Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	aaron_n	lord_n	priest_n	67	3	5.8136	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29130	An husbandmans harrow to pull down the ridges of the presbyteriall government and to smooth, a little, the independent ... containing divers new and unanswerable arguments ... / written by Ellis Bradshavv ...	Bradshaw, Ellis.	1649 (1649)	Wing B4144; ESTC R1233	82,907	112

parrallel to those in the Primitive times that were more perfect then the beginners And they are justly parallel to the freemen of a Citie who have votes in Elections and out of whom the Common Councel is chosen as their representatives and to act for them as neeed requires 3. And thirdly the Elders chosen by all the joynt members of such a particular Church and ordained c. Are justly parallel to the Sons of Aaron to whom belonged the Priesthood in a peculiar manner above the rest of the Sons of Levi for they were anointed with the holy oyle as well as Aaron Levit. 8. 30 31. and were ordained and consecrated to the Priests office And they are justly parallel to those that were chosen and ordained in the Primitive times to look into the lives and manners of such as were admitted into the Church and to banish c. And they are justly parallel to the Aldermen of a Citie or Corporation 4. And fourthly The Ministers of the Churches that are chosen by the Eldens and all the rest of the body Numb 4. 16 17 18 19 20 27. Are justly parallel to Aaron the chief Priest who figuratively represented the Lord Jesus Christ and governed and ministred in his sacred Name and was above his Sons And they are Iustly parallel to the teachers in the Primitive times who were chief in government as well as in all other ministrations in the Name of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and therefore are called Angels Revel 2. And they are also parallel the to Majors of cities who though they are chief in power and command yet it is by consent and according to the agreement both of the Aldermen and of the common Councel who are chosen by the freemen as well as the Major for the agitation and transaction of all their businesse for the good of all But it will be objected on the other part that this publique profession of faith and repentance and of a resolution to amend our lives and to walke worthy of such vocation will be thought too much considering that many both men and women are bashfull and timorous and unfit to speak and declare themselves in the open Congregation Answ I answer briefly that they may come before hand to the Ministers and Elders and signifie their minds and desires unto them and desire them to express so much in publike on their behalf to satifie the Congregation of their desires and resolutions and of their repentance and hope in these respects and it will be sufficient that they testifie their assent to what they express for them and in their names and behalf And how can the whole Congregation be more easily satified in these respects that men are cordial and sincere in such desires then by doing it publikely in the open Congregation Who may all beare witness of such profession and if they turn back and live not sutable in some good measure they may all joyne in their publike censure in like manner as in their admittance And it cannot be denyed but that which is the duty of every man and woman to beleeve and do before he approach to receive the Sacrament That he ought not to deny to profess in publike before all the Congregation that are of that profession with whom he desires communion And no man will deny but that these ensuing duties are requisite and necessary to be beleeved and done before we approach to this Ordinance 1. First Repentance for all our sins with confession of them such as have been notorious and publike if they be objected against us even in the publike congregation with a resoltuion to forsake them and amend our lives c. 2. Faith is a necessary duty before we approach to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper for without Faith we cannot receive the things signified we cannot eate the flesh and drinke the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ but by a lively Faith For the outward bread and wine being but the Sacrament or Signe thereof is not the thing it self that is thereby signified for the one may be eaten by dogs and swine but the other cannot but by him onely that hath true justifying and saving Faith And therefore this Faith must at least be professed else the most charitable judgement cannot think them prepared for this ordinance If they deny to profess it before the whole Church 3. Thirdly Love is also a necessary duty Love unto God and the Lord Jesus Christ And love to our brethren and neighbours and the whole Church of God For a true faith worketh by love and he that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love and he that loveth not his brother abideth in death c. And therefore no man is fit to receive the Sacrament that is not reconciled both to God and men and in charity with all as these Scriptures shew But it will be objected that if all children of such beleeving parents who outwardly profess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God must be admitted to the Christian baptism Then all must be admitted without distinction For all will profess that they so beleeve though they be never so wicked and malicious enemies to the Church of God and even unto Christ himself but our holy things must not be given unto dogs and swine Mat. 7. 6. I answer True if they be dogs or swine that is to say if they be such as bark against and speake evill of the waies of God and of his Name and Truth or of his Ministers or Disciples and Children c. for righteousness sake They may and ought to be excluded from all such priviledges and their children likewise Or if they be despisers and scorners of such holy things turning with the dog to his vomit and with the saw that was washed to her wallowing in the mire they may be excluded and ought so to be if they can be proved apparently to be such But as the Lord inhibited the condemning of any man or putting him to death under two or three witnesses yea though one witness might never so fully assert and assure it to the judgements of men yet it must not stand Even so also it must either be apparent and clearly witnessed Or it is not sufficient to exclude their children from their outward Ordinance they themselves being such who have been baptized in their minority for they are no other but in like condition with grandchildren of godly parents who are not approved as actuall beleevers and yet their children are admitted unto baptisme If they be not so profane as to account them dogs or swine c. as hath been said If they turn not to be enemies to the Church of God He that is not against us is with us saith Christ Object But it will be objected If the Root be not holy how may we expect that the branches should But the Apostle plainly asserteth it that such whose parents are both of them unbeleeving are unclean Now