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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	body_n	church_n	mystical_a	1,460	5	10.3110	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68254	A sermon preached at Paules Crosse the IX. of Nouember, 1589. By William Iames D. of Diuinitie, and deane of Christes-church in Oxford	James, William, 1542-1617.	1590 (1590)	STC 14464; ESTC S122045	32,294	60

world and although as Tertul. saith that Christs kingdom is not conteined in any bounds as the Germans Britons others are but whither soeuer you go his name is beleeued on his power stretched out that although ye go to the Indians to the Moores or whither soeuer els euery where you shall find In the beginning was the word and the word was with God that word was God yet notwithstanding of al these although thus far distant yet while they obserue the vnitie of the spirit in the bōd of peace as of the 5000. in the Acts of the Apostles there is Cor vnum anima vna one heart one soule This is the prerogatiue of the Church to make that they who are in bodies many and diuers yet being vnited in spirit make all one mysticall body vnder their head Iesus Christ This is that catholike Church which we beleue this is that communion of Saints which not flesh blood but our father which is in heauen hath gathered together This is that body whereof our Apostle here speaketh whose head is Christ whose mēbers we are wherin the Apostle laboureth for agreement confort and that therefore Least there should be any diuision in the body Dissention diuision is a most miserable thing whether ye respect the Church common welth or priuate families The contention of the Apostles of our Sauiour sauoured of those things which are of the world and not of God The dissentions betweene Paul and Barnabas although the Lord turned all to his greatest glory yet gaue the Church a shrewd blow euen in her swadling clothes The strife betweene the East and West Churches about the feast of Easter armed the enemies of both against both The quarels betweene Theophilus and Epiphanius Chrysost Augustine Ierome Ruffinus caused Christ and his kingdom to be ill spoken of Clem. Alexandrinus Strom. li. 7. saieth the Heathens were wont to obiect on this maner Ye Christians dissent among your selues and maintaine so many sectes which although euery one doe chalenge to it selfe the title of Christianitie yet euery one doeth hate condemne another For this cause said Chrysostome wee are become ridiculous both to Iewes and Gentiles while the Church is rent into a thousand pieces The familie of Loue in reproch in their writings call vs the deuided people Chrysostome on the Actes noteth that some were woont in his time to say I would be a Christian but I know not to which side to cleaue The one saieth I say true the other saieth I say true Which if euer it were true in any age in this of ours is most true By this wee see many obstinate confirmed in their errour many weake to be kept backe and many wicked to take occasion hence to say in their hearts Non est Deus There is no God For albeit our contention be not so bitter as it was in Poperie among the Dominicans and Franciscans and that whole vnholy rable euery one striuing pro aris focis one crying out Loe here is Christ another loe here is Christ which euery one hath seene in euery angle of euery great temple at euery sacring of euery masse all which controuersies Iesuitisme hath almost swalowed vp yet as long as we with the Corinthians hold one of Paul another of Apollos another of Cephas are we not carnall doe we not make a rent in the body I am sory that these things and greater then these may be spoken of vs. Paul Apollos Cephas were excellent men in the church of God adorned with most excellent rare gifts yet did the apostle reprehend the Corinthiās for depending on them for diuiding the church for them If the Apostle might in these our dayes reuiue see our strife what itching eares we haue how we heap vp teachers to our owne liking how that is holy that wee will and as long as we like how like straying sheepe we forsake our owne sheepfold and like foolish chickens flie frō vnder the hens wings how in this citie sundry assemblies in diuers places are thought far more holy then this daies assemblie or any other at this place or the like what may we thinke he would doe or say Be it that they are which God knoweth they are not as Paul Apollos Cephas yet as long as for them or by them the church is rent vntill Paul Apollos Cephas if any such be take away the scandall the stumbling blocke is there not dissention in the body So long as euery one draweth disciples after him seeking our owne and not Christes glory So long as in giuing honour we go not one before another So long as we giue not due food in due season but as crowes feed on carrion so we fill our auditors eares with the supposed faults of other men So long as we see not the beame in our own eie but are euer hagling at the mote in our brothers eie So long as we put our faults into the hinder part of the wallet and lie prying into our brethrens which we hang before vs So long as we doe nothing but with cursed Cham lay open our fathers nakednes while we speake not to the heart of Hierusalē So long we make a schisme a dissention in the body so long Christ dwelleth not in our hearts by faith So long we may seeme zelous but not for good So long we grieue the good spirit of God wherwith we are sealed against the day of redemption and heape wrath vnto our selues against the day of wrath As oft as I consider a notable fruit of this contention which is in deed the contempt of the ministerie I thinke of it oftentimes so oft I cannot but tremble at the heauie iudgements which haue befallen so godlesse people What befell Mary Moises sister for her murmuring Chora Dathan and Abiram that set themselues against Moises the boyes that mocked olde Elizeus what became of the holy citie Hierusalem Niniue Corinth Galatia Ephesus Colossa Laodicea and others now heapes of stones now dens and cages for vncleane birdes and beastes now of Churches planted by the Apostle become slaues and bound to Mahomet and infidelitie are things to all the world manifest and need not any further explication As oft as I heare men for their age reuerend for their learning excellent for their conuersation without iust reprehension examples of the flocke elders that rule well worthie of double honor to be reprochfully traduced to be made laughing stocks to men and angels and being such as haue left all for Christ yet to be termed Antichrists sometime in the pulpit sometime at your tables sometime in lewde and shamelesse libels and euery where to be handled vnworthily to be enuied at that kings haue bene their nursing fathers and queenes their nursing mothers As oft as I behold his platforme whome I am lothe to name that personatus histrio Martine who thirsteth at the ouerthrowe of Bishoprickes and Cathedrall Churches like vnto him that reapeth