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master_n	foot_n	lord_n	wash_v	4,431	5	10.4086	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53689	Eshcol: a cluster of the fruit of Canaan; brought to the borders, for the encouragement of the saints, travelling thither-ward, with their faces towards Syon. Or, Rules of direction, for the walking of the saints in fellowship, according to the order of the Gospel. Collected and explained for the use of the Church at Coggeshall, by John Owen their pastor.; Eschol.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1648 (1648)	Wing O746; ESTC R214583	29,667	144

26. is quite laid aside 6. To walk orderly not attending to the doctrine of any not known to and approved by the Churches 7. To remove farr away all delight in novelties disputes janglings contentions about words not tending to godlinesse which usually are beginnings of fearfull apostacies Tit. 3. 9. 2 Tim. 4. 3. 1 Tim. 2. 3 4 5. RULE XI CHeerfully to undergo the lot and portion of the whole Church in prosperity and affliction and not to draw back upon any occasion whatever Math. 13. 20. But he thta receiveth the seed into stony places the same is he that heareth the Word and anon with joy receiveth it ver. 21. Yet hath he not root in himself but dureth for a while for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word by and by he is offended Heb. 10. 23. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful that promiseth ver. 24. And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works v. 25. Not forsaking the assembling our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching ver. 32. But call to remembrance the former dayes in which after ye were illuminated ye endured a great fight of affliction v. 33. Partly while ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions and partly whilest ye became companions of them that were so used ver. 34. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods knowing in in your selves that ye have in Heaven an enduring substance ver. 35. Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of reward ver. 36 For ye have need of patience that after ye have done the will of God ye might receive the promises ver. 37. For yet a little while and he that shall come will come and will not tarry ver. 38. Now the just shall live by faith but if any man draw back my soule shall have no pleasure in him ver. 39. But we are not of them which draw back to perdition but of them that believe to the saving of the fonte 2 Tim. 4. 10. For Demas hath forsaken me having loved this present world ver. 16. At my first answer no man stood with me but all men forsook me I pray God that it be not laid unto their charge EXPLIC. XI BAck-sliding from the practise of any way of Christ or use of any ordinances taken up upon conviction of his Institution is in no small degree an Apostacy from Christ himselfe Apostacie in what degree soever is attended with all that aggravation which a renuntiation of a tasted sweetnesse and goodnesse from God for transitory things can lay upon it seldome it is that back-sliders are without pretences commonly of what they forsake in respect of what they pretend to reteine they say as Lot of Zoar is it not a little one But yet we see without exception that such things universally tend to more ungodlinesse Every unrecovered step backward from any way of Christ maketh a discoverie of falsenesse in the heart what ever former pretences have been They who for Motives of any sort from things that are seen which are but temporall will seek for or imbrace being presented colours or pretences for declining from any Gospel-duty will not want them for the residue if they should be called thereunto The beginnings of great evils are to be resisted that the neglect of the duty whereof we treat which is alwayes accompanied with contempt of the communion of Saints hath been a main cause of the great dishonour confusion whereunto most Churches in the world are fallen was in part touched before it being a righteous thing with God to suffer the sons of men to waxe vain in their imaginations in whom neither the love of Christ nor terror of the Lord can prevaile against the feare of men Let this then with the danger and abomination of back-sliding take such an impression on the hearts of the Saints that with full purpose of heart they might cleave unto the Lord follow hard after him in all his ordinances that if persecution arise they may cheerfully follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes and by their close adhering one to another receive such mutuall assistance and supportment as that their joynt praisers may prevail with the goodnesse of God and their joynt sufferings overcome the wickednesse of men Now to a close adhering to the Church wherein we walk in fellowship in all conditions whatsoever without dismission attain'd upon just equitable grounds for the imbracing of Communion in some other Churches Motives are First The eminency and excellencie of the ordinances enjoyed Secondly The danger of back-sliding and evidence of unsoundnesse in every degree thereof Thirdly The scandall confusion and disorder of the Churches by neglect thereof RULE XII IN Church affaires to make no difference of persons but to condiscend to the meanest persons and services for the use of the Brethren James 2. 1. My Brethren have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of persons ver. 2. For if there come one unto your assemblies a man with a gold ring in goodly apparrell and there come in also a poore man in vile raiment ver. 3. And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing and say unto him sit thou here in a good place and say to the poore man stand thou there or sit here under my foot-stoole ver. 4. Are ye not then partiall in your selves and are become Judges of evill thoughts ver. 5. Hearken my beloved Brethren Hath not God chosen the poore of this world rich in faith and heires of the Kingdome which he hath promised to them that love him ver. 6. But ye have despised the poore c. Matth. 20. 26. But it shall not be so amongst you but whosoever will be great amongst you let him be your Minister vers. 27. And whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant Rom. 12. 16. Be of the same mind one towards another mind not high things but condiscend to men of low estate be not wise in your own conceits John 13. 12. So after he had washed their feet and had taken his garments and was set down again he said unto them Know ye what I have done to you vers. 13. Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well For so I am vers. 14. If I then your Lord and Master have washed your feet ye ought also to wash one anothers feet vers. 15. For I have given you an example that ye should do even as I have done vers. 16. Verily verily I say unto you The servant is not greater then his Lord neither he that is sent greater then him that sent him EXPLIC. XII VVHere the Lord hath not distinguished neither ought we in Jesus Christ there is neither rich nor poor high nor