Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A81282
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The case of peoples duty in living under a scandalous minister, stated and resolved
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Wing C965; ESTC R229514
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scornful_a 3._o but_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o your_o minister_n be_v indeed_o scandalous_a yet_o this_o in_o my_o opinion_n will_v not_o warrant_v you_o in_o your_o design_a purpose_n of_o leave_v his_o ministry_n for_o 1._o since_o you_o be_v so_o much_o offend_v and_o grieve_v with_o the_o error_n of_o his_o sinful_a life_n there_o be_v the_o less_o danger_n of_o infection_n or_o get_v any_o harm_n to_o yourself_o by_o what_o you_o observe_v and_o censure_v in_o he_o your_o soul_n health_n i_o be_o persuade_v will_v never_o be_v impair_v by_o those_o sin_n which_o your_o soul_n abhor_v quibus_fw-la mali_fw-la placent_fw-la in_o union_n ipsi_fw-la communicant_a malis_fw-la quibus_fw-la vero_fw-la mali_fw-la displacent_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la emendare_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la non_fw-la factis_fw-la eorum_fw-la sed_fw-la altari_fw-la christi_fw-la communicant_a augustin_n epist_n 162._o 2._o since_o you_o say_v that_o your_o minister_n be_v nevertheless_o a_o very_a excellent_a preacher_n which_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n impossible_a i_o conceive_v your_o wisdom_n and_o duty_n be_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o good_a and_o the_o bad_a to_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o his_o doctrine_n and_o his_o life_n for_o gift_n and_o grace_n you_o know_v sir_n be_v two_o different_a thing_n and_o a_o man_n may_v have_v gift_n for_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o and_o yet_o want_v grace_n for_o himself_o st._n augustin_n i_o be_o sure_a make_v a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o visible_a ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o the_o invisible_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o his_o controversy_n with_o the_o donatist_n in_o this_o very_a argument_n as_o you_o shall_v see_v anon_o and_o on_o matt._n 23._o ideo_fw-la audiuntur_fw-la say_v he_o utiliter_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la utiliter_fw-la non_fw-la agunt_fw-la and_o st._n paul_n suppose_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o preacher_n unto_o other_o and_o yet_o become_v a_o castaway_n himself_o 1_o cor._n 9.27_o we_o read_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o a_o unfaithful_a and_o unjust_a steward_n set_v over_o the_o household_n of_o god_n it_o be_v further_a plain_n from_o luk._n 9_o that_o judas_n be_v send_v forth_o and_o commission_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o christ_n disciple_n the_o holy_a spirit_n charge_v the_o bishop_n of_o several_a of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n with_o sundry_a heinous_a fail_n and_o sin_n and_o yet_o honour_v they_o with_o the_o glorious_a title_n of_o angel_n of_o their_o respective_a church_n rev._n 2._o and_o 3._o chap._n yea_o our_o saviour_n himself_o tell_v we_o mat._n 7.22_o 23._o that_o many_o will_v be_v disow_v and_o condemn_v by_o he_o as_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n who_o yet_o have_v prophesy_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n in_o his_o name_n from_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o a_o graceless_a person_n may_v have_v extraordinary_a gift_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n 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