Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	keep_v	people_n	11,231	5	5.0783	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89787	Mr Sadler re-examined, or, His disguise discovered. Shewing, the grosse mistakes and most notorious falshoods in his dealing with the Commissioners for Approbation of Publike Preachers in his Inquisitio Anglicana. : Wherein also a brief and true account is given of their righteous proceedings with him and those that come before them. / By one who has been a constant eye and ear-witnesse of all their proceedings, though now in no relation to them.	Nye, John, d. 1688.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1654 (1654)	Wing N1480; ESTC R203017	8,704	15

Sadler we may observe what he seems to be in his own and what he deserves to be in other mens opinion He represents himself as one converted when at his secret devotion and now as sure he hath the life of grace in him as he is sure he hath the life of nature pa. 9. and applieth Christ with like confidence as Thomas did when he said My Lord and my God pa. 12. One that loves the Brethren and all his delight is upon the Saints Called to the Ministry by the Spirit and Dr Corbet and takes Preferment out of zeal to advance Gods glory For this mans state in grace farre be it from me to judg it I shall examine only the visibility and proof of it in those fruits mentioned 1. For his love to ohe brethren and delight in the Saints his Practice little confirms it Where is that covering of Infirmities Nay is there not a discovering and carrying them forth into the world Preaching ●●●m upon the house top Printing them as he professeth for those that live in after ages And these too so farre from being their Infirmities that they are evidently his They are only his evil surmises and impudent slanders out of a base self-end cast upon his Brethren to piece up to himself a reputation of worth and Learning I say these Lyes and falshoods are his either naturally begotten coming out of his own loyns or by adoption made his he owning and reporting them 2. And for his Pretended zeal in his function or indeed his understanding what belongs to such a High Calling Compare what hath been said in the last Answer with pa. 17. I shall God willing imploy my talent to my utmost power to the best advantage And what is the best advantage He tells you he hath yea and shall again preach with regard to his own advantage credit and applause of men that it may be said of him There goeth a great School-Divine And he is of this opinion He being such a Preacher is Approved both of God and the world though their Approbation seldom go together And now I am come to the bottom of the quarrell I shall end which is this Mr Sadler being in his own opinion a man throughly furnished with Practicall and School-Divinity a knowing man in in what is the duty of a Preacher which he learnedly expresseth in these words I know a Teacher of Gods word hath a fourfold duty and the word of God a fourfold use three practique and one contemplative and there is all he hath yet of this discovery one that though he cannot answer quodlibets extempore nor make out upon the suddain the guifts and graces that are within him yet it is well known he hath preached in a City and the Text given him upon a dayes warning Because this man for these high qualifications as he thinks may not therefore be approved with all his defects The Commissioners and their Ordinance and proceedings and all must forthwith be disapproved And leading up thus bravely he expects and calls upon his Highness the Lord Protector the Honourable Parliament the Clergy the People of this Nation the present age and the ages to come to rise up and follow close after him against those busie men the Approvers that do the utmost in them 〈◊〉 to keep mens souls from being starved by the remainder of this Episcopall generation Between Page 2. add Page 3. adde this A Copy of a Certificate according to the Ordinance WE whose Names are under-written for the better satisfaction of the Commissioners for Approbation of Publick Preachers do testifie upon our Personal knowledge That Mr A. B. of C. in the County of D. is a Person of a holy and good Conversation In witnesse whereof we hereunto subscribe this day of Ann. Dom. This or to some such purpose to be testified under the hands of three persons of known godlinesse and integrity whereof one at least to be a Preacher of the Gospel in some constant setled place And so much for this time