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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ecclesiastical_a	king_n	supremacy_n	2,485	5	10.5338	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27063	Universal concord the sufficient terms proposed for the use of those that have liberty to use them, and as the authors profession of his own religion, in contentious, dividing age / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing B1444; ESTC R6627	4,348	18

no such Liberty to the Churches much of the Articles of Agreement are in vain and not to be practised especially much in the sixth and seventh Articles And as we justly swear in the Oath of Supremacy that the King is the only Supream Governour of this Realm in all Causes Spiritual or Ecclesiastical that is as to all Coercive Government about such Causes distinct from Spiritual Government by the Keyes of the Word upon mens Consciences so we must accordingly obey him and no Agreements or Covenants or Canons of our own or others without a true and certain prohibition from the Law of God must be pretended against our obedience to lawful powers For Gods Law having already bound us to obey our Rulers we cannot by any Power or Covenants or Agreements of our own disoblige our selves Otherwise men might evade a great part of their duty and while they pretend to dispence with the Laws of God they should in a sort set up themselves as above him But if man command us to disobey our Maker we must disobey that command though with patient submission to sufferings without resistance or reproaching of our Governours And because some men of narrow principles are calling for Assent to many more particulars especially about Church-Offices and Worship and Discipline and will not bear with those that in smaller things dissent from them especially if Ministers I have added 80. Theses about the Offices of the Ministers of Christ containing such things as one would think for Number and Quality might be taken as sufficient for our Concord and Communion with those whose Opinions hinder not the prosperity of their Charity and of the Church And now call me by what Name or Title thou seest cause here thou hast my Profession and my Judgement about the matters of the Church If thou desire to see the practical part that will bear it exemplified in any Forms I should not refuse to give thee such satisfaction upon any just occasion I know of no Title that well agreeth to the nature of that Religion which indeed I hold and which I have here proposed and which I think would be fit for the Churches to agree in but CHRISTIAN CATHOLIKE and these I own If thou give me any other let him that maketh or useth it be responsible for it Understand also that this General Part containing the Positives of the Catholike Religion and fit materials of Catholike Concord is but the first Part of the Book the second intended being somewhat large as containing the particular terms on which the Abassines Armenians Greeks Romanists Lutheranes Calvinists Arminians Contra-remonstrants Episcopal Presbyterian Independents and moderate Anabaptists should be agreed and discovering that with most of the parties the present disagreements are not such as should break Communion and cause them to reject each other as too many uncharitably do I conclude with one necessary Advertisement to thee that if thou wouldst not be cheated of thy Religion by those that are still perswading men that the essentials or Fundamentals of Religion as distinct from the Integral parts cannot be known because no one certain perfect form of words is given to the Church which containeth those and none but those remember that it is the matter and sence believed Loved and Obeyed that is the essence of Religion and necessary to salvation for it self but the Words are only Necessary as revealing or expressing the Matter And therefore the same form of words or sentences is not Necessary alike to all The most General words are most comprehensive and most certainly take in all the matter But then the particular things which must necessarily be understood are not alike conceived of by all men by the helpe or use of General expressions A wise understanding Christian when he saith but I believe in God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost doth distinctly conceive of all those things that essentially constitute such a true belief when perhaps an ignoranter weaker person must have those Generals opened by more distinct expressions and more particularly before he can have a true apprehension of such essentials And therefore the more Ignorant any person is caeteris paribus the more large distinct and particular his Creed or Profession should be because he conceiveth of nothing but by very particular distinct expressions when the judicious by a few words conceive of as much as the ignorant by many Though much of the second Part of this Treatise be long since prepared yet so great are the threatnings of God to deprive me of opportunities of publike serving him and so wonderful is the impatience of men against Peace makers as crossing their opinions interests and designes that I have great reason to question whether ever it will see the light And therefore I intreat thee at the present to accept of this imperfect piece alone from him that is resolved by the help of Christ and in confidence on his promise Matth. 5.9 to continue his endeavours though weak and unsuccesful for the Churches Peace though it cost him a thousand more injuries and slanders and all that furious prosperous malice can inflict as being His servant who will beare our charges and save us harmless in his work Rich. Baxter Errata PAg. 4. l. 22. for the seventh day read the Sabbath day pag. 10 11. Those that would have more brevity may blot out to reconcile and bring me unto God and all after Sanctifier to the end of that Paragraph Pag. 24. l. 12. blot out and Consent Pag. 61. l. 1 blot out any Pag. 68. l. 3. for great r. urgent and l. 6. for omit r. over-pass