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id: A46595
author: James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
title: His Majesties royal letter to his Privy Council of Scotland, concerning his indulgence
date: 1687
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words: 1301
sentence: 59
flesch: 65
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summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A25210
author: Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.
date: 1687
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mime: application/xml
words: 1366
sentence: 59
flesch: 66
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title:
  The humble address of the Presbyterians, presented to the King by Mr. Hurst, Mr. Chester, Mr. Slater, Mr. Cox, Mr. Roswell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Deal, and Mr. Reynolds with His Majesties gracious answer.

summary:
  The humble address of the Presbyterians, presented to the King by Mr. Hurst, Mr. Chester, Mr. Slater, Mr. Cox, Mr. Roswell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Deal, and Mr. Reynolds with His Majesties gracious answer. The humble address of the Presbyterians, presented to the King by Mr. Hurst, Mr. Chester, Mr. Slater, Mr. Cox, Mr. Roswell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Deal, and Mr. Reynolds with His Majesties gracious answer.


id: A26426
author: Campbel, Agnes.
date: 1666
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mime: application/xml
words: 1381
sentence: 52
flesch: 58
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title:
  Advertisement be [sic] Agnes Campbel relict of the deceast Master William Guthrie, minister of the Gospel, unto whose hands some printed papers called sermons, bearing the said Master William his name, may come.

summary:
  s.n., [Edinburgh? : 1666?] Imprint suggested by Wing. Refutation of published sermons which were attributed to William Guthrie. Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 45841) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1413:3)


id: A43183
author: Howe, John, 1630-1705.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3651
sentence: 134
flesch: 54
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title:
  Heads of agreement assented to by the united ministers in and about London, formerly called Presbyterian and Congregational

summary:
  That a visible Professor thus joined to a particular Church , ought to continue stedfastly with the said Church ; and not forsake the Ministry and Ordinances there dispensed , without an orderly seeking a recommendation unto another Church . Which ought to be given , when the case of the person apparently requires it . 4. It may sometimes come to pass , that a Church-Member , not otherwise Scandalous , may sinfully withdraw , and divide himself from the Communion of the Church to which he belongeth : In which case , when all due means for the reducing him , prove ineffectual , he having hereby cut himself off from that Churches Communion ; the Church may justly esteem and declare it self discharged of any further inspection over him .


id: A37500
author: Dell, William, d. 1664.
date: 1646
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words: 4184
sentence: 113
flesch: 59
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title:
  Vniformity examined whether it be found in the Gospel or in the practice of the churches of Christ / by Wil. Dell ...

summary:
  Paul the first day of the Week , preached to the Disciples of Macedonia , from the Evening till Midnight ( which Dr. Pocklington in a printed Sermon saith , was out of order , that is , out of Prelaticall order , or Presbyteriall uniformity ) and after brake bread and did eat , and talked with them a long while , till break of day : and going from thence , he arrived at Ephesus , and there called the Elders of the Church together , and appeals to them after what manner he had been with them , to wit , serving the Lord with all humility of minde , ( I wish the Assembly would mark that , and mark it again ) and with many tears and temptations , &c. and how he had held back nothing profitable for them , but had taught them publikely , and from house to house ( which I wish were more in use now-a-dayes , if it might obtain so much leave from uniformity ) and had preached to them R●pentance towards God , and Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ , our chief work toward God since our fall and corruption being Repentance , which is the change of the creature towards God , through Gods own work in the creature , and this is not done without the sorrow of the flesh ; and our chief work towards Christ , who is given to us as a head , being Faith or Union . And therefore I do think ( let them teach me better by the Word that can ) that uniformity ( the great Diana of the Presbyterians , and the Image that falls down from the brain and fa●cy of man ) hath no footing in the Scriptures , or in the practice of the Churches of Christ :


id: A36890
author: Dundas, William, fl. 1665-1673.
date: 1673
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words: 8635
sentence: 139
flesch: 38
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title:
  A few vvords of truth from the spirit of truth to all who are convinced of the truth, and stand in opposition to the cross ... also a few words to all the litteral professors, who can own the ministration of Christ without them but deny him within them and to those that have their dependance upon the teaching of men, in oppostion to the ministration of the spirit within : together with a short discovery of the Presbyterian government, and some reasons of dissenting from it / William Dundas.

