Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	bind_v	heaven_n	loose_v	4,825	5	10.6036	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61284	Christianity indeed, or, The well-disciplin'd Christian the delight of Christ shewing how believers in Christ ought to go in and out each before other in gospel-order, governing and being governed as the children of one Father / by Fr. Stanley.	Stanley, Fr. (Francis), d. 1696.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5234; ESTC R37591	67,935	176

satisfied and Mercy towards man admirably advanced He that thought it no Robbery to be equal with God hath freely humbled himself to death to drink of a bitter Cup and to bear the Creatures burdens Even he shall have the Government upon his shoulders The Glory that attends him further appears by those Excellent Appellations attributed to him His Name shall be called the wonderfull Counsellor the Mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace by whom Princes Reign and Judges decree fustice who upholds all things by the word of his Power and is able to destroy all things in his wrath and anger He is the great Judge of quick and dead both of this New and the Old World and shall pronounce the last and eternal Sentence of the everlasting Absolution and eternal Condemnation and that Consonant to every mans known and secret action who hath overcome the World and the power of the Devill having the victory keeps the Keys of Death and Hell who is all-sufficient to protect and secure such as worship him and to restrain and destroy such as fight against him from Sea to Sea is his Dominion the utmost parts of the Earth is his possession The absolute Soveraign of all Nations the Universal Governour over all Persons and Countries he is the Alpha and Omega all people are commanded and bound to honour him every knee shall bow and every tongue confesse him his Laws are Spiritual Righteous and Mercifull all his requirements are perfect and pure and all his promises are security certain and sure This is the Immortal King of Saints who in his times will shew who is the blessed and only Potentate King of Kings and Lord of Lords I say he is the chiefest among Ten Thousands First In respect of Personal Beauty for he is altogether lovely Secondly In respect of Purity without either blemish or spot of Iniquity Thirdly In respect of Charity casting his love upon a lost World found in Impurity Fourthly In respect of Policy who knows the most secret Conspiracy and catcheth the wise in their own subtilty Fifthly In respect of Propriety who makes many Poor Rich out of his full Treasury Sixthly In respect of Soveraignty who in the most eminent dangers can hide and keep securely Seventhly In respect of Perpetuity who can bestow Rewards of never ending Glory The same is head over all things to his Church and Lord over all to the Conscience We must all appear before him be judged by him and every one must give an account of himself to him he only can prescribe Rules for the Soul and Conscience who gives life and grace and none but he can take it away who keeps the keys of these privities and opens and no man shuts and shuts and no man opens He only knows the inward affections the omissions and submissions of the heart to his Requirements Heart-Iniquity is out of mans view to take notice and out of the reach of mortal man to punish The Lord only can reward with everlasting Preferment and none but he can inflict eternal punishment This is the Saints great Prophet High Priest and Eternal King who hath of his own free will and donation bequeathed a subordinate power to his People and Congregation committing to them a great trust and conferring upon them a great honour saying Whatsoever ye bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven and whatsoever ye loose on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven Whose sins ye remit shall be remitted and whose sins ye retain shall be retained and as a further Demonstration of dignifying them he hath been pleased to impart some of his Communicable Titles to them and that they of his Eldership in his absence should serve under him and act for him in the Offices of Prophet Priest and King in a far inferiour and subordinate sence and low degree acting by his Authority and yet with an humble respect and great humility in his service who ought to be honourably attended with all holy obedience in all humbleness and with all due Reverence and Thankfulnesse Representing his Person Acting all in his Name by vertue of the Power and Commission committed to them Thus he lends them his Names sets them in his Room gives them the keys of the Kingdome puts his Image upon them and hath committed the charge of his People the care of his Laws and the exercise of Government to them and when the last day Judgement shall be called the Saints shall be returned as Jurors upon Life and Death to judge the World And as Prayer and Preaching holds forth his Prophetical and Priestly Office so right Government holds forth his Princely Office and Dignity of his Place 2. True Church Government defined and the several Parts and particular Acts distinguished NOw right Church Government under the Power of Christ according to the Rules of the New Testament inflicts no bodily punishment but is a just exercising and due executing of all his Righteous and Spirituall Laws in being consonant to his Council and direction given without knowing Interest delay of Justice respect to persons wresting Causes either for favor or prejudice to any degree of persons for we have but one Law for the same Offence which knows no face nor regards no Circumstance 2. Church Government consists of these several parts viz. Governours Inferiours Laws and Execution Or thus A People truly called and rightly gathered Officers fitly qualifi'd and orderly Ordained Christ's Laws exactly minded and carefully preserved every man's Cause timely heard and Justice duly executed The true constitution and right governing of Christ's Congregation may be further inlarged and demonstrated thus 1. Where the People are really converted 2. Where they are legally and wholly separated 3. Who for Truths sake suffer if persecuted 4. Where the Word is truly preached 5. Where the People are truly formed and Duties orderly observed 6. Where the Ordinances and Sacraments are purely administred 7. And true Discipline duly ordered 3. The more particular Acts of Ecclesiastical Government according to the Primitive pattern and Christ's appointment is That the Minister or Governour is ingaged and stands obliged to watch over each Member in love duely instructing them going before them praying for them to be an example to them in Word in Conversation in Charity in Spirit in Faith Purity To teach the Ignorant to strengthen the Weak to comfort the Feeble minded succour the Tempted incourage the Faint-hearted restore the Fallen admonish the Negligent visit the Sick defend them from Deceivers seek up the Wanderers and Strayers reprove idle and busie bodies warn the Unruly correct Tale-bearers and Back-biters sharply reprove Disturbers and Division-makers openly rebuke publick Offenders imbrace penitent Persons reject Hereticks exclude Contemners and obstinate Persons absolve the truly humbled Trespassors hear the Causes of Complainers examine Witnesses hear the defence of the Defendants respecting the Poor mans Cause as well as the Rich admonishing with compassion re-admonishing and reproving with Long-suffering