Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	pray_v	prayer_n	supplication_n	1,875	5	11.3215	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77504	The mystical brasen serpent: with the magnetical vertue thereof. or, Christ exalted upon the cross, with the blessed end and fruit of that his exaltation, in drawing the elect world to himself, to believe on Him, and to be saved by Him. In two treatises, from John 3. 14, 15. 12. 32. Whereunto is added A treatise of the saints joint-membership each with other. As they were delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. July 30. 1652.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4719; Thomason E1249_1; ESTC R208891	155,986	284

Joint-supplications as the Father saith the Christians in his time did Haec vis Deo grata saith he Nothing more acceptable unto God then such a sacred and humble violence wherein they are to joyne not onely hands and eyes in lifting up them or yet tongues in saying Amen to the publick prayers which was wont to be practised in the ancient Church where the whole Congregation was wont to sound out Amen Hieron in Prolog in Epist ad Galat. In veteri Ecclesiâ Episcopo aut alio quovis Deum precante vel laudante plebs accinebat Amē unde illud Et resonaturis fecit aethera vocibus Amen Grot. in 1 Cor. 14.16 Calvin Beza c. with so loud a voice as that it did instar tonitrui reboare as Jerome speakes of it made the Church to ring again and a practice not altogether without precedent and warrant from the Apostolicall Churches where the manner was for every one to say Amen to the publick prayers as is not improbably collected from that of the Apostle 1 Cor. 4 16. But withall and above all to joyn hearts together Come let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the Heavens saith the Church Lam. 3.41 To which let me subjoyne what ought not to be severed it being a part of prayer the joint-praysing of God by singing of Psalms Which being a divine Institution so much cried up in the Old Testament and once and again recommended by the Apostle under the New Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 ought not to be abrogated or laid aside but conscienciously practised as being an Ordinance tending as to the Glory of God which it doth directly and immediately so to the mutual edification and comfort of Christians But I hasten Here is the Christians publick Church-Communion 2. Besides which there is also a private Communion 2. Private religious Communion which being of great use is not to be neglected and that both in conferences and prayers 1. In Conference 1. In Conference Thus did Saint Paul upon his coming to Jerusalem communicate with the rest of the Apostles and others whom he found there as himselfe setteth it down Galat. 2.2 The like are Christians to do as occasion is offered communicating their knowledge opening their doubts and seeking resolution from such as are able and faithfull being ready to give a reason of the hope that is in them to every one that shall ask it as Saint Peter requires it 1 Pet. 3.15 2. And lastly in their Prayers 2. Prayers praying for one another In private praying for and as occasion is offered one with another So did our blessed Saviour for and with his Apostles I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not saith he to Peter Luke 22.32 And being to leave the world he commands him and the rest unto God by prayer as you may see it in that most effectuall prayer of his Joh. 17. Where first praying for himself then he prayeth for his Apostles and then for all other that should beleeve on him to the end of the world Therein setting a pattern for us teaching us in our prayers not to be mindfull of our selves alone but of others as of those who are more nearly related unto us as the Apostles were unto Christ so of all other Beleevers So Paul directs his Ephesians chap. 6.18 19. Praying alwayes with all prayer and supplication for all Saints and for me This did Paul for them and for the rest of the Churches in his private devotions he still made mention of them So he tels these his Romans Rom. 1.9 so his Ephesians chap. 1.16 his Colossians chap. 1.3 4.3 his Thessalonians 1 Thes 1.2 5.25 And the like he requires them to do for him and the rest of the brethren Col. 4 3. 1 Thes 5.25 A mutuall office which Christians should not be unmindfull of thus to pray one for another Which as they are to do at all times so specially when their necessities call for it after any speciall manner Thus when Peter was in prison many of the Saints went to prayer for him Act. 12.12 Thus are Christians to remember them that are in bonds praying for them With one another And as they are to pray one for another so one with another as in Publick of which I have spoken already so as occasion is offered in private Thus did Paul being to take his leave of the Elders at Miletum his last act was to pray with them When he had thus spoken he kneeled down and prayed with them all Acts 20.36 The like parting had he and the Disciples at Tyre when they had accompanied him to the sea side where he was to take shipping they kneeled down on the shoar and prayed Acts 21.5 The like are Christians to do as they have occasion And that not only to get their Ministers to pray with them which occasionally they are to do It is Saint James his direction to sick persons that as they should pray for themselves Is any among you afflicted let him pray Jam. 5.13 so they should send for the Elders of the Church the Ministers that they might pray over them ver 14. An office which Paul performed to the father of Publius being sick Paul entered in and prayed with him Acts 28.8 And the Ministers of the Gospel are still occasionally to do the like However they cannot lay hands on the sick and so heale them as Paul there did him that miraculous power together with the signe of it Anointing being now ceased having been peculiar to those primitive times yet they are to lift up their hands for them which they are to do ex officio speciali as a duty belonging to them after a speciall manner by vertue of their office but not onely to them This are other private Christians also to do ex officio charitatis as an office of charity So it there followeth in that place of Saint James ver 16. Confesse your sins one to another and pray one for another that ye may he healed Thus have I briefly pointed at some amongst many of those respects and offices which Christians upon the account of their Joint-membership owe each to other Now what remains but that by way of conclusion as a Minister of Christ in his Name I beseech and require you all of you and in speciall you who are joyned in Sacramentall Communion in this place that you would have a regard to every of these that knowing what is your duty you would seriously apply your selves to a carefull and consciencious discharge of it Truly Christians shall you and I examine our selves for the time past none of us but shall finde just cause of humbling for our failings in some in many of these In the sense thereof begging pardon for what is past stir we up the grace of God for the future that whilest we performe duties of piety towards God we may not be wanting in duties of charity towards our Brethren Now consider what I have said and the Lord give you understanding in all things FINIS