Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	fear_v	lord_n	remembrance_n	1,962	5	9.9520	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40932	Gospel liberty sent down from heaven in a suffering time, or, Christian toleration given and granted by the Lord, about the worship of God ... by R.F.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1664 (1664)	Wing F484; ESTC R24320	17,187	30

their ministry of God to minister from him to the soules of the people are in preaching the word to be instant in season and out of season according to the charge given before the Lord as by the Scripture is plain And when is preaching the word out of season but when it is either forbidden by men 2 Tim. 4.1.2.3.4 or when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall heap up to themselves teachers having itching ears as by the Scripture appears The Scriptures declare that the time will come when people will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall heap up to themselves Teachers having itching ears and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables and if that time be already come or be yet to come at such a time the Ministers of the gospel of Christ who have received their ministry of God are not to change their religion and turn away from the truth and worship of God like the Priests of this Priest turning time but the ministers of the gospel are to watch in all things and endure afflictions do the work of Evangelists and make full proof of their ministry as it appeareth 2 Tim. 4.1.2.3.4.5 Concerning the godly meetings of the Primitive Christians and Saints in Christ Jesus and people of God in former Ages We do not read in the Scriptures of truth that the people of God and true Christians did ever imprison fine and banish or sell one another for their religion and worship but we read that Haman did envie the good and welfare of the Jewes and said unto the King there is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy Kingdome and their lawes are divers from all people neither keep they the Kings lawes therefore it is not for the Kings profit to suffer them if it please the King let it be written that they may be destroyed and I will pay ten thousand talents of Silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the businesse to bring it into the Kings treasuries and the King consented unto him and they were designed for destruction as by the Scripture is plain Ester 3.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15 But it pleased the Lord to let the King know the innocency of his people and how they were not so dangerous unto the welfare and safety of his Kingdome as Haman had informed him and the King changed his purpose revoked what he had signed against them and became under God a preserver of them and the King declared and said oftentimes fair speeches of those that are put in trust to manage their friends affairs hath caused many that are in authority to be pertakers of innocent blood and hath enwrapped them in remedilesse calamities beguiling with the falshood and deceipt of their lew'd disposition the Innocency goodnesse of Princes now ye may see this as we have declared not so much by antient Histories as yee may if yee search what hath been wickedly don of late through the pestilent behaviour of them that are unworthily placed in authority and we must take care for the time to come that our kingdome may be quiet and peaceable for all men both by changing our purposes and alwayes judging things that are evident with more equal proceeding See it in the Apocrypha as appeareth in the letter of Artaxerxes wherein he taxeth Haman and revoketh the decree procured by Haman to destroy the Jewes Ester 16 Chapter Would it not be good in the sight of God and very profitable to this Kingdome and commendable also if the King and the Parliament did under God take such a care for the time to come as that the Kingdome might be quiet and peaceable for all men both by repealing that law made against liberty of conscience and allowing an equal liberty to all men in the exercise of their consciences as to God-wards in matters of faith and salvation and alwaies by judging things that are evident with more equal proceeding There was a time in the dayes of the Prophet Malachi wherein the words of some were stout against the Lord Mal. 3 13. yet they would have excused themselves saying what have we spoken so much against the Lord to the which the Lord answered them by his Prophet saying Ye have said it is in vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his Ordinance Mal. 3.14 and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord and they called the proud happy Mal. 3.15 and they that wrought wickednesse were set up and they that tempted God were delivered Then they that feared the Lord separated from the Iniquities of the time met often together and spoke one to another and the Lord was present in their assemblies after a spiritual manner Mal. 3.16 and did own them and their meetings for he both hearkned and heard them and a book of remembrance was written before the Lord for them that feared him and thought upon his name and the Lord made promise to such for their encouragement and comfort Mal. 3.17 and they shall be mine saith the Lord in that day when I make up my jewels and I will spare them that serveth me as a man spareth his san that serveth him then shall ye return and discern between the Righteous and the Wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not Mal. 3.16.17.18 When Christ Jesus was come in the dayes of his humiliation and were conversant amongst men after that John was cast into prison for preaching and performing the Office and duty of a Minister Math. 4.12.13.14.15.16.17 or delivering that message which he was sent about from the Lord to perform as a foreruuner of Christ then Christ Iesus himself began to preach and say Repent for the kingdome of Heaven is at hand and there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee and from Dicapolis Mat. 4.25 and from Judea and from Hierusalem and from beyond Jordan and seeing the multitude he went up into a mountain and when he was set he opened his mouth and taught them as you may read Mat 5.1.2 c. But if there had been a law made against meeting to the number of five or above and not in Parish Churches or Chappels and contrary to the common way of meeting preaching and hearing under pain of Imprisonment Fines and Banishment then Christ and the multitude must either not have met after that manner or else they might have suffered as his Saints and servants are like to do now but it is evident by the example of Christ that he never intended any such law to be made in such direct opposition to his example and practice and though the people came from many places and parts of the Country to that meeting with Jesus upon the mountain there was no danger to the safery and happinesse of the