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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	call_v	gospel_n	word_n	4,095	5	4.5531	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94380	Tyth-gatherers, no gospel officers. Or, Certaine briefe observations concerning the institution and paying of tythes, whereby it appears that men were never compelled to the payment of them in the Old Testament, nor did ever practice it in the New: that the Gospel contributions were all voluntary accounted as a free gift, not a debt; the apostles themselves, not only choosing to labour with their owne hands, but requiring all their successours to doe the like, that they might not bee chargeable to any of their disciples. Together with some quotations out of Mr. Selden, a Member of the House of Commons, his History of Tythes, for the writing whereof he was much troubled by the Episcopall tythmongers of those times, from whom the Presbyterian church-publicans of these days, have learnt to persecute with far greater violence, all such as doe but speak against their Gospel-taxations, ...	Selden, John, 1584-1654. Historie of tithes.	1646 (1646)	Wing T1307B; Thomason E319_2; ESTC R200552	24,975	30

is the difference betwixt a Ministers calling and any other whether Handicraft or Tradesmans wherein are they distinguished What is requisite to make them both legitimate Is there not an outward Call and an inward Call to either of them Whether may it now adayes bee infallibly discerned that a Minister is truly called to preach unto a people any otherwayes than by the peoples calling of him Whether ought a Minister once called and accepted of to preach unto a People or Parish leave the said Parish or People all his life time upon any pretence whatsoever without consent of those that first called him Whether may a Minister be said to be truly called who is put upon a Parish contrary to the wills and approbation of the whole or major part thereof as is the condition of most Parishes according to the present Lawes of England Whether may such a Minister as is once called to teach in any Parish withdraw himselfe without being called away by God that called him thither How may a Minister know when God truly calls him from one Parish to another Whether is it not most probable that such are not called by God but run away who remove from a leane Benefice or Lecture unto a fat one Whether did God ever really call any man to the Ministery of the Gospell without enduing him with gifts fit for such a Calling What are the necessary signes gifts and qualifications of such a Calling Whether is it not one necessary qualification of a Minister truly called to divide the word of truth aright 2 Tim. 2.15 to hold fast the faithfull word as it hath been taught and be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers Tit. 1.9 Whether have the Papist Lutheran Calvinist or Anabaptict Presbyterian or Independent any one or either of them more then the other any infallible way of exhorting and convincing gainsayers according to Pauls rule to Titus if they have why doe they not shew it unto their brethren If they have not is it not a signe they are no true Ministers no true Christians that doe not beare with their brethren untill they can convince them If it be not in the Clergies power to make it infallibly appeare unto me that such a one is a Minister unto me my Minister after a more certaine nor any other manner than such a one the very same by which a man is or becomes a Servingman unto me my Servingman to wit because I have accepted of and entertained him into my service with what reason may this Minister require the tithes of my estate whether I will or no when this Servingman can recover nothing but what I my selfe will give him or agree for with him what reason can bee given why every man if a pretended Minister will be so shamelesse to put him to it should not capitulate and article with a Minister for his paines his service as well as with a Servingman a Porter Why may not a Carpenter or Tayler be put upon every Parish whether the Parish will or no as well as a Minister and each of them pretend to doe the worke of the whole Parish in generall and of every one in particular compelling them to pay him for it though he did no worke for them through their default as well as the Minister But that I may be the better induc'd to render all reverence and other dues which these Clergymen lay claime to 't is necessary that I be a little farther satisfied concerning the demonstrative verity of so extraordinary a Calling as they pretend to be invested with or how they have any preheminence above all other beleevers who joyntly so long since were by Peter declared to be a royall Priesthood 1 Pet. 2.9 For all that I can understand these Clergymen were borne starke naked as well as others their education at Schools and University to say no more is no better then their fellows and in briefe they are very little to be distinguished from other men untill they begin to feel an itching a longing after Tith-crops by which for all that can be discerned they judge themselves to be ripe and expect only Gods call unto the Ministery That far I meane till they grow tith-sicke their progresse is not difficult the world can apprehend it at well as they themselves but now forsooth the reale of Gods house devours them daily Ps 69.9 and all such as may be friend them must know they have no rest in spirit through their vehement desire that God would call them to preach the Gospell Hereupon good people like enough enquire and ca●t about both lowne and Country for some vacant Parsonage or Lectureship suddenly one brings newes of 10.20.30.40 or 50. pounds worth of tithes or other benevolences which may be compassed if God so please this phrase mult in that God may beare the blame untill this new Evangelist be pleased hee gives them a gracious hearing and acceptance but finding it too small inferiour to his ravenous appetite he still with Moses alleadges that the Lord hath not yet appeared to him Exod. 4.1 Hee doth not apprehend himselfe to be sufficiently called and thus in the best seeming manner he can he devours untill some great Cedar falls to warme him by untill the stalled Oxe bee killed to feast him with untill a far Parsonage of 100 200. or 300. pounds a year grow void which no sooner happens but the first toal thereof pierces both his ears that they stand listning continually untill his Scoutes some friend or other propound it to him which is no sooner mentioned but as if he were impatient that his Predecessor had injured him to dye no sooner he breaks out with Samuel saying Speake Lord for thy servant heareth 1 Sam. 3.10 in briefe their rule is God calls them not to small games they are consident he will not doe them so much injury he will not have them serve him for nothing much like to what the Devill said of Job c. 1.9 10 11. but if a fat Benefice be mentioned they runne in full assurance that their God God Mammon calls them Dear Reader is this the truth then ponder on it and weigh well the consequence thereof let not thy understanding bee any longer captivated be not superstitious and thou shalt see greater things then these Job 1.50 Cast then thy thoughts a little on all such as pretend unto the Ministery among us consider their different wayes and doctrines and thou shalt finde many of them to agree no lesse then opposites then contradictions Some of them hold the Church of Rome to be a true though erronious and corrupted Church others that whosoever lives and dyes in the beliefe thereof cannot possibly attaine salvation Some hold the Ministery in the Church of Rome to be a false Ministery not knowing otherwise how to excuse their separation from it ● Others dare not do so no more then of their Baptisme as knowing their owne Ministery to