Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	church_n	zion_n	46	3	8.6527	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42725	Nevves from Poland wherein is declared the cruell practice of the popish clergie against the Protestants, and in particular against the ministers of the city of Vilna, in the great dukedome of Lithuania, under the governement of the most illustrious prince, Duke Radziwell / faithfully set downe by Eleazar Gilbert ...	Gilbert, Eleazar.	1641 (1641)	Wing G705; ESTC R9201	20,227	38

hearts that they should not understand nor discerne the wayes of truth wherein they should walke and therefore it is no marvell that God hath given them over to a reprobate sense to be like other Sectaries and heretiks obstinate in their errors to beleeve strong delusions and to hold the truth in unrighteousnesse Thirdly I would hereby incourage my Brethren and Country-men whether in this Kingdome or else-where to stand firme and constant in the truth of their profession and not to be moved and-shaken with every winde of doctrine nor by their Sects Schismes separations private and confused opinions or Assemblies rend the unseamed Coat of their Redeemer or thereby teare that part of his mysticall body which hee doth graciously please to continue in this Kingdome but to agree rather in one consent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace to follow after peace with all men and holinesse yea to forbeare one another in love and to follow after the truth in love with peaceable and loving affections not with hot and furious distempers as some of us seeme to doe who thinke they cannot be religious enough unlesse they be enemies to peace and that there can be no better patterne of wholesome doctrine to hold fast keep and frame their faith by then that which is of their owne weaving I tell you good Brethren this patterne of doctrine which is maintained and I hope shall be maintained in these Kingdomes is good enough yea so good that I know none in the world better and I am sure I have read heard knowne and seene as much of the world almost as any other of my Coate and calling within this Iland yea I say there is none so good none so neare that patterne which Paul commended to Timothie therefore keep it fast which you cannot doe unlesse you love the truth and peace Say not one of you I am of Paul another I am of Apollos a third I am of Cephas a fourth I am of Christ Let me intreat you for Christ his sake not to deceive your selves for Christ neither will not can be divided nor will he ever send his Spirit into you to illuminate or inspire you with the truth if hee see you inclined or addicted to schisme or faction for in malevolam animam non introibit sapientia Heavenly wisedome and truth will not enter into soules that through fraction contention schisme or separation are divided and dissipated Vna est Columba mea saith Christ of his Spouse the Church My Dove is one and as his Church is one so is his Spirit which once descended upon him in the likenesse of a Dove to teach all posterities that he will never send his graces but into dove-like soules that is into men and women that are of a dove-like innocent humble and loving heart Certainely that knowledge which they have or professe of Gods worship that are otherwise cannot be true and good it cannot I say be true unlesse it make them one with their brethren as Christ is one with the Father Iohn 17. 20. Be not therefore divided give not the Papists occasion to say as I have heard some of them lately say to my selfe The Protestants have so many Sects amongst them that they know not what to embrace nay said one there are in this City for the present above ninety severall Religions each one differing from another nay each one despising excommunicating and separating themselves from other O let not this be heard in Gath nor published in the streets of Askalon For shame for shame give not this occasion to the adversary forsake not Christs Spouse for her blacke spots nor his true Reformed Church in this Land for her imperfections what would you have a Church Militant to be Triumphant or doe you dreame of or seeke for a Church in this life that hath no blemish such men as these had best buy wings to themselves and flee beyond the Moone to the garden of Hesperide● wherein some say was Paradise and which if wee will beleeve Poets is altogether free from stormes and tempests sure I am beneath the Moone there is no man no Religion no Church free from blemishes nor possibly can be Seeing that of the Apostle is as true of all the Church as of one of the Church here we see darkely through a glasse we know but in part but then we shall know as we are knowne 1 Cor. 13. 12. Let us not say in matters of Religion draw backwardly or contrariwayes like Sampsons Foxes that were bound together tayle to tayle for then can follow nothing but jars contention combustion and tumultuous confusion but let us be rather like the Cherubins having our faces looking one towards another that is let us all with one consent and unity of mind especially in matters of faith and Religion joyne together in love opinion judgement and affection to embrace beleeve and practice such a forme of doctrine discipline and government as hath been ever since Christ or at the least in the purer times after Christ received and followed in the Christian Church and as I hope through Gods goodnesse and providence shall shortly be established in this Kingdome by the religious care and wisedome of our King and Parliament which I am perswaded will be no other then such as shall be most pleasing unto God justifiable and harmelesse to the people sutable to the Scriptures and most approveable and comfortable to mens consciences Such I say as shall have for their ground and warrant not mens inventions humane policy and traditions but absolutely and immediatly Gods inspired Scriptures which are sufficient in all things to instruct reprove correct in righteousnesse and to make the man of God perfect furnished throughly to every good work in a word such as shall most conduce for the advancement of Gods glory and depressing the pride and ambition of mens hearts such as are most contrary to the corruption of mans life manners such as are most spirituall sutable to the nature of God who is a Spirit and will be worshipped in spirit truth finally such as can afford most comfort and ease unto troubled and perplexed consciences if I say such doctrines discipline and manner of Government be admitted established in our Church as I make no doubt they shall and also if all the people from Dan to Beersheba both in City and Country from all places and corners of the Land joyne together as is aforesaid without contention preposterous zeale schisme and separation to approve beleeve receive and practice the same then shall our Church like Aarons rod flourish to all possible perfection even to the astonishment and admiration of all her enemies being as Mount Sion which cannot be removed but remaineth for ever as the mountaines about Ierusalem so shall the Lord be about his people from henceforth and for ever Psa. 150. Fourthly and lastly let these and such like treacherous practices of Jesuites and Papists