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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
diversity_n	apostle_n	prophet_n	teacher_n	630	5	9.4590	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79864	A rod discovered, found, and set forth to whip the idolaters till they leave off their idolatry (which yet remains in the rulers of England, their ministers, and the people who follow thier wayes) which doth consist in the houses of high places, falsly called churches; the two universities, Cambridge and Oxford, (and their ministers, which are made by man, and not of God) and their ministers maintenance (not the ministers of Christs) which is portions of lands, tythes, offrings, oblations, obventions, and great houses for a certain dwelling place on the earth, and forms of oathes, all which is the fruit of idolaters, and the abomination of the heathen. So likewise here is described the true magistrate and his work; and the way (for he who is not) to become such a one; and likewise, the way for all people to come out of their idolatry, vo worship the true God in spirit and truth. Written by me Henry Clark. Unto which is prefixed the epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Laodiceans.	Clark, Henry, 17th cent.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4457; Thomason E926_1; ESTC R207580	107,831	79

the face of the depth when he established the clouds above when he strengthned the fountains of the deep when he gave to the Sea his Decree that the waters should not passe his commandment and when he appointed the foundations of the earth then was Christ with God as one brought up with him 1 Cor. 1.24 Iohn 1.1 2 3. 17.24 Coll. 1.16 17 18. Eph. 5.23 25 26 27. Ioh. 10.11 1 Pet. 2.25 Matt. 9.37 38. Luk. 10.2 Matt. 20. ch Ier. 15.19 Matth. 3.12 Ioh. 5.17 10.30 37 38. 15.16 Isa 6.3 48.10 to 15. Ioh. 15.16 Mar. 3.14 15. Luk. 9.1 2. Acts 1.4 2.1 2 3 4. Ps 68.18 Eph. 4.8 to 13. he was daylie his delight rejoicing alwaies before him he was by him when the Lord by his wisdom founded the earth and by his understanding established the heavens Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God by whom all things were made without him was not any thing made that was made he was before all things and by him all things consist he rejoyceth in the habitable parts of his earth and his delight is with the sons of men he is the first and the last the beginning the end he is the Head of the body the Church which he loveth and gave himself for it and he Christ Jesus is the Saviour of the Body viz. the Church He is the good Shepherd and Bishops of our souls he is the Lord of the Harvest who is to be prayed unto that he would send forth labourers into his Harvest to reap the wheat of the Vinyard to separate the precious from the vile and to gather the fruit into his Garners Christ Jesus said I and my Father are one the Father is in me said Christ and I in him and my Father worketh hitherto and I work It was and is the work of Christ Jesus to ordain choose and to send forth Labourers into his Vinyard and not mans work for the whole earth is full of his glory and his glory he will not give to another And they who laboured in the Word and Doctrine were chosen and sent forth by Christ Iesus and not by man for said Christ Iesus to his Apostles Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you that you should go and bring forth fruit All power said Christ is given unto me in heaven and in earth And Christ he gave them power and said unto them Go ye therefore into all the world and preach the Gospel and teach all Nations and he endued them with power from on high and he ascended up on high and he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men and he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the word of the Ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ and for the perfecting of the Saints And said Paul 1 Cor. 12.28 God hath set some in the Church not of mans setting first Apostles secondly Prophets thirdly Teachers c. Now there is diversity of Gifts but they are given by the same spirit And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withall c. And thus much in the general for proof that it was and is the work properly of God and Christ to ordain choose give power commission and to send forth the Ministers of the Word and Gospel to preach the same and to teach all Nations every where And now I shall prove in particular that God and Christ did do this work without the help of the Rulers of the earth or the Pope and his Adherents As for instance For Paul he was an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the commandment of God and our Saviour the Lord Iesus Christ which is our hope 1 Tim. 1.1 And God said unto Annanias a Disciple Acts 9.10 to 15. Gal. 1. chap. That Paul was a chosen Vessel unto him to bear his Name before the Gentiles and Kings and the children of Israel And Paul said he was an Apostle not of man neither by man but by Iesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead but said Paul When it pleased God who separated me from my Mothers Womb Acts 26.19 and called me by his Grace to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the heathen immediately I was not disobedient unto the heavenly Vision nor conferred not with flesh and blood neither went I up to Ierusalem to them which were Apostles before me but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus c. And said Paul in his Epistle to the Galatians But I certifie you Brethren That the Gospel which was preached of me is not after man for said he I neither received it of man neither was I taught it but by the revelation of Iesus Christ it pleased God to reveal his son in me that I might preach him among the Heathen Hereby it is plain That Paul was not made a Minister of the Gospel at the Vniversities by man neither had he a commission given him to go preach the Gospel by Authority from the Rulers of the earth neither was he by man taught how to preach the Gospel And Iohn the Baptist he was not sent of man but of God for it is written in the first chapter of Iohn and the sixth verse Ioh. 1.6 7 8 9. There was a man sent from God whose Name was John the same came for a witnesse to bear witnesse of the Light And John the Disciple and Apostle of Christ writ and said These things we writ unto you that your joy might be full This then is the Message which we have heard of him and declare unto you That God is light and in him is no darknesse at all And John the Baptist he bore witnesse of the same light that the Apostles were witnesses of 1 Ioh. 1.4 5. and of the said Light was their Message to declare that the people might be turned from darknesse to the Light and from the power of Satan unto God who is light And John said That was the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world and that light is Christ for said Jesus Christ I am the light of the world John he was sent of God to bear witness of Christ the light that all men through him might believe for the Word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the Wildernesse Luke 3.1 3 4 5 6. John he went into all the country about Jordan preaching the baptism of Repentance for the remission of sins c. And this was done in the dayes of Tiberius Caesar but John was not ye may see sent by Caesar but he was sent of God to bear witnesse of the light And the Prophets of the Lord they were all sent of God and not by man Amos 1.1 7.10 to 15. as you may read Amos said that he was an Herdsman and a