Act. 2.4. & 2. Cor. 3.17. compared with Ioh. 4.24. & Gal. 4.31. &. 5.1.

Sett formes of worship are eyther in the memory, or in the book.

Saying set formes, of worship by rote is quenching the Spirit: & Reading sett formes of worship out of a book is quenching the Spirit: for in the one the Spirit is not mani­fested but the strength of the memory, in the other the matter is not brought out of the ha [...], but out of the book: & so in neyther of them the Spirit is at liberty.

Chap. 5. of the helps of Spiritual worship.

Thus much concerning the Fountayne from whence Spiritual worship commeth: now follow the helps wherby Spiritual worship is furthered or supported.

The helps are eyther inward or outward.

The inward helps are only the word & the spirit. Eph. 5.18.19. Col. 3.16. Rom. 8.26.

The outward helps are the manifestation of the Spirit: & the seales of the covenant: 1. Cor. 12.7. & 2.4. & Act. 2.4.42. with the instruments creatures & actions appertey­ning therto.

Instruments: as the tong & eare, to speake, heate & tast withal: Act. 2.4.8. 1. cor. 11.24.

Creatures as bread, wine, water: Act. 8.36-39. 1. Cor. 11.23. Mat. 26.27-29.

Actions as speaking, hearing, breaking bread, powring out wine, eating, drincking, washing with water, by consequent from the former places.

The publishing of the covenant of grace & the putting to of the seales is only one concrete action or part of worship, for the publishing of the covenant giveth being [...]o the seales, otherwise breaking bread & baptising are but putting of seales to a blanck.

Chap. 6. concerning bookes & writing.

Here a question is to be discussed: wither a book be a lawful help to further vs in tyme of spiritual worship. Revel. 10.10.11. Ezech. 3.3.4.

Bookes or writings are signes or pictures of things signified therby.

Writings are to be considered in the concrete or in the abstract.

In the concrete writings import both the signe & the thing signified therby, that is both the characters & the matter.

In the abstract writings import the signe in relation to the thing signified therby: vis: lettres, sillables, wordes, syntaxe.

Every writing is compounded of wordes.

Every worde is made of lettres & sillables except that some lettres & sillables are wordes.

Lettres or characters are significative. Revel. 1.8, & 13.18. Alpha, Omega, Chi. Xi, [...]. [Page 4]signify, first, last, 600, 60, 6.

Wordes are significative in the first or second intention: as Amen in the first intention signifieth truth or truly. Mat. 5.18. Amen in the second intention signifieth Christ Revel. 3.14. So doth Logos signify also and many other wordes of Scripture.

Syntaxe or joyning of wordes in order signifieth discourse,

As single wordes signify Logicall relations or arguments. So Syntaxe or wordes compounded in sentence signifieth Axiomes, Syllogismes, Methode.

Therefore wordes and syntaxe are signes of thinges, and of the relations and reason of thinges

Hence it followeth that bookes or writinges are in the nature of picturer or Images & therefore in the nature of ceremonies: & so by consequent reading a booke is ceremoniall. For as the Beast in the Sacrifices of the ould Testament was ceremoniall so was the killing of the Beast ceremoniall.

Chap. 7. Of the kindes of bookes or writinges.

Thus much of the nature of bookes or writinges: Now follow the kindes of bookes or the distribution of writinges.

writinges may bee distinguished according to the subject or efficient.

The subject of writinges are paper, parchment, wood, stone, metall. &c

If writinges bee in paper or parchment they bee called bookes, as may bee gathered from. Deut. 31.24-26. Ierem 36.4.

If writinges be ingraven in stone wood or metal it is caled graving or carving: Exo. 28.11. 2. Cor. 3.7. Iosh. 8.32.

The efficient of writinges are two: God, or Man.

God himselfe first engraved the law in tables of stone. Exod. 31.18.

Men are of two sortes: Inspired, or ordinary men.

Men Inspired by the Holy Ghost are the Holy Prophets & Apostles who wrote the holy scriptures by inspiration. 2. Pet. 1.21. 2 Tim. 3.16. Rom. 1.2. namely the He­brue of the ould testament & the greeke of the new Testament.

The Holy Scriptures viz. the Originalls Hebrew & Greek are given by Divine inspiration & in their first donation were without error most perfect & therefore Canonicall.

Ordinary men write bookes of divers kindes among the rest such as have the word of God or Holy Scriptures for their object are called Theological writinges: among them Translations of the Holy Scriptures into the mother tong are cheifly to be esteemed, as beeing the most principall, yet only as the streame issuing from the fountayne, or as the greatest river of the mayne sea.

No writinges of ordinary men how holy or good soever are given by inspiration, & therefore are subject to error & imperfect & so Apocrypha.

Chap. 8. Of the Originalls or Holy Scriptures, & of the partes of Holy Scripture.

Holy Scriptures (as all other writinges whatsoever,) consist of two partes: of the tong & character & of the substance or matter signified by the character.

The tong or character hath apertaining to it the grammar and the Rhethorick wher of the tong or character is the subiect.

The matter or substance of the scripture hath in it, Logick, History, Cronology, Cos mography, Genealogy, Philosophy, Theologie and other like matter.

The principall parte of the matter is the Theologie

A Translation of the holy originalls may expresse very much of the matter contayned in or signified by the originall characters: it can expresse also much of the Rhetho­rickas Tropes & Figures of sentence.

No Translation can possibly expresse all the matter of the holy originalls, nor a thousand thinges in the Grammar, Rhethorick, & characte [...] of the tong.

A Translation so far forth as it doth truly & fully expresse any thing of the originals may be saide inspired of God & no further.

Hence it followeth that a translation be it never so good is mixt with mens devises, imperfect, not equipollent to the originalles in a thousand particulars.

The holy originalles signifie and represent to our eyes heavenly things therfor the book of the law is called a similitude of an heavenly thing. Heb. 9.19-23.

Holy Scriptures or writings beganne with Moses. Exob. 24.4. & 31.18. Ioh. 1.17. 2. Cor. 3.7.

Before Moses holy men prophesyed out of their harts & receaved & kept the truth of doctryne by tradition from hand to hand: 2. Pet. 2.5. Iude vers. 14.15. Deut. 31.24.

When Moses had written the lawe, he caused it to be put by the arke in the most holy place, as a witnesse against the people. deut. 31.26. therfor the Apostle calleth it the handwriting in ordinances which was contrary to vs, which Christ nayled to his crosse. Col. 2.14. Eph. 2.15.

Hence it followeth that the holy originals the Hebrue scriptures of the old testament are ceremonyes. 2. Cor. 3.3.7. Nomb. 5.23.24. & by necessary consequent.

The book or tables of stone typed vnto the Iewes their hard hart voyde of the true vnderstanding of the lawe. 2. Cor. 3.3. Heb. 8.10. Ezech. 36.26.27. 2. Cor. 3.14.15.

