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A golden chaine: or, the description of theologie : containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word ..

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prooues at large from the third chap, to the 9. and of him we are to confider
ihcfe foure points.The firft ,whatis the of^ce of Chnfls pricHhood. x/»/.The
office of Chriffs prieff hood ff ands in tlirce things : I. to teach doftrine , and
therefore he is called the highfriefl ofcHrprofe//7of7,thAtis,ofthQ Gofpel which
we profeffe , becaufe he is the author and Doiftour of the fame. II. to offer ^*'^'^"^*''*
vp hirafclfc vnto hisfithcr in the behalf ofman,for the appeafino; of his wrath
forfinne. III. to makerequeff or interceflion to God the father, that he
would accept thefacrifice which he offered on the croffe for vs . The fecond
point is, Accordmg to which nature he was a prieff: whether in his manhood,
or in his godh.ead;,or both togither ? Jft/. The ofhce of his prieffhood is per- ^

formed by him accordmg to both his natures : and therefore he is a priefl not
as the Papiff s would haue him , according to his manhood onelv, but as he is
both God and man : for as he is a Mediatour, Co is he a prieil : but Clirift is a
jMed>aroiir according to both naturcs:cach nature doingthat which IS peculi-
ar to \t,Sc conferring fomething to the worke ofredcmption: and therfore he
-is a pnefl as he is both God and man. The diird point, Aftei what order he is
ii pnefl ? /Inf. The Scripture mentioneth two orders of priefis : the order of
Leui,andtheordcrofMekhifcdcck.Chrifl wasnot aprieft after the order
of Aaron : andyetnotwithffanding in that priellhood were many notable
jites whereby the prieflhoodc of our Sauiour C hull: was refemblcd , and
V^e may note fiuccfpecially. Fu-ft intheannointing^of the high priefi.?, as of

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EKod.19.7. Aaron and his fonnes after hiin,oile was poured on his head, and it ran down
P&1.115.1. fQ tPjg yery edge of his garments , whereby wa§ %nified that Chrift the true
Ffal.4y.7. high prieft was annointed rcith the oj/le ofgladnejfe aboue hit felles, xhzt is,that
his manhoode was filled with the gifts and graces of God , both in mcafurc,
Exod.»8.2. number,and degree aboue all men and angels. Secondly, the fumptuous and
gorgious apparell wliich the high Prieft put on , when he came into the ftn-
ftuarie , was a figne of the rich and dorious robe of Chrifts righteoufhefle,-
which is the puritie and inte^ritie of his humanenature and of his hfe. Third- '
ly , the (peciall parts of the nigh Priefts attire were, firft the Ephod , the two
E xo d.aSajsii; moulders whereof had two onyx ftones , whereon vyere cngrauen the names
*? • of the twelue tribes of Ifrael : iixe names on the one ftoiie , and fixe on the o-
ther,as ftones of remembrance of the children of Ifrael to God wardrfccond-
Iy,the brcftplate of iudgement like the worke of the Ephod, wherein were fct
twelue ftones according to the names of the children of Ifrael , grauen as fig-
nets euery one after his name.Now by thefc two ornaments were figured two
things in Chriftrby the firft , that he carries all the Eled on his fhoulders, and
fupports them by his fpirit fo log as they are in this world, againf I the world,
the nefh,and the deuill.By the fecond,tnat Chrift our high prieft beeingnow
in his fanftuarie in heauen,hath in mcmorie all the Eleft , 6c their very names
arc written as it were in tables of gold before his face , and he hath an cfpcciall
loue vnto them and care ouer them , Vpon this ground the church m the
Canticles praies on this manner, Set me Oi afeale on thy heart, a^d an djignet vp-
hath our feuerall names written in pretious ftones before his face , though he
be now in heauen and wc on earth: and that the particular eftatc of euery one
of vsis both knowne and regarded of him. Againe , God gaue to Mbfes the
ZJrim and Thummim , which was put on the breaftplate of the high prieff,
-when he was to aske counfell from God ofthings vnknownc,bcf ore the mer-
cie feat,whence God gaue anfvver. What the Vrim and Thummim was, it is
not knowne : and it is like it was not made by any art of man , but giuen by
God ; and how it was yi^t^ wc can not tell : but yet the fignification of the
words affoardeth matter of meditation. Z-^r/w fignifies /t^/^/j , and Thummim
figm^cs perfe^ionf . And by this a further matter was prefigured in Chrift,
who hath the perfit Vrim and Thummim in his breaft : firft , becaufe in him
C6tof[Ii.j. are hidde all the treafures of wifdome and knowledge : fecondly , becaufe he
reueales to his Church out of his word fuch things as none can know but the
PTaUiM children of God: as Dauid faith, Thefecret of the Lordis reuealed to them that
ff h 1.17. feare him. And for this caufe the fpirit of Chrift is called the jpirit ofreifdome
c^or. j.sa. andreueUtion-.^Vid thejpirit ofCJod,wherehy we k»6w the things that are ^men vn-
to vs ofgod:z% namely, our ele^lion, vocation, iuftification, and fanftification
in this lifc,and our etcmall glorification after this life:yea to euery member of
Chrift within his Church ne giuesafpeciall fpirit of reuclation out of the
word ., whereby he may know that God the fiithcr is his father ; the fbnne the
redeemer, his redeemer *, and the holy Ghoft his fan£tifier and comforter.
Laftly,thc high prieft had a plate on his forehead , and therein was cngrauen
I5x«i i%,f. the hoUnes oflehoHah'\kix% fignified the holines of Chrift;for as he is God,he is

