Bible. Psalms CL -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800; Church of England -- Sermons; Sermons, English -- 17th century
Heere then all the three diuers lines (_praise God in his Saints, praise
God in his sanctitie, praise God in his sanctuarie_) meet in one
centrie; namely, God is to be praised in his sanctuarie for his
sanctitie conferred vpon his Saints, whereby they shined as [cm]lights
in this heauen on earth, and shine like [cn]starres in that heauen of
heauen. If I were not (according to the text and the time) foreward to
prosecute the Gunpowder men, as the more dangerous enemies of God and
his Gospell, I might vpon this ground take vp the bucklers against
idle _Nouelists_, vtterly condemning the _festiuals of holie Saints_,
established in our Church by good order of law. Their principal
obiection is taken out of _Pauls_ Epistle to the Galathians, chap. 4.
verse 10. _Yee obserue dayes and monethes, and times and yeares, I am
afraid of you, lest I haue bestowed vpon you labour in vaine._ To which
answere is made, that there is a [co]foure-fold obseruation of
{Naturall.
{Politicall.
daies {Ecclesiasticall.
{Superstitious.
Of all which onely the superstitious is condemned, as _Aretius_ and
_Illiricus_, and [cp]other Protestant Diuines vpon the place. Now the
superstitious obseruation is either _Iudaicall_ or _Idolatricall_; it is
apparant that _Paul_ meant the first hereof especially, [cq]because the
Galathians after they were conuerted vnto Christ, were seduced by false
teachers vnto the ceremonies of the Iewes, as concerning the Sabbaths &
the new Moones, and the like, the which were figures of Christ and had
their end in him.[cr] _Are yee so foolish, that hauing begun in the
spirit, yee would now be made perfit by the flesh?_ As for
_Idolatricall_ obseruing of times, it is granted easily that the
_Pagans_ (in dedicating feasts vnto false gods, and in making
[cs]differences of daies dismall and fortunate, either by curious arts,
or by particular fansies, or popular obseruations) are worthily reputed
superstitious. And the [ct]_Papists_ also (solemnizing holie daies of
the Saints in their Churches with idolatrous worshipping of the
creatures, and their Images: and out of their Churches with Epicurelike
belly-cheere, reuelling, & idlenesse) _turn againe to the beggarly
rudiments and fashions of the world_: But the festiuals of England
(celebrated according to the doctrine and Iniunctions of our Church) are
verie farre from these and all other kindes of superstition. [cu]For
then is God truly worshipped in the publike congregation, I say the
true God is truly praised in his true Saints; on our holie daies the
sacraments are rightly ministred, the Scriptures are fruitfully read,
the Word is faithfully preached; all which are maine meanes to withdraw
men not only from superstition and idolatrie, but also from all sortes
of error and impietie whatsoeuer.
[Sidenote cm: _Philip 2. 15._]
[Sidenote cn: _Dan. 12. 3._]
[Sidenote co: _Illiric. in Galat. 4._]
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