with him in his own Ordinances, and inftitutions with an ingenuous contempt of humane inventions in divine worship, and fervice; and though legall Ordinances are not only changeable, but actually changed and abolished; yet there is fomething mo, rall and unchangeable in this fecond Com mandement, which is attendance upon, and obfervance of the Inftitutions and appointments of God. It is an immutable The immuLaw that we should give God that worship table Law which is due unto him, expreffe our faith of the fe in him, and love to him by a fpirituall ufe cond Commandeof fuch means and Ordinances as he himself ment. fhould from time to time appoint. The due acknowledgement of Gods immensity, and infinite Majefty in our attendance on the Inftituted means of Worship is clearly oppofed to the Image-worjhip in the 40th. Chapt of-Ifaiah, and firft Chapter to the Romans; and therefore the infide and compafs of this fecond Commandement is fpirituall, though the words of it are so comprehenfive as to take in ceremoniall as well as Evangelicall worship. For Reverend Divines have made it cleare, that though the fecond Com.mandement be morall in regard of its fubStance and generall nature which containes the immutable Law above mentioned, yet in regard of its particular application to thofe fignificant Ceremonies, Sacrifices and. Sacraments which God did appoint, we A a 4

fay,

the morali

Air Shep- fay, all Ceremoniall Institutions are referred heard of unto, and comprehended under the second morall Commandement of God. See Mr. Shepheard in his excellent Treatife of the mo rality of the Sabbath. pag.24.40, 41.

ty of the Sabbath.

III.

commande

3, The third Commandement prescribes The third a reverend ufe of all the Titles, Properties, Works, and Ordinances of God with Spirituall understanding and affection, with faith, reverence, love, joy, fincerity and thankfulnesse in thought, word, and life.

ment.

ment.

4. In the fourth Commandement we are IV. not only required to reft, but to fanctifie The fourth a reft to Jehovah. If then we find the Commande- Titles, Properties, Works of Jehovah given to Chrift and his holy Spirit in the Old and New Teftament, we must conclude that Chrift and his holy Spirit are to be worShipped in the fame Ordinances with the fame Jpirituall and divine worship, which is due to God the Father.

The scope of Law and Gospell is to The Scope bring us unto God by the Mediation of of the Law Chrift and affiftance of the Spirit, that we and Gospel. may reft upon Chrift for juftification, walk and grow up in Chrift in the progrefs of our fanctification for our everlasting fatisfaction. Our business therefore is to avoid thofe two dangerous Rocks upon which so many split and suffer fhipwrack in this tempeftuous age, namely the Rock of neglecting duties in the courfe of our

Two dan gerous Rocks.

fancti

10.

fanctification, and the Rock of resting in Duties which overthrows our juftificati- Beware of on. We must labour by all means appoin. neglecting ted by God to gaine a fpirituall, Practicall, duty, or resting in duexperimentall knowledge of the love of ty. Iefus Chrift, a knowledge which furpaffes Experi all intellectuall knowledge, an affectionate mentall knowledge which is felt in the heart, but knowledge, Eph.3. 19. cannot be comprehended in the braine.This Phil.3.8. is the right Evangelicall knowledge, which 10. prepares a man for fpirituall and Evange- Phil.1. 9, licall worship, for heavenly Communion 10,11. Col.1.91 with Father, Son, and holy Ghoft in all Gofpell difpenfations, and Gospell Conver- Gal.2, 20. fation, that he may come to be enriched with the unfearchable riches of Chrift, and filled with all the fulness of God. For this Canfe (faith the Apostle, and well he might) I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift; mark the strain, it is purely Evangelicall: that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be Strengthened with might by his [Spirit ]That [Chrift] may dwell in your hearts: Here are all the three co-effentiall Perfons; but how may this be obtained? And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge: to know it in my heart, to beleeve it with my heart, to feele it in my heart, because the love of God is fhed abroad in my heart by the holy Spirit. But what shall I gaine by this? Why the Apoftle goes on;

That

That ye may be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephef.3.14,16,17,19. The great defign of the Apostle was to be found in Chrift, having the righteousness which is of God through the faith of Chrift (without pleading his own righteoufneffe, which is of the Law) for his juftification; And to have a Spirituall and Practicall knowledge of Chrift groun. ded upon a deep and affectionate experience of the vertue of Chrifts Death, and Resurrecti on in his own foule, Phil. 3. 9, 10. that he might be thereby encouraged and provoked to press forward in the course of Sanctification, toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Chrift Jefus, v.14. that his faith might act in all holy services. Fullifying Faith is the fuftifying faith is the Principle of Evange Principle of licall Worship, and Gofpell-converfation. Evangeli, Grace be to you, and peace from him which is, cal worship which was, and which is to come, and from Rev.1.4.5, the feven * fpirits which are before his throne, Rev.5.8,9 and from Jefus Christ, who loved us and wa10,13. fhed us from our fins in his own bloud: And * Bona hath made us Kings and Priefts unto God, Theologia and his Father; to him be glory and dominigratia & on for ever and ever. Amen. Rev.1.4,5,6.

6.

non fert ut

pax Evan

The hearts of true beleevers are golden gelica ab vials full of odours and incenfe, faith and Angelis love, fincerity and zeale, felfe-denyall and poftuletur Alcafar. thankfulneffe, humility and godly reveCol.2 18. rence: and the beliefe of their redemption Rev 19.10 by the blood of Chrift moves them to ac

Rev.22.9.

know

our Redee

knowledge the divine power of their Re- The divine deemer, and to give him divine worship. Power of The Angles, Elders, People all joyne, even mer is acten thousand times ten thousand, and thou- knowledg fands of thousands in this acknowledgement; ed by Saints Worthy is the Lamb that was flaine to receive and Angels power, and riches, and wisdome, and strength,

and honour, and glory, and bleffing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and fuch as are in the fea, and all that are in them heard I Saying, Bleffing, glory, honour, and power be unto him that fits upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the foure beafts faid Amen, And the foure and twenty Elders fell down and worshipped him that li veth for ever and ever, Rev.5.8,9,10,11,12, 13,14. We must be brought to the know- The mystery ledge and faith of the Son of God before of godliness ever we can be wife unto Salvation. 2 Tim. 3.15. Isa. 53.11. Joh. 3.14,15. Gal.2.20. When once we come to beleeve the love of The Catho Chrift,then we love, adore, obey Father, Son, like Faith, and holy Spirit after an Evangelical manner. fhip. All the Fundamentall Articles of our faith See Dr. have reference unto Chrift as the Foundati- Uther his on, because they are all fuch as concern his learned fer Father, his Spirit, his Incarnation, Media- monof the unity of tion, or his Church, and the benefits which faith. the Church receives from him. And in like manner all our worship is directed unto Father, Son, and Spirit as one God by the

and wor