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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	brotherly_a	godliness_n	kindness_n	4,597	5	10.0737	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74896	The generall-good to all people: or, The Lords free love running forth freely to his own people in these latter days, according to his promises made to his people, which he is now fulfilling. With something in answer to the petition put up to the Parliament, by many of the city and county of York, even they of the priests party. / By Richard Farnworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.; Aldam, Thomas, d. 1660. Exhortation to the magistrates.; R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. Gods covenanting with his people.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E703_6; Thomason E703_6*	37,767	34

examples to the people but these are evil examples and walk contrary both to the Scriptures and the practise of Christ and his true Ministers herein they shew the spirit of errour and are enemies to the Truth of God 4. They are men-pleasers all the Priests of the world and have mens persons in admiration because of advantage denying the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ Iames 2.1 2. Gal. 1.10 which the true Ministers of Christ did practise herein they walk contrary to the Scripture and shew the Spirit of errour and are enemies to the truth of God 5. The Priests of the World or the Ministers of man and of Antichrist they are blamable and are soon angry and are given to wine strikers and are given altogether to filthy lucre Jer. 23.26 27 28 29 30 31 32. Joh. 1.1 2. c. Joh. 17.14 15 16 17. Jer. 23.29 Heb. 4.12 1 Pet. 1.22 23. Rom. 6. 1 Cor. 6.11 1 Pet. 1.25 Jam. 1.21 22. Col. 1.1 2 Cor. 3.6 Gal. 1.11 12. Eph. 1.1 2 Tim. 1.1 Mat. 23. Mat. 26. Jer. 23.16 17 18 19 20. Jer. 23.10 11 12 13 14. Jer. 23.1 Jer. 5.23 24 25 c. Hosea 4.1 2 3 c. Isa 59. Isa 29.9 10 11 c. Gal. 1.8 9. Mal. 2. to the 10. The two Seeds one of the Flesh and the other of the Spirit contrary to the Ministers of Christ as in Titus 1.7 1 Tim. 3.1 2 3. walking contrary to the Scripture and are guided by the spirit of error 6. The Priests of the world and their Ministry is not of God but of man they are the Ministers of man and not of God and are no Ministers of the Spirit but are of the imaginary wayes what they do conceive of or imagine that they hold forth and know not the word of life which is eternal that sanctifieth and purifieth Soul and Body which word is invisible and is as a fire and a hammer and is quick and powerfull which is the power of God that killeth the old nature and purgeth out the old leaven and raiseth up the immortal Soul out of death to praise the Lord. And they that do Administer it are cleansed and washed justified and sanctified by it which word endureth for ever being the ingrafted word that is able to save the souls of those that know the Ministration of it and the Ministers of it were and are able Ministers of the Spirit not taught of man but by the will of God and administer to that which is kept in the death the immortal seed which the Ministers of the world are ignorant of but are persecuters of those that hold forth the word of life now as the Jews and Scribes and Pharisees chief Priests and Elders of the people were and they speak a divination of their own brain and not from the mouth of the Lord and their Ministry will never satisfie nor purifie one soul it hath been long but here is no redemption nor Sanctification by it Nay they say themselves that it will never sanctifie them whilst they are here and by their fruits it doth so appear and so it doth not profit the people at all they teach for Doctrine traditions and rudiments of the world and they are all confused so many men so many minds when as the Ministers of Christ were and are all of one heart and one minde who were taught of God and are Ministers of the Spirit and not of the letter or of man as the Priests of the world and all those here in York-shire are and are contrary both to Christ and his true Ministers and load his Servants with Reproachings and Revilings and are Enemies both to him and his and they and their Ministry is accursed for it is contrary both to Christ and his Apostles and doth neither sanctifie nor purifie but keeps in the lust of the flesh and in the fall There are two seeds one after the flesh as Ishmael was and the other after the Spirit and by promise as Isaac was and they that are after the flesh they persecute them that are after the spirit and they that are after the spirit or by promise are made not onely to believe but also to suffer what the Lord shall permit or see good and they that are of the promised seed are of Abraham now and are born again one Seed one Faith one God one Father one Baptism one Bread one Body all one and in one Baptized by one Spirit into that one body which is spiritual and made to drink into one Spirit and their faith doth purifie them and worketh them out of their old nature and ingrafteth them into the Vine which is Christ Jesus the Vine of the Lords free love and being all one in Christ Jesus set and ingrafted into their own Vine the natural branches being cut off those that are Jews outward and not inward who live in the wild-Olive and in their natural stock or state or condition know them not who are in the true Vine being made partakers of the Divine nature their faith standing out of the wisdom of mans words in the power of God groweth with an increase making fruifull being in the Vine the fruits of true faith do shew it forth as Vertue and Knowledge Temperance Patience Godliness brotherly kindness and charity which maketh fruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ so shall all men know saith he That ye are my Disciples if ye love one another continue in my love for faith without works is dead as the worlds faith is or the fruits of the first seed which is after the flesh and they that are in the flesh their old corrupt nature and in the wild Olive they cannot please God and their faith standeth without in the wisdom of mans words and not in the power of God which worketh a Reformation and a change but as they are in the fall their fruits make them manifest and their faith is corrupt it doth not purifie their conscience from dead works and so they believe in that which thier priests lead them into for good as say the Petitioners we have believed in them for good like Priests like People as in Hoseas time Hosea 4. and all live in one nature that are in the fall and are under the curse in their old nature both Priests and people and the Priests are evil examples to the people 1. The Priests they live in Pride and the people they believe The Priests are evil examples that if they may be proud that are their leaders they may follow their examples because it is suitable to their earthly hearts and so they believe in them as they say for good calling good evil and evil good but the woe is to such 2. The Priests they live in Covetousness and the people they follow their examples and are all given to Covetousness both Priests and people and love it and believe it is good because it is suitable to their earthly

