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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	soul_n	whole_a	worth_a	1,913	5	9.2236	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61517	Kalōs proestōtes, or, A view of church-government wherein the proper church-governors are demonstrated, their office, duty, work and employment ... is declared ... : in a sermon preached at West-Malling ... Septemb. 16, 1662 / by John Stileman ...	Stileman, John, d. 1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing S5553; ESTC R34609	27,809	36

welfare of men the recovering and saving the souls that were lost So under Christ the Government of Bishops Elders Ministers in the Church is not to meddle with political or civil matters as such in this case [l] 1 Cor. 6.4 set up others to judge but in things pertaining to God and the eternal advantage of mens pretious souls Even their severest Censures Excision by Excommunication tendeth to this That the soul may be brought home to God and the [m] 1 Cor. 5.5 Spirit saved in the day of Christ as I have already shewn 2. 2. In worth excellency It is a work about Souls then a work of Worth and Excellency to encourage fit persons to it when God hath given Abilities for it and brings men by a regular Call unto it They should not be unwilling to undertake it He that desires the Office of a Bishop desires a good work It is a pretious Employment A watching over and for the precious soul 3. 3. The weight of the Employment A work of Weight It is Opus onus tremendum Angelis They are to be employed about Souls Wherein as for the encouragement of Ministers they may be a means to [n] Jam. 5. ult save a soul from death and in the language of the Philosopher [o] Hierod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as much as may be to make a god of man that is of a Sinner to make a Saint or in the language of the Scripture [p] 2 Pet. 1.4 Partaker of the Divine nature which is the greatest and noblest work that man can do So to keep off those who [q] Jer. 23.21 run and are not sent it is such an employment as if considered well will make the best of men astonished at it To be a Steward in a noble Family is a work too weighty for every shoulder But to be a Steward of God in the Church a Dispenser of heavenly Mysteries 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 [r] 2 Tim. 2.15 To divide the word aright and [ſ] Luk. 12.42 to give the proper portion in due season to the souls of men is much more And the miscarriage in this is wofully dangerous in the loss of souls which are more [t] Mat. 16.26 worth then the whole world besides being things which the whole world could not only the [u] 1 Pet. 1.16.18 precious blood of Christ was able to redeem The Employment then about these and the Government of them must needs be a work of worth and weight The Art of Arts [x] Greg. Naz. in Apologet. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. as that holy Nazianzen doth excellently express it This as 1. Vse 1. To engage Fidelity in Governors as it may encourage us to the worke and engage us to all care and fidelity in our charge so 2. It is a prevalent motive to perswade to the Duty of the Text Obedience and Submission Which is the Act required Obedience in all that are under them the first particular named in the Analysis though here handled last Obey and Submit your selves We have seen a Government in the Church the Governors and their office and the End thereof the Profit of Souls Let all Christians then learn to Obey (y) 1 Thes 5.12 Prize them for their workes sake Let them have their Double honour (z) 1 Tim. 5.17 especially they labouring in the Word and Doctrin Obey them for their place and Authority sake 1. 1 Reason Reason requires it to what end is their office 2 Religion requires Obedience to Rulers or do they Rule if they are not obeyed 2. Religion requires it They are some of the Fathers whom God in his Law viz. precept 5. hath commanded us to honor Every Authority both in Church and State is an (a) 1 Cor. 12.28 Rom. 13.1 2.5 Ordinance of God and to be obeyed for Conscience sake We are not only to look on them as Neighbours and Members or reverence them onely as Reverend pious men but to Obey them as Fathers and Governours They are Men and as men they have their personal faults but as he that gave to a bad man said Dedi non homini sed humanitati so in this case of Obedience it is not yeilded as to the men but as to them in such a place or office Obedience we must yeild to their not Commands as Princes but Counsels as Leaders Directions as Guides Censures as Governors to follow their Doctrin to reforme upon their Rebukes [b] 1 Cor. 11.1 so to follow them as they follow Christ Yeild your selves to be [c] Rom. 6.17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Moulded according to their Word and Doctrine as those who Watch for your souls This is indeed to [d] Cant. 1.8 Feed your selves by the shepheards tents And for us my Brethren of the Clergy would we find a just obedience to our Word and Doctrin to our Admonitions and Reproofs in our respectives charges let us shew an example of just Obedience in our Carriage and submission to our Superiours As we are over our flocks so must we remember that we are as the Centurion in the Gospel (e) Mat. 8.9 Men under Authority also When we shall contend for a Parity and deny a Subordination and usurp a power which we have not by the Lawes of God or the Land we make a fearful Schisme in the Church When we shall presume to reject our Bishops we teach people to reject us also yea and we shew the way to ruine both While we are divided we are neither safe but united the Bishop with his Presbyters A Venerable Episcopy presiding and principally ruling assisted by a subordinate Presbytery these together through Gods mercy shall be invincible Let us then in our places learn and yeild Obedience in duties which are in themselves necessary I presume none will scruple it but in Matters of Indifferency Circumstance and Order we shall also finde Obedience necessary Some things there are which Christ and his Apostles have already prescribed to be observed in all Churches in the World to such as these we are Obliged whether they are againe Commanded us or no and yet the command of our Superiours being added layeth a farther obligation to obey in these But besides these there are also many other things fit and Convenient to be done in the Church yea at least Prudentially necessary for the beauty of Order the Decency of Administration wherein our Governours have power to Command and we are obliged to obey Such are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 (f) Tit. 1.5 Things that are wanting or left to the prudence and discretion of the Church in which the Apostle made no particular or expresse rules but left order to Titus in Creet and consequently to the Bishops and Governors of the Church in their several Provinces Diocesses and Jurisdictions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To settle and order them as should be most for the benefit Unity