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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	bishop_n	church_n	rome_n	9,289	5	7.3911	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42582	Eirēnikon, or, A treatise of peace between the two visible divided parties ... by Irenæus Philadelphus Philanthropus ...	Philanthropus, Irenaus Philadelphus.; Gell, Robert, 1595-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing G469; ESTC R21302	66,598	92

brought not without your own sins by what hand soever you were brought into it Acknowledge that God is just and own his good hand in bringing you out of that great tribulation Leave vengeance to him to whom it belongeth Put on Charity above all which is the bond of perfectness and let the peace of God umpire all differences in your hearts to which also you are called in one body 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And be ye thankful that 's a good sense but it 's a better and more fit for that place gratrosi estote according to Hierom be ye gracious amiable and lovely according to that proverbial precept which it were to be wished that we all obeyed Ut ameris amabilis esto that thou mayest be beloved be lovely Shew this love and kindness of God to your brethren of the Presbytery You know the heart of oppressed men it's Gods argument to his people why they should love the Egyptians and it is the kindness of God to overcome evil with goodness and to love our enemies Let these considerations prevail with you above your ambition above your revenge For consider advisedly and in the sight of God and deal truely with your own heart what moves thee to desire a Bishoprick a Deanary a Prebend the Bishops Deans and Chapters lands or the land of the living The Honor annexed to that high place Digi● monstrari ac dicier hic est to be called Rabbi Rabbi Or that highest Honor that cometh of God onely whether the ease hoped for or the good work Whether thou rather desire the Corps and body of a Prebend or rather the duty of it Hospitality Almesgiving the trayning up of novices and yong men and fitting them for the work of the Lord that they may grow up and become Presbyters Priests or Elders all which is the soul and spirit of these dignities and I doubt not but it was the end at which the Founders and Donors aimed And if thou attain to these Honors consider the the greatest is servant of all That the Bishaps are Fathers and Shepherds and such an Office as inferres and requires sutable acts to the relations as that the Fathers deal fatherly with their children though they too often stubborn children as Moses did Num. 11. Deut. 1. that they rule the flock pedo non gladio rather with the spirit of meekness then with the rod rather with the rod then with the sword That they are Bishops that is Overseers of the Church and like the Lord the great Bishop of our souls they oversee many things and wink at small faults as the Lord doth Acts 17. That as they oversee all so all see them and such as they see their overseers such they think it 's lawful for them to be therefore St. Peter would that they should be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Peter 5. paterns to the flock And if they see them spotted they will bring forth a spotted issue of evil work Therefore as the Lord commanded Micha chap. 6.1 2. so let me the meanest of you in both your and mine own esteem that 's Micha speak unto these Mountaines the two swollen parties who as they say of Mountaines cannot meet nor touch one another but in puncto Yee are too high too lofty Remember the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty and upon every one that is lifted up and he shall be brought low Esay 2.12 which must come to pass before we can see the salvation of God Luke 3.5 6. The Soveraign Majesty the King who is supream he hath exceedingly condescended and stoopt to the moderation of your differences pardoned many insolences even before pardon was desired Declared and resolved to p●●mote the power of Godliness and to encourage the exercises of Religion publick and private c. granted and confirmed a liberty to tender consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for difference of opinions in matter of Religion which doth not disturb the peace of the Kingdom All which according to the divine wisdom and goodness in him he hath manifested in that beyond all precedents of former favours his most prudent and moderate Declaration concerning Ecclesiastical affaires Shall his Ma●esty my brethren make your Peace and Unity your mutual Love and Reconcilation his study and should not you much more study the things which make for your own peace and unity and the peace of the Church and kingdom I know well there are many very learned men and great Students among you of both perswasions And I acknowledge my self much inferiour to many of you Yet since Micah must speak to the Mountains let me be bold to tell you that there is one main point of learning wherein many of you have declared your non-proficiency many of you have not studied to be quiet and to do your own busmess which was the counsel of learned St. Paul to his Thessalonians 1 Thess 4.11 I know well that many of you who cannot endure Episcopacy have been 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 busie Bishops in other mens dioceses and intermedled with the temporal affaires of the City and Nation under what pretence viz. in ordine ad spiritualia in order to spiritual things which is the same whereof your selves accuse the Bishop of Rome Yea there have not been wanting non-proficients in this study on both sides who have vigorously disquieted and disturbed the Church and Kingdom and indeed were the most notable troublers of our Israel Some of these to humour the people would tell them what the Kings Office and duty was toward his people and to prove it out of the Common-prayer-book viz. to preserve the people committed to his charge in wealth peace and Godliness And would remember the people what their liberties and properties were which the King ought to preserve and maintain And by this craft they had their wealth as Demetrius told his fellow-tradesmen and many a good morsel they got by it for they had read and were perfect in that rule cave ne majorum tibi forte Limina frigescant that otherwise they should have cold entertainment at the great mens tables On the other side the King was taught what his prerogative was ●nd what the peoples duty was to him To give unto Caesar the things that are Caesars that every soul should be subject to the higher powers c. Mean time the King was not told what his duty was toward his people Nor the people what their duty was toward their King So that both heard what the others duty was not what their own was and hence both parties were embittered one against the other by the evil spirit in the mouth of the Prophets Did these men do their own business Surely no. For though they preached the word yet were they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 absurd men and illogical they did it out of due place unlearned men who had not studied to be quiet and