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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	earth_n	heaven_n	holy_a	7,009	5	4.7805	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21065	The Christian schoole-maister, or A dialogue betweene the maister and the scholler. By G.E. minister of Gods word	G. E., minister of Gods word.	1613 (1613)	STC 7433; ESTC S120491	22,781	63

and that for the onely sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the crosse Maist What then do both these aswell the word as the Sacraments tend to that end to leade our faith vnto the sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the crosse as to the onely foundation of our saluation Schol Yea truly for the holy Ghost teacheth by the Gospell and confirmeth by the Sacraments that all our saluation standeth in the only sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the crosse Maist How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in the new Couenant Schol Baptisme and the holy Supper Maist How art thou put in minde and confirmed in Baptisme that thou art partaker of that holy Sacrifice of Christ Schol Because Christ hath commaunded the outward washing with Water adding this promise that I shall no lesse assuredly be washed by his blood and by his spirit from the spots of my soule that is from all my sinnes then I am outwardly washed with Water wherewith the spottes of the bodie vse to be washed away Mai What is it to bee washed by the blood and Spirit of Christ Schol It is to receiue at the handes of God forgiuenesse of sinnes fréely for the blood of Christ which he hath shed for vs in his sacrifice vpon the crosse and next to be renued also by the spirit of Christ and being sanctified by him to become a member of Christ to the ende we may more and more dye vnto sinne and liue holy without blame Mai Where doth Christ promise that he will as certainly wash vs with his blood and with his spirit as we are washed with the water of Baptisme Schol In the Institution of Baptisme the wordes whereof are these Goe and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost he that beléeueth and is baptized shall be saued he that belieueth not shal be condemned This promise is repeated when the Scripture calleth baptisme the washing of the New birth and the washing away of sinnes M●i Is then Baptisme the washing away of sinnes Schol. No. For the onely blood of Christ and the holie Ghost doth clense vs from all sinne M●i Why then doth the holy Ghost call Baptisme the washing of Regeneration and the washing away of sinnes Schol God doth not without great cause so speake not onely to teach vs that as the spottes of the bodie are cleansed by water is our sinnes are purged by the Blood and Spirit of Christ but much more that by his heauenly Token and pledge hee may assure vs that wee are as truly washed inwardly from our sinnes as we are washed with outward and visible water Mai Ought Infants also to be baptised Schol Yea truely for seeing they belong to the Couenant and Church of God as well as those that be at yeares of discretion And séeing vnto them is promised by the Blood of Christ forgiuenes of sinnes and the holie Ghost the worker of faith no lesse then to the other they ought also by baptisme to be i●grafted into the Church of God and to be discerned from the chuldren of Infidells as they were in the olde Testament by Circumcision in place whereof was ordained Baptisme in the newe Testament M●i How art thou put in minde and assured in the Supper of the Lorde that thou art partaker of that onely sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the Crosse and of all his benefites Schol Because Christ hath commaunded me and all the faithfull to eate of this Bread being broken and to drinke of this Cuppe being diuided amongst vs in remembrance of him and hath added this promise first that his bodie was no lesse offered and broken for me vpon the Crosse and his blood for mee shed then with mine eyes I sée the bread is broken vnto me and the cuppe reached vnto me Secondly that my soule is no lesse assuredly fed vnto euerlasting life by him with his bodie that was crucified and his blood that was shed for vs then I doe with my bodily mouth receiue bread and wine the tokens of the bodie and blood of the Lord beeing deliuered vnto me by the hands of the minister Maist What is it to eate the Bodie of Christ Crucified and to drinke his Blood that was shed Scholl It is not onely with certaine affiance of minde to lay holde of the whole Passion and death of Christ and thereby to obtaine forgiuenes of sinnes and life euerlasting but also by the Spirit of Christ which dwelleth at one time both in Christ and in vs in such sort more and more to be vnited to his holie bodie that although hée be in Heauen and we vpon Earth yet notwithstanding wee are flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone and as all the members of the bodie are gouerned and quickened by one soule so are we all by one and the same spirit M●i Where hath Christ promised that hee will as certainely giue vnto the belieuers his Bodie and his Blood in this manner to be eaten and drunke as they doe eate this Bread being broken and drinke this Cuppe Schol In the institution of the Supper the words wherof are these Our Lord Iesus Christ the same night he was betrayed tooke bread and when he had giuen thankes he brake it and said Take eate this is my body which is broken for you this do ye in remembrance of me Likewise after supper he tooke the cup saying This cup is the new Testamēt in my blood this do as often as you drinke it in remembrance of me For as often as ye eate this bread and drinke this cup ye shew the Lords death till he come This promise is repeated by Paul when he saith The cup of thanksgiuing wherewith we giue thanks Is it not the Communion of the blood of Christ The bread which we breake Is it not the Communion of the Lords body Because we being many are one bread and one body for we are all partakers of one bread Maist What then are bread and wine made the very body and blood of Christ Scholl No truely but after the nature of Sacraments the manner of spéech which the holie Ghost vseth in speaking these things the bread is called the bodie of Christ Maist Why then doth Christ call the bread his body and the cup his blood or the new Testament in his blood and Paul calleth the bread and wine the Communion of the body and blood of Christ Schol Christ not without great cause so speaketh to wit not onely to teach vs that as bread and wine sustaineth the life of the body so also his body crucified and his blood shed is indeed the meate and drinke of our soule whereby it may be nourished vnto ●ife euerlasting But much more by this visible signe and pledge to assure vs that we are no lesse truly made partakers of his body and blood by the working of the holy Ghost then we do with the mouth of the body receiue these holy signes in remembrance

