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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	church_n	holy_a	7,200	5	5.2401	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17086	A treatise, how by the Worde of God, Christian mens almose ought to be distributed; De regno Christi. Selections. English	Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551.	1557 (1557)	STC 3965; ESTC S116198	11,983	30

not possible as I saied before that any pryuat man shulde so certeynlie serche out the disposition off the poore as those that be appoynted to that office by the Churche and dailie be exercised with all diligence therin And God doth not keepe his giftes and encreace off his holy sprite from such as he hathe chosen and called to so great mynysteries of his churche Besides admit that euery man knowe certeynlie his neadie neighbours yet is it far better that euery man sende such poore people that aske his relief be they neuer so holy and uertuous to the Deacons off the Churche to receaue off theim For otherwise others shal take example by him to distribute also their owne Almose and so oftentymes to such as they knowe not and be not worthye off Christes Almose who can beg more boldelie and craftelie then the Poore in deade We ought to take wonderful heade lest the least hole in the worlde be opened to our natural pride to be wise agaynst God and to swarue a heare breadeth from his commaundementes and ordenaunces either to the right hande or to the lefte Iff any be asshamed to go gladlye to the hole companye and mynysterie off the Deacons let him declare his pouertie to one of the Deacons or if he be lothe to do this then let such as knowe his neade and godlynes shewe it to the Deacons and get necessarie relief for him Not with standyng no Christen man be he fallen from neuer so great richesse to pouertie from neuer so high degree to the lowest ought to be asshamed of the Crosse off Christ and the holsom remedie that God hath prouyded moche lesse ought Christen men be lothe to receaue relief off their neade at the Lordes hande by the mynysterie off his Churche by whose most iust and no lesse holsom Iudgement for theim they be come to such pouertie and base degree of life Howbeit it perteineth to the Deacons office not onelie to haue respect to euerie mans pouertie but also off the weakenes off their myndes and with such wisedom and liberalitie to helpe euerie mans necessite that they laie on no man troubled with pouertie the trouble also off shame nor that they bryng any that haue in tyme past been wel and liberalie maynteyned to such scarcitie and skantnes off meate and clothyng as they bee not able to suffer albeit such relief were sufficient to an other that hathe ben so used The commaundement off the Holy Gost ought in this poynt to be considered that ther be somoche geuen to euerie one as is necessarie to leade a good and godlie life And it is manyfest that as all men be not off like strength off bodie nor haue not ben brought up after one kynde off liuing so some ought to haue more some lesse some fyner some courser meate apparel and other necessaries Which thyng Seynt Gregorie consideryng when the noble men and women were spoiled by the Lombardes he gaue unto them uery liberal Pēsions for their relief of the goodes of the church And therfore Christian Magistrates ought to make this lawe First that no man be suffred to beg but that euerie man do maynteyne and kepe his owne householde kynred and allies if he be able to do it the iudgement wherof ought to perteigne to the ordynarie Magistrat And that such as be destitute off such helpe be m●yt●●●● by the Citie towne uil●ge or Congregation where they dwell If any citie towne uilage or cōgregation be not able to maintaine the pouertie therof that then by the discretion of the chief Gouernour of the cōtreye such poore people be sent to sō richer Cōgregatiō where thei may be relieued Another poynt of this lawe ought to be for the election and appoyntyng off Deacons as is afore seid and that they be by their othe enioined diligentlie to serche out what thinges euery man neadeth and that they faithfully to their power geue it to theim and to make an accompte of their receiptes and paymentes to the mynysters of the worde and Elders The third poynt that it be forbodden to geue Almose priuatlie and that all men be exhorted that they will rather according to Goddes commaundement and the ordenaunce of the holy gohost cōmyt their Almose to the Churches and to the mynysters appointed for that purpose then after their own natural pride distribute it theim selfs contrarie to goddes worde and the institution of the Hollie Goste The fourth point that thei cause to be restored for the relief of the poore such giftes as wer offred by our Elders to Christe if any yet remayne And the fewer off those giftes shal be founde remaynyng the greater pensions to be set on riche benefices for the relief of the poore in recompense off the fourth parte off the Reuenues off all Churches that is due by so many Canons The fyfte point that great paynes be set on theim that shall blaspheme this most holy Institution off the Holie Goste or that shall go about to pul any man from it And if any man shall thynke any thing to be corrected in the Deacons and the prouision for the poore that he first warne the Deacons therof and if they will not folowe his reasonable warnyng that he declare the matier to the mynyster of the word and the Elders that in all thinges the Authorite of Goddes worde maye be of force and the wicked pride of men who can allowe nothing that is ordeined of God maye be resisted in euerie place and in tyme and so it maye be the easlier obteyned off the people off Christ wherby the litle ones off Christ maye so liberallie be prouided for as we maye at length ioifullie heare Come ye blissed of my father and receaue the Kingdom that is prepared for you from the begining of the worlde I was hungrie and ye gaue me to eate c. And it is not ynough for the liberalitie of Christians to geue onely meate harbour and clothing to suche as be in extreme necessite but also they ought liberallie to geue of the giftes God hathe geuen theim wherwith godly maydens mariable who for lack of dowrie remayne long unmaried maye be in tyme maried and coupled with honest men and also that wittie Children that lack frendes may be brought up to studie to serue in Christes Churche Besydes good Christians that lack wherwith to exercise their craftes may be therwith holpen partlie by gifte parlie by loane as ther may come profet of their Arts and thei maye be the better able to nourysh and bring up their children for the lorde and to make theim profetable membres of the comen welthe For it is not ynough for the Congregations off Christ to prouyde that men may onlie lyue but that thei may lyue to the Lorde for a certeyn and mutual profet betwene them selfs and of the Churche and commen welthe And therfore all Congregations ought to prouyde that all those that be baptized in Christe be uertuouslie brought up from their childehod