Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	bring_v	good_a	tiding_n	2,863	5	11.4428	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62519	A defence of humane learning in the ministry, or, A treatise proving that it is necessary a minister (or preacher) should be skill'd in humane learning by H. Th., St. Ch. Ch.	Thurman, Henry, d. 1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing T1139; ESTC R22554	31,340	79

our hearts but the Arts and Philosophy help much to apply it more readily And howsoever a wooden key may serve to open a doore once or twice as well as a key of gold 't is a Fathers similitude yet there is not only more beauty but more profit also and longer continuance in the golden key And he is rich enough that hath wedges of Sylver and Gold but he has more use of his mony who has it ready coyned For in gold and in Divinity not only good matter but good forme is also required to make it goe currant We can't say of the Scripture Ornari res ipsa nequit contenta doceri For the very Treasures of Egypt were turned to adorn the temple of the Lord. And so not only rules of Rhetorick and Logick but as Austin saies Si quid Philosophi bene senserunt ab iis tanquam in●ustis possessoribus in usum nostrum est vind candum Hereupon the antient fathers to adde more credit to these arts said the Philosophers were not the true owners of them but usurpt the possession of them having taken them out of the Scripture For Austin Tertullian Euscbius and Cassiodore doe affirme that all Rhetoricians Logicians and Philosophers have taken all their knowledge and faculties out of the holy booke Hereupon Crinitus saies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what else is Plato but Moses speaking in the Graecian language And Hermippus sayes Pythagoram multa è Mose hausisse and Orige● how that in Pauls writings there are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hiatus c. And I take it for a Paradox but it is common in the mouth of every Jew Omnium artium omnis scientiae divinae humans integram cognitionem in quinque libris Mosaicae legis contineri dissimulatam autem occultam literis And so I hope by this time I have evinc't the truth of the affertion to all that are reasonable viz. That it is necessary a minister or Preacher should be skil'd in Humane Learning Now from what has been prov'd may be deduced these Confectaries 1. That Vniversities and Schooles of learning are lawfully instituted being instrumental for breeding up of wise learned and Godly Ministers 2. That the taking of degrees in the Arts and Sciences as evidencies of our knowledge is necessary before we be admitted to preach 3. That no illiterate ignorant person should take upon him the office of a Minister 4. That our University statutes aiming only at this to enforce the study of humane learning in subordination to divinity are grounded upon a right bottome to wit Scripture precept and therefore to swear the observancy of them is lawfull 5. That since Formalities are but for distinction sake of degrees in learning and this tends to a further service of God in the Church we may conclude they are innocent circumstances and not to be utterly rejected 6. Lastly To put downe Vniversities or Nurseries of learning is contrary to Gods holy will for whose service they were erected and so ought to be continued Having now ended the Position as to the argumentative part I shall take upon me from hence to admonish two sorts of Persons 1. All such as are ripe in learning and fit to be employed as workmen for the harvest of souls That they doe not retain and hold back to themselves that which they have received to bestow and pour out upon others He that is inwardy full of virtue and adorned with the gifts of knowledge and utterance holds back and retaines from his neighbour his right if either through fear or slothfullness or indiscreet base conceipt of his gifts he tye up in unprofitable silence that good word which might profit many to the salvation of their souls Whereby he not only refuseth to submit himself to that charge of St. Paul who adjured Timothy and in him all ministers before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge both the quick and the dead at his appearing and in his kingdome to preach the word to be instant in season and out of season to reprove rebuke exhort with all long suffering and doctrine 2 Tim. 4. but voluntarily they doe incurre the curse which is spoken of in the Proverbs He that withholdeth Corn the people shall curse him 11.26 Upon which words one says that to withhold Corn is Praedicationis verba apud se retinere In populis talis maledicetur quia in solius culpâ silentii pro multis quae corrigere potuit damnatur And St. Paul speakes in plain termes without any Allegory Vae mihi si non Evangelizavero But notwithstanding this adjuration notwithstanding this danger how many are there that bury their Gifts and Talents which were given them to the use and profit of others How many clouds are there sufficiently full of waters to moysten our dry and stony earth which will hardly part with a morning and evening dew with a drop or two of moysture to comfort dry Souls or soften Stony hearts 'T is to little use to have learning and not to use it recondita doctrina ut in vaginâ gladius nisi educatur nihil prodest It 's said in Isaiah How beautifull upon the mountaines are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings that publisheth peace that bringeth good tidings of good that publisheth salvation that saith unto Lion Thy Lord reigneth Beautifull upon the mountatres are the feet of the minister But of what Minister I pray Of him that bringeth good tidings that publisheth peace c. And what meanes the Prophet hereby but that there should be an instancy an assiduity in the worke of the Gospell the use and exercise of that learned tongue which the Holy Chost hath given unto the ministers to the benefit and salvation of others 2. All such as are not yet arrived to the perfection of knowledge required in a minister That they would not be too hasty to pour out to others before they have sufficiently and abundantly received in for themselves For this is to goe to Plow with the first born Bullock and to shear the first born sheep which is contrary to the Law of God Deut. 15. This is a fault greatly to be complained of and here greatly and especially to be prevented by good counsel I write not this as though any age were too forward or immature for the grace of God For we know in this Vniversitie with thanks to God be it cōfessed to the honour of this place there are a great number of young men that doe supra senes intelligere moribus antiquare dies provenire tempora meritis quod aetatis deest compensare virtutibus whose youth as St. Paul speakes of Timothy let no man despise for better are young men of good towardness then they that are old ignorant and foolish We know Samuel was an excellent yong man who assoon as ever he heard the Lord call answered Speak Lord for thy Servant heareth And Jeremiah was sanctified before he was born and when he