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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	soul_n	whole_a	13,673	5	5.8632	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36124	A discovery of new light, or, Ancient truthes revived containing principles and inferances of a church way ...		1641 (1641)	Wing D1643; ESTC R32785	11,986	32

of a true visible Church are Saints Exod. 28 9 10 15-21 compared with Rev. 11 11-21 1 King ● 17 compared wi●h 1 Pet. 2.5 Levit. 1● 〈◊〉 1● ●● 4● compared with Rev 18 2 1 Pet. 2 De● 1● ● ●om 1 7 1 Cor. 1 2. Eph 1 1 Phil. 1 1 1 Pet. 1 2 Heb. 3 1. Saints are men seperated from all knowne sin practising the whol will of Go● kn●w●e unto them Col. 1 2. 2 11-1● Rom. 17. and 6.2.12.22 growing in grace and know●edg 2. Pet. 3.18 continuing to the end 1. Ioh. 2.19 The true form of a true visible Church is partly inward partly outward The inward part of the fo●me consisteth in 3. things 1. the Spirit 2 Faith 3 love The Spirit is the soule animating the whole body Ephe. 4 4. 1 Cor. 12 4.11-13.7-10 1 Cor. 6.17 Faith uniteth the members of the body to the head Christ Eph. 3.1 4.13.15 5.30 23. 1 Cor. 6.17 Love uniteth the members of the body each to other Eph. 2.20.21 4.16.3 Col. 3.14.15 The outward part of the true forme of the true visible church is a vow promise oath or covenant betwixt God and the Saints by proportion from the inward forme see also Gen. 17.1.2 and 15 18. Deut. 29.1 9-13 2 Chron. 29.10 34.30.32 Psal 119.106 Nehem. 9 38. 10.29 1. Cor 12.25.26 Rom. 12 5.15.16 Mat. 18.15.17 This covenant hath 2 parts 1. respecting God and the faithful 2. respecting the faithful mutually Mat. 18 20. The first part of the covenant respecting God is either from God to the faithful or from the faithful to God 2. Cor 6 16 From God to the faithfull Mat 22.3.2 the sum wherof is expressed 2. Cor. 6.16 I wil be their God To be God to the faithful is 1. to give Christ 2. with Christ al things els Esay 9.6 1. Tim. 4.8.2 Pet. 1.3 Rom. 8.32 1. Cor. 3 21-13 From the faithful to God 2. Cor. 6.16 the summe whereof is to be Gods people that is to obey al the commandements of God Deut. 29.9 The second part of the covenant respecting the faithful mutually conteineth all the duties of love whatsoever Levit. 19.17 Mat. 18.15 16 1. Thes 5.14 Mat. 22.39.2 Thes 3 14.45 Heb. 3.13 10 24 25. The true properties of a true Church visible are two I communion in all the holy things of God 2 the power of our Lord Iesus Christ 1 Ioh. 1 5. 1 Cor 10 16 5.4.5 Mat 18.20 Esay 55 3 Act 13 34. The holy things of God are 1. Christ 2. benefits by Christ Rom 8.32 The true Church hath title possession and use of Christ Esa 9 6 Song 2 16. Mat. 18.20 1. Cor. 3 21.23 Eph 5 30 The benefits which the true Church hath by Christ are the meanes of salvation and almes 1 Tim 14 8 2 Pet. 1 3. The meanes of salvation are the word Sacraments prayers Censures and the ordinances of Christ for the dispensing of them all Rom. 3 2 4 11. Luk 19 46 Mat. 18 15 17. Act. 2 42 1 Cor. 11 23 26 Mat. 28 19 Psal 149 6 9. Almes are the works of mercy yeelded to the Saincts in distresse Act. 2 44 45 5 4 Mat. 25 34 40 Heb. 13 1 3 1 Tim. 3 2 5 10. The power of the Lord Iesus Christ given to the church hath three parts viz. power to 1. receive in Ioh. 10.3 Ast. 9 26.27 18 27. 6 5. 2 preserve and keep within 1 Iohn 2 19. 1 Pet 1 5. 3. to cast out 1 Cor 5 13. The true visible Church hath power to ceive in 〈◊〉 Members into communion Act 2 41 and 18 27 and 9 26 27. 2. officers into office Act 6.5 14 23. The way or doore whereby both members and officers enter in is Christ that is the way taught by Christ in his word Ioh 14 6. 17.17 Marc. 13 34 ●7 The way of receiving in of members is faith testified by obedience Act 8 36 37. Mat 3 6. Luke 7 29.30 Faith is the knowledge of the doctrine of salvation by Christ 1 C●r 12 9 Gal 3 2. Obedience is a godly righteous and sober life Tit. 2 11 12 Rom 5. Members thus received into communion are of two sorts 1 Prophets a private persons 1 Cor 14.24 1 Sam. 19 24 23. Prophets are men endued with gifts apt to utter matter fit to edification exhortation and consolation 1 Cor 14 3. Act 13 1. Rom 12 6. These persons must first be appointed to this exercise by the Chu ch 1 Cor 14 49. Act. 13 1. The Prophets care must be to prophecy according to the proportion of faith Rom 12 6 1 Cor 14 26. Let the Prophets speake two or three and let the rest iudge ● C●r 14 29 If any thing be revealed to him that sitteth by let the first hold his peace 1 Cor 14 30 40. All that have gifts may be admitted to prophecy 1 C●r 14 31. Private persons are a men 2. women Priuate men present at the exercise of prophecy may modestly propound their doubts which are to be resolved by the Prophets Luk 2 46.47 1 Sam. 19 20 23 1 Cor. 4 30. Women are not permitted to speake in the church in time of Prophecy 1 Cor 14 34. 1 Tim. 2 12 Revel 2 20. If women doubt of any thing delivered in time of prophecy and are willing to learne they must aske them that can teach them in private as their husbands at home if they be faithfull or some other of the Church 1 Cor 14 35 1 Tim 2 12. To this exercise of Prophecy may be admitted unbeleevers or they that are without 1 Cor 14 24. Act 2 6 13. The exercise of prophecy and the preaching of the word by them that are sent is that ordinary meanes God hath appointed to convert men 1 Cor. 14 24 25. Rom 10 14 14. They are sent by God to preach whom the church sendeth Act 13 2 4 8 14 15. If any man be converted by other meanes it is not ordinarie Rom 10 14 15. Iohn 4 39 41. Act 9 5 6 Therefore they that are converted in false Churches are not converted by ordinary meanes 1 King 14.13 19.18 Rom. 11.3.4 Rev. 18.4 The way of receiving officers into office is 1 Election 2 Approbation 3 Ordination which must be performed with fasting prayer Act. 6 5. 14 23. 1 Tim. 3.10 5.22 4.14 Tit. 1.5 Act. 13.3 The person to be admitted into office must first be a member of that visible church whēce he hath his calling Act. 1 21 22 and 6 3 5. 18 27 28 1 Cor. 11 12 and 3 6 1 Tim. 3 2 3 10. Election is by most voyces of the members of the Church in full communion Act. 6.5 14.23 Quaere whether women servants and children admitted into full communion yet under age may not give voyce in elections excommunications and other publique affaires of the Church 1 Pet. 3.7 Ephes 4.4 1 Tim 5.9.10 Num. 30 5-10-16