Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	dead_a	quicken_v	trespass_n	3,621	5	10.4863	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10823	A blovv for the pope, or, A discourse had in S. Giles Church, in Elgen of Murray at a conference with certaine papists, plainely prouing that Peter was neuer head of the Church : with a short register of all the attempts and murthers vpon kings and princes in our time by the persuasion of the Iesuits.	Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.	1615 (1615)	STC 21096.5; ESTC S3099	24,053	74

discharge it to the will of all his mysticall members which did receiue spirituall Sappe and Iuyce of him who is the roote in the which his Church is engrafted by a true liuely and sauing Faith And into whom the Church after a heauenly and vnspeakeable manner yet truely is vnited and encorporated and so become one body with him Flesh of his flesh and bones of his bones And we know it to be accustomably vsed for so did Moses to Iosuah at the Lords owne direction and Dauid to Salomon c. to establish the Successor in the second roome when one is eyther to dimit or giue signification of the succedent to preuent occasions of strife and debate which might arise and are commonly bred for degrees of preferment but Christ remits and sends them to no mans Soueraignty but as it were manumits them and of Seruants chuseth them his free friends and as friends haue most things common cheefelie wils councels and minds so saith hee All that I haue heard from my Father I haue declared vnto you but when said he either first or last that Peter was Head or should be head of the Church which Christ knew to be immortall and Peter then mortall which Christ told him thereafter and the manner of his violent death And that a man no not all the men in the world can viuifie or quicken themselues it is then farre off that one can viuifie another But wee when wee were dead in trespasses and sinnes are quickned together in with and by Christ by whose Grace wee are saued and surely neither Peter nor any of the Apostles can transfuse or deriue any of the spirituall Graces one to another in such sort as Christ by his Spirit saue onely as all the disposers of the ministers of God doe by the liuely preaching of the word c. Therefore if it had been Christs contentment to haue vouchsafed that prerogatiue vpon Peter when that controuersie anent Superioritie did arise surely he would not haue passed it without Decision he is not the God of Debate but will haue all things done in order for hee would haue this scrupple taken out of the way seeing them all as vpon a stumbling block rush vpon it A little before in their gazing vpon the stately building of the Temple and princely Fabrick of that magnificent materiall Church and as they did after the resurrection dreame of the restitution of the Crowne and commonwealth from the vnnaturall tyrannie of the Romanes to whom they were Tributaries for now the Scepter had departed and the lawgiuer from betwixt Iuda his Feete with close mouth neither than nor now did he passe ouer neither the matter purpose it selfe neither themselues vnreproued but forespake the ruine sacking of the Towne of Ierusalem thereby taking occasion to Prophesie the consummation of the whol world with the diuers Incidents at that period of time when it should happen as in that his Sermon most euidently shewes it selfe But in that so high a Question so earnestly tossed among thē nothing the world and Ierusalem both shall perish and they shall wax old as doth a garment and as a vesture shall they bee folden vp and in Ierusalem as was then foretold is not a stone left vpon a stone but the Church endureth for euer and such an euerlasting and eternall head should it haue which Peter in no wise could bee This was I say the meetest time for remouing of the doubs yet our Sauiour did not command to acknowledge Peter for head which without all contradiction he would haue done if he had appointed him chiefe and principall ouer the rest if so it had beene his intention that the other Apostles should haue acknowledged Peter for their Lord and Master Yet so it is that flat contrarily he deliuers and giues his Decree and Sentence that there should be no principalitie nor primacie among them but the greatest as the smallest c. For so saith he the Kings of the Nations doe raigne c. but so it shall not be among you In the which words he doth not onely recall them from such gouernment and regencie as is amongst the Gentils or Nations but also hee disswades and dehorts them from all manner of Primacie for Christ answered to no other interrogation heere but such as they propounded but they did not enquire of the gouernment and Lordsh. of the kings of nations for what was that forme of Regiment appertaining or belōging to them out of a primacy which euery one of them affected among themselues and vnto the which they would haue climbed for they did chide among themselues and were diuided as it is said there And forsooth if any might haue looked for a high place and promotion the sonnes of Zebedeus Iames and Iohn Christs Cozens concerning the flesh wherevpon they did ground their petition by appearance But there is no acceptation of persons with God Their mother as meaning to finde greatest fauour both in regard of her kindred with the Virgine Mary Christs Mother as also for her Sexe and humble behauiour but all their suites were cast ouer barre and they simply denied for the causes there alledged which are not necessary here to repeat and besides those reasons there set downe they should haue remembred that Christ before had closed their mouth from such a subiect and therefore taught them that their desire proceeded from ignorance and obiuion But it would seem Peter should haue his ordination if not immediatly from Christ in the daies of his Flesh yet by the authoritie of the rest of the Apostles who had receiued the holy Spirit on the Pentecost in great aboundance but they neuer acknowledged such place in Peter whose preheminence if any had been they would not haue neglected yet so it is they tooke vpon them boldnes to send both Peter and Iohn from Ierusalem to the Samaritans whom they heard to haue receiued the word of God for whom also the rest did pray and giue imposition of hands Now he who sends and directs another is aboue him that is sent else how dare he vsurpe that title and right as to command either how can he look for obedience or perfecting any point of dutie at the hands of him who is sent if hee be not subiect to the senders command will for it is not said the Apostles requested or entreated or besought Peter but that they sent the other Apostles hauing from their meeting and present assembly enioined to Peter and his Colleague Iohn equall with him in that charge to vndertake that iourney for the benefit of the Samarirans If euer at any time surely heere Peter might haue stood vpon his estimation and might haue reiected their ordinance as arrogant and presumptuous in extending their power too much if he had beene head of the Church It may be that Peter as hee was euer very willing and prone to vndertake so heere hee would