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holines it felfetand as he is man^he is moft Iiolv, becing faiK^ificd by the holy
Ghofl for this cnde, that he might couer our finnes and vnrightecufnes , with
his righteoufnes and holy obedience.

The fecond order ofpricfthood is the order of Mekhifedcckjof which or-
der Chrirt was , as Dauid faith, Thou art a prieflfor euer after the order of Mel- Hs6.7>
chifedeckj and that in two fpcciall refpet^s. I. Melchifedeek was both a pneft
and a king: fo was Chrifh 1 1. Melchifedeek had neither father nor mother,
becaufe hishiftorieisfet downevvith mention of neither ;folikewiie Chi ill as
he is Godjhad no mother; andas he is man , he had no father. The Papiils a-
uouch Chrift to bea prielt of this order in a new refped, in that as Mtkhife-
deck offered bread and wine,when Abraham came h'om the flaiiditer of the Gen.t4.1t.
Kin»s: (b(fay they)ChriH;in his lafl: flipper did offer his owne bo die & blood
ynder the formes of bread and wine. But this is a friuolous deuice of theirs :
for if we read Hebr. 7. where this point is handled , there is no comparifon at
all made of their two facrifictS; but the refemblances before named aie fet
downe,in which,perfon is compared with perfon Againe,it is not faid in Gc-
jpefis that Melchifedeek offered facrihce', but thathe brought forth bread and Protuiitnc;^
wine,and made a feafl to Abraham and his companie. And if Chrifl: fhould^ ^"'^^
be of the order of Melchifedeek , in regard of the offering of bread and wine,
yet would this make much againft the Papifts . For Melchifedeek brought
forth true bread and true wine>but in the facrifice of the malfe there is no tiue
breadnor true wine:but(asthey fay)ihereall bodie and blood ofChnft vnder
the forme of bread and wine.

