Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	gift_n	holy_a	5,324	5	5.3132	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78088	A brief view of Mr. Coleman his new-modell of church government, delivered by him in a late sermon, upon Job 11.20.	Byfield, Adoniram, d. 1660.	1645 (1645)	Wing B6378; Thomason E307_8; ESTC R200340	30,341	36

sicke in the world and did recover being asked if he beleeved that Iewish tradition answered he neither beleeved nor questioned it I beleeve that you in your exposition of this Scripture do the like you do no● deliver that which you think is the true sence of the place onely it pleased you and you inconsiderately vented it For who sees not that it is an inconsequence● Christ hath appointed Governments therefore these Governments must be understood of the Civill Magistrate that consequence cannot be inferred on these premises the Text duly considered will free it selfe of that construction of Governments which you bring That we may cleerly see it set us consider the scope of the p●●ce 1● Cor. 12. 28. amongst other disorders which had crept 〈◊〉 the Church of Corinth all which the Apostle labours to reforme this was one in their publick meetings the abuse of their gifts with which the Church did much abound 1 Cor. 1. 5. this ●e labours to remove by setting before them the author of these gifts even the holy Spirit of God by whom they were disposed to the severall Members of the Church to edifie the Church withall And lastly he sets forth of all these gifts which is the most excellent and usefull to the Church all this he l doth because as some excelled in these gifts so others were grieved that came short of their fellow Members in the same upon this occasion he informe● them about these gifts which he cals spirituall 1 Cor. 12. 1. Because they were wrought by the spirit and first he mentions the severall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gifts where with the holy Spirit had blessed that Church then he mentions the Officers upon whom these gifts are bestowed ver 28. for the edification of the Church Severall sorts of these Officers are reckoned up and here amongst them Governments are mentioned which cannot be understood of Civill Magistrates because the Apostle is speaking there of such Officers is were indued with spirituall gifts for the edification of the Church in their publick Assemblies the abuse of which gifts he is labouring to reforme and can you upon any warrantable ground affirme that the Civill Magistrate was to exercise his Office in their publike Assemblies its true the Church exercised the corrective Tert. ap cap. 39 part of their Government in their publick meetings but what is that to the Civill Magistrate Amongst the severall Officers of the Church in three severall places as we have touched before mention is made of some that were interessed in Government and are distinguished from Teachers Rom. 12. 8. 1. Cor. 1● 28. 1 Tim. 5. 17. in the first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Ruler in the next 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Governments in the last 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that rule well who are distinguished from such as labour in the word and Doctrine Shall I tell you what have been thought of these One saith Gubernationes sunt carnis castigationes Greg. Naz. Orat. 7. they are the chastisemerts of the fl●sh And what is that I beseech you but the wholesome Government we speak of and for which we plead whilest that prudent men observing the lives of the severall Members of the Church and finding any to give way to the unruly desires of their flesh by admonition did chastise them or bring them under further Ecclesiasticall censure that they may ●ame the flesh This construction is answerable to that of Origen Lib. 3 contra Celsum who tells us there were some 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appointed to enquire after the lives of such as came under their Government to keep off such as did not that which did beseem them that professed Religion especially such as walked in uncleannesse Did not such labour to chastise the flesh whilest they endeavoured the just restraint of the unfruitfull work thereof Theodoret he calls these Governments Rulers of the Church which he distinguisheth from Teachers these Greek Fathers never dreamed of the Civill Magistrate in that place Ambrose on the place saith Governments are such as teach men by spirituall Gubernationes sunt qui spiritalibus retinaculis hominibus documento sunt restraints All which lets see that in their construction Governments were such as by the rod of Discipline chastised such as waxed wanton or were unruly in their lives which gave occasion to ●rimasius to say Gubernationes qui sciuni singulas gube●●are these were prudent and grave men chosen to assist the Pastor in Primas in loc watching over the lives of the flock so was that place construed of old to which late in ●●preters also agree therefore I say no more but this I finde that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is used by the Grecians for one that is wise in Councell so it is four times used by the Septuagint in the Proverbs as Prov. 1. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a man of understanding shall attain wisdom Prov. 11. 14. Prov. 1. 5. 11. 14. 20. 18. 24. 6. Where no Counsell is the people fall where many Counsells are there is health that which is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the former part of the proverb in the latter end is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 many counsells ●● Prov. 20. 18. 24. 6. In all which places the word signifies a prudent or wise way of Governing Now then comparing the use of the word in the Language of the Grecians with that of the Apostle may we not from thence conclude that there was in Gods Church a wise or prudent way of Governing distinct from the Civill Government of which Officers somewhat heretofore hath been spoken in your second Rule As for the Magistracy mentioned Rom. 13. 1. we agree with you therein what you would infer from the three last verses of Eph. ● which you desire all to consider that may make for your purpose I know not and therefore will stay no longer upon it and so much for your Rules or Essayes for agreement Now I come to speak of that which seemed to you to be the onely hinderance of union in the Assembly which you mentioned in the latter part of your first Rule where you speak of two parties who came byased into the Assembly the one with a Congregational ●gagement the other with a Nationall determination Here you only take notice of two parties in the Assembly and were all the rest Cyphars In what rank or number do you place your self Well as for the one party upon whom you hang the byas of a Congregationall Ingagement you speak much to their Pag. 27. commendation yet it seems to me that you have dasht in this ●●●sure all that praise you gave unto them Can men worthy of ●o●e for their graces of honour for their abilities be men whom their bare singular opinion will byas from the truth Surely if you believe that they would be so easily carried aside notwithstanding their ingagement by Solemn Protestation