The Inck wherewith the lettres were written signified the Spirit of God: 2. Cor, 3.3. Heb. 8.10. compared with Exod. 31.18.

The lettres written or characters engraven signifieth the work of the Spirit, who alone doth write the law in our harts. by proportion: also Deut 9.10. compared with Heb. 8.10

Reading the words of the law out of the book signifieth the vttering of the word of God out of the hart: by proportion. see also. 2. Cor. 3.2.3.6. 1. Cor. 12.7.

The writings of the old Testament being ceremonial are therfor abolished by Christ only so far forth as they are ceremonial: Col. 2.14 20. Gal. 4.9.

The thing signified by the book viz: the law of God & the new testament remayneth 2 Cor. 3: 11.7. Heb. 8.6.7.13.

Chap. 9, How the Originalls or Holy Scrip­tures are to be vsed.

The Scriptures of the old Testament are commaunded to the Church 2. Pet. 1.19. [...]0 [Page 6]&. 2. Timoth. 3.16. as also the Scriptures of the new Testament: 1. Thes. 5.27. Col. 4.16. & by proportion.

Heer consider these things,

1. How the Scriptures are to be vsed: 2. How they are not to be vsed.

The Holy Scriptures are the Fountayne of all truth, Ioh. 17.17. compared with 2. Timoth. 3.16.17.

They are the ground & foundacion of our fayth, Ephes. 2.20. compared with Ioh. 5.39. & 17.3.

By them all doctrynes & every Spiritt is to be judged: Esay 8.20. 1. Ioh. 4.1. Act. 17.11.

They are to be read in the Church & to be interpeted: Col. 4.16. compared with Luk. 24.27. & 1. Cor. 14, 27. & 12.10. by proportion. 2. Pet. 3.16.

Neverthelesse the Holy Scriptures are not reteyned as helps before the eye in tyme of Spirituall worship: Reasons are these.

Chap. 10. Reasons proving the Originals not to be given as helps before the eye in worship.

1. Bicause Christ vsed the book to fulfill all righteousnes Mat. 3.15. & having by the vse of the book fulfilled the law of reading he shut the book in the Synagogue, to signifie that that ceremony of bookworship, or the ministerie of the lettre was now exspired, & finished. Luk. 4.20. Ioh, 19.30.

3. Bicause reading wordes out of a book is the ministration of the lettre, 2. Cor. 3.6. namely a part of the ministerie of the old Testament which is abolished: Heb. 8.13: 2: cor. 3.11.13. & the ministery of the new testament is the ministerie of the spirit. 2. Cor. 3.6.

3. Bicause vppon the day of Pentecost & many yeeres after the churches of the new testament did vse no bookes in tyme of spiritual worship but prayed, prophesyed, & sang Psalmes meerely out of their harts. Act. 2.4.42. & 10.44-48. & 19.6. 1. cor. 14.15-17.26.37

4. Bicause no example of the Scripture can be shewed of any man ordinary or extra­ordinary that at or after the day of Pentecost vsed a book in praying, prophesying & sin­g [...]ng Psalmes: if yea: let it be done & wee yeeld.

5. Bicause none of the books of the new Testament were written many yeeres after the day of Pentecost, at the least seaven yeeres: & the Churches all that tyme could not vse the books of the new Testament which they had not:

6. Bicause the Churches of the Greekes had no bookes to vse that they might vse [...]awfully: for they vnderstood not Hebrue: & the Septuagints translation ought not to be vsed or made, & the Apostles made no Greek translation: And if the Apostles read the Hebrue an vnknowne tong in the Greek Churches it could not be a lawfull worship, bi­cause it edified not: if they had the Hebrue before their eyes & interpeted Greek, let it be shewed when & where & wee yeeld vnto it.

7. Bicause as in prayer the spirit only is our help & ther is no outward help given of God for that kind of worship: So also in prophesying & singing. 1. Cor. 11.4. & 14.16,

8. Bicause it is against the nature of spiritual worship: for when we read wee receave matter from the book into the hart, when we pray prophesy or sing we utter matter out of the hart vnto the eare of the Church; Ezech, 2.8-19, & 3.1-4. Revel. 10.8-11.

9. Bicause vpon the day of Pentecost fyerie cloven tongs did appeare, not fiery cloven bookes. Ac [...]. 2.3. & alwaies ther must be a proportion betwixt the type and the thing typed: vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery law was given in bookes Deut: 33.2. Exo: 24.4.12. vpon the day of Pentecost the fiery gospel was given in tonges Act: 2.3. Mat: 3 11. Act: 1.5. the booke therefore was proper for them, the tonge for vs [...] 10. Bicause as all the worship which Moses taught began in the letter outwardly, & so proceeded inwardly to the spirit of the faithfull: so contrariwise all the worship of the new testament signified by that typicall worship of Moses must beginne at the Spirit, & not at the letter originally. 2. Cor: 3.6.8. 1. Cor: 12.7. or els the heavenly thinge is not answerable to the similitude thereof:

Therfor as in prayer the book is laid aside, & that by the confession of the auncient brethren of the seperation: so must it be also in prophesying & singing of Psalmes as we are perswaded. 1. Cor. 11.4. & 14.15.16.26.

Quere, whither the Prophets of the Church may not in tyme of Spiritual worship, take the originals, & interpret out of them a text, & then shut the book & prophesy from that ground of holy Scripture so interpreted. Luk. 4.16-20.

Chap. 11. objections for book worship answered.

The first objection.

Reading in the old Testament was commaunded by Moses. Deut. 31.9-13. was ampli­fied by David. 1. Chron. 16. & 25. was practised by Iosiah 2. Chron. 34.30. by Ezra & Ne­hemiah Nehem. 8.8. & 9.3. allowed by our Savior Christ Luk. 4.16. & by the Apostles, Act. 13.14.15. &c reported as a thing of auncient approved continuance. Act. 15.21.

Answer to the first objection.

First the reading commaunded by Moses was only once every seaven yeere. Deut. 31.10.11 & therfor it was no part of ordinary worship, & ther is no commaundement in Moses given eyther to the Preists or Levites for ordinary reading of the law in the Ta­bernacle.

Secondly: Hence it followeth that reading in the old Testament was no part of the worship of the tabernacle or temple, or of the service performed by the Priests therein, for all the worship that was appointed by Moses for the Preists was limited to the holy place, whither the people were not admitted.

Thirdly: therfor reading was of another nature performed in the vtter court or Sy­nagogue or els where, eyther by the levites or any other learned men of what tribe see­ver: Mat. 23.2. Luk. 4.16. Act. 13-15. compared with. Act. 15-21. Deut. 31 9-11.1. Chron. 10.4.7.37.39. & 15.1-8. & 28.13.2. Chron. 34.14.30.31. Nehem. 8. & 9. so no part of worship properly so called, but only a ceremoniall ground or soundation, of inward or outward spiritual worship common to the Churches of all ages.

