Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	count_v	loss_n	win_v	1,429	5	9.4826	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41067	A touch-stone, or, A perfect tryal by the Scriptures, of all the priests, bishops, and ministers, who have called themselves, the ministers of the Gospel whose time and day hath been in the last ages past, or rather in the night of apostacy : they are tried and weighed by the Scriptures of truth, and are found out of the life and power of the scriptures, and out of the spirit and doctrine of them that gave them forth, and quite contrary to their principle and practice, both Papists and Protestants : unto which is annexed, Womens speaking justified, &c.	Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702.	1667 (1667)	Wing F639; ESTC R7178	82,431	96

little further thence he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother who also were in a ship mending their nets and straightway he called them And they left their Father in the ship with the servants and went after him Matthew was a Publican Simon a Canaanite Also when Christ sent forth the seventy Luke 10. there were no Universities provided for them nor had they Ordinations or Degrees from thence but ye may read they had their Command and Commission from him And again when he had wrought the Miracle on the man that was sick of the Palsie As he passed from thence he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the Receipt of Custom and he said unto him Follow me and he arose and followed him Matth. 9. 9. Also Jesus when he was going forth into Galilee findeth Philip and saith unto him Follow me Philip findeth Nathaniel and saith unto him We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and in the Prophets did write Jesus of Nazareth the Son of Joseph John 1. Also two of Johns Disciples when they had heard him speak and looked upon him followed Jesus and one of them which followed him was Andrew Simon Peters brother and he saith unto his brother We have found the Messiah which by interpretation is Christ John 1. And thus they had the testimony of Christ Jesus in their Consciences through which they gave up all and forsook all and followed him and he having all Power in Heaven and in Earth given unto him gave them power and authority over all Spirits insomuch that they said the Devils were subject unto them And when they came unto him and told him he said unto them Rejoyce not that the Devils are subject unto you but rather rejoyce that your Names are written in Heaven and this was their Power and the matter of their Joy that they had their Testimony and Commission from him their Lord and Master So here was no Ordinations of men nor Degrees taken from Universities nor no Nurturing up in Schools of Learning as hath been in these latter dayes for this hath all been since this Power and Spirit of the Lord Jesus hath been lost and gone from and rebelled against in this Night of Apostacy Also after this when the Apostle Paul was called to be a Minister he was called by Vision and by the Voice of God and sent forth by the Command of his Word and Power Acts 26. 16. and yet he confessed himself that he was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel and taught according to the perfect Law of the Fathers Acts 22. 3. Yet he desires his brethren to beware of Dogs beware of evil-workers beware of the Concision for we are the Circumcision which worship God in the Spirit and rejoyce in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh though I might also have a confidence in the flesh If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh I more Circumcised the eighth day of the stock of Israel c. But what things were gain to me those I counted loss for Christ Yea doubtless I count all things but dross for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them but dung that I may win Christ and be found in him Phil. 3. Here the Apostle clears himself concerning his choice and sees the Vanity of all transitory Things and this was a fit Minister of the Eternal Gospel of Christ who forsook and laid away all his humane Knowledge and Learning and filthy Wisdom and only chose the holy Spirit of the Lord God the Cross of Christ whereby he said he was crucified to the world and the world to him and this is quite contrary to the ministration of mens wisdom before mentioned And so this may suffice for the first particular of the Fifth Head which is their Practice to wit their way and means to attain to the Ministry The second particular of the Practice is the limiting and binding of People unto their way and worship by their Laws and Courts which they call Ecclesiastical with the several Degrees of Offices to get money from people and to bring them into bondage and keep them in awe and continual trouble in tying of them up to their Inventions and Laws which they make for their own gain and advantage not leaving poor people to the liberty of their Consciences and to the freedom of their Spirits but binde them to such things as pertain to their own advantage and superiority and in this lord it over poor peoples Estates Persons and Consciences and yet they call themselves Gospel-Ministers and in words profess Christ and Christianity but this is quite contrary to the practice and example of Christ and his Apostles and Ministers for those that he sent forth into whatsoever City they went they were to enquire who was worthy and there to abide till they went thence And when you come into one house salute it and if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but if it be not worthy let your peace return to you and whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words when ye depart out of that House or City shake off the dust of your feet Matth. 10. Mark saith thus And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them verily I say unto you it shall be more tollerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Judgment then for that City Mark 6. And again when he sent out the Seventy he said unto them Into whatsoever house ye enter first say Peace be to this house and if the Son of Peace be there your peace shall rest upon it if not it shall return to you again But into whatsoever City ye enter and they receive you not go your way into the streets of the same and say Even the dust of your City which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be sure of this that the Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you but I say unto you it shall be more tollerable in the day of Judgment c. Luke 10. And according to this Command of Christ Paul and Barnabas who were separated by the Holy Ghost for the work of the Ministry when they had preached the Gospel among the Jews and witnessed forth Christ Jesus and his Sufferings among the Jews who had Crucified him and also preached him unto the Gentiles and the Jews contradicting Pauls Ministry Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold and said they would turn to the Gentiles for say they so hath the Lood commanded us saying I will set thee for a Light unto the Gentiles that thou shouldest be my Salvation to the ends of the Earth but when the Jews heard this they stirred up the devout and honorable women and chief men of the City and raised