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Show Pamg. OF A CHRISTIAN C/M‘D.4.I, COMMON-WEALTH." 01141;.41. of eating the Pia/21ml! Lmbe, it is manifeflly imitated in the Sacrament of the Lord: Supper, in which the Breaking of the Bread, and the pouring out of the Wine, do keep in memory our deliverance from the Mifery of Sin, by Chrifis Paflion, as the eating of the Pafchall Lambe, kept in memory the deliverance of the Jewes out of the Bondage of Egypt. CHAP. XhLII. Seeing therefore the authority of Mofes was but fubordmate, and hee butaLieutenant to God; it followeth, that Chrifl , whofe 0f Powen ECCL'EstAsrteALi. authority , as man, was to bee like. that of _Mofes, was no more but fubordinate to the authority of his Father. The fame is more expreffely fignified, by that that hee teacheth Us to pray, Our Father, Let t/Iy Kingdom: come; and,For 117i"; onofour Saviour, into two parts; one before the Converfion is the ngdome, the Power, and the Glory; and, by that it of Kings, and men endued with Soveraign Civill Power; the other after their Converfion. For it was long after the Afcenfion, before any King, or Civill Sovetaign embraced, and. publiquely allowed the teaching of Chrifiian Religion. is faid, that Hee [hall come. in (/1: Glory if [71: Father; and by that which St. Paul faith, ( I Car. 15. 24.) than (ommet/a the end, wlym lice flmi/ have delivered rip the Kingdom: to God, mm the Fat/Mr, and by many other molt expreife laces. _ ‘ _ 0716' 4m} "39 Our Saviour therefore, both In TCflChlnS , and RCIgnIHg . [am God is reprefcnmll (.35 Mofes did) the Perfon of ‘God, which God tbs Parfait reprejemtd b) from that time forward, but nOt hefore , is called the Father; Males, and b Cbrifl. Or the underflanding ofPov v ER Ec c L s s I A s T 1 c A L L,what, and in whom it is,we are to difiinguiih the time from the Afcenfi- and being {till one and the fame lubfiancc, is one l'erlon as reprefented by Moles, and another Perfon as repreientcd by his Sonne the Chrift. For Perfim being a reltttivctoa Rrprtfcmzr, it is confequent to plurality of Reprelenters, that there bet a plurality of Perfons, fiance. though or one and the lame Sub- And for the time between, it is manifeft, that the Power Eccle- 0fthe Holy fizz/had], was inthe Apoftles; and after them in fuch as were by Spirit thntfél them ordained to Preach the Gofpcll, and to convert men to 0" "'9 "P" Chriltianity, and to direet them that were converted in the way 6" of Salvation; and after thefe the Power was delivered again to Others by thefe ordained, and this was done by Impofition of hands upon {itch as were ordained; by which was flgnified the givingof the Holy Spirit, or Spirit of God, to thofe whom they ordained Miniflers of God, to advance his Kingdome. So that Inipoiition ofhands, was nothing elfe but the Seal of their Commillion to Preach Chrift , and teach his Doétrine; and the giving of the Holy Ghoft by that ceremony of Impofition of hands, "as an imitation of that which Moles did. For Mofes ufed the lame ceremony to his Minilter jolhua, as wee read thttrwmmy 34.. ver. 9. Am! Iaflmdtbe $071 of Nim was full of the 5/21er of I'm/dome; fur Majer had laid Ink I/ima'r upon him. Our Saviour therefore between his Refurretftion, and Afcenfion, gave his Spirit to the Apollles, firft, by Brent/1mg on them, and jayng, a 101m 20. 22.) Receive yet the Holy Spirit; and after his Attention (Ad: 2. 2, 3.)by fending down upon them , a mig/JI] wma', .mn' C/o'vm tongue: of fire; and not by Impofition of hands, as neither did God lay his hands on Mofcs: and his Apoltles attemxird, tranlinitted the fame Spirit by Impofition of ands, as Mofes did to jothua. So that it is manifef't hereby, in whom the Power Eccleiiafiicall continually remained,in thofe firft times, where there was nOt any Chriitian Common--wealth-,namely, in them that received the fame from the Apofiles, by fucceffive laying on ofhands. Here wee have the Perfon of God born now the third time . 0mg Trinifor as Mofes, and the High Priefts, were Gods Reprefentative ,y. in the 01d Teitament; and our Saviour himfelfe as Man, during his abode on earth: So the Holy Ghofl, that is to fay, the Apo- fiies, and their fucceflbrs, inthe Office of Preaching, and Teach" mg. |