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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bind_v	earth_n	loose_v	5,255	5	10.5190	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05126	A true description out of the VVorde of God of the visible church	Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.	1589 (1589)	STC 1526.5; ESTC S2507	7,542	12

his worde and leade them to the still waters euen to the pure fountaine and riuer of life Hee must guyde and keepe those sheepe by that heauenlie sheephooke and pastorall staffe of the worde thereby drawing them to him thereby lookinge into their soules euen into their most secrete thoughtes Thereby discerning their diseases and thereby curinge them applying to euerie disease a fit and cōuenient medicine according to the qualitie and danger of the disease and giue warning to the Church that they may orderlie proceede to excommunication Further he must by this his sheepehooke watch over and defend his flock from rauenous beastes and the Wolfe and take the litle foxes etc. The Doctours office is alreadie sett downe in his description His speciall care must bee to builde vppon the onely true grounde-worke golde silver and pretious stones that his worke may endure the triall of the fire and by the light of the same fire reueale the Tymber Hay and Stubble of false Teachers hee must take diligent heede to keepe the Church from errours And further hee must deliver his doctrine so playnlie simplie and purelie that the church may increase with the increasing of God grouwe vp vnto him which is the head Christ Iesus The office of the Auncientes is expressed in their description Their especiall care must bee to see the ordinaunces of God truely taught and practized asweell by the officers in dooing their duetie vprightlie as to see that the people obey willinglie and redilie It is their duetie to see the Congregation holilie and quietlie ordered and no way disturbed by the contentious and disobedient frowarde and obstinate not taking away the libertie of the least but vpholding the right of all wiselie iudgginge of times and circumstances They must bee readie assistauntes to the Pastour and Teachers helpinge to beare their burden but not intruding into their office The Deacons office is faithfullie to gather and collect by the ordinance of the Church the goodes aud be●euolence of the faithfull and by the same direction diligētlie and trustilie to distribute them according to the necessitie of the Sainctes Further they must enquire and consider of the proportion of the wantes both of the Officers and other poore and accordinglie relate vnto the Church that provision may be made The Relieuers Widowes office is to minister to the sicke lame wearie diseased such helpefull comforts as they neede by watching tending and helping them Further they must shewe goode example to the yonger Women in sober modest godlie conuersation avoyding idlenes vaine talke light behauiour These Officers though they be diuers and seuerall yet are they not seuered least their should be a diuision in the bodle but they are as members of the bodie hauing the same care one of another ioyntlie doing their seuerall dueties to the seruice of the Sainctes and to the edification of the Bodie of Christ till wee all meete togither in the perfect measure of the fullnes of Christe by whom all the bodie being in the meane whyle thus coupled and knit togither by everie ioynt for the furniture thereof according to the effectuall power which is in the measure of everie parte receyueth increase of the bodie vnto the edifing of it self in loue neyther can anie of these Offices be wanting without grieuous lamenes apparant deformitie of the bodie yea violent injurie to the Head Christ Iesus Thus this holie armie of sainctes is marshalled here in earth by these Officers vnder the conduct of their glorious Emperour CHRIST that victorious Michaell Thus it marcheth in this most heavenlie order gratious araye against all Enimies both bodelie and ghostlie ● Peaceable in it self as Ierusalem terrible vnto them as an Armie with banners triumphing over their tyraimie with patience their crueltie with meekenes and over Death it self with●dying Thus through the blood of that spotles Lambe and that Worde of their testimonie they are more then Conquerours brusing the Head of the Serpent yea through the power of his Worde they haue power to cast downe Sathan like lightning to treade vpon Serpents and Scorpions to cast downe strong holds and everie thing that exalteth it self against GOD. The Gates of Hell and all the Principalities and powers of the worlde shall not prevayle against it Further hee hath giuen them the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heauen That whatsoever they binde in earth by his worde shalbe bounde in heaven and whatsoever they loose on earth shalbe loosed in heaven Nowe this power which Christ hath given vnto his Church and to everie member of his Church to keepe it in order hee hath not lefte it to their discretions and lustes to be vsed or neglected as they will but in his last Will and Testament he hath sett downe both an order of proceeding and an end to which it is vsed If the fault bee priuate private holy loving admonition reproofe is to be vsed with an inwarde desire earnest care to winne their brother But if hee wil not heare yet to take two or three other brethrē with him whom he knoweth most meete for that purpose that by the mouth of two or thre witnesses euerie word may be confirmed And if he refuse to heare them then to declare the matter to the Church which ought seuerelie and sharpelie to reprehende grauelie to admonishe and louinglie to perswade ●he partie offending shewing him the heynousnes of his offence and the daunger of his obstinacie and the fearefull judgements of the Lorde All this notwithstanding the Church is not to holde him as an enimie but to admonishe him and praye for him as a Brother proouinge if at anie time the Lorde will giue him repentaunce For this power is not given them to the destruction of anie but to the edification and preseruation of all If this preuaile not to drawe him to repentance Then are they in ●he Name and power of the Lorde IESVS with the whole Congregationn reve●entlie in prayer to proceede to excommunication casting him out of the couenaunt and protection of the Lorde for his disobedience and obstinacie and committing him to Sathan for the destruction of the fleshe that the Spirit may bee saued in the day of the Lorde Iesus if such bee his good wil and pleasure Further they are to warne the whole Congregation and all other Faithfull to holde him as a Heathen and a Publicane and to abstaine them selues from his societie as not to eate or drinke with him c. vnles it bee such as of necessitie must needes as his Wife his Children and Familie yet these if they be Members of the Church are not to joyne to him in anie Spirituall exercise If