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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	require_v	spirit_n	worship_v	1,990	5	8.9686	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90843	The unveiling of Antichrist. Or, Antichrist stript naked out of all his Scripture-attyre, by which he hath deceived the Christian world; so that we may the more cleerly see the very bottome-root, from whence he sprang, and the very basis and foundation upon which he hath erected, and set up his kingdome. / By James Pope.	Pope, James, fl. 1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing P2902; Thomason E337_2; ESTC R200817	20,183	32

Long-suffering c. So by this I suppose we may judge what spirit men are guided by if we see them exercising Love Joy Peace Long-suffering Goodnesse Gentlenesse c. then we may conclude they are led on by the spirit of Christ But if we hear them cry out thus Let us fill all Presses See Mr. Edvvards Gangraena page 164. and make all Pulpits ring and so possesse Parliament City and whole Kingdome against Sects c. And when such counsell as this is so generally practised by the Ministers of the Presbyterian way crying continually to God and the Magistrate for fire from heaven or that which is equivalent to it to devour them We may also conclude as safely that this is from the dark spirit of Antichrist the veil being still upon their hearts when they look to the Old Testament for a Rule in this that because God appointed under that Testament that men should be cut off by death for divers sinnes as breach of the Sabbath Numb 15. 36. and for many other offences as Lev. 20. 2. 27. Chapt. 24. 14. 23. Deut. 13. 10. and 17. 5. and 21. 21. and 22. 21 22. 24. Now Christ hath appointed in the New Testament that they be cut off by Excommunication for that which was death under the Old Testament Deut. 22. 22. compared with 1 Cor. 5 c. But they would not have them cut off for the same things as they were under the first Testament but for Heresie and that not proved by two or three witnesses without which none could be put to death under the first Testament Objection But it will be objected that it is proved to be Heresie for which the Presbyterians would have the Sectaries cut off by more then two or three witnesses for the whole Synod some few excepted prove it Answer For answer hereunto they say so but unlesse they be infallible in their sayings they cannot prove it Objection But it will be objected that it is like that so many learned men after long debating know more then some few and those for the most part unlearned Answer I answer there were the more ground to think so if their own interest did not so much blinde their eyes but seeing that lyes at stake as they conceive and they having the whole businesse in their own hands they being parties and witnesses and judges it is not likely they should acknowledge that to be truth which their supposed adversaries the Sectaries as they call them hold but condemn it for heresie though it be the very truth of Christ If it were not so why did they formerly seek to the Magistrates for liberty See Smectymnuus themselves when the same would make out their own interest and now are so earnest against it Crying daily to the the Magistrate to restrain it in others who do as well deserve it as themselves But they be in honour and live like Princes yet this availeth them nothing so long as they see any honest Mordecay's that are faithfull to make discoveries of whatsoever is against the welfare of the state whom they have reproached with the name of Sectaries to sit in the Kings Gate under the Parliaments protection But should they prevail to have them cut off I am sure these adversaries could not repair the States losse for I am perswaded that this designe to cut off the Sectaries is of as dangerous consequence as any one thing that hath been plotted by the Kings party But blessed be God that the faithfulnesse and valiant atchievements of these Mordecayes are daily read in the ears of the Parliament so that I doubt not but they will keep them still under their protection although their adversaries have set up Gallowes in their own thoughts and purposes to hang them all upon as appears by their dayly preaching and printing following the Parliament with their Dedicatorie Epistles Sermons and Petitions for power to suppresse them and because they have it not to their mindes they charge the Parliament with Covenant-breaking c. But I wonder what these men think of the 25. of Matth. Do they think that Jesus Christ was in earnest when he said that those which did not visite his brethren in their affliction must be sent away with Go ye cursed Oh then what will be the condition of those that labour by all possible means to have them imprisoned banished c. The use of the Ninth Difference If the worship of the first Covenant did hold out Christ to come and the worship of the New-covenant declares Christ to be already come Then it teaches us that to hold out any part of that worship now is to deny Christ to be come and so is Antichristian Now the worships of the two Covenants did differ in many regards As first the worship of the first Covenant was tied to one Nation Psal 147. 19. 20. Also it was tied to one place Deut. 25. 5 6 7 14. 26 27. But the worship of the New-covenant is to be performed in any Nation and in any place of that Nation Acts 10. 34 3. Ephess the 2. to the end of the Chapter Joh. 4. 21 22 23. Answerable to this was the Saints practice Acts 2. 46 1 Cor. 14. 23. When the whole Church is come together into some place saith the Apostle making no difference of places The worship of the first Covenant was carnall and performed in a worldly sanctuary Col. 2. 10. 20. Heb. 9. 1. But the worship of the New-covenant is Spirituall and performed in a Spirituall Sanctuary Phil. 3. 3. 1 Pet. 2. 5. Ephes 2. 20. 21. 22. These things premised it will easily appear what is the reason that many of the people of God do question many things in point of worship As first of all that all the People in a Nation should be compelled to worship for though God did require under the first covenant that the whole Nation of Israel should worship him it was because they were his people in covenant but he hath not taken any other Nation into covenant therefore to force any Nation to worship must have a ground from the first covenant But in the New-covenant God onely requires such to worship him as can worship him in spirit and truth Joh. 4. 23. This makes many think that if it would please the Magistrates to set men free in point of worship there would be more sincerity and lesse hypocrisie in the worship of God As to instance in the publike Fasts the whole Nation is forced to worship as the Nation of Israel was But now under the New-covenant God requiring onely Spirituall worship it is conceived that if all those who have no heart nor no spirituall ability to perform worship were left to follow their businesse in the world which they can do and the work were commended onely to those that would freely offer themselves it would be more pleasing to God being more sutable to the New-covenant and lesse sutable to the Old for it