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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fire_n	ghost_n	holy_a	6,369	5	5.6726	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85282	The fifth of November, or, The popish and schismaticall rebells. With their horrid plots, fair pretences, & bloudy practices, weighed one against another: and in opposition unto both two things asserted. 1 That the supreame authority of establishing, reforming, and vindicating religion is placed in the King. 2 That religion is not to be established or reform'd in bloud.		1644 (1644)	Wing F891A; Thomason E43_8; ESTC R23274	14,141	27

common benefit but a peculiar favour So the Apostle to the Philippians Vnto you it is given not to every one in the behalfe of Christ not onely to beleeve on him but also to suffer for his sake Philp. 1.29 The sharper the fight the more glorious is the Triumph The more wounds the more Baies Those markes of the Lord Iesus that we carry unto heaven in our bodies with us Gal. 6.17 will be our tokens our evidences vnto a richer crowne of glory These are the duties which God hath allotted unto private Christians and expects no other from them But if any one or a combination a knot of them out of preposterous zeal or out of an impertinent troublesome and odious officiousnesse take upon them to doe that which God hath committed to the oversight and Managery of his own immediate * So the King is stiled Rom. 13.4 Minister they must be admonisht to ply their own Oares So S. Paul to his busie bodies 1. Thes 4.11 We beseech you brethren that yee study to be quiet and to doe your own businesse If the staggaring of the Arke of Gods worship should ominate the fall of it 2. Sam. 6.6.7 1. Chro. 13.9.10 yet the people can pretend to no calling from God neither can their own hands subscribe them a legall Commission to support it T is enough if their zeale can keep warme their own bosomes T is not expected they should bee kindled into such a flame as should burne up all the corruptions of the Church They would burne up wheat with chaffe and good graine with tares for want of skill to distinguish them 'T is well if they have salt enough in themselves to preserve themselves from being tainted 'T is well they have a Broome for their own use and will take the paines to sweep before their own doores but let them not sweep up their filth as the manner of some is and conceale it in private corners nor cast their dirt and myre into the Kings high way to defile and annoy others Should they attempt a Reformation against law the remedie would prove worse to Church Common-wealth then the disease for those that thinke it a more safe and wholsome lodging to abide under the shadow of Authority would assuredly oppose as well their Novelties as usurpation and so their blood might be mingled with their foolish because unwarrantable sacrifices Should they goe about to breake downe all the banks of Government and force open the doores of the Church to let in some of their Water to wash it whether it be the Holy water of Rome or the sanctified Iordan of the Anabaptists This water would quickly be turned into blood which would bee a meanes to prophane and defile and pollute the Sanctuary more then clense it And thus we are entred upon the second point viz. That religion is not to be establisht or reformed in blood Davids purpose of building God a Temple received an approbation from the Prophet Nathan Note that Nathan was deceived for the spirit of prophecie was not upon him at that time 2. Sam. 7.4 and was refresht with a promise Gods blessing assistance 2 Sam. 7.3 God laies aside the consideration of his own immensity and takes delight in that small modell which was projected in the heart of his Annointed Forasmuch saith he as it was in thine heart to build an House for my Name thou didst well in that it was in thine heart 2 Chron. 6.8 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the House vers 9. God serves him with a Supersedeas or gives him a Quietus est to discharge him of this businesse He delights to dwell with him in that Temple which David had consecrated in his own bosome for him but he rather confines his own worship to a wandering Tabernacle then allowes David's hand in the building of the Temple The Reason that David himselfe avoucheth if you please to examine it you shall finde 1. Chron. 22.7 8 9 10. David was a man of warre though hee fought none but the Lords battailes He was a man of blood though he spilt very little but what was tainted and corrupted God will not have those hands engaged in the building of his holy place which have been once engaged in blood though those engagements were just and of his owne warranting 〈…〉 … tiam ●●ctis nisi pers●●sis non … pe●e indultum est G●ot de ●●●e Bell● l. 3. c. 15. 11. At si falsa apud ●●ct●s Religio ne vera ●pprimatur ●e●te c●●abit vi●●or quod Constant … fecit ibid. Idem in Epist Dedic●ejusdem operis laudat ●udo●●●i 13. Clementiam in 〈◊〉 verba Nec ●●ni adse●s animis circa divna dive●sum a te sentientibus The worke is reserved for Solomon for a King of peace ibid. Indeed besides Doctrine and Discipline in the Church besides preaching exhortation reproofe castigation by spirituall censures the proper duties of the Priestly function there is a necessitie a conveniencie at least of a Coercive power in the Magistrate to put the shackles of feare and terrour upon insolent and lewd men to restraine them If Religion would be allowed any externall forme at all shee would never be suffered to goe without a scratcht face Schismes and Sects and Heresies would undermine invade and corrupt the Church Sinne would encroach upon holinesse prophanenesse would assault and justle our piety and blasphemie would put affronts upon God himselfe if one arm'd with the power of the sword did not awe men if not into a positive respect at least into an inoffensive silence But for the establishing of the Church for the propagation of the faith for the reformation of Religion by force of Armes by blood and violence there is not the least title in the holy Gospell to be alleaged by way of justification There are some in the world that thinke to destroy the men is the best way to confute remove their errours But we know t is no Soveraigne Antidote that cannot expell the poyson without the ruine of the body Habac. 2.12 The holy Ghost hath denounced a Woe against him that builds a Towne with blood and will God have his own House built so If you bath the floore of the Chruch in blood you can pave it with no stone so faire and firme but the voice of that blood will breake through and be heard in heaven If you paint the windowes of Gods Church with the blood of your brethren they will not introduce more light but more darknesse and horrour That grand reformation of our Saviour was not brought in by the sword nor against the authoritie of the supreme Magistrate Hee conquered the world by his preaching and by his passion and establisht his own Throne in the hearts of his Disciples so as it made the Throne of Caesar stand the surer The holy Ghost distinguishes our Saviours conquest over Sinne Satan and the World from all other kind of conquests Every battaile of the Warriour is with confused noise and with garments rolled in blood but this of Christ shall bee with burning and full of fire Isay 9.5 with the spirit of