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
A31362	The moderate enquirer resolved in a plain description of several objections which are summed up together and treated upon by way of conference, concerning the contemned [sic] people commonly called Quakers who are the royal seed of God and whose innocency is here cleared in the answers to the many objections that are frequently produced by their opponents : which may be profitable for them to read that have any thing against them, and useful for all such as desire to know the certainty of those things which are most commonly reported of them / written in behalf of the brethren, in vindication of the truth, by VV. C.	Caton, William, 1636-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing C1515; ESTC R29186	28,001	70

power 〈◊〉 moved the Apostles to go into the Sy● gogues of the Jews the same doth m● these people now to go into the meet● places of the Jews and Gentiles the● declare the powerful truth of God to them that have the form but not the power shewing unto them how they may come to find that which hath been lost viz the life and power of truth Enq. Wel but do they not know that t●ere are acts in force against Disturbers of Minis●●rs put forth by our honourable Magistrates who wil not suffer godly Ministers to be di●turbed Res. Yea they know it well and do find ●t but rather then they will disobey the Lord they wil chuse to suffer by such acts as Shad●ach M●shach and Abednego did ●ho disregarded the decree of Nebu●hadnezzer and would not worship the Golden Imagé which he had set up and ●hey who act by the vertue of these acts ●o say they have a Law by which they ●ught to suffer like as the Jews did con●erning that Law which they had by which they said Christ ought to die c. ●ut shew me out of the Scripture where ●ver any honourable Magistrates or any ●hat ruled for God made Acts to pro●ect godly Ministers by the vertue of wch●he men that spoke unto them was to be ●ast into prison if they did it in their ●eeting-place had not godly Ministers ●lwayes Spiritual weapons to defend them withal and was not Peter Barn●bas Paul and S●las godly Ministers wh● suffered by the acts of the Magistrate● that upheld the chief Priests and wer● they Honourable Magistrates or godl● Ministers who resisted these godly men whipt them and cast them into prison is it not to be feared that many wh● are call'd honourable Magistrates do pro●tect such Ministers as are persecutors an● oppressors of the servants of the Lord who lie in holes dungeons by vertue o● the acts which are made by impruden● Magistrates to protect ungodly Ministers by whom the nations are deceived tru●ly godly Ministers are ashamed of such the power by which they are upheld● Enq. Do these people contemn Author● then as is commonly r●por●ed of them 〈◊〉 are they Subject to the higher power like 〈◊〉 the Apostle commandeth us to be Res. That authority wch● is of God an● from him they do not contemn neithe● are they disobedient but subject to him that rules in this authority for God if h● exalt righteousness in the earth and be ● terror to evil doers and a praise to the● that do wel such a Magistrate they hono● in the Lord to the higher power the●i● soul es are subject in which the Magistrat rules who is Gods Minister of this power unto which their souls are subject they are not afraid neither are they subject because of wrath only but also for conscience sake for this they know that whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation Enq. But they do not honour Magistrates with their Hat and Knee as they ought to be honoured and that offends Magistrates that receives honour of one another Res. 'T is true they do not bow before them so as most men do neither have they freedom thereunto for the honor that pertains to a Magistrate consisteth not in such trifling things which are of no weight And I believe thou cannot produce one Scripture out of the whole Bible that wil prove that Magistrates ought to be honoured with Hat Knee that is but a meer complement vanity a foolish fashion of the world which wil pass away the non-performance of that doth but offend such Magistrates as receives honour one of another how can such be●ieve saith Christ mark if they be not yet come to believe who dare say that ●hey are Gods Ministers or that they rule ●or God these people wil rather offend them that believe not then that of God in their consciences which learneth them to seek that honour which cometh from God only before which humility doth go Enq. But hark It is not only said of them that they contemn authority and are not subject to Magistrates to which thou hast answered but also that they are against Gospel● Ministery are great railers against Minist●rys and their maintenance Is that true Res. Magistracy and Ministery they allow approve of the one I have shewed thee before the other I come unto and that is Ministry First I shall shew thee what Ministers and Ministry they own and what maintenance they allovv of that Ministers may have Secondly vvhat Ministers and Ministery they disovvn what maintenance they do not approve of First Such as are indued with povve●● and wisdom from on high and called to the work of the Ministry immediately having received gifts from him that is ascended far above all Heavens who for●merly gave some Apostles some Prophets some pastors teachers for the perfect●ing of the Saints for the work of the M●nistry c. And such as he now calleth chuseth who abide in his doctrine giveth that freely which they have received freely Such these people do own their Ministry but railing against any they do deny and Ministers that are so called and qualified as before-mentioned they do esteem very highly for their works sake alloweth them food raiment and all things that are convenient herewith are these Ministers contented even with that which they have of free gift from those unto whom they minister Spiritual things so in love peace and unity they live together thus it is with these people the ministers whom they do own Secondly the Ministers that they disown are such as runs when the Lord hath not sent them and do feed with the fat and cloath with the wool make a prey upon the people such as are called of men Master stands praying in the Synagogues teaching for doctrines the traditions of men who keep people ever learning never able to come to the knowledge of the truth who are out of the life of that which they preach to others by whom the holy Scr●ptures are wrested and traded 〈◊〉 who are cove●ous ●pro●d hea●y and high m●●ded having a ●orm of godl●ness 〈…〉 the power thereof such they disown to be Ministers of Christ who preach for hire and divine for money the love of which constraineth them to teach the people and they that wil not give them money or put into their mouthes they prepare war against them and compel them by suit of law and thus they rob their mintenance from poor people whose goods they will take away by force from such as hath nothing of them nor from them now al such greedy unreasonable pretended Ministers their robbed maintenance these people do deny disown neither can they pay them wages nor in no wise uphold them● Enq. Well but have they not such in their parishes to