Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	power_n	principality_n	1,975	5	10.5828	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54249	The true primitive state of civill and ecclesiasticall government discussed and cleared also a vvay briefly propounded to reconcile the saints, by what names (now) soever distinguished, in unity of doctrine and discipline, according to our covenant in a government neerest to the word of God.	D. P.	1649 (1649)	Wing P14; ESTC R35085	22,555	32

water in Baptisme covering the earth of mans body it being plunged therein was further signified the sanctifying and renewing again of the body through that Spirit which by a first moving on the surface of the waters gave being in the creation to all things of the same Elementary substance which should be as certainly performed as mans body came forth of the waters a sure testimony of which was evident in the head and others the first fruits of the same by this then as I conceive hath been confuted the first error shewing that Infants and many others upon these grounds are not fit matter for a visible Church or Congregation and though I have in this exceeded an intended brevity yet in things so greatly Important it will I trust be excusable for this seriously considered will put an end to those bitter long disputes and voluminous Treatises about the Law and Gospel Gods seeing or not seeing sinne in reference to the one or the other Covenant c. The Error on the other hand is in some that conceive them only fit which for knowledg and practise are seemingly more eminent whereas at first a Gospel conviction and need of a Christ and a voluntarie submission to his government for a further Instruction through doctrine and discipline was a good ground of admission For Christs Kingdom in the Church is a Kingdom of Grace long-sufferance and meeknes The Subjects whereof at first are very rough hewed not polished stones weak in knowledge and many times more in practice Those Ministers and strong Christians then intrusted ought to bear the Infirmities of the more feeble carrying these Lambs in the bosome of Love leading gently and guiding these younglings in grace like good Pastors so truly knowing the state of their flock as to distinguish them by their names natures and manners that so he might accordingly feed them with knowledge and understanding Not in civill contentions but Evangelicall conclusions but how rare are such at this present what plenty of those shepherds that God so * passionately and pathetically reproves in Ezekiels time that he said Eat the fat and clothed themselves with the fleece of the Sheep but did not care to feed so as to strengthen the weak heal the sick binde up the broken bring again that which is driven away neither sought that which was lost but with cruelty and rigour did they rule them The Lord himselfe then the great and living Shepheard there promiseth to supply their place and doe that for his Sheep which was neglected by those evill Shepherds that is to say to lead them into green Gospel pastures refreshing them with the sweet and pleasant springs of salvation strengthening the weak healing the sick c. As it followeth excellently in the same Chapter The next thing then to the matter is the form of this government which was first those Ministeriall officers as to be ordinary and perpetual were Pastors to instruct and teach Deacons to collect keep and disburse the publike stock Elders among themselves to over-rule and end all civill and occasionall differences Seers to watch over each particular Member which was to present as need required the true state of things to the Church there was also a forme of Sacraments one of Baptisme of which is already spoken One other and main end of which was to distinguish all visible members within from them without putting such into a visible capacity thereby of those benefits before exprest to which then was added the Sacrament of the Lords Supper through which those before baptized were made to drinke into that one Spirit which spiritually quickned it by faith in the blood of Christ running through the veins of the whole body typically represented by way of Communion in the Element of wine to the very senses of the faithfull all those benefits of Christs death and resurrection which upon frequent meeting they were publikely to hold forth in remembrance of the same After these next in order was the forme of doctrine that is to say first To acknowledge God even that Father of whom originally and effentially were all things either temporall or spirituall according to whose supream will all the distinct families in heaven and earth was both ordered and named As also that Jesus Christ his first begotten son was that person by whom all things was made is now preserved redeemed and shall again what belongs to him be restored for which cause he descended suffered ascended according to the Scripture sitting now at the right hand of God untill all enemies are made his footstool which once performed he shall then deliver up the kingdome to God the Father which then shall be all in all to the whole body filling every part according to their measure with his owne fullnes as he now doth the head for the effecting of all which glorious promises in the behalf of the holy visible invisible militant and at last triumphant Church That there is one infinite invisible incomprehensible most omnipotent Spirit which is that of the Fathers communicated to the Son and from him as head to the whole body The fift was the form of discipline which was this every Officer in their proper place through meeknes and love by exhortation instruction reproof and if need require with consent of the Church through excommunication to use their utmost endeavour to present such who have voluntarily submitted unto their Government blamelesse in the day of Christ And then the last of all is the supream end namely the preservation of each Saints propriety in their spirituall names priviledges and benefits of an eternall life so as each member in their proper place may according to the effectuall working and power which is in the measure of every part receive the increase of the body unto the edifying it selfe in love untill we all meet together in the unity of Faith and that acknowledging of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ Thus as briefly as I could hath been shewed also the Governours Government matter forme of doctrine and discipline with the distinct and supream end of this Ecclesiasticall Government of Christ The third thing promised to be considered was this In what respect these two Governments so diametrically opposite as heaven and earth may yet agree and dwell together in a Nation City Family or person First they may agree in this that the son of God is constituted and by publicke inauguration is Crowned and anoynted King and Head of both these principallities and powers with their severall Instruments and weapons whither Carnall or Spirituall Secondly they may accord in this that the spirituall deserves the right hand of fellowship since all sublimary things had a being with the externall for ends subservient to this which when it shall perfectly be accomplished in the Nations This exterior Government shall be dissolved and cease The Kings and Rulers of the Gentiles