The fourth point is , whether there be any more reall pricfls of the newc
Teftament belide Chrifl or no ? A^f. In the old teftament there were many
priefts one following another in continnall fiiccedion , but of ihe new Teita-
xnent there is one onely reall priefl,Chrift lefus God and man , and no more:
as the author of the Hebrewes faith , becaufe he endurethfor euer, he hath An e- ^^^'f^'
nerhMing ^rieflhoode : and the word tranOated [/fierlafiwg] iignifieth fuch a '^'^c5'^^'
priellhood, which can not paiTe from him to any other , as the priefll.ocd of ''^''''°
Aaron did. And therefore the prieflhood ofChriff is fo tied tohis oune per-
fbn,diat none can haue the fame but he; neither man nor angd,nor any other
creature,no notthe Father nor ihe holy Ghoft. But the facloursof the chijich
of Rome will fay , that Chrilf may liaue men to be his deputies in his (lead to
offer f;icrifice./f';^We muff coiifickr Chi ill two waies: I. as he is Co\^^. I Las
he is Mediatour. As he is GcmX with the fvuhcr and with the holy Ghoff, he
..hath Kings and Magi Urates to be his deputies on earth : and therefore they
are called Elohimy that 'n,gods. But as he is Mediatour , and (o confequentiy a ^ ^^'^^^
prieff and aKing,he hath neither deputie nor vicegerent; neither king to rule
in his 0;ead ouer his Church, nor pricfl to offer facrihce for him : nay he hath
no Prophet to be his deputie, as he is the doifteur of the Church. And there-
fore he faith to his difciples; be not called AoCioxs, fcr omisyoi r doSior.luAQcd- ^.^^^
he hath his miniffers to teach men his wikbut a deputie to offer facrifice in his
itead he hath not. And therefore we may with good confcience abhorre the
mading pricOhood of the church of Rome, as a thin2; fetdicd fro the bottom
f£hell : and their mafling prJeils as inflruments of Satan ; holding this for a
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very truth , that vvc haue but one onely prieft euen Chrlfl hitnfelfe Goc? andl
man. indecde all Chriftians are pneibto offer vp fpirituall (acrifice : but it i$
the propertie of Chrift alone to offer an outward andrcall (acrifice vnto God
now in the new Teftament.

Thus much of the firft point who is the prieft.The fecond followcthrwhat
is the facnfice. A^/jp. The facrificc is Clirift, as he is man,or the manhoode of

aor thisod- thrift crucified . As the priefl is both God and man *, fo the facrifice is man,

head. » not God.So It IS {aide,we dXcfa-Mifiedl-y the offering of the bodyofleftts Chrifl,

Hei>.io.to. Touching this facrifice , fiindrie queftions are to be skanned. The firft , what
kind of (acrifice it was ? Anf. In the old teftament there were two kinde of (a-
cnfices : one, propitiatorie which (erucd to fatisfie for (inne ; the other eucha-
rifticall fxjrpraifc and thankfgiuing. Now the facrifice of Chrifl was a facri-'

lob 1.8. ' fice propitiatorie fpecially prefigured by the typical (acrifice, called the whole
burnt offering ; for as it was all confiimed to allies vpon the altar , and turned
itnto fmoke,fo the fire of Gods wrath did feaze vpon Chrifl on the crofre,and
did conftjme him as it were to nothing to make vs fomething.Sccondly ,when
Noe offered an whole burnt offering after the flood, it is faide, Godfmelled a

<;en.s.>i, foHour of reft : not becaufe he was delighted with the fmcil of the facrificc, but
bccaufe he approoucd his faith in Chrifl. And hereby was figured, that,

rph.^.a. Chrifl vpon the croffe was an offering, 6c a/acrifice of afweetefmelhngfauotir
vnto God: becaufe God was well pleafcd therewith . Now whereas Chni^ was
content wholly to offer vp himfelfe to appeafe the wrath of his father for vs:it
roufl teach vs to giue our bodies and foules, as holy,liuing,and acceptable (a-
crifices, wholly dedicating them to theferuice of God.

The fecond qncflion is,how^ oftChrifl offered himfelfe ? ty^nf.Oncc onc-
.^ o I V ^"*^ ^^ more.This mufl be held as a principle of diuinitie:^//^ once offertn^
hathhe confecratedfor euer , them that are fan^tfed : a.v\A a^^iinc yChrif} wm once
^** ' offered to take atvay theftnnes of many. And it ferueth to ouerlhrow the abomi-
nable (acrifice of the maffe , inwhich the true bodie and blood ofChrift is of-
fered vnder the formes of bread and wine,reallv and fubftantially(as they (ay)
for the rcmiffion of the finnes of the quicke and the dead , and that continual-
ly: but if this vnbloodie facrifice of Chrifl be good , then it is cither the con-
tinumg of that which was begunne on the croffe by Chrift himfelfe , or
the iteratioirof it bv the mafle priefl. Now let Papifts chufe whether of thefe
two they will : if tliey f ly it is the continuing of the (acrifice of Chriff , then
they fpeake outragious biafphemie : for it is in effe£l to fay, that Chrifls (acri-
fice was not perfe cd by the maffepiiefl to the end of the world. If they afHrme the fecond,that it
is an iteration or Chriffs Iacrifice,then alfb they fpeake blafphemie:for hereby
they make it alfb an imperfit facrifice, becaufe it is repeated and iterated : for
vponthis ground doth the author to the Hebrues prooue, that the facrifices
of the old teftament w^ere imperfit , becaufe they were daily offered. And
whereas they fay thei-e be two kinds offacrifices,one bloody once onely offe-
red vpon the crolfeithe other vnbloody, which is daily offered, I an(vvTr,that
this difliniflion hath no ground out of Gods word : neither was it knowne to

