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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	custom_n	fear_v	tribute_n	4,452	5	11.2078	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77553	The power of God overpowering the creature. Which power came upon me William Britten, the 3d. day of the 11th. month, (called February) 1659. not suffering me to depart my chamber, until I had promised the Lord to answer a book, which I had then never seen, and but once heard of; set forth by William Prynne in defence of tyths, &c. and to present the answer in print unto the governing power of England for the time being. But making delayes, and Fran. Spira-like, consulting with flesh and blood, the Lord terrified me in conscience for neglect, yet in mercy did set me (like Jonah) the second time upon the same work.	Britten, William, d. 1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4824A; ESTC R170818	27,030	51

impossible for carnal men to do It is only God that makes men holy and divine as to partake of the divine nature 2 Pet. 2.4 From whence note First Gospel Ministers are the Lords labourers Secondly They must be called set to work by him Thirdly I● we must pray unto him for sending them it shews humane authority cannot do it Fourthly Whom he calls into his Vineyard he will also reward not by the might of men or power of the sword but by the Spirit of God Zech. 4.6 is the way that the Lord will work He useth Rom. 13.7 8. Wherein the Apostle writeth of Tribute Custome Fear Honour and Love Answ Tribute and Custome was due to Caesar and the same Christ paid as did the Iews Mat. 17.25 it being a temporal thing and for the like work as to maintain Caesars Army which could not be offensive to the conscience but whereas Tyths are paid they are to a wrong use and end for maintaining a Ministry contrary to the pure Gospel practise which must needs be heavy upon poor tender consciences yea such Tyth gains and setled maintenance which is to be forced from men draws many a carnal wretch to be of that function where they can compel people to pay so that there is a great difference betwixt paying Tribute and Custome to maintain an Army for defence of a Nation and the paying an imitating Ministry by force of flesh as if it were a true Ministry sent ●orth of God and to set up their post by the Lords post Ezek. 43.8 c. but concerning Fear Honour and Love it is wished those graces were better known and more practised amongst us He useth 1 Cor. 9.4 c. Wherein the Apostle pleads a power that God gives in use of the creatures as a fre●dome to partake of carnal things where they did impart spirituals and so to eat of the milk c. Answ It is true that the right Gospel Ministers have that freedome from God so to do but then observe these particulars First This power must be from the Lord and not by a humane power seeing neither Christ nor any of his Apostles did assume such a thing Secondly Those that receive by this power of God must take of the true flock Revel 22.15 Revel 21.27 1 Cor. 6.9 Gal. 5.19 and not of Swearers Drunkards Lyars Whoremongers c. which shall not inherit the Kingdome of God but be shut out Thirdly Note how far the Apostle was from a humane law to compel that he did not use his power given him of God to receive the peoples free gift lest the Gospel work should be hindred 1 Cor. 9. 12 15. Therefore those that use any other power than from the Lord in forcing a maintenance for Ministers Ier. 2.13 they forsake the fountain and betake themselve● to the broken Cistern Gospel Ministers are Gods labourers whom he send into his Vineyard or Kingdome of grace to wor● there but if these prove like the World to strive fo● Preferment Pride Riches and Honour there the● will be no more able to get truly into his Kingdome than is a Camel to go through the eye of a needle Mat. 19.24 fo● thereby they fall into the great snare which the servan● of God should flee from 1 Tim. 6.9 Therefore warn all those from the Lord that desire the ministerial office to wait in the pure way but go not forrh unti● you are truly called of God look not on any carn● ends to draw you for whatsoever is of the World 〈◊〉 not of God 1 Tim. 6.8 1 John 2.15 16. And learn of that Gospel-planter to be content with food and raiment wh● had learning and piety yet poverty was joyned ther● with and if Gospel practise be our rule to have no ●ther maintenance but the peoples free gift then tho●● that seek to be Gospel Ministers would do it out of pure love and not self-ends yea then women woul● not desire to marry unto them for carnal greatnes● but for their goodness He useth Rom. 15.26 27. how it pleased them o● Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contrib●tion for the poor Saints that as the Gentiles ha● been made partakers of their Spiritual things the duty is also to minister unto them in Carnal things Answ First this relief for the Saints was a v●luntary act for it pleased them so to do It being o● of a pure Gospel love and not by outward compul●●on Secondly It was no Tyths or setled maintenan●● but a certain contribution in time of need for the po● Saints Thirdly Such free gifts from the richer to the poorer are debts that God requires as vers 27. Whose debters they are yet the Lord never gave man a humane power to compel this debt Fourthly As Gospel giving and receiving in spirituals and temporals are free without compulsion so those acting therein do declare themselves of the same body wherein one Member supplyeth the want of another 1 Cor. 12.26 Lastly This gift debt or contribution was from the true flock and not of those that lived in their filth which shews of whom Gospel Ministers may take relief It is worthy of observation to note the difference betwixt the Law Ministers in Temple Worship and the Gospel Ministers in Spiritual Worship and how near our National Ministry hath come to that under the Law Theirs of the Law Our National First God made a Law to give the Levites Tyths Men made Laws to give the National Tyths 2. They had offerings So had the National 3. God gave them the Law which they read to the people for they owned the prophesies but little before the captivity Men made a set form of prayer which they read after that a directory whereas Ministers should do the works of God as the Spirit leads them John 16.13 Men built high places in several parishes which were Mass-houses a long time and called them Churches and consecrated them pretending they were holy 4. God owned their Temple built for his worship at Jerusalem as a holy place which was consecrated 5. They used Temple worship with musick c. They had Organs and other instruments 6. They had high Priests They had Arch Bishops 7. They had Priests Garments appointed of God They had Surplices Hoods Tippets c. appointed of men 8. God appointed the Tribe of Levi for that office Men designed University Scholers to be the only Ministers They looked so much on the outward that God hated it Isa 1.14 So did too many of these look on the fleece gains and outward worship but little purity Whereas if we look on the Gospel Ministry which should be our guide we shall find a poor despised Christ who came in poverty and so lived that i● his Ministerial office laid by his power in compelling corporal necessities and took peoples love i● giving him food 2 Cor. 8.9 and ministring to him of their substance Luke 8 3 Phil. 2.7