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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	catholic_n	church_n	visible_a	1,693	5	9.4123	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40394	The epitome of divinity, poetically compos'd by way of dialogue, for the more easie, and pleasant learning and retaining of it in memory, or, A summary abstract of divine knowledge ... by Walter Franke ...	Franke, Walter, 17th cent.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2075; ESTC R834	28,032	62

all w Ephes 4. 5. Act. 10. 36. Ephes 1. 22. Q. If that the Church be one in what sense doe We say she may be seen and may not too 20. Concerning the Church visible and invisible A. The whole Church Catholick x Isa 2. 2 3. Act. 10. 34 35. Christs body y Eph. 1. 23. Col. 1. 18. house z 1 Tim. 3. 15. The Templ● of the Lord a Ephes 1. 21. his City b Heb. 12. 22. Revel 21. 10. Ephes 2. 19. Spouse c Cant. 4. 9 to 12. Cannot be seen because it doth contain The number of all them that doe pertain To Christ as well the blessed saints on high Who cannot be beheld with mortall eye d Heb. 12. 22. As faithfull living e Iohn 10. 16. 11. 52. though particular Churches or Congregations which are But some part of that Church apparent be Because we doe the outward fashion see Of their religion f 1 Cor. 1. 2. 2 Cor. 1. 1. Gal. 2. Rom 16. 5. Col. 4. 15. Q. The whole Church why Doe you call Catholick A. To signifie She is not ty'de to certain times or men Nor places as before Christs coming when God was in Jury onely worshipped g Psal 76. 1 2. Isa 2. 3. But is throughout the whole world scattered h Acts 10. 33 34 35. 1 Thes 1. 8. And is still to indure i Luke 1. 33. and hath among All kindes of men some that to her belong k Isa 60 the whole chap. Q. Who are these A. Not who onely doe professe Faith and have but the Form of Godlinesse l 2 Tim. 3. 8. For albeit such kinde of men have place In the Church visible m Act 8. 13. yet to the grace Of being members * I mean true members of the Church of the same attain They do not n 1 Iohn 2. 19. Iohn 15. 6. 2 Tim. 4. 10. Act. 8. 21. Mat. 22. 14. but those in whom grace doth raign o Tit. 2. 11 12. 1 Pet. 1. 5. For Christ his Church is holy p Eph. 1. 4 5. ' cause his blood Hath cleansed her from sin q Eph. 1. 7. to doe what 's good r as ver 3 4. 21. Who is head of the Church Q. Who of the Churches body is the head A. Christ Jesus ſ Col. 1. 18. Ephes 1. 12. Q Who besides in Christ his stead A. None other for 't is monstrously unfit One body should to many heads be knit t Ephes 5. 23 30. this Text proves it as unfit as for a woman to have many husbands And what need there any head lesse principall To guide and rule the Church sith there dwells all Fulnesse in Christ u Colos 2. 3 9. Isa 9. 6 7. and as the head doth sense Unto the body so Christ influence Spirituall unto the Church conveyes w Col. 2. 10 11 12. And every where is with her and alwaies x Matth. chap. 28. ver 20. Iohn 14. 16 18. Q. But may there not be some to oversee Churches particular Is' t so that he Because he doth the whole Church regulate Excludeth governours subordinate Of Churches visible A. No each such must Have one or many who not as they lust y 1 Pet. 5. 3. But as Gods Word alloweth them must guide Govern defend it safely and provide That God be purely serv'd that they be curb'd By whom the Churches peace may be disturb'd * And this hath respect as well to the Civil Power as to Ecclesiasticall Authority and to both in their severall stations and it belongs to the Civil Power first for the defence of the Church as Judges 2. 16. and secondly because without that true Religion cannot long stand as Judg. 17. 6. 1 Chro. 14. 3. 1 Kings 10. 9. and therefore when God at any time doth favourably look upon a nation he doth still raise up such guiders governours and defenders of them and providers for his pure service and such as may curb the enemies of his Church such were Moses Josua David Salomon Jehoshaphat Josias Hezekias Constantine the great with many other Christian Princes That all things be in decent order done z 1 Cor. 14. 40. 1 Cor. 11. 34. Eph. 4. 11 1● And who offends may have correction a 1 Tim. 1. 20. Now to see that all things be done in the Church in such decent order and that those may be punished that by obstinate resistance or scandalous living shall transgresse against it this solely belongs to Ecclesiasticall Authoritie as by these ensuing places may be proved 1 Pet. 5 2 3. 1 Tim. 5. 7. 17 19 20 Act. 20. 17. Heb. 13. 7. 17. Mat. 16. 19. John 20. 23. 1 Cor. 5. 2 Thes 3. 6. and 12 14 15. Mat. 18. 15 16 17 18. Tit. 3. 10. 22. The description of a true Church Q But tell me by what markes infallible We may discerne a true Church visible From a corrupt A. In that Church where Gods Word Is purely taught b John 8. 31 32. and 10. 27. Act. 2. 42. 2 Ep. John 9. the Supper of the Lord And Baptisme minister'd in manner due After Christs Ordinances that Church is true c Math. 28. 19. Act. 2. 38. Luke 22. 19 20. Act. 2. 42. Q. Is every man when he those marks hath found In any Congregation there bound To joyne himselfe unto it and professe Himselfe a Member of it A. Surely yes To some such Church or other every man Must joyne himselfe so far forth as he can d Act. 2. 47. Psal 133. the whole For every such Church is a School where God The Master is e Isa 54. 13. Mat. 23. 8. afflictions his rod f Psal 119. 71. The Testaments the Books which there are read The Law and Gospell there delivered g Gal. 4. 24. With Preachers exposition explain'd h Rom. 10. 14 15. Lessons that must be learned and retain'd In minde and heart i Psal 119. 1 2 7 10 11. now in the Schools must he As a young Scholer educated be k Psal 119. 9. Deut. 11. 18 19. That doth aspire unto a place on high In the most glorious University l Eph. 2. 6. Mat. 25. 34. 23. Concerning the joyes of Heaven Q What Vniversity A. Even that same where The Saints are Fellowes who were Schollers here The Angells Fellowes in the joynt fruition Of joyes arising from Gods blissefull Vision m 1 John 1. 3 4. Heb. 12. 22 23 24. Q. What joyes A. eye hath seen Nor heard by mortall eares have ever been Neither what great joyes they are it enter can Into the Sinfull heart of Carnall man n 1 Cor. 2. 9. Q. What is this Vision whence you say arise These joyes A. It is to know God in such wise As we our selves are knowne to have that grace As to behold him cleerly face to face o 1 Cor. 9. 10