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of the Creede, Chrifts facrifice, 353

The thirc! qucftion Is^ what n the fruit ofthis facrifice ? a^;;/ The whole
effedl thereof IS contained in thcfe foure things: I. the oblation of Chnft pur-
geth the beleeuer from all his finncs whether they be originall or adlualh fo it
is (aid, If we n>alke in the light, yve hanefellorvjhip one with anothey : and the blood of^-^°^-^-7*
Jeffs Chnsl his fonnepnrgeth vsfom all^nne : whether they be finnes of omi(Ii-
on in regard of our duties; or of cominiflion in doing euiil. 1 1, the oblation
feruethfor the iuftifying ofaiiniier before God, as Paul faith, J-Va^re itifttfied Rcm.j^o,
by his hlood,and are reconciled to God by his death. This being here remembred, '
that in the paffion of Chrifl we include his legall obedience , whereby he ful-
filled the la AT for vs. 1 1 1, the ablation of Chriil: ferues X.o purge mens confci-
cnces from dead workes ; How much more thenjhall the blood ofChrifl, which
through the eternalljpirit offered himfelfe without Jpot to god,pHrge your confcten- ^^«^•i'-'4.
cesfom dead works tofertte the lining God. I V. the oblation of Chrift procures
vs libertie to enter to heauen , 'By the blood ofChrifi lefm we mciy be bold to en- Heb.io.ao.
ter into the holy f lace, by the n£W andlming way which he hath prepared for vs
throtigh the vaile , that is, hisflejh. By our finnes there is a partition wall made
betweene God and vs : but Chrifi; by offering himfelfe vpon the crolfe, hath
beaten downe this wall , opened heauen , and as it vvere,tramcd the way witli
his ovvne blood,whereby we may enter into the kingdome of God,and\vith-
out the which we can not enter m at all.

The lart quertio is,how this facriHcc may be applied to vs. Anr.T\\Q meanes
of applying this (acrifice be two: I. the hand of G od which offereth. 1 1, the
han-d of the beleeuer thatreceiueth the facrifice offered . The hand of God
wherby he offereth vnto vs his benefit,isthe preaching ofihe word,& the ad-
miniftrationof the Sacraments,baptifme,and the Lords fupper:and.\\ her efo-
cuerdiefe his holy ordinances arc rightly adminiibed and put iiipradjfe,.
there the Lord puts forth his hand vnto vs , and offereth mort freely the ver-
tue and benefit of the death ofChriff: . And then in the next place commeih
the hand of the beleeuer whichis f nth in the heart ', which , when God cffe-
teth,doth apprehend and receiuc the thing ofl^eredjand make it ours.

The third thing to be (poken of is , the altar whereon Chrift offered him-
felfe . The altar was-not the cro(le,but rather die godhead ofChrift . He was
both the prieff ,the ficrifice, and the altar:lhe facnfice^as he is man;thcprieff,
as he IS both God and.marr; theakar,as he is Gc :l.The propertie of an aitar,is
to fanclifie the facnfice:as Chriil faith, ye fool\; aMdblind,whether is greater the ., ,
ojfnn ^ifieth himfelfe as he was man:.and f A(fr(?/Jrf(faith he) for their fakes fnclife I ioh.17.1s1.
wy ^elfehy doing two things : L hy fetting apart the manhood to be a fanifice
vnto his father for our finnes. I L by giumg to this lacrifice merit or efh'ca-
lie to deferue at Gods hands remiffion ofour finnes : the manhood of Chrid
v.'ithoat the Godhead hath no vertuenor efficacie in it leife to be a meritori-
ous facrifice : and therefore the dignitie and excellencie which 11 hath is deri-
ued thence. As for the chalkieand flonie altars of the Church of Rome,
they are nothing els but the toyes of mans braine. Chriii himfelfe is the one-
Jy reall altar of the new teffiiment. And in (lead of altars which were vnder the
fojWc hauicsiow the Lordstable wheion we^celebrate the Sacrament of his

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bodie and blood, to fbcw forth his death till he come.