and is yet there for vs and shall be till he come againe to iudge the quicke and the dead Maist What then is not Christ with vs as he promised vnto the end of the world Schol Christ is true God and true man therefore according to his manhood he is not now vpon earth but according to his Godhead his grace and his spirit is at no time from vs. Maist Are not the two natures of Christ by this meanes pulled asunder if the manhead be not wheresoeuer the God-head is Schol Not a whit for séeing the Godhead cannot be contained in any compasse and is present in all places it followeth necessarily that it is without the nature of man which it hath taken and yet neuertheles is in it also and remaineth personally vnited vnto it Ma What fruit doth Christs ascention into heauen bring vs Schol First that he maketh intercession in heauen vnto his Father for vs. Secondly that we haue our flesh in heauen whereby is a certaine Pledge we may be assured that hoe who is our Head will lift vp vnto him vs that are his members Thirdly that he sendeth vnto vs his Spirite as a Pledge betwéene vs by the working whereof we séeke not things on Earth but things that are aboue where hee sitteth on the Right hand of GOD. M●ist Why is it added Hee sitteth on the Right hand of God Schol Because Christ did therefore ascend into heauen that he might there declare himselfe the head of his Church by which his Father gouerneth all things M●i What doth this glorie of Christ our Head auaile vs Schol First that by the holie Ghost he powreth vppon vs his members heauenly gifts and then that by his power hee doth protect and defend vs against all enemies Maist What comfort doeth Christs comming againe to Iudge the quicke and deade bring thee Scholl That in all miseries and persecutions I lifte vp my head and waite for him who did before stand in my stead before Gods Iudgement seate and did take away all curse from me to come from heauen as a Iudge to throw all his and mine enemies into euerlasting paines and to receiue mee with all the Elect vnto himselfe into heauenly ioyes and euerlasting glorie Maist What belieuest thou of the Holie Ghost Scholl First that hée is true GOD and coeternall with the euerlasting Father the Sonne then that hée is also giuen to me that through Faith hee may make me partaker of Christ and all his benefites may comfort me and abide with me for euer Maist What belieuest thou of the holy Catholike Church of Christ● Scholl I belieue that the Sonne of God doth by his Spirit and by the Word gather vnto himselfe out of all mankinde from the beginning of the world vnto the ende a congregation chosen vnto euerlasting life agréeing in true Faith and doth maintaine the same and preserue it and that I am a liuely member of that congregation and shall so for euer abide Maist What meaneth the Communion of Saints Schol First that all and euery one of she beléeuers haue fellowship with Christ and all his benefits as being members of him Secondly that euery one who hath receiued gifts ought to imploy them readily and chearefully for the common profit a nd saluation of all M●ist What beleeuest thou concerning forgiuenes of sinnes Schol I beleeue that God for the satisfaction of Christ hath quite put out of his remembrance all my sinnes and euen that corruption also wherewith I must striue all my life long and doth fréely giue vnto me the righteousnes of Christ so that I shall neuer come into iudgement M●●st What comfort doth the resurrection of the flesh minister vnto thee Schol Not onely that my soule shall straight way after it is departed out of the body be taken vp vnto Christ the head thereof but that this flesh of mine also being raised vp by the power of Christ shall be vnited againe to my soule and shall be made conformable vnto the glorious body of Christ Maist What comfort receiuest thou by the Article of Euerlasting life Schol That because in this present life I feele the beginning of euerlasting ioy in my heart I shall after this life enioy full and perfect blessednes wherein I shall praise God for euer which blessednes neither eye hath seene nor eare hath heard nor any heart of man can conceiue Maist When thou beleeuest all these things what benefit commeth to thee thereby Schol That in Christ I am righteous before God and heire of life Euerlasting Ma●st How art thou righteous before God Schol By faith alone in Iesus Christ so that although mine owne conscience doe accuse me that I haue most grieuously offended against all the commandements of God and haue not kept any one of them moreouer also that I am prone to all euill yet notwithstanding so that I do embrace these benefits with true affiance of mind without any merit of mine owne of the meere mercy of God the perfect satisfaction righteousnes and holines of Christ is imputed and giuen vnto me as if I had neither committed any sinne neither were there any blot or corruption cleauing vnto me Yea as if I had my selfe perfectly performed that obedience which Christ hath performed for me Maist Why doest thou say that thou art righteous by faith Schol Not because by the worthines of my faith I please God but because the onely satisfaction righteousnes holines of Christ is my righteousnes in the sight of God and I can lay hold vpon and apply the same vnto my selfe by no other meanes but by faith Maist Why cannot our good workes be righteousnes or any part of righteousnes in the sight of God Schol Because that righteousnes which is able to abide the iudgment of God must be most perfect and in all points agreeing with the law of God but our best workes that we do in this life are imperfect and euen defiled with sinnes Maist How sayest thou that our good workes deserue nothing whereas God promiseth that he wil giue vs a reward for them both in this life and in the life to come Schol That reward is giuen not of desert but grace Maist Doth not this doctrine make men secure and prophane Schol No for it cannot be but they who are ingrafted into Christ by faith should bring forth fruits of thankfulnes Maist Seeing then faith alone maketh vs partakers of Christ and all his benefits from whence proceedeth this faith Schol From the holy Ghost who by the preaching of the Gospel doth kindle the same in our hearts and doth confirme it by the vse of the Sacraments Maist What are Sacraments Schol They are holy and visible signes and soules ordained of God to this end that he might thereby more fully declare and seale vnto vs the promise of the Gospell to wit that he doth fréely giue forgiuenes of sinnes and life euerlasting not onely to all in generall but euen to euery one that beléeueth