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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	jesus_n	lord_n	2,259	5	3.2631	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02190	Markes and no markes, of the Kingdome of Heauen: or, A treatise of things neccessary, vnnecessary, to the Kingdome of God. By Henry Greenewood Master of Art, and preacher of the word of God	Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.	1634 (1634)	STC 12334; ESTC S119046	14,649	53

MARKES AND NO MARKES OF THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN OR A Treatise of things Necessary Vnnecessary To the Kingdome of God By HENRY GREENEWOOD Master of Art and Preacher of the Word of GOD. Rom. 14. 3. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not c. LONDON Printed by Eliz. All●de and are to bee sold by Michael Sparke dwelling at the blue Bible in Greene-Arbour 1634. TO THE RIGHT worthy and VVorshipfull Master ROBERT LEVYSTONE Gentleman of his Majesties Bedchamber all honour in this life and Eternall glory in the life to come IT was worthy Sir a chiefe care in Saint Paul the holy and gracious Apostle who was Gentium tuba and Gods Organum electum set apart to preach and transveigh the liquor of life to the Gentiles after hee had layd downe the Foundation Christ Jesus and the body of the truth to keepe the Corinthian and other Churches from scisme faction strife and contention as in the Corinthians Hee beseecheth them by the Name of the Lord Iesus Christ that they would all speake one thing and that there might bee no dissentions among them but to bee knit together in one minde and in one judgement and all this counsell for unanimity was but necessary seeing the fruits of contention are so bitter I desire to be an imitator of this blessed Apostle in this Christian endevour considering what great quarrels and hot contentions are found in our Brittish Church about matters of nothing meere circumstances and bare ceremonies what a Rent it made among us by the same to the great advantage of Satans Kingdome and much damage of the Kingdome of Christ Now to quiet these unnecessary jarres and make peace about the same peace-making being a blessed thing Beati pacifi●i Mat. 5.9 I have adventured to set forth in this portion of Scripture something about things indifferent That we being of one minde may live in peace and living in peace the God of love and peace may bee with us I know in your Country they are more stiffe in contention about them than with us here in England I have therefore made bold to present this subject of things of a middle nature to your well-affected worship not that I thinke you any way troubled or irresolved about them but that through your good approbation of this plaine dealing Tractate many of your Country-men may bee drawne to the like that so England and Scotland giving over these frivolous contentions about things of no moment may joyne strongly together and zealously contend for the faith and verity of the Gospell of Christ Jesus against all the adversaries of the same I would to God that we could all learne that grave counsell of wise Salomon It is a mans honour to cease from strife but every foole will bee medling Accept then I beseech you of this more than poore present being the lively expression of mine unfained love and true thankefulnesse for your kinde respect of mee in Court and Country and at your best leisure peruse gladly the same Having passed things indifferent in the forepart of my Text in the second I proceed to matters of necessity for glory of our God and the salvation of our soules a trinity of graces for number righteousnesse Peace Joy and whosoever is not powerfully acquainted with the same shall never bee blessed of the thrice blessed Trinity in the Kingdome of Heaven Seeke then good sir righteousnesse not riches peace not pleasure joy not mundane pompe and honour that as you are honoured to attend the presence of an unmatch-able earthly King so you may in Christ Jesus be exalted at the Day of Judgement to stand with Gabriel and al the heavenly Hoast b●fore the Throne and face of the King of Kings in glory everlasting Thus praying your good Worship to pardon my boldnesse in this Dedication and praying Gods best mercies to be multiplied upon you I take my leave but never leave to love and honour you alwayes resting Your Worships to be commanded in the Lord H. GREENEWOOD MARKES AND NO MARKES OF THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN ROM 14.17 For the Kingdome of God is not meates and drinkes but righteousnesse peace and joy in the Holy Ghost OUr blessed Apostle in the former Chapters handled at large things necessary being either commanded or prohibited of God but now hee passeth to things of a middle nature neither required nor prohibited in Divine Law about which there was hot strife and contention in Rome twixt the converted Gentiles The Gentile beléevers condemned the Iewes because they were ignorant of their Christian liberty purchased by Christ and published by the Gospell who by his death abolished all Leviticall shaddowes The Iewish beléevers condemned againe the Gentiles because they were Apostates from Moses the stronger despised the weaker for their ignorance the weaker contemned the stronger for contempt of Moses Law Now that brotherly-love might continue and these scandals bee remooved the Apostle here sheweth That the Kingdome of God is not meates and drinkes but righteousnesse peace and joy in the Holy Ghost as if this heavenly Doctor should say The Kingdome of Heaven stands not in things indifferent as meates and drinkes and dayes therefore we ought not so stiffely to contend about them but the Kingdome of God consists in more weighty matters as righteousnesse peace and joy in the holy Ghost The words read devide themselves into two parts negative affirmative The negative part in these words The Kingdome of God is not meates and drinkes The affirmative part in these words But righteousnesse peace and joy in the holy Ghost First for the exposition of the words and then to the points that will naturally arise from the same By the Kingdome of God sometime is understood the ministery of the Gospell because the Elect are admitted into the Kingdome of God by the ministery of the Gospell and God raignes in their hearts by the same Thus it is taken Math. 11.11 He that is least in the Kingdome of Heaven is greater than John that is the least Minister of the Gospell of Christ can give a greater report of Christ than Iohn we the Ministers of the Gospell are said to be greater than Iohn not propter gratiam sed propter testimonium Christi not for grace but for our testimony of the Lord Jesus Iohn indéed pointed out Christ to the people Iohn 1.29 Ecce agnus Dei Behold the Lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world but he could not say as we can say that Christ dyed rose againe ascended and tooke possession of Heaven for his Elect for Iohns head was taken from him before our Head the Lord Jesus suffered Secondly by the Kingdome of God is understood the Estate of grace in this life whereby an entry is made into the Kingdome of God Thus it is taken in the Gospell of Luke Luk. 11.21 The Kingdome of God is within you Thirdly by the Kingdome of God is meant the estate of