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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
A85148	A rod to drive out the wilde bores, and subtill foxes, from amongst the vines that the vineyard may be kept cleer. Or, a gift sent to the priests; to let them see themselves, that they may acknowledge their errors, and upon them own their condemnation to be just and right, now the truth doth so plainly appear. / By R. Farneworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F502; Thomason E830_6; ESTC R207435	15,477	16

therefore no Gospell Labourers but vain-deceivers and the Curse is to such and they are to be held accursed Gal. i. 8.9 i Cor 16.22 For the Ministers of Christ are not made by the will of man Gal. i. i ii i2 2. Tim. i. i. neither do they labour therein according to the wil of man but speak as they are moved by thy Holy Ghost as the holy men of God did and speak not after mans wil but as the spirit gave them utterance and now giveth them utterance as Gospell labourers do and aforetime did as it is proved by their practise and Scripture who follow the example of the holy man of God and Ministers of the Gospel and labourers therein Ezek. 3. 2 Pet. i. i9 20. 2i Acts 4. 3i Isai 48.16 Isai 6i Acts 2.4 Luke i2 i2 If that be no Gospel labour to pray before preaching and after that stands in mans will without the Spirit and Spirituall understanding then such as do so shew a spirit of error and are no Gospel Ministers nor labourers therein but such are the Priests of the world or nationall and ungospellike Ministers that are out of all Gospel order therein therefore no Gospell labourers nor Ministers thereof as their fruit makes them manifest who altogether act contrary to the ministers of Christ in the gospel ministration so are no ministers thereof for the Apostles and Gospel Ministers did not make it their custome to pray before and after when they spake to the people i Cor. i4 i5 Rom. 8.26.27 Acts 2.4 Neither did they pray without the Spirit and spirituall understanding as the Priests of the world that are out of the life of truth do but Gospel Ministers did preach by the Spirit and pray with the Spirit and the Spiritual understanding as the Spirit gave them utterance and somtimes after but not customarily as Priests do Acts 20.36 If that were no Gospel labour to set ignorant people to sing Davids conditions in Rime and Meeter and so to teach them to Sing Lyes in hypocrisy as the Priests teach people now to Sing without understanding and so lie in hypocrisy and saying they are not puft in mind when they are puft in mind saying also they have no scornful eye when they have scornful and lustful eyes and much more in that nature then they that do so are not Gospell labourers therein but it was no Gospell labour to do so to wit as aforesaid therefore such who labour with deceit are no Gospel labourers but such are the Priests of the world or nationall and ungospellike Ministers now therefore no Ministers of Christ nor the gospel but seducers and deluders of the people for the Ministers of Christ and labourers in the Gospel did not set any to Sing Davids conditions in Rime and meeter customarily which was to be read but such as were redeemed sung new songs which none could learn but the redeemed ones and those that sung Psalms was not Davids conditions in rime but Spiritual Songs and with the Spirit and Spiritual understanding also Colos 3. i5 i6 Rev. 5.9 Rev. i4 3 4 5. i Cor. i4 15. If it were no Gospell labour to make Funerall Sermons for the dead as Priests now do nor to call people to a Sacrament for which there is no rule in all the Scripture nor no such word as sacrament and to Church women as they call it then they that do so are no Gospel Ministers nor labourers therein but it was no Gospel labour to do so to wit as aforesaid therefore they that do so as to make Funerall Sermons for the dead and also Church women as they call it and call people to a Sacrament which there is no Scripture rule for such are no Gospell Ministers nor labourers therein but such are the Priests of the world therefore no Gospell Ministers nor labourers therein but seducers and Antichrists stop your mouths your Ministry is accursed and your labour is rejected sylence deceivers If that was no Gospel allowance nor Gospell wages nor ever practised by any aforetime Gospel Ministers as to take Tythes of Hey and Corn Lamb and VVool Eggs and Geese and Pigs money for Mares and soals Skins and Calves Gardens and Pees and money for smoak passing up peoples Chimneys and in severall places Money for servants wages Easter