Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	call_v	priest_n	priesthood_n	2,086	5	10.4368	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41233	The lawfull preacher, or, A short discourse proving that they only ought to preach who are ordained ministers occasionally delivered in some lectures at Epping by John Ferriby, minister of Thoydon-Garnon in Essex ; now printed upon the anti-preaching of some against it in the same pulpit about the latter end of November last : as also the pulpit-guard-relieved, in a short appendix in answer to a late book called the pulpit-guard-relieved / written by Tho. Collier.	Ferriby, John, b. 1613 or 14.	1653 (1653)	Wing F819A; ESTC R32027	69,768	96

be true or false There are many things worth marking in that of Ier. 23. would I stand upon them They cause the people to erre Verse 13. If the Leader command without a Warrant the people may wander besides their path Nor doe I know in all the ages of the Church that error ever marched more victoriously into the world then under the conduct of uncommissioned Leaders The Barrell never runs more profusely to the intoxicating of the Drinkers then when the Tap is in the hand of no true Butler but an intruding Stranger They strengthen the hands of evill doers ver. 14. 17. Never were the hands of men more strengthned in their wickednesse then by the peacefull deceitfull preaching of unsent Teachers They speak the vision of their own hearts verse 16. who pretend more to strange Revelations make more use of their own fancies and lesse of Gods Word then those that make use onely of their own power to call themselves to that Office They steal my Word everyone from his neighbour vers. 30. Either they take some parts and pieces of true Prophecies that they might the better vent their false ones men put off ill commodities best under the mixture of some good with them The Devill deceives with lesse suspicion when his false mouth is filled with mixtures of some of Gods truths Children are most easily cousened into the taking of bitter Seeds under the covert of sweet Plummes Or else they steal as Diodate glosseth it they fraudulently take upon them to preach the Word and steal from the called Prophets all Authority and credit Never was the Authority and credit of faithfull Ministers more weakned then by the pretended Authority of unsent Teachers Paul was never put more to justifie his Ministery then when the false Apostles laboured to steal away his repute among the people They shall not profit this people verse 32. Here is the cause that people hear so many uncommissioned Preachers with so little profit The Lord will not blesse their labour he hath hang'd a curse upon it as once upon the fruitless Fig-tree Never fruit grow more on it There 's but one thing more the evil effect of it The people shall say The burthen of the Lord verse 33. i. the prophane people encouraged through their lies leaning on the Pillows sowed by them under their elbows were apt to accuse the true Prophets for preaching the burthen of the Lord against them they would scoff at and despight the faithfull servants of God as speaking of curses and threatnings as if that had been none of their Message or they not the persons to whom they belonged Was ever this Text made good and is it not this day fullfilled in our ears But to return 2 Tim. 3. 6. The Apostle complains of those that creep into hanses They go in by stealth and they work by subtilty The lawful Shepherd enters in at the door they are but sneaking Pastors who come without a key who run without a commission that creep into houses Of what sort these were ye may see vers. 9 13. He calleth them Seducers ver. 8. He compares them to Jannes and Jambres who were some of those Magicians that opposed Moses in his working of Miracles in which these are not unlike them for they resist the truth Look over the whole Book of God and then tell me whether you can finde the example of any that thrust themselves into this Office either of Priesthood under the Law or of Ministery under the Gospel without sharp reproof from God Will the example of Vzzah prevail who out of an honest intention but attempted what belonged to the Priests Office only yet was severely punished Or will the fierce wrath of God upon Corah Dathan and Abiram affect you who upon a fair pretence that all the Congregation was holy would have thrust themselves into the Offices they were not called to on whom the earth opened and swallowed them up They who exalt themselves above their measure were cast down below their expectation Think you that Aaron might make himself a Priest if you view him you would judge him a fit man yet he would not adventure without a Call Noman taketh this honour unto himself Heb. 5. 4. Or suppose you that Christ might put himself into the Office of the Priesthood and surely I know not who should attempt it if he might not yet he would not glorifie himself to be made an high Priest Hebr. 5. 5. He as he was man did not put himself into the Office but was called to it by the Everlasting Father who said Thou art my Son yea he was made a Priest after the Order of Melchisedech The Apostle there answers an Objection that might be made against Christs Priesthood because he was not of the Tribe of Levi therefore he tells you what Call he had he was of the Order of Melchisedech For no man taketh this honour it is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which is often used to used take by violence as Iob. 19. 1. and as a Critick referring it to this place it is spoken of Callings and Offices Such must not be taken by violence but received by a Call Much more might be spoken of this but that will refer properly to the next thing I hope it is manifest that there must be a Call Whence else is it that they are said to be made Over-seers over the Flock of God by the holy Ghost Acts 20. 28 Saith Apostle concerning Christ To which of the Angels said he at any time This is my Son this day have I begotten thee I may say Unto what unsent Minister or or self-made Prophet did God at any time say Take care of the Flock feed the Church of God over which the holy Ghost hath made you over-seets Besides which I wonder at Those who think men may run without a Call into this Office or rather employment for it scarcely now acknowledged an Office will pleade for a Call a Commission for any other undertaking Strange I that this which is the most excellent imployment should be adventured on with the least warrant as if God had only neglected his own service or rather that men were resolved to be carefull of himself when Gods work shall be carelesly undertaken He must not sit in the place of a Judge that hath no Commission but is guilty of murther that puts a man to death be the cause what it will without just Authority The common Souldier will not receive the Commands of his fellow onely of a Commissioned Officer nor will one Officer take the Word of Command from another unlesse by Order he be impowred to give it Nay in your Cities men are not suffered to manage a trade but after serving an Apprentiship and being made free of the Company Such are generally conceived to have least skill and to sell the worst wares and then pernicious to Societies And is the Ministery the only Office to be run