Lastly: it is not denyed but that reading now is to be vsed in the Church: only we say it is not a part of spiritual worship, or a lawful meanes in tyme of spiritual worship.

The second objection

Reading is commaunded in the new testament Colos: 4.16. 1. Thes: 5.27. and a bles­sing prom [...]sed thereto Revel: 1.3. and the commaundement is that it be practised in the church: therefore it is a part or meanes of the worship of the new testament.

Answer to the second objection.

Not euerie thinge performed in the church is a parte of spirituall worship, forall the partes of publique administratiō of the Kingdome are done in the church, and yet cannot be sayd to be partes of spirituall worship properly so called. Chap: 1. and 2.

Moreover when he commaundeth his Epistles to be read in the Churches, his mean­ing is not strictly literall: that is, that the very wordes which he wrote should be repeated verbatim out of the booke: but his meaning is that the fense of the wordes or the meaning of the Apostle should be related to the brethrē, whither by reading the very­wordes, by expounding the meaning by interpreting or translating. For if his meaning be that the very wordes he wrote be literaly read: thē the Greek wordes must be repea­ted out of the booke to all nations: which is contrary to. 1. Cor. 14.26. If his meaning be, that the sense should be given any way, by translating, by reading the translation, by interpreting his meaning in a paraphrase, commentary &c. then how will it follow that reading the Greek tong which is not vnderstood in the English Churches is a law full part of spirituall worship according to the literall signification of readings?

Further the Apostle wrote his Epistles to the Collossians, & Thessalonians & the other Churches vppon particular occasions for partcular endes, and the commaundement of reading then was speciall in those respects to them: and the intent of the Apostle is not to enioyne the reading of them every day & in tyme of Spiritual worship to al Chur­ches: yet wee do acknowledg the absolute necessity of reading & searching the Scrip­tures, Ioh. 5.39.

Againe that reading is a lawful yea necessary meanes or help to further vs to Spiritual worship is not denyed, but this is denyed that it is a lawful help in tyme of worship, or a lawful part of Spiritual worship. For it is confessed & defended by the auncient brethrē of the seperation, that the originals are no lawful help in tyme of prayer: So say we they are no lawful help in tyme of prophesying & singing Psalmes, & that by equal propor­tion for ther is the same reason of helps in all the parts of Spiritual worship, during the tyme of performing the worship.

The third objection.

The Apostle 1. Tim. 4.13-16. commaundeth. Timothie & so all Elders to attend to reading wher reading is joyned with exhortation & doctryne & so importeth that it is to be vnderstood of the joyning of reading in tyme of Spiritual worship

Answer to the third objection.

The circūstances of the place being [...]el considered w [...] afoard that Paul speaketh no [...] [Page 9]of the execution of his office, but of preparing himself to the execution of his office: which is attayned by reading the Scriptures wherby men are fitted with matter fitt to teach & exhort: for by this meanes the gift o [...] prophecy was preserved in Timothie vs. 14. & by this meanes his proficiency should be manifested. vs. 15. by this meanes he should the better save mens soules, vs. 16.

The fourth objection.

Let it be graunted that the Apostles & Evangelists vsed no bookes being extraordi­nary men & having the extraordinary direction of the spirit, for they needed no such helps of bookes as wee doe: Yet wee being men ordinary have need of bookes, therefor they by the direction of the Spirit both have written bookes for our vse, & have com­maunded vs to vse them.

Answer to the fourth objection.

This objection may aswell fit bringing of bookes into the tyme of prayer, frō whēce they are justly banished: for it may be sayd that the Apostles were extraordinary men, & needed no bookes for prayer, but wee need books to help our infirmity: & why may not a man aswel say the Apostle commaundeth the reading of prayers, & promiseth a blessing to reading of prayers in tyme of prayer as otherwise.

Again, though the holy Spirit be not given to vs in the same manner & measure as to the Apostles, yet we have the same Spirit to help vs as they had, & to the same ordinary purposes, is he sent to vs by Christ as to them: namely to help our infirmityes: Rom. 8. 26. for the work of the ministery: Eph. 4.12. to be our annoynting, 1. Ioh. 2.27. to lead in­to all truth: Ioh 16.13. to be our paraclete: Ioh. 14.16. & so by consequent to help vs to pray, prophesy, & prayse God.

Againe this objection seemeth to establish two formes of prophesying, one without bookes by the Apostles for many yeeres in the Church: another with bookes afterward taught by the Apostles: & then it followeth that the Apostles gospell was yea & nay, who first taught & practised one way, & afterward taught & commaunded to practise another way.

Lastly: The Apostles had the bookes of the Old Testament in the Hebrwe tong, & so might have vsed them before their eye in tyme of prophesying, eyther to read out of them to the Hebrues, or to translate and interprett out of them to the Greecians: but they did neyther of these, but only prophesyed out of their harts, as the Holy Ghost gave them vtterance. Act. 2.4. Yea & taught the primitive Churches so to doe: 1. Cor. 14.26. If it can be shewed that they did vse the bookes of the Old Testament in tyme of worship to read or in­terprete from them, lett it be shewed, & wee yeeld: if not thus wee hold & practise for the present.

Here vppon it followeth that neyther reading the originals, nor interpreting or trans­lating out of the originals the book being before the eye, is eyther a lawfull part or meanes of Spirituall worship.

Chap. 12. Of the writings of men.

Writings of men are of divers kinds: among them are translations of the holy Scrip­tures a most principal.

To translate the originals into any mother tong is aswell, & asmuch the work of a mans witt & learning, as to analyse the Scriptures Rhetorically or Logically, to Collect doctrynes & vses Theologically, to give expositions & interpretations of places doubtfull.

The translator cannot conceave nor expresse in writing the whole mynd of the holy Spirit conteyned in the originals, but only some good part of it: the expositor, paraphrast commētator may expresse asmuch as the translator, yea & in respect of some particulars, as Hebraismes, Grecismes & the like considerations, much more.

Ther is as good warrant to translate the Scriptures as to expound analyse, & draw doctrynes & vses from the Scriptures. Marc. 5.41, Mat. 1.23. & by proportiō from 1. Cor. 12.10. & 14.13.27.39.

Ther is no better warrant to bring translations of Scripture written into the church, & to reade them as partes or helps of worship, then to bring in expositions, resolutions, paraphrasts & sermons vppon the Scripture seing al these are equally humane in respect of the work, equally divine in respect of the matter they handle.

Chap. 13. Of reading translations: & of the translation of the. 72. interpreters.

Hitherto apperteyneth this question, whether reading a translation be a lawful help or meanes in tyme of Spiritual worship or a lawful part of Spiritual worship.

If originals must be laid aside as in tyme of prayer, so also in tyme of prophesying & singing, then much more must translations be laid aside at that tyme: as may further be manifested thus.

