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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	common_a	sacrament_n	2,444	5	7.2142	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95578	Religions enemies. With a brief and ingenious relation, as by Anabaptists, Brownists, papists, Familists, Atheists and Foolists, sawcily presuming to tosse religion in a blanquet.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653, attributed name.	1641 (1641)	Wing T503; Thomason E176_7; ESTC R14891	3,943	9

RELIGIONS ENEMIES WITH A BRIEF AND INGENIOUS Relation as by Anabaptists Brownists Papists Familists Atheists and Foolists sawcily presuming to tosse Religion in a Blanquet The Anabaptist The Brownist The Familist The Papist Printed at London for Thomas Bates in the Old-baily 1641. RELIGIONS ENEMIES WHEREIN IS DESCRIBED ALL their diverse and erroneous opinions against the truth of the Gospel TO begin to some purpose in prose because nothing to any purpose either in Verse poetry Rime or reason is for their stomacks nor are they much affected with good prose for as the Tree is knowne by the fruit it beares so they may be perceived of what spirit they are by their speech and writings and daily libelling And to the end that I may rather prove my selfe a just reprehender of their follies then an impudent rayler at their fooling and sawcie ignorance which in plaine tearmes is no better then malice and madnesse I am induced to mix that which is materiall true and serious with some things that may seeme harsh tart and distastfull to the pallats of these curious furious lavish Libellers and pestiferous platformers Indeed they doe pretend faire colours for their soule intentions strong proofes for their weake Assertions and scandalous Aspertions their talke being reformation rectifying mundifying clarifying of the Church and nothing is in their mouthes or pens but rayling and reviling against our Church of England the Booke of Common prayer preaching Sacraments Ceremonies Rites Orders Government and Governours for Governours and Government was instituted by the Patriarkes before the Law by Moses the prophets and priests under the Law by our Saviour Christ Jesus and his Apostles and successours since the time of the Gospel established confirmed and ratified by Scriptures Generall Councells Ancient Fathers Ecclesiasticall Canons Martyrs and Confessours by Acts of Parliament ordained and decreed and by all the aforesaid Authorities continually used and daily practised within the Church of Christ Catholike Apostolike and Militant over the face of the Earth and received into this Kingdome when Lucius was King heere and Flentherius was then Bishop of Rome who was the thirteenth Bishop of that See Anno 179. so that the Institution and pract●se of our Church and religion hath continued amongst us neere 1500. yeeres except when It was eclipsed by popery even from the neere time of the death of some of the Apostles or their next successours For Saint Ierome saith that Saint Iohn the Apostle and Evangelist did live 68 yeeres after our Saviours passion and that he dyed in the yeere of Christ 101. and that he out-lived Saint Paul and Saint Peter whom some improbable Authors say was the first Bishop or Pope of Rome also that he survived Linus Amatletus and to the ninth yeere of Clement the first bishop of Rome of that name so that by computation of time Saint Iohn could be no lesse then 120. yeeres of age when he dyed so that our Church and Church-Government is no Innovation or noveltie as these late licentious Libellers have maliciously belyed her But indeed it is no Innovation or Novelty for the Church of God and the onely Spouse of his only beloved Son Christ I sus to be despised dispersed persecuted hated scorned jeer'd contemned derided and traduced for it hath been is and will be ever the markes tokens of the true Church to be known from Heathens Infidels pagans Atheists Mahometans Hereticks Hypocrites Schismaticks and Sectaries with the whose rabble of the Kingdomes of Satan and Antichrist for since the beginning the Devill hath been busie to intrap and destroy her By the word Church I do mean all the faithfull people of God that have ever been created or that are to be to the end of the world of what Nation condition or sex soever they be if they make a conscience to be obedient to Gods Lawes and with gladnes embrace the Gospel of Iesus Christ in whose faith if they live here they are in Grace his Church militant here and dying in Gods favour they are that are so departed shal be in glory his Church Triumphant hereafter eternall This Church hath many times bin so over-whelm'd with afflictions tribulations and persecutions that she seemed to be quite sunke or sinking as S. Peter was when he walked on the Sea Mat. 14.31 then God in mercy hath still held forth his gracious hand of power providence protection and preservation hath still supported held her up strenthned comforted and delivered her so that in dispight of the raging of Tyrants the rigour of torments the stormes and tempests of persecution she hath still resplendently broken thorow and disperst all the obscure clouds of the Devils malice so that the gates of Hell hath never prevail'd against her This Church was by the subtilty of the Devill assaulted in paradice in the persons of our first Parents This Church was persecuted by Cain when he murdered his righteous brother Abel this Church was opposed and rebelliously murmured against by Corah Da●han Abiram and their complices this Church that was prefigured by the Arke of Noah that swom and floated when all the world else was drowned none were saved that were not in it which Arke maugre all stormes and tempests was preserved and rested on the mountaine Ararat which was a Type that the true Church doth rest upon the most High this Church was also fore-shewed by the Bush that burned with fire was not consumed which prefigured her preservation this Church was is as the seamles coat of Christ not to be divided this is that Church which these factius men would sink burn and rend in pieces they being more merciles then the raging waters their blinde zeale more hot then the violent flaming fire and their manners and civility farre lesse then the barbarous souldiers The Arrians Anabaptists Brownists Donatists Erticheans Familists Marcianists Montanists Nicholaitans Pelagians Papists Puritans Nonatians and all other sorts of Heresies and Sects doe stiffely hold and maintaine to their uttermost power that every one in his owne opinion in each of their Sects are the true Church and under the colours of a feigned piety they are all in violent opposition against each other in a disunion and diversity among themselves and all in a generall malignant inveterate hatred against the Government the Governours and of the true Church indeed God hath ordained certaine Orders Degrees or Functions of men in this Kingdome for the defence guard guide preservation and salvation of mankind the first is Kings Princes Potentates and Peeres or Nobility whose wisdome and power may and have made Lawes and Statutes agreeable to Gods Word the spring and Fountaine of which Lawes are derived from the Law of God secondly under Kings and Rulers there are the most right Reverend Fathers the Clergie for the Churches Government and for the directing and guiding of the wandring and straying Flocke of Christ whose Learning wisdome gravity painfull life and example may draw soules unto God