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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	pope_n	rome_n	4,587	5	6.8117	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50263	A very useful manual, or, The young mans companion containing plain and easy directions for spelling, reading, and uniting English, with easy rules, for their attaining to writing, and arithmetick, and the Englishing of the Latin Bible without a tutor, likewise the plotting and measuring of land, globes, steeples, walls, barrels, timber, stone, boards, glass, &c. ... : and several other considerable and necessary matters, intended for the good of all, and for promoting love to one another : as by the table annexed particularly appears / collected by William Mather.	Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.	1681 (1681)	Wing M1286; ESTC R36919	124,932	462

made of Stone Acts 7.48 when the Common-Prayer-Book doth not require it it being sufficient to be of that Church that the Members thereof are governed and sanctified by the Spirit of God and also because they cannot in good Consciences pay tyths of the encrease of their Lands Labour and sweat of their brows being that the tenths or tyths to the Priesthood is disannulled by Christ Jesus Heb. 7. For Christs Ministers receive temporal things only of those that freely give Mat. 10.8 And having by their Ministry planted a Vine-yard may eat the Fruit thereof but not make the Gospel chargeable 1 Cor. 2.18 27. For forced maintenance has caused most of the Divisions and strivings in the Nations for possession John 18.36 Lastly And to persecute those that cannot break Christs Command nor teach others so to do Mat. 5.19 that is to say Swear not at all Mat. 5 33 34 55 36 37. James 5.12 For because of swearing the Land mourns Jer. 23.10 Neither hath Oaths been of safety to any Magistrate or People as appeareth by the late times by swearing to and again as Governments have altered for he that will Lye matters not an Oath except to keep favour with his Party and he that breaks his yea or nay a Christian-bond ought to suffer as much as he that breaks his Oath the Sin being the same in the sight of God Mat. 5.19 James 2.10 See T. Godwyns Civil Eccless Rites Lib. 4. Cap. 10. Wherein he sheweth many of the unwarrantable Heathenish customs that the Jews borrowed of the Heathens several of which the Christians so called have imitated since yet we see the goodness of God that he more and more is bringing People out of outside formality into the inward life and power of Godliness with himself from those that are setled in Mans Traditions who cry lo here is the way lo there is the way in some outward observation when Christ Jesus saith Behold the Kingdom of God is within you Luk. 18.21 And saith Paul for the Kingdom of God is not Meat nor Drink but Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 And he Christ Jesus said unto them Will ye reject the Commandment of God that ye may observe your own Tradition Mark 7.9 Mat. 15.9 Will you compel People to your Tradition of Swearing when God has Commanded not to swear at all Mat. 5.33 34 35 36 37. James 5.12 Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least Commandments and teach men so he shall be called the least c. Mat. 5.19 And moreover saith our Saviour Observe all things whatsoever I have Commanded you and lo I am with you always unto the end of the world Mat. 28.20 And as Chrysostom and others say for what end wilt thou force him to Swear whom thou believest not that he will speak the truth and several Martyrs have born a testimony against all Oaths c. And the Martyrs in and before Queen Maries days did also bear a Testimony against Oaths as Walter Brute and others he held that it is not lawful for Christians for any cause in any case to swear by the Creator neither the Creature in his last Testimony against the Pope and Church of Rome See Act. Mon. vol. 1. fol. 653. so that those Protestants that practise swearing are out of the Life of the Apostles and Martyrs of Jesus though they be garnishing the Sepulchres of the Righteous like the Jews the Prophets Printing and Re-printing their Labours although in Life and Practise as contrary to them as Light is to Darkness for in Christ Jesus it is neither being of this or the other Religious Opinion going to Church or Meeting or not going taking Bread and Wine or not taking Bread and Wine Baptizing with Water or not Baptizing with Water Circumcision or Uncircumcision availeth any thing but A NEW CREATURE Gal. 6.15 without God shall by his Spirit require any outward Practice And as many as walk according to this rule of the NEW CREATURE peace shall be upon them and Mercy and upon the Israel of God ver 16. For thus saith he that is high and excellent he that inhabiteth the Eternity whose name is the Holy One I dwell in the high and holy places with him also that is of a contrite and humble Spirit to revive the Spirit of the humble and to give Life to them that are of a contrite Spirit Isa 57.15 Psal 34.18.51.17 Oh that all People would bring their Lives and Practices to be tried by Christs Sermon upon the Mount Matth. 5 6 and 7. Chap. An Experiment of Bees How to take some Honey from each Stock of Bees yearly or to double them which may be called an artificial Swarm if the year comes not very bad for gathering of Honey 1st GET strong straw Hives made but not too big let them be almost flat at the top to set one upon another conveniently let each Hive have a round hole on the top about one Inch and a half over dress them as for a swarm and they are ready 2dly Cut a natch on the back of the Bee-stool about 5 or 6 Inches long and 2 over with a shutter like a bread gratter to draw in and out to see the strength of your Bees by the light of the door let not the Sun shine on the Hives except about the door 3dly About May-day so called set those new Hives upon the Bees-stools under each stock of Bees that is not poor clay up the edge of the stocks to the new Hives that a Bee pass not out except at the Door of the new Hives 4thly About the middle of June see if they have half filled the new Hives which if they have choose a warm morning as when Bees are apt to lie out and take off one stock and give it a shake that some Bees may drop out and carry it a pole or two and clay it up and let it work till the middle of August to be smothered or saved for store then return to the new Hive and with a piece of Tile cover the top hole and clay it well and brush off the Bees with Hysop and cover the Hive 5thly If they have not half filled the lower Hive by the middle of June then let them so stand and work till the middle of August and then take the Honey in the new Hive and save the Bees alive after this manner choose a clear cool morning having the night before taken some clay from between the Hives to cool them take off both the Hives together and set them on the grass and immediately take the Stock off the new Hive and set it on the Stool again then take up the new Hive and shake out some of the Bees and if there be Bees enough in the Stock smother the Bees in the new Hive but if you had rather save them all alive carry the Hive into some secret Place cover it with straw being turned upside down and many will