Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	bind_v	church_n	key_n	2,078	5	10.0076	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89003	The difference about church government ended: by taking away the distinction of government into ecclesiasticall and civill: and proving the government of the civill magistrate onely sufficient in a Christian kingdom. / Written by one that by making peace, prefers to be called a blessed childe of God, before preeminence in this world. J.M. D. D. Published according to order.	Mayne, Jasper, 1604-1672.	1646 (1646)	Wing M1470; Thomason E339_8; ESTC R200855	12,314	20

from time to time very severe as it is necessary they should And against Witches Idolaters Drunkards Theives common Swearers and Sabbath-breakers the sword is sharpned in this land against Cheators Forgeries and all other notoriotyes yea and against Blasphemers Sorcerers to Lyers and those that believing them make disturbance of the peace of the Kingdom and where the Laws are not sufficiently penall the penalties may be aggravated Our Laws also have provided that persons scandalous in their lives living in variance and hatred rayling and cursing and not reconciled should be kept from the holy Communion and now by Ordinance of Parliament it is provided that ignorant persons shal be likewise hereby suspended here from And what then remayns for which there is need for any other power to come in for the well governing of the Church of Christ amongst us but only to authorize Ministers to whom it properly belongeth to try and find out and suspend the ignorant some short Catechisme being first compiled of the Principles necessary by every Christian to be know● beyond the bounds whereof no Minister may go in his examinations or having tryed admit of any through partiality that shall come short of this knowledge and in his tryall putting difference betwixt the ancient and the yonger as Saint Paul directeth 1 Tim. 5. 1. dealing with them as fathers with these as brethren And if the Minister through envy pride or enmity shall proceed otherwise with any then is prescribed hee may be made lyable to give account thereof to the Magistrate and if he be found guilty to punishment therefore but if not the party complayning to be soundly punisht for his false accusation As for scandalous livers let such officers as the Magistrate shall thinke fit be appointed in every Parish but let them be of the most religious and conscionable who may be tyed by 〈◊〉 to present them unto him and as he shall find cause let him direct his precept to the Minister to suspend him till he be reformed If Officers so appointed be negligent let it be commended to the care of any in the Congregotion who have the spirit of 〈◊〉 in them to complain of them to the Magistrate that upon proof he may be soundly 〈◊〉 for his negligence in a matter 〈◊〉 to his 〈◊〉 of so great importance If none Arg. 3. but Magistrates be capable of rule and dominion in respect of censures and punishments then they only ought to have the rule but none else are capable hereof Ergo none else ought to have this rule The Minor which only can be doubted of is thus proved The Minister of the Gospell is not capable of it Ergo none else That he is not appears because Christ opposeth the order of Preachers to Rulers saying The Princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them but it shall not be so with you Matth. 20. 25. that is ye shal not rule over your brethren and the most faithfull Apostle Peter exhorting Presbyters to feed the flocke of Christ committed to them when hee comes to speake of ruling doth it with this negative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not ruling over them 1 Pet. 5. 1. If it be here objected Ob. Elders are described by ruling 1 Tim. 5. 17. The Elders that rule well are worthy of double honour Heb. 13. 7. 17 24. they are three times likewise described and such other additions made as that it cannot be understood of any other Elders but Preachers as namely Verse 7. that have the rule over you who have spoken unto you the Word of God Verse 17. that rule over you for they watch for your souls Therefore any Presbyter quatenus a Presbyter preaching the Word of God and a Watchman over souls is and ought to be a Ruler and have power to censure I answer that the words rendred by ruling are in two of these places 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sol. signifieth not Rulers but leaders but because leaders as Captains are Rulers it is rendred Rulers though all leaders or guides in a way be not Rulers in the sense here spoken of In the third place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth also such as goe before not properly Rulers or Governours therefore from hence nothing can be evinced to the purpose If it be further objected Ob. the Keys are given to Peter and by Keys according to the Scripture phrase government is always understood as Esay 22. 22. The key of the house of David I will lay upon his shoulder and he shall open and none shall shut compared with Chap. 9. 6. The government shall be upon his shoulder Revel 3. 7. He that hath the key of David Here by the key of David is plainly set forth sovereigne power in all things therefore are the keys of the Kingdome of Heaven given to Peter Matth. 16. the power of governing in things partayning to the Kingdom of Heaven that is the Church and what power was here given to Peter is showed to be given to all the Apostles Matth. 18. 18. Whatsoever ye bind upon earth shall be bound in heaven c because herein the power of the keys is shewed to lye by the words noted in the place before named Whatsoever thou bindest upon earth shall be bound in heaven and John 20. 23. the same power is given to all the Apostles in words to the same effect Whose sins you remit they are remitted c and Saint Paul accordingly exercised this power 1 Tim. 1. 20. by delivering Hymenens and Alexander to Satan touching the incestuous person as Corinth saith he I have judged to deliver him to Satan 1 Cor. 5. 3. but this he could not have done unlesse he had had such power And as having power to commit the like to other Preachers hee gave Timothy a charge over the Church at Ephesus 1 Tim. 1. 1. 18. and by vertue hereof he was to charge some not to preach any other doctrine Implying a ruling power committed unto him and to Titus to order things in Creet Titus 1. 5. and Timothy is bidden to receive none accusation against an Elder under two or three witnesses Chap. 5 19. And what is he that orders things in the Church but a Ruler or he before whom accusations are brought To all this I answer that Peter Sol. and the rest of the Apostles forgave sins and loosed by preaching salvation to the faithfull and repentant and retained sins and damn'd by preaching damnation to the impenitent and Paul accurseth those that teach any other Doctrine Gal. 1. Yea and I doubt not but by vertue of that donation they and other Preachers their successors during the time that the Christian Religion was imbraced but by some and those of the meane sort the greatest as Emperours Kings and Princes withstanding it had a ruling power by excommunications and other censures spirituall to deter the wicked amongst them and Hereticks and Schismaticks and to make them ashamed that they might be