Bicause the Septuagints translation was a greevous sinne for many reasons.

1. For that the covenant of grace ought not to have been preached vnto the gentils til the fullnes of tyme. Mat: 10.5 6. 1. Timoth 3.16. Rom. 16.25.26 compared with, Mat. 10.5.6. & 28.19. And therfor that the Septuagints by their translation did communicate it to the Grecians, before the fulnes of tyme was their greevous sinne.

2. Bicause all the Gentills ought to have been proselytes of the Iewes Church & to have come to Ierusalem to worship▪ Exod 12.43-49. Mat. 23.15. Act. 2.10. & ought to have learned their tong & worship, which was prevented by the Septuagints translation.

3. Bicause the Hebrue characters & writings were Ceremonyes & so ought not to have been profaned among the Grecians by their writings: & as the Philistims were justly plagued for the presence of the Arke, 1. Sam. 5. So might the Lord justly have pla­gued the Grecians for that the Oracles of God were among them, & fearfully abused by them.

4. If it were vnlawful to sing one of Davids Psalmes in a strang nation as Babylon. psal. 137.4. then much more vnlawfull was it to translate the Scriptures into a straunge tong for all the Ceremoniall law was bounded within the holy land.

5. The translation of the Septuagints out of Hebrue into Greeke, is contradictory to the Lords mercy to the Iewes church & ther special Priviledges, see psal. 147.19.20. Rom. 3.1.2. Act. 10.28. & 22.1.-18. Eph. 2.11-15. Act. 13.46-48. contrary also to Rom. 16.25.26.

6. Bicause that seing the Hebrew writings were Ceremonyes it was vnlawful for the Septuagints to chandg them from their proper kind, & to picture them out by the Greek writings for the Greeks vse.

7. Bicause the Septuagints did of purpose conceale many things as judging the gen­tils vnworthy to know them fearing also least they should profane such holy mysteries wherein their consciences told them playnly that their translation was their synne: also they did pervert many things of purpose, ad somthing & infinitely corrupt their transla­tion which was their greeve us sinne.

Hence it followeth that seing the Septuagints translation was so greevous a sinne, therfor the Apostles would never account it holy scripture comming frō the holy ghost & so never approve the vse of it in the Greek Churches.

Againe wee never heard of any other translation before Christ, besides the Septua­gints: or if ther were any, it were vnlawful by the same reasons before vsed against the Septuagints.

Further: ther could be no vse of the Septuagints translation for reading in the Latine Church of the Romanes.

More over the new Testament being not written, none of it till 7.10. or 20. yeeres after Christs death, not all of it till Iohn had written who was the surviver of the Apostles, how could ther bee a translation of the new Testament written during the Apost­les lives?

Besides it is never mentioned that ever any Apostle or Apostolique man or Church, eyther had from the Apostles or vsed by their direction or approbation a translation of any sort, whathoever before the eye in tyme of Spirituall worship: if yea: let it be shewed.

Lastly translations therfor beganne in the Church after the Apostles dayes in tyme of worship, & so were not from the beginning, in respect whereof they are a part of the mystery of iniquity in worship.

Chap. 14. Of other arguments against reading translations in tyme of worship.

1. 1, Thes. 5.21. Try all things, keep that good thing. But no man ignorant of the tongs can try whether the translation be fit or good: & therfor no man ignorant of the tongs can strictly keep or read a translation in tyme of worship.

2. Rom. 14.23. 1. Timoth. 1.4.-7. Heb. 11.6. whatsoever commeth not from fayth is sinne. But no man ignorant of the tongs can of faith vse the translation seing he cannot examyne it whether it be good or bad, & so beleeve or refuse it. Therfore it is not of [Page 12]fayth in him & so it is synne for him to vse it before the eye in tyme of worship.

3. A translation made verbatim from the originalls is absurd by reason of the diffe­rence of the dialects: & therefore vnlaw [...]ull seing it edifieth not. 1. Cor. 14.26. A trans­lation paraphrastical or a paraphrast if it be lawful in time of worship to be read then why not a written sermon.

4. A paraphrast, comētarie or exposition vpon a chapter which contayneth more of the contentes of the originalles & the holy ghostes meaning is vnlawfull to be read in time of worship: therefore a translation of a chapter which contayneth lesse is vnlawful also to be read in time of worship.

5. Levit. 22.22. Malach. 1.8.13.14. Mat. 22.37. Rom. 12.1.2. Psal. 119.45. & 103.1. God wil be served with the best we have. But ther is no one translation the best we have: seing the Lord may in tyme of worship minister better to him that administreth, if hee vnderstand the originalls if he vnde [...]stand not the originalls he hath it not at all: for it is another mans worke: & therefore no one translation written may be read in tyme of worship.

6. Deut. 16 16. 1. Chron 21.24. Eph 4 8. Rom. 12.3. we must worship God with our own not with another mans with that which cost vs som [...]hing not with that which cost vs nothing. But for one ignorant of the tongs to read the trans [...]ation & offer it to God is to offer to God: not he mans labor not his owne: that which cost him nothing but is another mans cost: therfore it is vnl [...]w [...]ull.

7. Reading a translation is not commaunded nor was ever practised by Christ, the Apostles, or th [...] p [...]imitive Chu [...]ches in tyme of worship: & so being devised by man is in the account of vayre worship. Mat. 15.9 & w [...]ll-worship. Col. 2.23. & so a kynd of Idolatry & therefore the translation it selfe before the eye in tyme o [...] worship an Idoll & so hath a curse denounced against the vse of it in tyme o [...] worship. Revel. 22.18. Exod. 20.4.5.

8. A translation being the worke of a mans witt & learning is asmuch & as truly an humane writing as the Apocrypha (so commonly called) writings are: & seing it hath not the allowance of holy men inspired, but is of an hidden authority: it may be justly called Apocryphon, for the signification of the word importeth so much & therefore not [...]o be brought into the worship of God to be read.

9. All the arguments vsed agaynst the reading of homilies & prayers may be applyed [...]gaynst the reading of translations in tyme of w [...]rship As:

• 1. They do st [...]nt or quench the spirit which is contrary to. 1. Thes. 5.19.20. 2 Cor. 3.17.
• 2. They are not the pure word of God & so contrary to Eccles. 12.10. Mat. 15.9.
• 3. They are the private workes of men: contrary to. 1. Cor 12.7.8. 2 Pet. 1.20,
• 4. They are the private openings or interpretations of the prophesies of Scripture: [...]ontrary to. 2 pet 1.20.
• 5. They contradict the giftes bestowed by Christ vppon the Church for the work of [...]e ministery: con [...]trary to. Eph. 4.8.11.12. Act. 2.4. Ioh. 16.7.
• 6 They derogate from the vertue of Christs Ascētion & dignitie of his Kingdome: con [...]ary to Eph. 4.8.
• 7. They blemish Christs bounty to & care of his church. contrary to. Ioh. 14.16.18.26
• 8. They disgrace the Spirit of God setting him to schoole. contrary to. 1: Ioh. 2.27.
• [Page 13]9. They bring into the Church a straunge ministratiō contrary to. 1. Cor. 12.5. & so a new part of the gospel or covenant con [...]rary to, Gal. 3.15.
• 10. They do not manifest the spirit which commeth from within, but manifesteth the lettre which commeth from without. 2. Cor. 3.6.
• 11. Therefore they are not spiritual worship Ioh. 4.24. compared with. 2. Cor. 3▪ 1 [...]. Gal. 5.1. & 4.31.
• 12. Children may read a translation perfectly wel: But children cannot perform a [...] part of Spiritual worship: therfor reading a translation is no part of Spiritual worship.