reckonings Midsomer dues and such like offering pennies so called and the like then they that do so are oppressors of the Creation and like the Task-masters of Egyt and no Gospel labourers but vain deluders and wicked deceivers but it was no Gospel wages nor Gospel-allowance nor ever practised by any of the Gospel Ministers for no mention is made of any such thing in the Apostles writing or practise Therefore all that do so to wit as aforesaid under pretence of preaching the Gospell as they call it who are out of all Gospel order government or practise then such are seducers deceivers and Antichrists oppressors and as the task-masters of Egypt but such as do aforesaid are the Priests of the world and ungospellike Ministers therefore oppressors of the Creation and as Pharaohs task-masters seducers also and deceivers of the people and nation and wo to all such and cursed are they and Vengance from God is their reward Now people consyder and lay it to heart for I have in these things cleared my Conscience before the living powerfull God and you are left without excuse and if you wil not repent and turn from your Idol Shepheards and Idolatrous worships Vengeance expect for the hand of the Lord is against all such and the wrath of the Lord is kindled and the sword drawn furbished and made fit for the slaughter he will plead with all such by his sword and by fyre and great shall be the flame thereof Isa 56.15.16 Now you have time prise it for to that in your Consciences I am made manifest which bares testimony against Sin and if you do not return to the Lord with speed I wil be a swift witness against you and follow to the grave and pit and when you go down into the pit quick in your great and lamentable cry then remember what I said to warn you in your life time and ye would not Remember Dives end is yours that do so There is no Hypocrites in the true Church THose that say there is Hyopcrites in all Churches doth erre from the Spirit of truth c. Shewing a spirit of error and speaks lyes in Hypocrisye by their fallacies and deceit where by they deceive the symple such as are carried away with the deceivableness of deceivers and such as say so are no Ministers of Christ but one Priest did say so to wit VVilliam Sheffield High Priest of Ipstock in Leicester Shire therefore a lyar and a Hypocrite and no Minister of Christs but of Antichrist and a vain deceiver and a lyar in Hyocrisye against the truth and true Church VVhich true Church is the body of Christ of which bodie Christ is the Head Ephes 1.22 And Lord of the truth and true Church the fulness of him that fylleth all in all Ephes 1.23 For the Church is the Houshould of God not builded upon Hypocrites and Hypocrisye but the true Church is built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Christ Iesus himself being the chiefe Corner-stone in whom all the building fitly framed groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord Ephes 2. i9 20 2i VVhere no Hypocrisye can stand Christ being Head of his Church is Head of Truth but judgeth out Pypocrisyes and cuts of Hypocrisye for the true Church is in God the Church of the fyrst born written in Heaven in which the Spirits of just men are made perfect Hebrew i2 22.23 And the true Church being in God there is no Hypocrisye in him it is blasphemie to say so therefore sylence all deceivers with your Fallacies and Philosophy and vain-deceit Colos 2.8 by which deceit you make Hypocrites in your Churches so called and deceive souls thereby But in the only true Church there is no Hypocrites then not in all Christ is truly Iohn i4 i6 And he is the Head of the true Church Ephes i. 22.23 And God is the Head of Christ i. Cor. ii And the true Church is the house of God which Church is the Pillar and ground of the true i Tim. 3. i5 And Paul and Silvonus and Timothius writ unto the Church in God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ and there is no hypocrisye in him thy fallacies and Philosophy Sheffield doth and hath deceived thee acknowledg thy errour and erronious wayes and all such in thy natute who acts contrary to the light and own thy condemnation to be just thereupon for with the light which changeth not art thou and all such and your ways and worships all comprehended that are out of the light and out of the truth And such with the light are judged and condemned tremble ye sturdie looks the day of the Lord is comming upon you all and you shall lament and wail yea vengeance from God is your reward and to you all that Act against him in his appearance this is the word of the Lord wo wo wo to all such FINIS