Luk.4.1]?. The fourth point is , concerning the time of Chrifts oblation , vvhich he

himfclfe calleth the acceptable yeare of the Lord; alluding vnto an other ycre

Lev.ijr.io. vndcr the law called the yeare of lubilc , which was euery fiftie yearc among ,
the lewes, in which at the found of a trumpet all that had Ctt or fold their poG»
feflions recciued them againe : all that were bondmen werethen fet at libertie.
This lubile was but a figure of that perfe tained by Chnflspaflion, which was not temporaric dcliuerance fbrcucry
fiftie yeare , but an eternall fi:eedome firom the bondage of finne, hell , death,
and condemnation. And the preaching of the word is the trumpet (bunded
which prodaimeth vnto vs frecdome from the Jkingdome of darknes,and in-
«ites vs to come and dwell in perfe£l peace with Chrift himfelfe. Well, if the

Jrcare of perpetuall lubile be now come , in what a wretched eftatc all our
oofe and blind people that eftecme nothing of that libertie which is ofFerc *
to thcm,but choofe rather to liue in their finnes , and in bondage vnder Satai
and condemnation, then to be at fircedome in Chrift.

Now follow the vCcs which are to be made of the facrifice of Chrift. The

^n-g^. prophet Aggai faith, that the fecond temple built by Zorubbabel was no-
thing in beautic vnto the firft which was built by Salomon : and the rcafon is
plaine,for(as the lewes write)it wanted fiue things which the firft, teple had: L
the appearing of the prefence of god at the mercie (eat between the two Chc-
rubinis. 1 1, the Vrim and Thummim on the breaft-plale of the high prieft.
III. theinfpiration of the holy Ghoft vpon extraordinaric Prophets. I III.
the Arkc of the Couenant: for that wasloft in the captiuitic. V.fire from hea-
uea to burne the (acrifices. Yet for all this , the Prophet afterward faith, TTje

Afg.».io. ^lorieofthelaH Houfe, /hall be greater then thefirj}. Now it may b€ demanded,
how both thefe (ayings can ftand together. J^/t/C We are to know, that the fe-
cond Temple was ftanding in the time when Chrift was crucified for our
finnes; and it was the ficrifice of Chrift which gaue glorie and dignitie to the
fecond temp!e,though otherwife for building and outward ornaments it was
farre inferiour to the firft. And by this we are taught, that if we would brin^
glorie vnto our owhe felues,vnto our houfes and kindred , either before God
or before men, we muft labour to be partakers of the facrifice of Chrift , and
the fprinkling of his blood to purge our hearts. This is the thing that brings
renowne both to place and perfon , how bafe foeuer we be in the eyes of the
world. Secondly, all oblations and meatc offerings were fprinkled with fait

Si«cbl43.24. 3nd encry facrifice of propitiation which was to be burned to afhes , was firfl
falted: and hereby two things were fignified. The firft,that cuer)' one of vs in

