2. The Law of Nature, Rom. ii.
By which He will judge,

14.

1. The Thoughts, 1 Cor. iv. 5.
2. The Words, S. Matt. xii. 36.
3. The Actions of every Man, 2 Cor. v.
10. Ecclef. xii. 14.

To this end the Books fhall be open'd,

Rev. XX. 12.

1. The Book of GOD's Word.

2.

3.

of His Omniscience, Mal. iii. 16. of Mens Confciences, Jer.xvii. 1.

5. What will be the Iffue of this Judgment? 1. Abfolution to the Juft.

2. Condemnation to the Wicked.

USE.

1. Make a Vertue of That now, which then you will be forc'd to do, even honour and reverence Chrift, S. Joh. v. 22, 23.

2. Get Him to be your Friend before-hand.

3. Live now, as you will wish you had done, 2 S. Pet. iii. 10,11. S. Jam. ii. 12. S. Matt. xxv. 44. . S. Luk. xxi. 34.

S. MATT.

S. MAT T. xxviii. 19, 20.

Ver. 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft.

Ver. 20. Teaching them to obferve all things whatsoever I have commanded you.

HERE is the Apostle's Commission, confist

ing of four Commands.

I. Go.

1. Not stay in Judea.

2. But go over the World, S. Mar. xvi. 15.

II. Madnεúσate, teach, i. e. Disciple or make Difciples to me, out of all Nations, bring them over to my Faith and Religion; and fo the Word Manleva is always taken; as panleudeis, S. Matt. xiii. 52. ἐμαθήτευσε, S. Matt. xxvii. 57. μαθητεύσαντες inavès, on introduxerunt multos, and brought in many, Act. xiv. 21. And this must be the Sense, because, not all that were taught, but fuch as were Difciples were to be baptized. "Aidasnoves comes in after. And these Difciples were to be gather'd out of all Nations, S. Luk. xxiv. 47. S. Mar. xvi. 15. Ifa. xlix. 6. Act. x. 28. Ephef.

ii. 14.

III. Baptizing them, &c. wherein obferve, 1. The way of making complete Disciples, or how they were to be initiated by Baptifm.

1. What is Baptifm? an initiating Sacra

ment.

2. Whether is this Place against InfantBaptifm? No, but for it; for Children are Disciples.

1. Because they were circumcifed.

2. They belong to the Kingdom of GOD, S. Mar. X. 14.

3. - are part of their Parents.

2. How this Sacrament is to be adminiftred: In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft; where obferve,

1. There is a Trinity in the Godhead; as appears,

1. From the Old Teftament, 2 Sam.xxiii.2. Pfal. xxxiii. 6. Isa. xlii. 1.

2. From the New, S. Matt. iii. 16. S. Luk. i. 35. 2 Cor. xiii. 14.

2. Every Perfon in this Trinity is truly
GOD..

1. GOD the Father, this none denies.
2. GOD the Son, Hof. i. 7. Jer. xxiii. 6.
S. Job. i. I. I S. Joh. V. 20. Phil. ii.
6, 7. S. Joh. xx. 28. otherwise He
could not be our Saviour.

3. GOD the Holy Ghoft, 1 Cor. iii. 16.
Act. v. 4. S. Matt. xii. 31, 32.
3. All Three are but One GOD, I S. Joh.

V. 7. Αδιαίρε]Θ- γ' ἐν τρισὶν ὑποςάσεσιν ἡ ἡ μιᾶς ἐσίας Θεότης, Athanaf. Ἐπὶ τῇ Θεῖ πόσας ἐσίας ὁμολογεῖς ; μίαν ἐσίαν λέγω, μίαν φύσιν, μία αν μορφὴν, ἓν γένΘ, μίαν δόξαν, μίαν αξίαν x xveibrila, Athanaf.

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Hac Trinitas unius eft, ejufdemque natura & fubftantia, non minor in fingulis quàm in omnibus, nec major in omnibus quàm in fingulis, Aug. There is but one GOD, Deut. vi. 4. 1 Cor. viii. 4.

4.

5

The Order of these Perfons.

1. The Father, Μίαν γινώσκομεν πατέρα, αλίας, καὶ ῥίζαν, καὶ πηγὴν δ Θεότη,

Concil. Florentin.

2. The Son, Joh. v. 26.

jados, Bafil.

*Αυ]οτέλεια, αυ]όθεG, αυτοδύναμις, Epiph. tho Θεὶς ἐκ Θεῖ, yet Θεὸς ἐν ἑαυτῷ.

3. The Holy Ghost, Rom. viii. 9. S.Job. xv.26.
τὰ ἐκ τὸ παρὸς ἐκπορευόμθμον, Concil. Cons
ftantinop.

Filioque, 8th Council at Toledo, Anno 653.
Si enim quicquid habet, de Patre habet
Filius, de Patre utique habet, ut de illo
procederet Spiritus. S. Aug.

Hence it follows, that every Perfon is to be worshipp'd.

1. Believed on, S. Job xiv. 1.

2. Loved, Deut. vi. 5.0.

3. Feared.

040 Prayed to, A. vii. 95.
5 Trusted on.

Blefs GOD for revealing this Mystery, S. Matt. xi. 25.

2. Perform your Duty to each Perfon. To the Father,

1. Thank Him for your Creation, Gen. i. T2. Depend on Him for Prefervation, A&t. xvii. 28.

2. To the Son,

1. Adore His Condefcenfion in becoming Man, S. Joh. i. 14..

2. Believe on Him for Redemption, 1 Tim. i. 15.

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3. To the Holy Ghoft.

1. Pray for His Affiftance.

2. Obferve His Motions, 1 Theff. v. 19.

IV. Teaching them to obferve, &c. Hence arife thefe Doctrines.

1. DOCTRINE.

It is the Duty of the Minifters of Chrift to teach the Commands of Chrift. Or there are fome appointed in the Church of Christ, to teach the Commands of Chrift.

1. Who are appointed?
1. Not only Apostles,
2. But all Minifters.

To the conftituting a Minifter, is requir'd,
1. That he be apt to teach, 1 Tim, iii. 2.
2 Tim. ii. 2.
to buy..

2. Able to convince Gainfayers, Titi. 9.
3. Approv❜d, 1 Tim. iii. 8, 9, 10.-2
4. Ordained, fent, or call'd by GOD,
Rom. x. 15. Hebr. v. 4.2 Chron. xxvi.

18.

Ubi nulla eft miniftrorum electio, manifeftum macognofte collabentis Chriftianifmi indicium. Hier.

2. What is it to teach?

1. To explain the Word, Neh. viii. 8. 2. Apply it.

1. By Exhorting, 2 Cor. V. (20. 1 Tim.

vi. 2.

2. Repre