Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	authority_n	church_n	primitive_a	2,508	5	9.0550	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01917	Eirenokoinonia. The peace of the communion of the Church of England. Or, The conformitie of the ceremonies of the communion of the Church of England with the ensamples and doctrine of the holy Scriptures, and primitiue Church, established by the Apostles of Christ, and the holy martyrs, and bishops, their successors. By Io: Gordon, Doctor of Diuinitie, and Deane of Salisbury.	Gordon, John, 1544-1619.	1612 (1612)	STC 12056; ESTC S117965	29,676	44

ΈΙΡΗΝΟΙΝΩνΊΑ THE PEACE OF THE COMMVNION OF THE CHVRCH OF ENGLAND OR THE CONFORMITIE of the Ceremonies of the Communion of the Church of England with the Ensamples and Doctrine of the holy Scriptures and Pri mitiue Church established by the Apo stles of Christ and the holy Martyrs and Bishops their Successors By Io GORDON Doctor of Diuinitie and Deane of Salisbury LONDON Printed by T. S. for Nathaniell Butter and are to be solde at the signe of the Pide-Bull neere S. Austins Gate 1612. AD ANGLIAM ANGLIA ter foelix donis ditata supernis Clara viris claris vbere faetasoli Foelix pacis amans dum Rex tua Sceptra gubernat Dum te verafides relligioqueregunt Gentibus externis sociata es foedere pacis Legum scita sonant armafurorque silent His verè es foelix eris at foelicior alma Sinatos poteris iungere pace tuos Rebus at humanis nil omni exparte beatum Nam Proli est discors mens animusquetuae Accipe pacis opus pacata percipe mente Pax hinc visceribus conciliandatuis Parua quidem meritis pro magnis donarependo Haec tibi quae rebus portus aura meis Angligenas iungunt coelum stirps lingua solumque His animosiungant lex pia pacis amor O quam foelices sua verè si bonanôrint Authoremque boni mente micante colant In te Rex Lex Grex feriant rata foeder a pacis Anglia sic foelix cum Grege Regetuo IO GORDONVS The Theses confirmed in this Booke by the authoritie of the holy Scriptures and the Primitiue Church established by the holy Apostles The first THESE THe white Garment was in vse in the Idolatrous Religion of the Egyptians during the time that the ●●●aelites were bondmen in Egypt and did worship the Egyptians Idols but God giuing the Law to Moses conuerted that Idolatrous vse of the said white Garment to his Seruice and in the first establishment of Christs Church in Ierusalem the Priests which were by the Apostles conuerted to the Faith did vse the white Garment in the seruice of Christian Religion the vse whereof did continue from the Primitiue Church to our dayes and therefore the reuerend Bishops and Martyrs of Christ who did reforme the Church of England did lawfully retaine the vse of the white Garment in the Church Seruice notwithstanding the abuse thereof in the Popish Idolatrie The second THESE THe Iewes and the Gentiles in the time of the Natiuitie of Christ were accustomed to lie about a Table set low as well in their ordinarie meales and Suppers as in their solemne feasts and Christ finding this custome in vse in the feasts of the Easter Lambe hee retained it in the Institution and celebration of the holy Communion notwithstanding that it was before his Natiuitie vsed in the solemne Feasts in the Temples of Idols Therefore seeing Christ did neyther stand sit nor kneele in this holy Action but followed the custome receiued there is no necessitie in any of these gestares but they are indifferent so that euery man should follow the receiued Custome in the Church where hee doth liue and dwell And that although this gesture of kneeling was and is yet abused in the Popish Idolatry it was lawfully retained by the godly Reformers of the Church of England The third THESE THE Apostles and Christs Church founded by them did vse to celebrate a publike feast in their Assemblies which was called Agape or the Feast of Charitie because in it the poore were relieued by the rich after which their custome was to celebrate the Lords Supper all lying on Carpets Cushens or the like as Christ did which custome continued in many places many hundred yeeres but the Catholike Church did change this custome both of lying and eating after Supper which change is allowed of by those who in our time haue brought in the gesture of sitting at table in receiuing the Communion And therefore there is no reason but they should as well allow of the change of lying into kneeling The fourth THESE ACcording to the Analogie of the Scriptures kneeling is the most conuenient gesture that is to be vsed in our Inuocations or Prayers before and in the receiuing of the holy Communion in the which Prayers the gesture of kneeling was vsed in the old Masse which was agreeable to our Communion and was not an Idolatrous Institution And therefore the Reformers of the Church of England haue done well to restore the kneeling to the originall vse againe The first THESE THe white Garment was in vse in the Idolatrous Religion of the Egyptians during the time that the Israelites were bond-men in Egypt and did worship the Egyptians Idols but God giuing the Law to Moses conuerted that Idolatrous vse of the said white Garment to his Seruice and in the first establishment of Christs Church in Ierusalem the Priests which were by the Apostles conuerted to the Faith did vse the white Garment in the seruice of Christian Religion the vse whereof did continue from the Primatiue Church to our dayes and therefore the reuerend Bishops and Martyrs of Christ who did reforme the Church of England did lawfully retaine the vse of the white Garment in the Church Seruice notwithstanding the abuse thereof in the Popish Idolatrie The illustration and confirmation of the first part of the first THESIS ACcording to the Greeke Historians the Idoll of Isis was the most ancient that the Egyptians worshipped of the which Herodot saith that all the Egiptians did worship it vnder the forme of a Cow and that they did worship aboue all beasts the Cow Diodorus Siculus in his History of Antiquitie and many other Greeke Writers testifie that Isis was the first inuenter of the sowing and reaping of Cornes The said Diodorus related that in a Colome or Pillar dedicated to this Idoll was written these words I am Isis the Queene of Egipt taught by Mercurius none shall dissolue the lawes which I haue made I am the first inuenter of cornes And Plutarch in his Booke of Isis and Osiris relates that there was an Inscription in the floore of the Temple of Isis in these words I am all that euer was that is and shall be and no mortall man hath euer detected my Garment Wee obserue by the way that the name of Isis in Hebrew is Iesch Iesch est est which signifies alwayes existant not subiect to the course of time which is the essentiall name of GOD mentioned in the third Chapter of Exodus verse 14. Eieh asher eieh I am that I am Thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel I am sent mee vnto you The which name doth come from the Verbe substantiue Haiah signifying it was and in the future time eieh which signifies I shall be as S. Iohn in his Reuelation Chap. 1. ver 4. doth interpret the selfe-same name of God saying from him that was and is and is to come so that it seemeth that the