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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85177	The oppressed close prisoner in Windsor-Castle, his defiance to the father of lyes, in the strength of the God of truth. Occasioned by some late, scandalous and slanderous reports, raised and dispersed to the dishonour of that noble cause, wherein he (with others of the Lords servants) is so deeply engaged. As also, a seasonable word, concerning the higher powers: concerning the payment of taxes and tribute-money by the saints to those powers: and how far a minister of the Gospel may intermeddle in state-affairs without sin. / By Chr. Feake, in his prison-watch-tower.	Feake, Christopher, fl. 1645-1660.	1654 (1654)	Wing F572; Thomason E820_10; ESTC R202087	97,195	127

and Imployment was to strike upon the ears of men as it were with another kind of sword the two-edged sword of the Spirit but now he had laid that aside for the present yea and Christ himself against this juncture of time had bid him that had never a sword that is of iron and steel to seel his coat and buy one which kind of trading and merchandize I beleeve they did not use to meddle with in former time Other Instances might be given but I forbear for these were extraordinary cases and I shall nor urge them But beside to intermeddle may be taken in a good sense in that Prov. 18.1 Through desire a man having separated himself seeketh and INTERMEDDLETH with all wisdom I know Tremelius carrieth it in another way but it is varied in the Margin thus He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire and INTERMEDDLETH WITH ALL WISDOM So the English Translators But Trem. hath a marginal note in omni essentia in every essence or being It looks something like the character of a grave Philosopher such an one as Socrates or Plato who intermeddles with all wisdom or with every Essence yea it s worthy to be weighed what Solomon speaks in the person of a Preacher Eccl. 1.12 13. I THE PREACHER saith he gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all Things that are done under Heaven Doth not this expression seem somewhat like that Proverb of his last mentioned That which is there called an intermeddling with all Wisdom or every Essence seems to be in this place of Ecclesiastes called A searching by Wisdom concerning all Things that are done under the Sun And undoubtedly it is no disparagement to Gospel-Ministers to be Christian Philosophers or Lovers of that Wisdom which is to be found and obtained by conversing or inquiring into the word of God into the works of God and therefore their intermedling in all such affairs from such principles cannot be interpreted in an evil sense as if it savoured of pragmaticalnesse or anything like it This for the interpreting of the second term And hitherto I suppose I have not swerved from the truth in my explications The third and last expression is likewise to be brought to a fixed conclusion and determination that we may rightly understand the question throughout every part of it and my meaning in this viz. who are Ministers of the Gospel I shall first signifie negatively and then positively 1 Wherefore first I do not intend the Pontifical and Prelatical Clergy for from the highest Archbishop as such to the meanest Curate there are none of them whom I look upon under that notion Although we do know for we have heard them that by the help of good natural parts and their superadded acquired abilities otherwise namely by reading meditation imitation and exercise in preaching they have excelled many Ministers of the Gospel truly and properly so called and acknowledged by God and man But as it is one thing to serve God in the oldnesse of the letter and another to serve him in the newnesse of spirit or the spirit so it is frequently found that a man may be an able Minister of the New Testament according to the letter but not according to the spirit and the ministrations thereof See the distinctions Rom. 7.6 2 Cor. 3.6 Divers of these Episcopal Preachers indeed did likewise intermeddle in State affairs for they were Justices of Peace and Privy Counsellors to Kings and Queens but I never approved of them or their imployment in reference to the Ministry or Magistracy in both which they did intermeddle more than they will have thank for when they appear before the Judgement seat of Jesus Christ to receive every one according to his works and what he hath done in the flesh whether it be good or whether it be evil So much for these I have done with them 2 Neither secondly do I mean the present Vniversities Vice-Chancellors Doctors Proctors Heads of Houses Deans Prebends Cannons with the rest of their Brethren by what Academical Name or Title soever they are dignified or distinguished Although I know likewise that many of them have gifts for the preaching of the Gospel and I hope are truly godly But to speak freely undoubtedly it would become those of them who know their Lords will to take care to do it for it cannot be denied that they sinfully intermeddle in the things of the world though they pretend to be married to the Lord and so are to take care for the things of the Lord This is plain in regard they have accepted several worldly Offices and Authorities which they exercise after the Rudiments of the world for they cannot exercise them according to God or to Christ for they are none of the things of Christ Oh! that they are farre from imitating the Apostles and walking in their steps the Lord knows and we also for they gave over the serving of Tables which yet was Church-work that they might give themselves continually to prayer and to the Ministry of the word And therefore before I go any further I do publickly bear witness on the behalf of the Lord Jesus against all that kind of medling in State-affairs which doth in the least hinder or interrupt the fervants of the Lord in the exercise and improvement of that Ministry which they have received in the Lord and for and from the Lord. For let us consider what the Apostles say in that place forementioned Act. 6.3 It is not reason 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that we should leave the word of God and serve Tables A sentence it is worthy to be written in letters of gold yea to be written with the Spirit of the living God not in Tables of marble stone but in flespy Tables of the heart But alas where shall we find such a spirit among the Ministers of these times who generally leave the word of God and do worse than serve Tables in that sense which the Apostles intend for thy serve and worship and wonder after the Whore of Babylon and the Beast that carrieth her yea and the very Horns of that Beast that carrieth that Harlot this is truth the Lord knows in whose sight I write these things and yet they 〈◊〉 call themselves and expect that others should account of them as of the Ministers of Christ and faithful Stewards of the Mysteries of God But it is to be justly feared that Jehovah will write down other Titles in the books of his Accounts and Remembrance Thousands will not look like the Ministers of the Gospel when those books and the book of the New Testament shall be opened in the sight of all the world although now they go under that notion among almost all sorts of people But enough of these also for the present let us proceed 3 Neither in the third and last place by the Ministers of the Gospel do I here intend or understand the Parsens Vicars Rectars