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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	deed_n	light_n	manifest_a	2,272	5	9.7572	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81924	A model of church-government: or, The grounds of the spirituall frame and government of the house of God. Shewing, what the holy Scriptures have therein delivered; what the best Reformed Churches do practise; what the tender consciences may rest in. For the better satisfaction of such as scruple at the work of reformation, declared and appointed by severall ordinances of Parliament. / By John Dury, one of the Assembly of Divines; who hath travelled heretofore in the work of peace among the churches.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1647 (1647)	Wing D2873; Thomason E383_26; ESTC R21589	67,352	88

though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burnt and have no charity it profiteth me nothing Ephes 4. 15. Speaking the truth in love ye may grow up unto him in all things v. 16. the Body unto the edifying of it self in love And the Rule of Performance subservient hereunto for matter of Doctrine is to speak as the oracles of God and for matter of Action is to doe as of the ability which God doth give 1 Pet. 4. 11. The second Path. 31. The way to fit all Pastorall endeavours to the Flock is threefold First to make the work of the Ministery free from all worldly aimes as to l please men to get m profit or to get n humane glory l 1 Thess 2. 4. We speak not as pleasing men but God which tryeth our hearts for neither at any time used we flattering words m Ibid. v. 5. Nor used we a cloak of covetousnesse n Ibid. v. 6. Nor of men sought we glory neither of you nor of others to be free from entanglements of o worldly cares o 2 Tim. 2 3 4. Endure hardnesse as a good souldier of Jesus Christ no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a souldier And not to be engaged to administer worldly p judicatures in order to the civil Magistrate p Luk. 12. 13 14. And one of the company said unto him viz. to Christ Master speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me And he said unto him Man who made me a Judge or a divider among you Secondly to do the work towards the Flock with a willing q and ready minde without constraint q 1 Pet. 5. 2. Feed the flock taking the care thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready minde with all gentlenesse and tendernesse of affection and nurse-like r loving care r 1 Thess 2. 7 8. But we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children So being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the Gospel of God only but also our own soules because you were deare to us With all just holy and unblameable s outward behaviour s 1 Thess 2. 10. You are witnesses and God also how holily justly and unblameably we have behaved our selves among you that believe And without all burdens t unto the Flock so far as can be possibly t 1 Thess 2. 6 9. We might have been burdensome as the Apostles of Christ But ye remember our labour and travell for labouring night and day because we would not be chargeable unto any Thirdly to undergoe any inconvenience whatsoever rather then to give occasion u of offence unto any at the Gospel u 2 Cor. 6. 3 4. Giving no offence in any thing that the Ministery be not blamed but in all things approving our selves as the Ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses c. 32. The way to fit the Flock to receive and admit of all Pastorall duties at their Pastors hands is fourfold First to walk openly x and in the light towards them x Joh. 3. 21. He that doth the truth commeth to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God 1 Joh. 1. 7. If we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship one with another Now God is in the light by the manifestation of his truth to the conscience if therefore a Pastor doth walk in this light to the Flock he will fit them to receive his administration Which ought to be done by preparing and pre-informing their understandings concerning the course which is to be taken towards them that they may not seem to be surprised or bound to walk by an implicite faith under their Pastor in blind submission Secondly to make them sensible that all is done ministerially as a service of love unto them and to be a help unto their joy and not to exercise any dominion over their Faith 2 Cor. 1. 24. or y Lord it over their persons y 1 Pet. 5. 3. Neither as being Lords over Gods heritage but being ensamples to the flock And yet not to give them occasion to take authority over their Pastor or to a despise him a 1 Tim. 4. 12. Let no man despise thy youth Tit. 2. 15. Exhort and rebuke with all authority let no man despise thee Thirdly to deale with every one of them as well in b private ●● in publike as need may be b Act. 20. 20. I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you but have shewed you and have taught you publikely and from house to house Fourthly to bring them to a contract with Christ as espoused c and to be presented unto him c 2 Cor. 11. 2. I have espoused you unto one husband that I may present you as a chaste Virgin unto Christ The third Path. 33. Although every Pastor is authorised in himself by his office to lead and rule the Flock and as one who is accountable unto God must discharge his conscience in the observation and practice of all Gods ordinances And that every Congregation hath full power to do all things for its own edification decently and by an order 1 Cor. 14. 40. Yet by the Rules of holy communion d in Christianity no Pastor nor Flock nor Christian also ought to walk or stand by himself alone if possibly they can be joyned unto others in the publike profession d Ephes 4. 1. Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called v. 3. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace v. 4 5. One body one spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your calling one Lord one faith one baptism● v. 6. one God and Father v. 14. Till we all come to the unity of the Faith and of the knowledge of the Sonne of God unto a perfect man v. 14. That we be no more tossed to and fro and ●●rried about with every wind of doctrine v. 16. The whole body fitly joyned together and compacted 1 Cor. 9. 19. Though I am free from all men yet I made my self a servant unto all that I might gain the 〈◊〉 v. 20. To the Jewes I became as a Jew to them that are under the Law as under the Law v. 21. To them that are without Law as without Law being not without law to God but under the law to Christ that I might gain them that are without law v. 22. To the weak I became as weak I am made all things to all And this I do for the Gospels sake that I might be made partaker thereof with you If the Apostle did thus condescend to all to be partaker of the Gospel with those that had an interest in it then all that have any interest in the Gospel ought to