Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	pray_v	sing_v	understanding_n	6,386	5	10.0280	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70924	Romes destruction, or, Expresse texts and necessary consequences drawn out of the word of God, for the condemning of the doctrine of the Roman church, and justifying of that of the reformed churches first written in French, by C.D.R., a French noble-man ; and now published in English, at the solicitation of divers religious men of this nation by Jam. Mountaine.	C. D. R.; Mountaine, James.	1641 (1641)	Wing R11; ESTC R10609	52,610	234

1. Epist. 2. 1. 3 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth That we must make Images of God to worship him by them This Doctrine is contrary unto the written Word of God as appeareth by these expresse places Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image or any likenesse of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the Earth beneath c. Thou shalt not bow down thy selfe to them nor serve them c. Exod. 20. 4. 5. To whom will yee liken God or what likenesse will yee compare unto him Esay 40. 18. Professing themselves to be wise they became fooles And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an Image made like to corruptible man and to birds and to foure-footed beasts Rom. 1. 22. 23. 4 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth That all Christians ought to abstain from certain meats both in Lent and other daies throughout the yeare This Doctrine is contrary unto the written Word of God as you may see by these expresse places Whatsoever is sold in the shambles that eat as king no question for conscience sake If any of them that beleeve not bid you to a feast and yee be disposed to goe whatsoever is set before you eate as king no question for conscience sake 1. Cor. 10. 25. 27. Now the Spirit speaketh expressely that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils forbidding to marry and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which beleeve c. 1. Tim. 4. 1. c. 5 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Romane Church teacheth That all Pastors and other Ecclesiasticall persons in the Christian Church ought not to marry but rather that they should make a vow never to marry This Doctrine is contrary to the written Word of God as is proved by these expresse texts following To avoid fornication let every man have his own wife and let every woman have her owne husband c. 1. Cor. 7. 2. But if they cannot containe let them marry for it is better to marry than to burne 1. Cor. 7. 9. Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge Heb. 13. 4. A Bishop then must be blamelesse the husband of one wife ruling well his own house having his children in subjection with all gravity Item Let the Deacons be husbands of one wife ruling their children and their owne houses well 1. Tim. 3. 2. c. Saint Paul also calleth the forbidding of marriage a doctrine of Devils 1. Tim. 4. 1. 6 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth that in all places Divine Service and Prayers ought not to be said but in Latine This Doctrine is contrary to these expresse texts of the written Word of God Except yee utter by the tongue words easie to be understood how shall it be known what is spoken for yee shall speak into the ayre I will pray with the Spirit and will pray with understanding also I will sing with the Spirit and I will sing with the understanding also Else when thou shalt blesse with the Spirit how shall he that occupieth the roome of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thankes seeing he knowes not what thou sayest Yet in the Church I had rather speak five words with my understanding that by my voyce I might teach others also than ten thousand words in an unknowne tongue 1. Cor. 14. 9. 15. 16. 19. 7 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth That the Faithfull deserve Eternall life by their good works and the glory of the kingdome of Heaven This Doctrine is contrary to the written word of God as it is proved by these expresse places If it be by Grace it is no more of Workes otherwise Grace is no more Grace Rom. 11. 6. By Grace are yee saved through Faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God Not of workes least any man should boast Ephes. 2. 8. 9. Tit. 3. 5. The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth That by the death and passion of Christ we are delivered from the guilt and punishment of sinnes committed before Baptisme but not from the punishment of sinnes committed after Baptisme for which we must pay and satisfie the justice of God both in this life by penance and after this life in a fire of Purgatory This Doctrine is contrary to these expresse places of the written Word of God All have sinned and come short of the glory of God Being justified freely by his Grace through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus Rom. 3. 23. 24. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sinne John 1. Epist. 1. 7. By Grace are yee saved through Faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God not of works least any man should boast c. Ephes. 2. 8. 9. There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus c. Rom. 8. 1. 9 The fifth Gospel of Cardinal Bellarmine teaches That Saints departed are in some kind our Redeemers lib. 1. de Indulg. cap. 4. This Doctrine is contrary to the written Word of God as it is proved by these expresse texts There is no Salvation in any other but in Christ Jesus neither is there any other name under Heaven given unto men whereby we must be saved Act. 4. 12. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin John 1. Epist. 1. 7. 10 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teacheth That after consecration the bread of the Masse is no more bread but is transubstantiated into the Body of Christ and the Wine into his Blood That Christ is betweene the hands of the Priests in as many places as there are Masses said as big and as large as he was upon the Crosse This Doctrine is altogether contrary unto these expresse places of the written Word of God Jesus took Bread brake it and gave it c. Math. 26. As often as yee eat this Bread c. 1. Cor. 11. 26. Let a man examine himselfe and so let him eate of that Bread c. 1. Cor. 11. 28. The poore yee have alwaies with you but me yee have not alwaies John 12. 8. I leave the World and goe to the Father John 16. 28. Heaven must contain him untill the time of restitution of all things which God hath foretold c. Acts. ● 21. 11 The Tradition and unwritten Word of the Roman Church teaches That the Lay people men and women ought not to partake of the holy Sacrament of the Lords supper under both kinds This Doctrine is directly contrary unto the written Word of God as appeareth by these expresse texts Drinke yee all of it Mat. 26. 27. Let a man examine himselfe and so let him eate of that Bread and