Sz§c5i,rf,4, our felues are loathfome or vile in the fight of God ; like vnto ftinking carri-
on or raw-flefh kept long vnpoudcred. A dead and rotten carkeifc is loath-
fome vnto vs i but we in our felues are a thoufand times more loathfome vn-
to God.The fecondjthat we are as it were falted and made fauorieand accep-
table to God by the vcrtue of the facrifice of Chrift vpon the erode. Our du-
tie then is to labour that we may fcele in our felues the biting and fharpnes of
the oblation of Chrift , to waft and confumc the fuperfluitics of finne and the
corruptions of our natures. And we muft withall indeauour , that the whole
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courfe of our liucs, ...o u'fpeech it felfetegratious and poured vviclvfal^
ieaft God at length fpsi0*T>sa3ut of his niouth.Ta this ende hath God appoin- J,^|°jjj^*
ted his miniftcrs to be the fait of the earth, that by their minifterie they niiglft
appiy the death of Chrifl, and feafon the people. And it hath pkafcd God
to befprinkle this land with more plentie of this fait then hath beenc heieto-
fore.But,alas,(mall is the number ofthem that giue any reliih of their good
feafoning.The more lanrcntable is their cafe.For as fielh that cannot be feafo-
«ed with falt,putrifies:(bmen:that cannot bee {weetncd and changed by the
facrificeofChrifVjdoerot and periQim their finnes. The waters thatiihued^^^'47'8"*
from vnderthe threfholdoftheSand>uaric,whe they came into =" the deadfea, nm.'"^^"'*"''
the waters thereofwereholcfomerbutmyrie places and marifheswliich could
not be feafoned.were made (aJtpits. Now thefe waters are the preching of the
gofpel ofChnft, which flowingthrough all the partsotthis lie , ifit doe not
feafon & change our nation,it llial make it as places of nettles & faltpits, & at
length be an occafion of the eternal curfc of god. Thirdly,ChriIls prieilhood
kxvits to make euery one of vs alfo to be prielh. And being prieflsjwe muft
likewife haue our ficrifice and our altar. Our facrifice is the cleane o^ermg^ Mal.i.ii,
-which is the lifting vpof/>«;' our prayers:alfb our bodies and foules,our hearts,and afFeftions, the workes '•"^'"•^'S*
of our hues^and the workes of our callings : all which muft be dedicated to
the feiuicc^fgod for his glorie,and the good of his Church. The altar wher-
on wee muft offer our ficrifice,isChriftourredeemer,bothGodandman,
bccaufe by the vertuc of his death as with fweete odours he perfumes all our
obedienccand makes it acceptable to God. The miiiifters of the Gofpellafe Hebwjlio;
jilfb in this manner priefts,as Paul infinuateth when hee calleth the Gentiles
his offering vnto God. And the preaching of the word is as it were a facrifi- Ro"»-»?'»^'
ting knife,wherby the old Adam muft be killed in vs ;& we made an holy 5c
acceptable {weetefinelhng oblation vnto Godj{an<5bfied by the holy Ghoft.
Therefore eucrie one that heirctliGodsworde preached and taught, muft
indeauour that by the profiiable hearing thcreof,his finnes and whole nature
imay befubdued and killed, as the beaft wasflaine &: {aCrificed vpon the altar
by the hand ofthe LcuiteLaftly the exhortation of the holy ghoft muft here
\iZZOV\^\^txz^Seem^{{z\^\\\\z)^ve haue an high friefl^vcihich is oner the houfe of
god^letvs draw neere with a true heart in ajfurance offaith,(prinkledin our hearts "^""^®'-^*
from an euiil confcieme ^andv^afljedin our bodies with pure rrater: the meanino- of
the wordes is this,that if Chrift haue offered fuch a facrifice of fiich value and
price , which procureih pardon of finne, iuftification, fanftification, and re-
demption,then we muft labour to be partalcers of it; to haue our bodies and
Jfoules purified and clenfedby his blood, and fanftified throughout by the
holy ghoft , that thereby we may be made fitte to doe facrifice acceptable to
GodinChrift.ThisisthevfewhichtheApoftlemakcth ofthe dodrine of
Chriftspriefthood in that place, which alfo euery man fhould apply vnto
•him{clfe:for why ftiould wcliuein our finnes and wicked waies,eiierv houre
incurring the danger of Gods iudgeraents, feeing Chrift hath offerecl fuch a
Sacrifice whereby we may be purged and clenfed.and at length freed from all
%'^e aad miferie»
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S Chrifts triumph. An Sxpo/fttett

Thus muchof diriftsfacrificernow followcsliistriumpih rpon tlic crofle.
That Chri-ft did triumph when he was vpon the croffcjit is plainly fet downe
by the Apoftle Paul > where he faieth , that fnttim out. the handwriting oforcli^
nances that rvas againfi vSywhich was contrarie to vSyheenen tool^ it out of the way^

'*^ andfafienedit vpon the crojfe^and hath /potted the principalities and powers , and
hath made /hewe of them openly , and hath triumphed oner them in the fame
crojfe . This triumph is fet forth by fignes and teftimoniesoftwo forts. 1«
By fignesofhisglone and maiellic . 11. By fignes of his viftorie on the
crolTe.The fignes of his glorie and maieftic are principally Ccuen. The firft
as the title fet oiier his head vpon the croffcylefm of Nazareth king of the lewes.
The ende why titles were fct ouer the heads of malefaftours was,ihat the be?

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