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prayer_n	pray_v	spirit_n	watch_v	2,594	5	9.9201	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85134	A confession and profession of faith in God: by his people who are inscorn [sic] called Quakers. Also shewing that the people of God are no vagabonds, nor idle, dissolute persons, nor Jesuites, though they wander up and down, and pass from one country to another, and from one nation to another, as they are moved of the Lord in his service. And this is to clear the truth from all false aspersions. By R. Farnsvvorth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1659 (1659)	Wing F478; Thomason E935_1; ESTC R202127	17,443	18

the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do seeing then that we have a great high Priest that is passed into the heavens Iesus the son of God Let us hold fast our profession Heb. 4.15 16. as the Scriptures saith and as you may read Heb. 4.12.13.14 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that we should be a kinde of first fruits of his creatures as you may read Iam. 1.18 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness and receive with meekness the ingrafted word Jam. 1.21 which is able to save your souls as you may read Iames 1.21 As ye have therefore received Christ Iesus the Lord so walk ye in him Colos 2.6 7. The righteousness of faith speaketh on this wise say not in thy heart who shall ascend into heaven that is to bring Christ down from aboue or who shall descend into the deep that is to bring up Christ again from the dead But what saith it The word is nigh thee in thy mouth and in thy heart Deut. 30.11 12 13 14. that is the word of faith which we preach as the Scripture testifieth as you may read Rom. 10.6 7 8. For We preach not our selves but Christ Iesus the Lord as you may read 2 Cor. 4.5 6 7. Therefore they went every where preaching the word Act. 8.6 Then Philip went down to Samaria and preached Christ unto them Acts 8.5 Act. 8.5 And as concerning the Gospel of Christ and the Declaration of the Gospel we are not ashamed to confess for the Gospel it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that beleeveth for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written the just shall live by his faith and as you may read Rom. 1.16 17. And as concerning the Declaration Moreover Brethren I declare unto you 1 Cor. 15.1 2 c. Lu 1.1 2. the Gospell which I preached unto you which also you have received and wherein ye stand by which also ye are saved unless ye have beleeved in vain for I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scriptures and that he was buryed and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures c. as you may read in the Declaration of the Gospel 1 Cor. 15. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you Rom. 1.16 17. 1 Pet. 1.25 For this the mockers and scoffers that were foretold of and are come in these last dayes who walk after their own lusts 2 Pet. 3.3 they willingly are ignorant of That by the word of God the heavens were of old and the earth standing out of the Water and in the Water as the scripture saith and as you may read 2 Pet. 3.2 3 4 5. Whereby the World that then was being overflowed with Water perished ver 6. But the heavens and the earth which are now by the same word are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men as you may read 2 Pet. 3.7 For by the word of the Lord were the heavens made Psal 33.6 Therefore above all things take the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the Wicked and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God The * Rev. 19.13 15. Heb. 4.12 Eph. 6.17 Word of God is the sword of the spirit and the sword of the spirit is the word of God Wherefore pray alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the spirit for † Phil 4 6. 1 Pe 3.12 Rom 12.12 Joh 4.23 24. Phil 3.3 Ephes 4.4 5 6 7. prayer is an ordinance of God watch thereunto with al perseverance and supplication for all saints Eph. 10 17 18. Building up your selves ye beloved on your most holy faith praying in the holy Ghost as you may read Jud. 20. Rom 8.26 27. 1 Pet 4.7 And as we profess faith in God the Father and Christ Jesus his eternal son in the holy spirit as the scripture saith own the word of God prayer the ordinances worship of God in spirit truth acording to the scriptures so likewise among the rest we own Ministry Magistracy to be ordinances of God acording to the holy scriptures For as it saith there is one body one spirit one Lord one faith one baptism one God and Father so likewise it is said of Christ that when he ascended up on high he gave gifts unto men For he gave some Apostles some prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and teachers For this end that is to say the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministery for the edifying of the body of Christ til we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulnes of Christ as you may read Ep 4.7 8 9 10 11 12 13. See 1 Pet 4.10 11. Also see Rom 12.6 7 8. And let every soul be subject to the higher power for there it no power which the soul is to be subject to but of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist the power and ordinance of God shall receive to themselves damnation Rom. 13.1 2. For Rulers that rule for God in his power and ordinance as aforesaid they are not a terror to good works but to the evil But if they rule not in the power of God by which they are to discern and judge between good and evil it will be otherwise yet acting and ruleing in the power of God they are for the encouragement and praise of them that do well and so are to them the Ministers of God for good as you may read Rom 13.3 4. Concerning Magistracy that rules for God c. MOreover how Magistrates that rules for God according to thē holy scriptures of the old and new Testament are to be qualified and by what power and for whom they are to act The spirit of the Lord spake by me and the God of Israel said he that ruleth over men must be just fearing God as you may read 2 Sam. 23.2 3. Rulers for God must be just men and fearing God as God hath said and such are as the light of the morning when the sun ariseth without clouds ver 4. Therefore they that are so must needs be good examples and not hate the light in others nor them that walk in the pure Religion spoken of Jam 1.27 Which is