Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	apostle_n	day_n	sabbath_n	13,396	5	10.0850	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04211	Anno Domini 1616. A confession and protestation of the faith of certaine Christians in England holding it necessary to observe, & keepe all Christes true substantiall ordinances for his church visible and politicall (that is, indued with power of outward spirituall government) under the gospel; though the same doe differ from the common order of the land. Published for the clearing of the said Christian from the slaunder of schisme, and noveltie, and also of separation, & undutifullness to the magistrate, which their rash adversaries doe falsely cast upon them. Also, an humble petition to the K. Majestie for toleration therein.	Jacob, Henry, 1563-1624.	1616 (1616)	STC 14330; ESTC S120216	22,778	71

And to be short by experience wee see too oft most evidently they breed both an idle Pastor an ignorant secure people Therefore to follow herein the Christian liberty and discretion of the Churches in the Apostles times we hold it to be farr the best Of Holy dayes so called 22. Wee believe that under the Gospell there is not any holy day besides the Lords day nor any fasting day or dayes constant ordinary and on certaine seasons or times of the yeare continually to be observed All such observing of dayes we believe is against Gods word not onely as being religious ordinances † Math. 15.9.13 instituted by men neverthought on by Christ nor his Apostles in all their time who yet had the Holy Ghost leading them into ‡ Joh 4.25 14 26. 6.13 all truth meete for Christian people and had more reason to institute them then wee but also as being directly forbidden in the 4. Commandement where God saying to man | Exod. 20.9 Six dayes thou shalt labour and doe all that thou hast to doe he sayth there also but rest the Seaventh for so did God himselfe after the 6. dayes creation whose example herein do thou follow Now this Divine appointmēt of a Seventh day onely to be kept holy wee plainely see to be for the equity proportion which is the substance therof avery Commandment of God unto us still and therefore of all men to be perpetually observed Howbeit if God or the Apostles had ordeyned beside a 7. day any other holy dayes particularly in the Gospell as God and his Prophets else where in the Law did ordeyne some besides the Sabbath then notwithstanding this Commandement we would never refuse such holy dayes now over and besides the Lords day But that in the Gospell was not done the Gospell no where sheweth any such matter Therefore we believe it not we cannot now but refuse it And yet againe Dayes of thanksgiving or fasting which by men are appointed upon some speciall occasion and are to be used accordingly that is for the sayd speciall and particular occasions sake and onely for a season convenient and fitting thereunto but in no wise constantly and continuingly as is afore noted such dayes I say we approve and allow as having warrant from the Spirit of God both in the Law and in the Gospell But other then these we neyther believe nor allow any Of Mariage Burying Churching as it is called 23. Concerning making of mariage and burying the dead we believe that they are no actions of a Church Minister because they are no actions spirituall but civill Neither are Ministers called to any such busines Neither is there so much as one example of any such practise in the whole book of God either under the Law or under the Gospell without which warrant we believe it to be unlawfull whatsoever any Minister doth attempt at any time or in any place especially as a part of his ministeriall office and function Wherefore we professe and protest that we earnestly desire that the Solemnization of holy Mariage might be performed by some Civill Magistrate assigned by highest authoritie thereunto And when Ministers doe in the Congregations solemnize Mariage we testify that we believe that they doe nothing therein neither can but blesse this ordinance of God as likewise they doe some time the initiation of a Magistrate they doe not essentially constitute either of them And for Churching of women likewise we know no ground for it in Scripture nor good reason at all specially to make it a necessary part of the Ministers office in the publike divine service Of Ministers made also Magistrates by the State 24. Wee believe that the joyning of Pastorall ministery and Magistracy together in one person under the Gospell is simply unlawfull and contrary to the Text of the new Testament which sayeth It shall not be so among you Ma. 20.25 Luke 22.26 And. Let him that teacheth waite on teaching abide therein Rō 12.17 Of the gifts and offerings of the faithfull 25. Wee believe that there is a holy Cōmunion of the whole Church in communicating of their substance together by gifts and offerings These gifts and offerings are given Numb 28.2.18.8 Malach. 3.8.9 to God they are Gods properly and specially belonging to God he taketh them for his also they are given to that particular Church of God for which the givers doe intend them They are not meere almes but first evident signes of true love to God then they are necessary meanes and duties required by God for the supportation maintenance and upholding of the sayd Church and of the sincere worship of God therein These gifts and offering are meerely free and voluntary yea every time the giver commeth to God with them These gifts and offerings are ‡ Prov. 3.9 2 Sam. 24.24 1 Chrō 16.29 reall sacrifices to God and partes of his holy ‡ worship and service Also after they are given and received they are holy and consecrated things not goods for | Levit. 27.26.29 Exod 13.13 Deut. 15.19 common secular use These gifts are some ordinary some extraordinary The time of offering these ordinary giftes is every Lords day The most fitt and comely season and place for it is in the holy Assembly then when the Churches use is to performe it Neverthelesse they who are on just occasion any such day absent ought allwayes to lay aside for God and for his service their portion or rather Gods parte and portion and in due time to bring or send it Which is no lesse sanctifyed to the foresayd holy use and acceptable to God then if the givers then had been present These gifts though they be free and voluntary in the givers touching the particular quantitie yet that they doe thus give offer every Lords day somewhat either more or lesse is † 1 Cor. 16.2 1 Cor. 9.14 a very commandment of God and a fruit of necessary obedience in man The quantitie is thus farre pointed at in the Scripture viz. According as the Lord hath prospered every one And some are in high grace with God who give to God out of their penurie The persons who are to give these holy giftes are all and every member of the Church except onely those that receive maintenance therefrom at the hand of the Church So that all the Churches members are givers or receivers They that receive are the Poore and the Ministers of the Church Extraordinary offerings and giftes which some out of speciall Zeale to Gods glory doe offer besides the ordinary are for the place time kinde and quantitie such as each giver seeth God may be the more honoured thereby The ordinary offerings in the assembly are to be received by the Deacons committed into the hands of the | Act. 11.30 Numb 18.8.14 Elders and with their direction to be disposed of by the Deacons The Cōmandment of the Apostle to the Church of Corinth 1