Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	church_n	keep_v	silence_n	2,518	5	9.9816	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47581	Truth reignes conquerour, or, The light of hidden secrets revealed Shewing how all men erre from the waies of God, and what false prophets are, and how they are come into the world if it were possible, to deceive the elect. Being a vindication of the truth against popery, heresie, or schisme. Whereunto is annexed both exhortations and instructions to all those who desire to stand in the doctrine of the truth. By William Knowles B. of P.	Knowles, William.	1662 (1662)	Wing K735; ESTC R221973	12,230	29

Truth Reignes Conquerour OR The Light of Hidden Secrets REVEALED SHEWING How all men erre from the waies of God and what false Prophets are and how they are come into the World if it were possible to deceive the Elect. Being a vindication of the Truth against Popery Heresie or Schisme And many shall follow their pernitious wayes by reason of whom the Truth shall be evill spoken of 2 Pet. 2.2 Ye blind Guides which strain at a Knat and swallowes a Camell Math. 23.24 Whereunto is annexed both Exhortations and Instructions to all those who desire to stand in the Doctrine of the Truth By William Knowles B. of P. London Printed for Fr. Coles at the signe of the Lamb in the Old-Baily 1662. To the Reader CHristian Reader I salute you here with several truths of Scripture beseeching all men to take advisement by my words they are no invented conceits but real truths to reach you a Religious way of Divine worship established by the power of God and therefore not to be resisted by humane nature for how dare you profess your selves the Saints of God when you do not own the Ordinances of God as I will prove it and make your own tongues confess it you cannot deny it except ye be reprobates Paul Rom. 18.18 saith Let every soul be subject to the higher powers for there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation for Rulers are not a terror to good works but to evil Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power do that is good and you shall have praise of the same for he is the Minister of God to thee for good for if thou do that which is evil be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain therefore you must be subject not on●y for wrath but for conscience sake For this cause pay you tribute also tribute to whom tribute custome to whom custome fear to whom fear honour to whom honour is due owe no man any thing but love one another for this is fulfilling the Law and Gospel So hoping the same shall work spiritually in you I for the same shall pray and rest Your friend in Christ W.K. B. of P. Hearken I beseech you to my Text of Scripture written in 2 Tim. 3. 1 2 3 verses to the 8. 1. This know also that in the last dayes perillous Times shall come 2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to Parents unthankeful unholy 3. Without natural affection truce-breakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good 4. Traytors heady high-minded lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God 5. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn away 6. Of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins and led away with divers lusts 7. Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the Truth MY dear and well beloved in Christ Iesus I am here as one that is at all obedience at any of your civil Command according to my weak knowledge and that gift of grace that God is at present pleased to bestow upon me to dispence the same so to you and to do not any thing to the pleasing of man in my work that may disbelieve in it but to the honour and glory of God and to the advantage of true believers of this light for this is a light even able to carry you out of any darkness or misbelief for all you that acknowledge you love God are lyers except you love your poor neighbours for how can you love God whom you never saw when you cannot love your well acquainted brother 1 John 4.20 Love is the fulfilling of the Law and the light of God is to keep his Commandments which are not grievous 1 John 5.3 And whosoever keeps the Word of God his love there is perfected t is no new Command but the Old and the darkness is now past and the true light now shineth for he that professeth himself to be in the light and hateth his poor brother is in darkness till now 1 John 2.9 Beloved believe not every spirit but try the spirit whether he be of God or of Man if he be of God he will keep the commands of God to his uttermost power and then doth the true light dwell in him For according to my Text In the last dayes will come men which are seducers and lovers of their own selves and have these failings Covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient unthankful unholy without natural affections truce-breakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good Traytors heady high minded lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God shewing themselves godly yet denies the power of God and of such sort they be that lead silly Women Captive to destruction 2 Tim. 3. Chap. from the 1. to the 7. Creeping into houses and makes the houses of God a Den of Thieves out of these words proceedeth streams of justifications against that person that creepeth into houses despising God to be worshipped in any form and order for what saith St. Paul 1 Cor. 14.40 Let all things be done decently and in order for God is not the Author of confusion but of peace as in all Churches of the Saints ver 33. but mark the opinions of those men that will not worship in reverence nor in order according to the truth you desembling hypocrites is not this a command of God which you disannul O your light is grosse darknesse next you 'l use no persons no prayers but pray by your spirit and the light within you when St. Paul saith brethen when you come together hear a Psalme or a Doctrine let things be done to edifying as sparks in a known tongue as beaten Greek or Hebrew or English yet keep you silence in the Church and speak to your selfe and to God 1 Cor. 14.26,27,28 Next you hold it lawful for a woman to exhort in your Churches which the Apostle Paul condemns your Heresie saying let your women keep silence in the Churches for it is not permitted for them to speak for they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the Law Gen. 3.16 1 Cor. 14.34 and if she will learn any thing let them ask their Husbands at home for it is a shame for Women to speak in the Church and if any man amongst the people thinkes himselfe to be a Prophet or spiritual let him acknowledge that the things which I write unto you are the commandements of God and they that deny these things hath none of the light of Christ and they are in darkness till now you tell us when our Priests talk Latine how can the Church be edified I answer if it be Latine first and revealed in our kown tongue the Church may