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spirit_n	father_n	son_n	teach_v	6,372	5	6.6786	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29122	A sermon ad clerum at the visitation of the deane and chapter there, holden the 19th day of November, anno Dom. 1662 : by the Most Reverend Father in God Acceptus, by Divine Providence Lord Arch-Bishop of York his Grace, Primate of England and Metropolitan / preacht by Thomas Bradley ...	Bradley, Thomas, 1597-1670.	1663 (1663)	Wing B4137; ESTC R36506	23,744	42

burne the Bands and Cords with which they were bound but not to touch an Haire of their Heads or a Hemme of their Garments Thirdly He walkes in the midst of them Erudire to Teach and to Instruct them to Awe them to keep them in order For he is the beloved Sonne of the Father in whom he is well pleased whom we must Heare and Obey Matthew 3.17 He the great Prophet of his Church whom we are Commanded to Heare with a severe intimation by his Spirit by his Word and by his Pastors sent out by him doth he teach the Churches to the worlds end And so he walks in the midst of them as a Schoole-Master in the midst of his Schoole and his Disciples or Schollers Fourthly He walkes in the midst of them To Observe them to take notice of their Carriage their Manners their Order and their Behaviour as appeares by the particular Charges which he gives to these severall Churches in this his Visitation in all of them making good what in Generall he tells them before he come to deale particularly with them Novi Opera tua I know thy Works And so he walks in the midst of them as the Master of the Feast in the Gospel walk't in his Dining Roome to take a View of his Guests to see who had and who had not on his Wedding Garment And to this purpose it is observable in what manner of Posture and Gesture he is here seen He is seen Walking Not Sedet Otiosus as Bullinger observes not Stat Negligens he doth not sit as being Idle He stands not still as being negligent but he is seen Walking from end to end forward and backward to and fro that at every turne he might take a View and at every step cast an Eye that nothing done or said amongst them may escape his Cognizance Lastly he is walking in Medio in the midst of the Candlesticks Non in Angulo non in exteriori aliquâ parte Not in a Corner not in some Skirt or Outside of them but In medio Candelabrorum in the midst of the Golden Candlesticks that he might look over them every way and they at an equall distance on all sides might receive from him that Direction Protection Comfort and Encouragement which is their Light and Life The truth is He bought them he layd down a Price for them which was far more pretious then Gold his own Blood he had need see what becomes of them and he is to deliver them up to God the Father he received them by weight and he received them by tale Of those which thou hast given me have I lost none It is his great Care that he may deliver up his full Tale and that he may deliver them up Pure and Bright and Cleare and that he may present them without spot or wrinkle and therefore is it that he hath such a speciall Care of them such a vigilant Eye upon them continually resident among them and walking in the midst of them Oh how happy are the Churches under the inspection of such an Eye under the Care of such a Guardian under the Protection of such a Patron in the Favour of such a Prince the Teaching of such a Prophet the Intercession and Benediction of such a Priest continually present with them President over them and resident among them walking in the midst of them and how holily ought they to carry themselves in such a Presence how circumspectly under the Inspection of so severe an Eye that when he shall come to visit them as here he doth this Church and to take an Account of them they may give up their Account with joy when he shall say unto them as here to Ephesus Novi Opera tua I know thy Works they may be such as they need not be ashamed of such as may stand by us and abide the tryall such as may prayse us in the Gate such as upon the enquiry and examination he may approve of and upon which we may expect the Promise here in this Visitation made Vincentibus To them that over come to Eate of the Fruit of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradice of God to Receive the White Stone and therein the New Name Written which none can Reade but he that receiveth it to be Cloathed with White Rayment washt in the Blood of the Lambe and in it to follow the Lambe whither soever he goeth and to be ever in his Presence in whose Presence is fulnesse of joy and at whose Right Hand there is pleasure for evermore Which the Great God of Heaven and Earth be pleased to admit us unto for his sake which Holdeth the seven Starrs in his Right Hand and Walketh in the midst of the seven Golden Candlesticks To whom be all Honour and Glory now and for ever Amen FINIS