Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	4,907	5	10.4011	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29348	The mighty Christ the saints help, or, A cleer discovery of the mightinesse and excellency of Christ in all things of and concerning him from the first promise of him, to his last appearing and kingdome : with application thereof to the severall states and conditions of men : being the substance of severall sermons preached at Northwalsham in Norfolk, upon Psal. 89, 19, I have laid help on one that is mighty / by Richard Breviter.	Breviter, Richard.	1662 (1662)	Wing B4424A; ESTC R25944	132,959	309

for another that is Mightier than he Seeing this is the stone they stumble at how easily might it be removed if they did consider him from first to last and in every respect he would appear to them so mighty as they would not look for another but know and acknowledge him to be their Prince and Saviour And indeed the works of Christ did declare him to be the Messiah John hearing of his works sent two of his Disciples and said unto him Art thou he that should come or do we look for another Christ sends an Answer to convince them and the Argument he useth is a Catalogue of his mighty works being such works as are proper to the Messiah viz The blind receive their sight and the lame walke the Lepers are cleansed and the deaf heare the dead are raised up and the poor have the Gospel preached to them Math. 11.2 3.4 5. With this Argument Christ proved himself sent of God in his speech to the Jews John 5.36 The works which the Father hath given me to finish the same works that I do bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me And by this the people were convinced John 6.14 Then these men when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did said This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world Secondly To the TURKS who worship Mahomet and neglect Christ who is far mightier than he if the most mighty be to be acknowledged honoured and adored as Lord then Christ and not Mahomet is to be worshipped Thirdly As also to the idolatrous PAGANS and Heathens who worship and serve the creature more than the Creator who is blessed for ever as the Sun Moon Stars Birds Beasts creeping things the works of the hands of this mighty One Rom 1.25 2 Kings 17.16 Nay images of Silver Gold Wood and Stone the work of mens hands what are these vanities to this mighty One that they should be worshipped and he neglected Psal● 115.3 4 5 9. Vse 3. Of REPROOF especially First To all Vsurpers of the power and authority of this Mighty One such as make so bold with this mighty One as to step up into his Throne and to exercise that power which is proper to him onely as to take upon them to give pardon of sin unto men to make Laws to bind the consciences of men in the worship of God contrary to the Laws of this mighty One c. Mic 6.16 Isa 33.39 As it is the honour of the Kings and Princes of the Earth to be Christs Ministers to encourage the executing of the Laws which he hath made and established as of Cyrus Ezra 1.1 2. of Darius Dan. 6.1 7. 12. and Artaxerxes Ezra 7.23 So it is a great indignity and affront to this mighty One for his professed servants to disanul alter or change their Lords Laws and of their own heads to form constitute and impose other in their stead upon his Subjects as King Jeroboam did 1 Kings 11.28 34. King I●●ri and Ahab Mic 6.16 This is not to be Stewards ministring in his Name but to be Lords sitting upon his Throne and to make void the Power and Authority which he hath received of his Father as Mat. 15.2 6. 9. Luke 19.27 As this is an evill to which the mighty ones of the earth are most inclined so it will by this Mighty One be least endured for though he advance some to honourable services under him yet he will permit none to wear his Crown and as for those that have assumed his Power and Authority let them know assuredly that he will recover it out of their hands in due time forasmuch as he is mighty to do ● Psal 12.5 Secondly To all Resisters of his power Christ is undoubtedly the Highest Power ordained of God to whom every soul ought to be subject Whosoever therefore resisteth this power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves Damnation Rom 13.1 2. Besides all Opposition against this Mighty One is in vain and to no purpose for the creatures power proves weaknesse when exercised against him seeing he can do with the strongest of his Adversaries as the Potter with his vessel according to the prophecy of him Psal 2.9 Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a Potters Vessel He is mighty in strength who hath hardned himself against him and hath prospered Job 9.4 Yea which is more The Creatures striking against him is the breaking of its selfe For whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken but on whomsoever it shall fall it will grinde him to powder Math. 21.44 In a word to fight against this Mighty One is to fight against God and do we provoke the Lord are we stronger than he 1 Cor. 10.22 Thirdly To all pretended Assisters of this Mighty One who are so bold as to take upon them of their own brain to make additions to him and to adde Coadjut●rs Helpers to this Mighty One thereby imputing weakness and insufficiency to him who is able of himself without the help of any other to accomplish all his undertakings This is the known fault of the Church of Rome who as Doctor Gouge hath observed in his Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews add to all the Offices of Christ as to his Kingly Office they add a Viceroy an Head as it he were not able to govern of himself To his Prophetical Office they add a Great Prophet who coyneth new Articles of Faiths and so to turn out those that Christ hath established in his Church To his Priestly Office they add other Priests to offer up as they say true real Propitiatory Sacrifices for thee quick and the dead To his Mediation and Intercession they add the Mediation and Intercession of Angels and Saints in Heaven To his Ordinances they add others as Orders Penance Extream Unction c. These Additions derogate from the mightiness honour and glory of Christ whereas there is no need of these Christ being sufficient without these That known Phylosophycal Axiome is also true in Divinity Frustra fit per plura quod fiat per pauciora It is in vain to do that by more which may be done by fewer And the Apostle Paul dehorts the Saints at Coloss from all other things but Christ upon the account of his fullness and sufficiency for them Col 2.8 9 10. Beware lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit after the Tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ For in him dwelleth all the FVLNESSE of the Godhead bodily and ye are COMPLEAT in him who is the Head of all Principallity and Power I have read that when Augustus Caesar desired the Senate to joyn two Consuls with him for the carrying on the Government of the State the Senators answered That they held it a diminution to his Dignity to joyn any with so incomparable a man To pretend to assist Christ in the work which