Quere: whither between the parts of Spiritual worship, that is between prayer, pro­phesying & singing Psalmes, a man may not inte [...]pose the reading of a scripture or chap­ter not intending it as worship, but as a fu [...]ther prepara [...]on to worship.

Chap. 15. Objections for translations answered.

The first Objection.

Rom. 4.3. What fayth the Scripture & then followeth the Septuagints translation Heb. 3.7. The holy ghost faith & then follow the wo [...]des of the Septuagints transla­tion: & it is observed that the Ap [...]stles quote the wordes of the Septuagints translation, not only wher they expound the meaning of the holy ghost: as Heb. 10.5. & Rom. 4.3. Wher the Apostles follow the Septuagints not the Hebrue, but also in their devises be­sides the original: as in the second Caynan Luk. 3.36.37. & in the 75. persons of Iacobs Family, Act. 7.24. where as ther is, but one caynan & 70. person [...] in the Hebrue.

Answer to the first Objection.

If the originals themselves are not to be vsed as helps in tyme of Spiritual worship, as hath been proved then this objection is of no force [...]or translations.

Secondly: if it were of force to bring translations to be read in the tyme of worship [...]t were avay leable thus far even to bring in to the tyme of worship the errors of the [...]ranslations: for so this objection importeth that the Apostles quote the Septuagints [...]rrors, & wheras it is said by some that in the Apostles intention it is no error, sith [...]riting to Theophilus & the Grecians, rather then he would haza [...]d their fayth by [...]aundging the Septuagints errors & corre&ing such an approved Translation, he [...] ought it meet to follow that receaved devise of theirs contrary to the truth the [...]oly Ghost th [...]rein yeelding to mans infirmity as in the cases of Polyga [...]y. & Diverce, [...] fury in the Old Testament: It is thus answered th [...]t the Holy Ghost needeth [...] the lyes of men, to work his work, nor the Septuagints errors to support the fayth [...] [...]heophilus & the Grecians: And this mischeef followeth herevppon that rather [...] the [...]ayth of Theophilus & the Grecians, should be endaungered the credit o [...] the [...] Scriptu [...]es should be hazarded their being found in then such devises errors and c [...]radictions. And further it is t [...]e thing by connivency to passe by sinne [...]s wa [...] the co [...]ation of Polygamy Divo [...]ce & Vsu [...]y: See Act. 17.30. Another thing to translate [...] from a translation into thē original, which is to approve them, & this whosoever [Page 14]affirmeth, speaketh litle lesse then blasphemy.

Thirdly: therfor as Antiehrist hath polluted all Gods ordinances so hath he viola­ted the original criptures: And therfor one Caynan must be put out: For so me auncient copies have it not: & for 75. Ther must be read seaventy all: Pente for Pantes: as Rom. 12.11. Kairo, Kurio, & it is possible easily to mistake so small a matter in copying out any thing as experience teacheth.

Lastly fully to answer the objection whatsoever is good in the Septuagints transla­tion was taken out of the New Testament, & auncient Fathers of the Greek Church: For it is manifest by historyes that the Septuagints translation is lost, & this that goeth vnder the name of the Septuagint is a patchery made out of auncient writings: and therfor the Holy Ghost doth not ayme at the Septuagints Translation at all as is im­ported in the Objection.

The second Objection.

The were Greekes & Grecians: Hellenes: Kai Hellenistai. As may appeare Act. 6. 1. Rom. 1.16. The Greekes were of the Progeny of the Greekes aswel as of the coun­try: The Grecians were Iewes by Progeny, & borne in Grecia: Therfor Paull cal­leth himself an Hebrew of the Hebrewes: Philip 3: 5. Now these Grecians had for­gotten their Language & spake Greek only: And having Synagogues in the Cities where they dwelt, h [...]d the Septuagints translation read vnto them, & the Apostles comming into their Synagogues did approve that act of thei [...]s of reading the translation & so it followeth that reading translations is lawfull in worship.

Answer to the second Objection.

The distiction of Greekes & Grecians is vayne as appeareth by these places compa­ted together: Act. 21.39. & 18.2.24. with Act. 6.1. Philip. 3.5. For Paul was borne at Tarsus in Cilicia, & Aquila at Pontus, & Apollos at Alexandria, And yet are all called Iewes not Hellenists or Grecians: & Act. 6.1. The Helenists murmured against the He­brues, the Helenists did vnderstand the Hebrue tong, & had not forgotten their owne Language.

Secondly: it cannot be proved by Scriptures that the Helenists had the Greek trans­lation read vnto them in the Synagogues, it is manifestly otherwise by the reasons vsed before against the translation of the Septuagints.

Thirdly, the worship of God properly so called of the whole Church of the Iewes▪ was performed in the Holy place at Ie [...]usalem, & so that which was performed in the Synagogue was not properly the worship of the whole Church of the Iewes: but was of that nature that passed between Christ & the Doctors in the temple: Luk. 2.46. com­pared with Act. 17.2.

Fourthly if the Helenists did read the Septuagints translation as a part of ther proper worship hauing forgotten their owne Language, therin were committed these synnes.

1. Forgetting their tong one part of the ceremonial law. Nehem. 13.24.

2. [...]tuting worship in a common tong which was as vnlawfull as sacrif [...]cing a dog

3. Therefore it was a false worship, as it was a false worship to sacrifice an vncleane beaste vnder the law

Lastly if they did reade the Septuagintes translation & the Apostles came in & heard, it doth not follow they did allow it as a parte of the worship of the new testament, no more then they did allow circumcision to be: neither did they in deede giue any allowance vnto it at all, seing they came to the synagogues where was the greatest concourse of people not to worship, but to draw them to Christ, not to approue their doinges but to disproue them.

The third obiection.

Deut: 31.12. the reasons that are alledged for readinge the law are perpetuall, and therfore the law of reading is perpetuall: the morall reasons are, hearing, learning, fearing god, & keepinge his lawes.

Answer to the third objection.

