Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	bell_n	sound_n	19	3	8.4953	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45328	An apologie for the ministry and its maintenance wherein is set forth the necessity, dignity and efficacy of a gospel-ministry against the Socinians, Swenckfieldians, Weigelians, Anabaptists, Enthusiasts, Familists, Seekers, Quakers, Levellers, Libertines and the rest of that rout ... / by Tho. Hall.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1660 (1660)	Wing H425A; ESTC R28055	88,780	120

bark to affright thieves be dumb either by nature or by some disease or through a birbe ●e is altogether useless A covetous proud idle luxurious Minister hath his mouth stopp'd by the guilt of that very sin which he ought to reprove in others for how shall he bark against covetousness who is himself worldly-minded The sound of Aarons bells must be heard when he went into the holy Place to minister upon pain of death Exod. 28. 3● 34 35. A sadder complaint could not be made than what a pious and learned man of this Nation makes That this Church has lain under these 2 sore plagues formerly many Ministers that were not Preachers and now many Preachers that are not Ministers 3. Let a Pastor feed his Flock diligently and industriously From us my Brethren from us does our mother the Church exspect relief let us endeavour to the utmost of our power to administer the help she exspects to remove scandals to heal divisions to confute Heresies to beat down wickedness and to demolish the strong holds of Sathan Let us be instant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in season when any fair opportunity offers it ●elf and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 out of season when inconveniencies and dangers do seem to flesh and blood to block up the way Diligence as it is very conducible to many other ends for it makes rich Prov. 10. 4. it inbrings to Preferment Prov. 22. 29. so more especially is it necessary the Ministry in the Government and management of souls which is an Art beyond all other Arts and requires the greatest accomplishments exercitation unction discretion c. For some are bruitish and unteachable some weak some dull some perverse and many ungratefull Let us therefore watch and be hardy let him that undertakes this Ministerial task at once furnish himself with an Hero●ck and invincible spirit for he shall be sure not to want exercises enough of his valour For there are none whom Sathan oftner tempteth sharplyer assaulteth there are none that suffer more of forer shocks and tempests than the holy and faith●ull Captains of the Church whom God hath designed to prisons not Pallaces to hatred and reproach in the world not to the pleasures and delights of the world according to that Rom. 8. 36. For thy sake we are killed all the day long And which may the rather quicken us unto diligence behold the indefatigable industry of Sathan and his agents In this decrepit age of the world in these last and perillous times they are hurried on with a desperate rage the Devills seem possessed with some worse spirit than themselves they turn every stone improve the very dregs of their malice and the height of their might if by any means by secret perswasions or hostile invasions they may drag any soul to hell with themselves What weeds of Heresie do they plant what seeds of discord do they sowe what stones of stumbling do they lay They compass sea and land to gain one Proselyte Let us learn diligence of that great Peripatetick the Devill who compasseth the earth to ensnare souls Therefore saies Latimer exhorting the Bishops to diligence if they will not follow the example of the Saints the Prophets the Apostles of Christ Iesus himself yet let them be provoked by the diligence of the Devil who spares no pains but carefully visits inst●ucts and inciteth his servants and disciples Nay the Sea it self is restles the Heavens are turned about with an uninterrupted motion and the Sun returns with its unwearied light from the same to the same goals continually And do sensless bodies perfect so many motions so constantly and shall the great lights of the Church lurk within their sockets rust with idleness and dulness Idleness is hatefull to God in every Calling but especially in the Ministry Cursed be he that doth this work of the Lord negligently If thou be a Minister of Christ hoc age minde this thing onely be intent upon it diligent in it The life of a Minister is not an idle life a delicate easie life we are appointed to work in the Lords Vineyard Numb 8. 24. and not to play It unbecomes the Ministers of Ch●ist then to be Carders dicers hunters Merchants Souldier H●●bandmen c. For if i● be unfit that they ●hould l●ave the preaching of the Word to s●rve tables Act. 6. 2. much more unfit is it for them to neglect that work to employ th●mselves in things quite of a different nature There is 〈…〉 but it is to the Labourers there are some worthy of double honour but it is they that labour still This office which we have is not an easie but a laborious Task which alwayes hath been accompanied with more care than credi● whose sweat is greater than its crop Know saith Austine that the name of a Bishop is not a name of worth so much as work of dig●ity so much as duty and that those are Bishops who had rath●r convert then people then command them And therefore our Ministry 〈…〉 work not an honour an employment not enjoyment a labour not a ●oytering 1 Tim. 3. 1. 2 Tim. 4. 5. Act. 15. 38. 1 Cor 3. 13. Eph. 4. 12. Phil. 1. 22. 1 Thes. 5. 13. 2. Neither is it an easie bu● a laborious painfull work not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an ordinary labour but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a working even unto weariness Iohn 4. 38. 1 Cor. 3. 8. 2 Cor. 10. 15. Gal. 4. 11. 1 Thes. 3. 5. and 5. 12. 1 Tim 5. 17. 3. It is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is such as labour a hath much difficulty in it Cor 11. 27. 1 Thes. 2. 9. 2 Thes. 3. 8. 4. It is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a care and vehement study 2 Cor. 7. 12. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a dist●acting ca●e 2 Cor. 11. 28. Phil. 2. 20. 1 Tim. 3. 5. 6. It is such a work as requires the whole man therefore we are commanded to give up our selves wholly to these things and to continue in them 1 Tim. 4. 15 16. that is Let these things be thy study thy care thy employment thy practice thy whole business Therefore we are commanded to wait on our Ministry Rom. 12. 7. and to give our selves continually to it Act. 6. 4. and to fulfill it Col. 4. 17. And hence we are called Shepheards Soulders Labourers as I said before Neither are we without examples of this diligence Moses was faithfull in all Gods House Heb. 3. 2. He was ●aithfull in delivering to the people the Commands of God and governing them according to the minde and will of God Samuel ceased not to exho●t the people and to pray for them 1 Sam. 12. 23. Christ himself was not sometime but dayly in the Synagog●e teaching and in the Temple Mat. 26. 55. Luke 19. 47. It was his custome so to do Luke 4. 16. He spent the day in preaching and the night in prayer Luke 21. 37. See the indefa●igable diligence of the