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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	hear_v	speak_v	word_n	7,138	5	4.4441	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87723	The unlimited authority of Christs disciples cleared or the present church and ministery vindicated. Or Christs disciples authority for the practice of his commands is unlimitted. Being a brief answer to a book intituled (A sober Word to a serious people.) There the writer saith, Christ gave his commissions not to disciples as disciples, but to apostles. But here is by Scripture proved, that the authority & commissions, given to disciples, (as disciples considered) are of a far larger extent, then the authority of commissions given to apostles. Written by Thomas Kilcop.	Killcop, Thomas.	1651 (1651)	Wing K441; Thomason E1377_5; ESTC R209289	19,252	48

Gods name be great among the Gentiles Mat. 1.11 He answers God will provide he can bring it about Mich. 2.7 10 3 5 6 7 4 Esa 22 7 Rom. 10 15. I reply Though God can and will bring his work about yet it shall not be to our honour or comfort if we refuse to help yea though he want not might yet such as come not forth to help the Lord are cursed bitterly Judg. 4 8 9 5. 23 24. Secondly in the time of Captivity som dwelt in fieled houses when Gods house lay waste they said the time is not come but God sharply reproveth them and giveth them to know they should have gained time for his as well as for their own Obj. No ministery no believing how can they believe on him of whom they have not heard or hear without a preacher Rom. 10.14 He answer by they is ment the Jewes p. 55. 56 they must have a preacher ere they believe they have heard and rejected and so are blinded till the time come for the dispersed to come to Zion I reply that by they is ment the Jewes I fully grant and yet he answers not the Objection for the Apostle draweth their particular from the generall faith cometh sayth he by hearing and hearing by the Word preacht so that no preaching no hearing no hearing no believing how then can they the Jewes believe except they heare or heare without a preacher He addeth not but that some Jewes and Gentiles may hear of God and Christ and believe to salvation without a speciall sending to preach but the Nation shall not The Samaritans and Cornelius believed without authoritive preaching some may by a Godly life some by the scattered ones declaring who were so far from being sent that they were sent after p. 58 59. Therefore though faith come by hearing yet may some believe that have not so heard and this adds strength to the mourners of Zion and to free them from the Bull not to question the present ministery lest also they question their own believing c. I reply If some Jewes though not the Nation may believe without preaching then may some gentiles also and it is but some that now do belive and obey 2dly If some may believe without preaching why may not more do so also 3dly If some believe without so hearing then was the Apostle out in saying faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word preacht 4thly If Paul speak truth in saying faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word preacht then surely where believing is hath been preaching though we say otherwise 5thly It is where the word hath been declared that holy life tends to conversion it convens not without but joyntly with the word 1 Pet. 3.1 6ly Were those scattered far from being sent and yet declared and baptized then may Disciples also do so now though no more sent then they were 7thly They that were sent as he saith after the scantered ones were not sent to declare null nor yet to mend what they had done but to do what they could not do to lay 〈◊〉 hands and convey the spirit 8ly The b●ll he speaketh of hath not been so much among the Churches as among the non-Church ones they have not only questioned the present ministery but their own believing also for want of miracles c. 9ly Though there doth arise comfort not only to the Churches but to such as have not light therein if their conscience can truly witnesse that they have a willing minde then God accepteth according to what we have and so it was with the Eunuch and Cornelius c. but if our not being of a Church and in Christs way be not through want of light but want of love thereto then is our case very dangerous and the true hearted shall not abide long ignorant hereof as was shewn and so it was with the Eunuch and Cornelius and others And therefore hinder not the work of Christ as ye will answer it before the Apostle and high Priest of our profession at the great day of his appearing who will reward every one according to what he did in the flesh whether good or bad ● Minde further these ten Notes I Apostles practice is Disciples pattern Phil. 3 1 Thes 3 6 7. II When people set up God for their God or when God sets up any for his precious people they are engaged to walk in his wayes to keep his Ordinances his commands lawes Deut. 26.17 18. III The worshipping God as he appoints is walking in his way Levit. 26 3. IIII Such as see themselves in wrong wayes ought to enquire for the good old way and to walke therein Ier. 6.16 V God is by promise engaged to teach all that are humble and inquisitive the knowledge of himself and his wayes Prov. 5.1 2 3 4 5. Psa 25 9. VI The Scripture is a guide to finde out Gods wayes and commands to the Law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word there is no light in them Esa 8 20 the Iewes by reading Scripture found dwelling in Boothes a Law for them to observe and so betook themselves to the practise of it with great joy for they had been so long without it that they know it not to be a Law til they found it so to VII be by reading Scripture And as this being given to Israelites Israelites might obey it so Gospel commands were given by Christ to disciples and therefore Disciples may set to the practise of them Matth. 28 19 20 Binde up the testimony among my Disciples Esa 8 16 VIII They whose hearts are now as free to obey Christ as once they were to ferve sin are Christs Disciples or servants Rom. 6.19 IX Miracles do not declare who are Disciples or who have authority to practise Christs commands for 1 False Prophets shall in latter daies work mira●les 2 Thes 2 9 2 To believe and obey without seeing miracles is commendable and the contrary reproveable John 4.48 20 29 1 Pet. 1 8. 3 The miracles that in Scripture we read of are in all ages usefull Iohn 20 30 31. 4 Signes are for such as believe not 1 Cor. 14. 5 Miracles seekers are by Christ termed adultereus Mat. 12 39. X Church meetings is Disciples duty also for 1 One main end of the ministery is the gathering Saints together Eph. 4. 2 To such as gather together in Christs name hath he promised his presence i.e. acceptance Math. 18. 3 The most necessary duties cannot be observed without Church-meetings we are to break bread in remembrance ef Christ but this cannot be done without Church assembling Act. 20.7 1 Cor. 11. We need oft to exhort each other which cannot be except we assemble Heb. 3 10 25 neither can publike prayer be without Church meeting Act. 1 4 We are to love brotherly fellowship 1 Pe. 2.17 Page 29 line 17 for on read no. FINIS