First the law of reading is not moral in the parricular act, but in the equity: for it was commaunded to be done but once in seaven yeare at the feast of tabernacles Deut. 31.10. & if it had been moral in the particular act it should have been from the beginning, (which was not so, seing it beganne with Moses,) & it sh [...]uld continue a [...]ter the end of the world: for moralities endure for ever: But bookes & so reading of bookes shal perish.

Secondly it is morall in the equity, that is, tha [...] all meanes must be vsed to attayne the knowledg of the truth wherof reading is a principall, & yet hence it followeth not that reading is eyther a part or meanes of Spiritual worship: For bookes are things meerely artificiall as are pictures & ymages, Genes. 4.22.

Finally let it be granted that reading is morall it doth not herevppon follow that it is lawfull in tyme of Spiritual worship as a part or help thereto. Seing that reading is sear­ching the Scripture, or preparing to the worship, & not worship it self, & seing that whē a man doth worship, he is not to prepare to worship as he doth that readeth: though I deny not but that one part of worship [...]s a preparation to another.

The fourth objection.

Reading the law was performed in the Synagogue, & it was not tyed to the temple or the holy place, which is an argument that reading is not ceremoniall but morall, for no part of ceremonial worship was performed from the tabernacle or Temple.

Answer to the fourth objection.

The argumēt foloweth not: for although all ceremonial worship was to be performed at Ierusalem Ioh. 4.20, Yet it is so to be construed as intended by the woman according to the lawes direction: namely, of the worship which the Preists performed as sacrificers: [Page 16] [...] may be seen: D [...] ▪ 1 [...].5-7. & vs▪ 11-19. For otherwise some ceremoniall worship; as namely circumcizion was performed any where in the land of Israel, for the males must needes be circumcized at 8. dayes old, & it was impossible to bring the males some of thē 100. miles within eight dayes space. see Chap. 20.

Againe suppose reading the law to be a morall action (which yet is not so) hence it followeth not that reading the law is a part of Spirituall worship or a lawful help ther­to in tyme therof: for by the same reason every morall duty may be made a part or meanes of Spirituall worship, which is absurd, for that is to confound the second table of the lawe, & the dutyes thereof with the first table & the dutyes thereof & the gos­pel with the law.

The fifth objection.

Luk. 4.16. Christ stood vp to read, & read his text, & then preached out of it: Now his actions are our instru&ions: & therfor wee are to read wordes out of a book in tyme of preaching or prophesying.

Answer to the fifth objection.

To this objection many things may be answered.

First in that it was done in the Synagogue by Christ which was neither Preist not Levite, it is an argument [...] it was no proper pa t of the worship of the old testament, but of that nature a [...] was th [...]t [...]crise performed by Christ & the Doctors in tem­ple: so that reading most property is [...]ea [...]ching the scriptu [...]es, which is not worship.

Secondly: Christ had the O [...]g [...]e [...] the Hebrue text of Esay the Prophet, & read or interpreted out of it, for it is doubtfull whither he vttered the Hebrue words or speake the sense of the Hebrue in the Syriac [...] dialect: & therfor from hence reading a transla­tion cannot be concluded▪ but eyther reading or interpreting the originals.

Thirdly: Hence cannot be concluded that manner of p [...]eaching now vsed ehat a man shall taKe his text, & then devide it into parts analysing it Rhetorically, & Logically, collecting doctrynes & vses from every member or argument or word of his text al this while he having his book before his eye [...] to help him at all assayes: a thing wherof I am assured the holy Scriptures yeeldeth no warrant that it may be accounted a part of Spiritual worship: For although the Scriptures may be so handled, & that for very profitable vse, yet that is rather a Scholasticall lecture, then an Ecclesiasticall worship: it is rather an inquisition & searching of the holy Spirits intent and purpose, then pro­phesying.

Lastly: If wee must needes be tyed to this example of Christ (which I see no reason for seing reading was of the Old Testament) then the example of Christ shal bind also thus far, as that the book shal be layde aside, so soone as the text is read, & the book that is vsed shalbe the Originals: which is nothing for vocall but for mental reading, or for in­terpreting, & which I never have thought to contradict, but wherin I am ready to be overruled: For this particular see the Quere in the Chap. 10.

See also the quere Chap. 14. For interposing the reading of the translation between the parts of worship a [...] a further preparation & help to worship succeeding.

Thus much conce [...]ing the answer to Objections made for the lawfull vse of [...] ­lations in tyme of worship.

Chap. 16. Of the lawfullnes of translating the Scriptures. & the vse of translations in our account.

Although before Christs comming it was vnlawful to translate the Holy Originals from their ceremonial tong into any vulgar mother tong: yet the partition wall being now broken downe, translations are lawful & that for these reasons.

Math. 28. Christ commaundeth to goe teach all nations, & therfor all nations may have the Holy Scriptures translated into their owne vernacular tong, that therby they may learne the truth.

The Scriptures are a Creature or ordinance of God: & therfor as it is lawful to pic­ture a man, a byrd a fish, a fowle, an angel vertue or vice, so is ir lawful to picture out or resemble the Hebrue & Greek original Scriptures by any vulgar translation of any tong or Language whatsoever.

Againe as God sent the confusion of tongs as a curse Genes. 11.6.7. so hath he sent the knowledg of the tongs as a blessing, Act. 2.6.8. & bicause the extraordinary know­ledg of the tong is ceased, the ordinary knowledg of them is left for our vse▪ which can never be attayned vnto, but by grammars & dictionaryes whe [...]in the Hebrue words of the old Testament & Greek of the new Testament are interpreted, & if it be lawfull to expresse in our owne tong al the Hebrue & Greek words singly as in Grammars & Dictionarves, then it is lawful so to doe with thē al joyntly in syntaxe, & that is a trans­lation whece it foloweth that translations of the holy scriptures are lawful & necessary.

Further: All the members of the Church cannot possiblie attayne the knowledg of the tongs, which notwithstanding they must endevour to their vtmost. 1▪ Cor. 14.1.5. & seing the Holy Ghost hath commaunded al to try & search & read: 1. Thes. 5.21. Ioh. [...].39. Colos. 4.16, & all cannot trye, search, or read the originals, they must needes have translations & other Theological writings, for their better help to the true vnderstan­ding of the original Scriptures.

Lastly: these places of scripture compared together are sufficient warrant for the law fulnes of translations: Mat. 1.23. Marc, 5.41. 1. Cor. 14, 27.

Now further wee have the translations of Holy Scripture in this account: viz: The translation agreable to the originals.

• 1. Is a secondary Scripture, yet much inferior to the originals.
• 2. It may be read in the Church & sung in times.
• 3. It may be expounded in the Church.
• 4. It may be so vsed as a meanes to prepare vs to spiritual worship.
• 5. That the matter of the translation agreable to the originals is inspired: but not the writing or character.
• 6. That it may be made the ground of our fayth.
• 7. That it may be made an instrument to trye doctryne by.

This wee hold affirmatively: Negatively wee hold thus.

