Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	believe_v	faith_n	salvation_n	5,162	5	7.3070	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29452	A brief exposition of our Lords Prayer shewing that through ignorance and the wickedness of their own hearts, those that use it most, doth abuse and prophane it most, and pray against themselves that instead of a blessing, they draw down a curse upon themselves.		1680 (1680)	Wing B4592A; ESTC R214138	15,072	16

musick and Coristers doth but please the ear and doth not edifie the multitude that hears it therefore we think that it is no Ordinance of Christ nor the actors are no officers of Christs in●titution in the Church of Christ nor none of these is any way or means to obtain the Kingdom of God or his righteousness Therefore if we would seek the Kingdom of God in the right way we must seek it in the revealed will and word of God and not in the devised forms and Traditions of men for he is a transgressor of the first Commandment whose fear of God is taught by the precepts four Commandments broken by the use of Ce●imonies in Gods worship C●rimonies and Traditions of men Is 29.13 And he break● the sec●●d C●mmandment that changeth or corrupteth the worship of God in whol● o● i● part Deu● 12.32 and Chap. 4. v. 2. And he breaks the third C●mmandment that useth the name of God or any of his titles in any way or manner of worship not insti●uted by Christ or in any Ordinance unreverently which is done when Christs institutions are mixed with mens precepts and traditions in any part of his worship and he breaks the fifth Commandement that for fear of men doth observe the precepts and Commandments of men and regards not to do the Commandments of God to worship him according to his own word and will Acts 4.19 Whereas we are bound in Conscience to ob●y the institutions of Christ and none other touching the worship of God though all men were offended with us for so doing for all Doct●ines pertai●ing to the foundation and good estate of the Church and the who●e worship of God are set down and recorded in the written word of God 2 Tim 3 16.17 And the excellency of the Church the Spouse of Christ stands in her subjection and obedience to Christ her Head and Husband according to his will and word for as a Wife ought to submit to the lawful commands of her Husband rather then to Strangers and Forreigners so and much more ought the Church of believers for all others though they be in the Church they are not of the Church Christ ought to be obeyed rather then Stra●gers 1 John 2.19 therefore believers ought to submit to the righteous Laws and institutions of Christ their Head and Husband only and not to the traditions nor Ceremonies nor precepts of Popes or Prelates who are as Strangers and forraigners in respect of Christ and the higher that any man is exalted either in Church or Common-wealth the more careful they should be in giving good ex mple in yeilding obedience to Christ lest by evil examp●e they prove to be like unsavoury salt to be esteemed of God sit for nothing but to be cast upon the Dunghil to be trodden down of Swine The fifth Petition Forgive us our Debts or Tresp●sses c. In the former petition we pray for temporal b●essings and in this petition and the next we pray for spiritual blessings and hence we are taught that our care for our Souls should be double to the care for our bodies and the ●rder here set down is that we first trust Gods providence for the things of ●his life for unless we can do that we cannot rest on Gods mercy for the ●ardon of our sins for he doth but deceive himself that thinks he doth beieve in God for the pardon of his sins and the Salvation of his Soul and yet distrusts Gods providence for food and raiment and things necessary for ●he body for is not the life saith Christ more then meat and the body more then raiment Mat. 6.25 Forgive us our debts as a debt binds a man to make satisfaction or else to go to Prison so our fins binds us to make satisfaction to Gods Justice or else to suffer eternal damnation but this satisfaction we cannot make in our own persons but by our surety Jesus Christ who is called the Lord our Righteousness Jerem. 23 6. and Isa 45.24 In the Lord have I righteousness and strength Therefore God so loved the World that he sent his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting Life Christ only is our Righteousness and the alone satisfier of Gods Justice John 3.16 now to forgive sins is to have sins covered or not imputed as Psal 32. 1 2. and sins is covered and not imputed to elect believers by the free Grace of God in accepting of that satisfaction which Christ by his death and sufferings gave to Gods justice in the behalf of believers when God saw the travel of his Soul and was satisfied Isaiah 53.11 Thus Christs righteousness and satisfaction is imputed unto believers for their righteousness and satisfaction when they do believe and by a particular faith apply the same unto themselves for all the good works in the world as some plead for can never give satisfaction to Gods divine justice for the least sin but we must acknowledge the forgiveness of our sins and salvation of our Souls to be of the free grace mercy and favour of God without our desert As we forgive them that trespass against us this is the second part of the fifth Petition and here we pray conditionally to be forgiven as we forgive others that trespass against us and our Saviour Christ assureth us that if we forgive not others their trespasses according as we pray neither will our Heavenly father forgive us Mat. 6.14.15 By this it is lamentable to consider how many thousands not only of ignorant people but even such as pretend to be teachers of others who prays this prayer and yet their hearts swells with mallice envy back biting and evil speaking against others epecially such as differ from them in judgement Envious persons pray for one thing and do the contrary of the right way of worshipping God though perhaps they understand but little of the grounds and reasons why those who they hate and despise descent from them this is a raging and a reigning sin for while such pray to be forgiven as they forgive others when their consciences witness against them that they hate and envy others so that in their praying they pray against themselves that i●●ff●ad of ●●pacting a blessing in answer of their prayers they may expect a curse and never to be pardoned without unfeigned repentance being condemned by their own words and of their own Consciences for he that hateth his Brother is a murtherer and ye know that no murtherer hath Eternal Life abiding in him 1 John 3 15 and none are more forward in this wickedness then those who ignorantly do most pray or say this prayer not understanding or not seriously considering the extent and meaning of it Suppose those men whom you so malligne were in an error which was never yet proved against some sort of them ye that are strong or think your selves so ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not