Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	act_n	faith_n	work_v	2,638	5	7.9635	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56126	A tryall of a Christian shewing that it is not the outward name of Christian that differs from a heathen, but the inward life and nature ... / by Alexander Parker.	Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Watkins, Morgan, fl. 1653-1670.	1658 (1658)	Wing P389; ESTC R35393	33,144	44

denies the true Ministers work and leads silly men and women captive laden with sin and led away with divers lusts ever learning but never comes to the true knowledge of God nor perfection such as speak from the letter and not from the spirit and cannot preach but at certain times when they have time to study and so by their industry and paines provide themselves not having freely received from the Lord such called Ministers as are thus fitted and prepared are by the will of man and are so sent forth in to the world but are not sanctified by the pure living Word of God neither do abide in the pure Doctrine of Christ 2 John 9. 1 John 2.18 26. nor bring any to perfection such we do deny and turne from them and testify against them as Antichristian and deceivers of the people 1 Joh. 3.7 8. The Church of Christ we own Secondly 1 Tim. 3. ●● which is the pillar and ground of truth which is built of living stones elect and pretious which is the body of which Christ Jesus is the head 1 Pet. 2.5 ● and gave himself for it and purchased with his own blood that he might present it to himself a glorious Church Eph. 5.23.26 27 30. not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish this Church we own Col. 2.19 and through the love and tender mercy of our God are made members of it and so we receive nourishment from the head to nourish the body for we are members of his body of his flesh Eph. 5.29 3● and of his bones But that which the world calls a church which is built of dead stones we do deny which is a steeple house which carnal people that know not the Church do call the Church Acts 17.24.25 but doe lie and blaspheme for Christ is not the head or a steeple-house as he is the head of his Church neither are those who are earthly carnal proud covetous envious wrathfull malicious blood-thirsty murderous 1 Cor. 6.3 10. persecuting drunken 1 Cor. 6.9 10. lying prophane light wanton ungodly ones that meet in those idolatrous places which they call Churches they are not members of Christ but limbs and members of Antichrist and them and their Church all their Services we do deny Thirdly Joh. 4.23 24. and against them testifie All the commands and Ordinances of Christ which are durable pure spiritual and substantial which tends to a godly and upright life according as we are moved and guided by the pure spirit and power of the Lord we own and practice Col. 2.14 Heb. 9.10 but all those things which are fading carnal and shadowish though once they were commands of God and of Christ yet not being given to us in Commission it is no breach of the commands in not practising those outward things to us Is 66.1 2 3. Rom. 2.28 29. no more then it was in the Prophets and Apostles in not practising the commands of God which were outward but testified against them For if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world why as though living in the world are ye subject to Ordinances Col. 2.20 21 22. Christ Jesus the beloved Son of God gave forth many precepts and commands all which we dearly own in their time and place but one command that he gave forth is chiefly to be observed above all others John 15.12 Joh. 13.34 35 and that is to love one another this is an enduring and a substantial command and not to be neglected for this is a true token and mark whereby the children of God are known from others as it is written Hereby shall all men know that ye are my Disciples if ye love one another Joh. 4.7 this command of love is the old commandement which was in the beginning and it is the new commandement which John the beloved Disciple doth so much press unto saying Beloved let us love one another for God is love and every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God he that loveth not knowes not God for God is love Beloved if God so loved us we ought also to love one another 1 Joh. 4. Love endures for ever 1 Cor. 13. and without love all preaching praying reading singing and all other the Ordinances of God are in vain this is the chief thing love which is grown cold amongst many of those who cry up the commands and Ordinances of Christ in words but iniquity doth abound and their love is grown cold Mat. 24.12 and that is the cause of all these divisions and distractions and wrangling about Religion it is want of true love For where the love of God is shed abroad in the hearts of his people it links and joynes them together in one love and life Joh. 27.21 22 Acts 4 32. and pure way and one spiritual worship and all strife and contention and wrangling ceaseth and so they are all of one heart and mind and one faith which we own which works by love Eph. 4.4 5 6. Gal. 5.6 Another command Christ gave forth which is not to be neglected by any of his and that is this Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you do ye likewise unto them this is an enduring and substantial command and ought duly to be observed for this is the Law and the Prophets and this command we own and teach people to observe and many others there be of like force and effect and ought not to be neglected as if any on smite thee on the one cheek Mat. 5. chap. turn the other and Christ saith Swear not at all but let your yea be yea and your nay nay for whatsoever is more is evil These and all other the commands of Christ which tends to purity and leads to truth even that which the Lord loveth 1 Per. 3.4 Psal 51.6 which is truth in the inward parts to serve the Lord in truth and righteousnes all the dayes of our lives we own and practice Luke 1.74 75 and I challenge all the world to come forth and mention what they can lay to our charge But as for the outward things which are but shadowes and figures as bread wine and outward water 1 Pet. 3.21 which many of the professers in England do so much idolize and cry up though the weightier matters be neglected we are dead with Christ from such weak elements Col. 2.21 22.23 Joh. 5.50 51. and cannot be subject to such empty shadowes having tasted of the living bread and drunk of the fountain of life where satisfaction and refreshment we have found to our hungry thirsting souls And no new gospel do we preach Rom. 1.16 but the same which hath been declared by the Servants of God and Ministers of righteousness And this was that bread of life which the Saints did feed on and the Communion-Table where