[...]. That reading the English translatinon is no part of the spiritual worship of the new [Page 18]Testament properly so called: viz: o [...] prayer, prophesy, singing of Psalmes.

[...]. That reading the English translation is no lawful meanes or help in tyme of Spiri­ [...]al worship.

3▪ That the worship of the New Testament must not beginne in the book or lettre outwardly: but must proceed originally from the hart & Spirit:

Al other publique & private vses of translations wee allow.

Chap. 17. Concerning the vse of the trans­lations for the hearers.

Hitherto aperteyneth another question: whither the hearers may have their transla­tions or the originals to read or search in tyme of prophesy.

The answer is Negative that it is not lawful for these reasons.

First: the Prophets & Apostles wrote bookes, but did never devide their bookes int [...] chapters or verses: Henry Stephen first made the verses of the new Testament: Seing therfor that chapter & verse were of mans invention, hence it followeth before chapter & verse came in the hearers could not turne to search their bookes in tyme of hearing.

Secondly: the Apostles in quoting testimonyes of the Prophets doe not quote chap­ter & verse, but only say: it is written: by Zachary, by Ieremy. The Scripture saith: The Holy Ghost saith, &c. Therby teaching vs that there is no vse of Chapter and verse for searching in tyme of hearing: For no doubt they preached as they wrote.

Thirdly: never was ther any mention made of any hearer that ever had his booke to search in tyme of hearing.

Fourthly: Searching quotations hindereth attention: for the mynd & affections are distracted from hearing by seeking the places: seing the mynd & hart should follow [...]he voyce of the speaker, as in prayer, so also in Prophefying. Nehem. 8.3.

Lastly manuscripts being few & very deere & large (ther being yet no printing found out) all could not have or bring their bookes, but there is only one kind of true & profitable hearing, eyther all to have bookes and search, or none to ha­ve them:

Seing therfor bringing bookes & searching them in tyme of hearing was not from the beginning: Therfor that also is a part of the mystery of iniquity in hearing the word.

Chap. 18. Of the nature of essence of Spiritual worship & the essentiall causses & kinds thereo:

Thus much concerning the helps of Spirituall wor [...]hip: Now followeth to be considered the nature or essence thereof, which may appeare in two particu­lars: viz:

First in the essentiall causses of Spiritual worship.

Secondly in the proper kinds or parrs of the worship of the new Testament.

The essentiall causses of Spiritual worship are the matter and the so [...].

The matter of Gods worship is the holy Scriptu [...]es which cont [...]neth the word o [...] God, or the Gospel, the subject whereof is Christ Iesus:

The forme or soule that quickeneth it is the Spirit. Colos. 3.16. compared with Eph. 5.18.19.20.

This may be illustrated by the ceremoniall worship of the Old Testament & the es­sentiall causses thereof.

The matter of the ceremonial worship of the Old Testament was the beasts, incense, Oyle, fatt; corne, wine, & the like Creatures wherof the sacrifices, offerings, perfumes, lampes, & bread were made, with al the actions therto aperteyning.

Proportionable hereto is the matter of our spiritual worship Christ Iesus & his merits: the word of God conteyned in the Scriptures which offereth Christ Iesus vnto vs: the seales of the covenant with all the actions therto aperteyning.

The form of the ceremonial worship of the Old Testament consisting in Sacrifices, (besides the manner of doing) appeared in 4. things: two wherof must be absent for the most part viz: honey & leaven: two must alwayes be present: fire & salt: Marc: 9.49. compared with Leuit. 2.11.13, & 9.24. 1. Cor. 5.6 -8.

Proportionable herevnto the forme of our Spiritual worship consisteth in the fire of the Spirit working with the word: Act. 2.3.4. Mat. 3.11. Luk. 12.49▪ 50. & 24.32. 2. Tim. 2.6.7. Ierem. 23.29.

In the salt of sound doctryne & grace. Mat. 5.13. Colos. 4.6.

In the vnleavened bread of synce [...]ity & truth. 1. Cor. 5.8. which was also signified by absence of honey which hath a faculty to leaven.

As the fire came downe from heaven, whe [...]with the sacrifices were off [...]red; Ievit. 9.24 So the holy Ghost like fire came downe vppon the primitive Church, to make their Spiritual sacrifices acceptable: So must it doe also vppon ours: A [...]. 2.3.4.

As the fire was dayly preserved to offer withall. Levit. 6.12 13. & straunge fire might not be offered: Levit. 10.1. So whatsoever worship is offered vp & is not kindled with the Spirit of grace in our harts is abhominable: 1. Cor. 12.7.10. 1. Pet. 2.5.

Hence it followeth that the worship that beginneth in the book or translation commeth not originally from the Spirit, but from the lettre or ceremony, & so is not pro­perly of the new Testament, but of the Old: 2. Corinth. 3.6. If the translation be made by one without, it commeth from a straunge fire, & cannot be accepted, but is subject to a curse.

Thus much of the essential causses: now follow the kinds of Spiritual worship, which are 3▪ Praying, Prophesying, & singing Psalmes: Psal. 50.14 17. 1. Cor. 11.4. & 14 15-17 26. Iam. 5.13. Revel. 19.10.

Therfor praying & prophesying are joyned together as parts of worship: 1. Cor. 11.4 & men must be [...]ncovered at both of them.

Likewise praying & singing Psalmes are put together in the same sense: 1. Cor. 14.15.17. Iam. 5.13. Act. 16.25:

Finally: Prophesying & Psalmes are coupled together for the same purpose, 1. Cor. 14.26.

Prayer is the showing of our requests to: God by the manifestation of the spirit: Phil. [...]. [...]. Rom. 8.26.27. 1 Cor. 14.15.

Singing Psalmes is the shewing of our thanksgiving to God by the manifestation of the spirit. Phil. 4.6. 1. Cor. 14.15-17.

Prophesying is the publishing of the covenant of Grace by the manifestation of the Spirit, Act. 2.4.11.17.18. 1 Cor. 2.4. & 12.7.10. Gal. 3.5. & it serveth specially & prop­erly for them that beleeve: 1. Cor. 14.22. Psal. 50.16.17. & it pleased the Holy Ghost to choose that word to signifie vnto vs, that as the Prophetts by inspiration of the Holy Ghost prophesyed without bookes, so must wee: the difference is in this that thei [...] in­spiration was extraordinary, ours is ordinary. Revel, 19.10.

The matter of all these 3. parts of Spiritual worship is one & the same, viz: Gods word or the Scriptures, yet handled divers [...]y.

In prayer Gods word or the Scriptures are delivered by way of petition in di [...]ection to God, requesting things for vs optatively.

In thanksgiving Gods word or the Scriptures are delivered by way of recompense or [...]etribution to God, indic [...]tiv [...]ly or imperatively.

In Prophesying the word of God or the Scriptures are delivered demonstratively, by way of doctryne, exhortation, consolation, reprehension, & by such like formes.