complained of by the Prophet Isaiah Isa 29.13 First Let me ask you that profess your selves to be Ministers of the Gospel Quest but are not of the letter for you will not let it be your rule to walk by but run from it and will not abide the tryal but are you not all made manifest by your fruits what you are Take notice of it all people consider and see how you have been deceived all this while they will all be found deceivers and blinde guides that deceive the people did God ever send scandalous and ignorant persons enemies to the people and ways of God into the work of his Ministery and do not your fruits declare that you were never sent of him who are enemies both to him and his where he is made manifest Secondly Do not your sins testifie against you to your face that you are none of his the highest of you are you not all unprofitable servants do not you make the people light and vain as the false Prophets did which ran but the Lord never sent them as in Jer. 23. Thirdly Are you not proud and pride is of the devil and God doth forbid it and saith it is an abomination to his soul and that is contrary to God and is scandalous and shews that you are guided by the spirit of error and are ignorant of the spirit of truth that teacheth to deny pride which is one of the seven abominations which the woe is to Woe to the Crown of pride for the devil he is the King of Pride then woe to you ye devilish proud-Priests Jesus Christ saith Learn of me I am meek and lowly in heart but you shew that you are ignorant of his teachings and are enemies to those that are brought into the obedience of his teachings which teacheth self-denyal and you being self-lovers are contrary to the Scriptures and the practice of the Ministers of Jesus Christ and scandalize the truth where it is manifested in power Are you not covetous and God doth forbid it and the Ministers of Christ do forbid it and say Eph. 5.1 2 3 4 5 6. 1 Tim. 6.6 7 8. Let not covetousness be once named amongst you as it becometh Saints and let your conversation be without covetousness for covetousness is Idolatry and draweth the heart from the Lord and covetousness is the root of all evil and you are covetous exceeding covetous the Ministers of Christ said having food and rayment therewith let us be content and the Ministers of Christ laboured to make the Gospel of Christ to be without charge And coveted no mans silver nor gold nor were not greedy of filthy lucre Acts 20.32 33 34 35. 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3 4. Gal. 1.11 12 15 16. 2 Cor. 3.6 but spoke against it in obedience to the commands of God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ The Ministers of Jesus Christ were not taught of man but of God they were not made Ministers by the will of man but by the will of God and they were not Ministers of the letter but able Ministers of the spirit and they made full proof of their Ministery and gave no offence in any thing that their Ministery might not be blamed but in all things approving themselves as the Ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses in stripes in imprisonments in tumults in labours in watchings in fastings by pureness by knowledge by long sufferings by kindness by the Holy Ghost by love unfained by the word of Truth and by the power of God 2 Cor. 6.3 4 5 6 7. 2 Cor. 6.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. The Ministers of Christ were blameless as the Stewards of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no strikers not given to strong drink nor filthy lucre they were lovers of good men they were holy just and temperate Tit. 1.7 8. 1 Tim 3.1 2 3 4 5. Mat. 23.8 1 Cor. 9.19 The Ministers of Christ were not men-pleasers neither were they called of men Masters but became servants to all in obedience to the Command of Jesus Christ and they were not persecuters but were gentle towards all men even towards them that did oppose them They were examples to the flock and exhorted others to follow them so far as they followed Christ Eph. 5.1 2. and saith he Brethren be ye followers of me and mark them that walk so as ye have us for an example Phil 3.17 Phil. 3.17 for saith he many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are enemies of the cross of Christ whose end is destruction whose God is their belly whose glory is their shame who minde earthly things Phil. 3.18 19. Phil. 3.18 19. Now consider the end of your conversation even all ye Priests of Baal who profess your selves to be Ministers of the Gospel see where your conversation is are you not altogether earthly and walk contrary to the holy practice and conversation of the Ministers of Christ which were examples to the flock in all things now see if you have not lost your examples and walk altogether contrary First As they had received freely they spoke freely again and were free from covetousness they took God to witness it and so made the Gospel of Christ free and not burdensome Secondly But you are exceeding covetous and are hirelings and are amongst the false Prophets in the same state and condition that those were whom the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against then as he sendeth to cry out against you false Priests now which scandalize the truth of God you are all scandalous and if you have that which is your right you must all be cast out every one great and small for the highest of you in your fleshly wisdom and notions are the highest deceivers of the people Do not your fruits make you manifest Are you not all in the same condition that the false Prophets were in that ran but the Lord never sent them do you not look for your gain from you quarter Isa 56.10 11. place and parish where you are as those did that Isaiah was sent to cry out against Isa 56.10 11. Cleer your selves if you can and do you not take Tythes which neither Iesus Christ nor his true Ministers did and so act contrary to them both shewing yourselves to be Antichrists as it is now made manifest by your practise scandalous you are all of you Tythe-mongers and hirelings and ignorant you are of the same spirit that they were guided by that spoke for the deceits of the false Prophets and so are enemies both to the people of God and the ways of God and are guided by a spirit of errour deny it if you can your works will testifie against you and are you not upholders of the traditions and rudiments of the world which is a prejudice and hinderance of Reformation and danger of poor souls leading them