Howsoever it be handled or delivered the matter is one & the same the manner of delivering different: for whithor we pray, p [...]ophesy or sing, it must be the word or scrip­ture, not out of the book, but out of the hart, 1. Cor. 12.7.11.

The demonstration of the spirit & powre. 1. Cor. 2.4. The manifestation of the spirit 1. Cor. 1▪ 2.7. The ministration of the Spirit. 2. Cor. 3.8. The administring of the spir t. Gal. 3.5. The ministration of the gift. 1. Pet. 4.10. The dispensation of grace. 1. Pet. 4.10. Are al one in effect, & are opposed to the ministery of the lettre or the Ceremoniall worship. 2. Cor. 3 6.

The ministration of the old Testament is called the ministery of the lettre, seing it disp [...]nced the ceremonial & literal ordinances & beganne in the lettre: for the Church, Ministery, worship, Government, Temple, Tabernacle, Cittie, Country, Meate, Drinck, Apparel, Cattel, Fruites of the ea [...]th, &c. Were all literall & ceremonial.

The minist [...]ation of the New Testament is called the ministery of the Spirit: seing it dispenced the true & spiritual ordinances typed by the foresaid literal ordinances, & be­ginee [...] in the spirit originally, though prepared by the lettre. 2. Cor. 3.6 - 8.24.17. com­pared with Revel 10.10.11.

Hence it folleweth that all book worship is Iudaisme, & so Antichristian, & therfore by consequent Idolatry, now vnder the new Test [...]ment.

Thus much of the kinds of Spiritual worship of the new Testament.

Chap. 19. How the worship of the Old Testament did type the Spiritual worship of the new Testament.

The lyteral or typical worship of the Old Testament was performed in two places. viz: eyther in the holy place or in the court.

The Ceremoniall wor [...]hip performed in the holy place did type most properly the worship of the Church of the new Testament which was typed by the holy place. Re­vel. 11.1.2.2. Cor. 6.16. Heb. 8.2. & 9.11. 1. Pet. 2.5.

The worship of the tabernacle or holy place consisted of 3. parts. 1. that which per [...]ey­ned to the brasen altar. 2. that which was performed at the golden altar. 3. that which concerned the table of shew bread: Exod. 37. & 38. compared with Exod. 29.38. Exod. 30.7, 8 & Levit. 24.1-9. Exod. 30.34-38.

At the brasen altar were offered Sacrifices propitiatory & Eucharistical. Levit, 1.3. & 7.1-11 which signified prayer for pardon of syn through Christs sactifice. Heb. 10.4-14 22. & thanksgiving. Heb. 13.15. compared with Hose. 14.3. & prophesying or pu­blishing the gospell: Gail. 3.1. For in Preaching Christ is as it were ana­tomized.

At the golden altar was offered the sweet perfume which signified prayer & thanks­giving. psal. 141.2. Revel. 8.3.4. & by proportion. Nomb. 16.46-48 Apoc. 5.8-14. & preaching the gospel, 2. Cor. 2.14-16.

Vppō the table of shewbread, was the candlestick, & twelve loaves of vnlevened bread with incense: vppon every one of them, which had this signification.

The Candlestick with his 7. lamps burning with oile olive continually d [...]est e [...]ning & morning by Aaron & his sonnes, Levit. 24.1-9. Signified that the Church (which [...] the golden Candlestick. Apoc. 1.20. Zach. 4.) by his seaven lamps, that is the ma [...]d gifts of the Spirit, Revel. 4.5. Zach. 4.6. d [...]est by Aaron & his sonnes, that is the doc [...]yne of the Church, being kept pure, & caused to thine bright by the Prophets of the chu [...] Mat. 5.14.15. nourished & fed continually with oile olive, that is taught dayly by the [...] ­rit, Zach. 4.14. Revel. 11.4. doth continually give light, instruction & direction to a [...]l [...]er members. Psal. 119.105. Mat. 5.16. 2. Pet. 1.19.

The shewbread with incense therevppon afterward burnt vppon the golden altar, Levit. 24.7.9. Signified that the twelve tribes that is the Church continua [...]ly p [...]esent before the Lord are accepted through Christs perfume, Revel. 8.3.4. are fed wi [...]h Christ Iesus the true bread of life, Ioh. 6.35. are enlightened by his word & Spiritt, which are the true lamps of knowledg, Revel. 4.5.

Chap. 20. Of that which was performed in the court.

A [...] the holy place with the altar & Preists did properly Signify the Church, worship, & Saynts, Revel. 11.1. 1. Pet. 2.5, vnder the new Testament: So the cou [...]t without the ho­ly place whither al the people came & the typical service performed ther, did signify the confused assemblies of Antichristian persecuters & their ceremonial worship, Revel 11▪ 2 which the Spirit in that place caleth gentils or heathen in those respects.

The parts of typical service performed in the court were reading & Musick, whe [...]ein the Levites were cheef agents, Deut. 31.9. 1. Chron. 16.4. compared with vs. 7.37.39-42. & Chap. 25.1-6-31. Nehem. 8.7-9.18. & 9.3-6. Though the P [...]eisis also & any of the people might read & fing, Mat. 23.2.3. Luk. 2.46. & 4.16.17. Act. 13.14.15. Nehem. 8.8. Marc. 14.26.

The Scriptures read & tuned Musically were, prophesies, prayers, thanksgivings, 1. [Page 22]Chron▪ 25.1-6. Deut. 31.10, & 2. Chron. 34.30. Psal. 7 [...]. for prophesies for instru&ion. 1. Chron. 16, 7-36. Psal. 146.147.148.149, 150. compared with Revel. 19, 1-8, For thanks­givings: Psal. 102. the title, & 92. title, for prayers.

As Musicall Instruments & playing vppon them was typicall, bicause it was Artificiall: So reading of a book was typicall also bicause it is meerely Arti­ficiall,

Hence it followeth that reading prophesies was a type of prophesying, reading pray­ [...]rs a type o [...] praying, & eading thanksgivings a type of praising God or thankfulnes

To conclude: as it followeth not that seing prayers were read in the old testament [...]s prayers, th [...]or wee may read prayers now: for prayers no more doth it follow that [...]hough in the old testament they read Psalmes & prophesies, we may doe so now: name­ [...]y, in the tyme of worship, or a [...] parts, or helps of Spiritual worship, properly so called.

Therfor as the auncient brethren of the Seperation have taken all books from before [...]he eye in tyme of prayer, so doe wee take all bookes from the eye in tyme of prophe­ [...]ying & singing: & that by the same reason they being al equally excellent parts of Spi­ [...]tual worship, for God is asmuch honoured in prophesying & Psalmes, as in praying & [...]ey all of them remayne in the triumphant Church in heaven: even as they were all [...]rac [...]ised by Adam in Paradise before his fal: & therfor are properly moral, & Spiritual worship.