summary:
  A dear Friend of mine ( whose Name I will omit , because now removed by Death ; one whom I believe laid down the Body Convinced of the Truth ; for a little before his Death he said to an eminent Friend of Truth at his own House , when some were slighting the Quakers , he said , That he wisht all the Nation were Quakers ) This Friend , I say , and I went from the place where we were expected to take the Covenant that day , to hear a Country-man preach by Orders publickly at the Town of Linlithg●w , one who was never at Schools nor Colledges , nor knew Till that God did my Heart encline His Word made Flesh for to attend . Which he seeing the Witness in me reached , he was the more free to do ; yet though the Witness was so far reached in me , that I could discern spirits , as betwixt the spirit of Meekness and Rashness , yet there was still that Mind unbrought down , that stood in my way to hinder my Obedience , so that the Lord was pleased to stick closer to me with his Rod ; for first , He stripped me naked by removing of my Children , which was by Piece-meal , to fit me to yoke my self under the Cross , and then by separating me and my Wife for several years , so that I was wholly turned out of my Estate also , as to this day I am to live in a Wilderness Condition , so that I was forced to leave my native Country , and go to France ; where then the Lord began to work upon my spirit , to bring me the nearer to himself ; for when all Visibles failed me , and those to whom my Wife and I most trusted did become my subtilest Enemies ; yet the Lord did so Commiserate my Condition , that in the Bowels of Mercy he made me to take up the Cross to my own will , and to resign my self fully over to him , seeing all Visibles failed me ; and he used that way of Mercy to bring me nearer to him , which nothing else could ; and thus closing with the Visitation of the Lord , I found more sweetness and contentment then ever I had in my fullest delight and Pleasure of the World , and thus I do witness , and the Lord is my Witness , that I never came to my Rest till then ; and I would have done any thing never so hard and unpleasing to the Flesh , to bear a Testimony to the Truth that the Lord had revealed in me ; and shortly there was an Oportunity cast into my hands to try me , and that was this , There came a Woman Friend out of England to the Town of Diep , ( where I was then ) together with a Maid , to bear a Testimony to the Truth against the Protestants of that Nation , and brought with them several Books of Friends translated into French , and distributed in the Town , and gave me also to distribute , which were writ by George Fox and William Dewsbury , and several others , and some Papers they gave forth themselves , which I translated into French , they not knowing the Language ; but in all this they never did manifest to me their Intentions ; for it is like that in that frame of spirit that I then was in , and fore-seeing the Danger , and not so fully come to the Obedience of Truth , as I thought I was before the Tryal came ; yet so it was , that they went the next First-day ( called Sunday ) to the Meeting-House of the Protestants , where there were many Thousands of People , and there did place themselves in the most Conspicuous Place of the Meeting , just over-against the then called Minister , the said Friend having clothed her self in Sack-cloth , and her Hair hanging down sprinkled with Ashes , was covered with her Mantle and Hood , and when the said called Minister was in the highest of his Devotion , she did stand up , with the other Maid , who did take from the said Woman her M●ntle and Hood , she appearing all in her Sack-cloth and Ashes , her Hair hanging down , and turning her self round several times , that all the People might see her , did strike such a Consternation both upon the ca●ed Minister , and the People , that they were all at a stand ; the said Minister's Wife having confessed to a Friend since , that her spirit was so affected with that Sight , that she said , This is of a deeper Reach then I can comprehend ; for the Witness in some was so reached at that time : and a little while after they both did fall down upon their Knees , and Prayed , and then went out of the Meeting , where a great many following of them , to whom they distributed of their Books , and spoke in the Market-place , and then came to their Lodging , which was in a Scotch-man's House , who kept a Victualling-House , but no Entry there was for them , and they being destitute came to my Lodging , I knowing nothing of this all this time , I not going to that Meeting , and when they came to me they did show to me , That their Work was d●ne that they came for to that Nation , and now wanted Lodging till they went away : and I asked them , What they had done ? and they told me : so I went to some other Victualling-Houses to get them Lodging , which was promised for them , so as I kept them at my Lodging till Bed-time ; and then I went with them to that place as was promised me , and when we came Entry was refused there also , so that at that time of Night Lodging could not be had for them , the Protestants had so stopped their Entry and where ; so that I took them back to my Lodging again , and offered them my Bed , and would shift for my self , I being better acquainted in the Town , but they refused to put me out of my Chamber ; then I dealt with my Landlady of the House , to let them stay in any of her Rooms for that Night to sit up in , but she refused it , saying ; She durst not , for fear of giving Offence to others ; all that I could prevail with her at that time of the Night , was to let them have an Out-house to stay in for that Night , which was an Hen-House , so that I gave one of them my Night-Gown , and to the other my Furred-Coat , to save them from the Cold that Night , and the next day I brought them to my Chamber again ; and after that we had broken fast , I went to the Key to look for a Passage-Boat to carry them to England again , and in my returning back I saw so many people of all sorts standing about my Lodging , that I did pass by it , but immediately one came running to me , saying , That the King's Advocate was at my Chamber , waiting for me ; and when I came in he told me , That I had Transgressed the Laws of the Nation , by receiving Persons of another Religion to my Lodging ; for the King tollerated only two Religions , viz.


id: A57861
author: Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.
date: 1690
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words: 8743
sentence: 250
flesch: 56
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title:
  A true representation of Presbyterian government wherein a short and clear account is given of the principles of them that owne it, the common objections against it answered, and some other things opened that concern it in the present circumstances / by a friend to that interest.

summary:
  eng Presbyterian Church. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.


id: A56328
author: Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.
date: 1646
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8519
sentence: 322
flesch: 63
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title:
  The Trojan horse of the Presbyteriall government vnbowelled wherein is contained, I. The power of the Presbyterian government, II. The persons in whom this power is placed, III. The exercise of the Presbyterian power in Scotland, and the lawes there imposed on the peoples necks.

summary:
  If they be not , they are the more to blame that seek to obtrude that yoke upon us , and inforce it by the obligation of an Oath , which they regard not before hand to acquaint us with , that we may knowingly ( as men and Christians ) resolve what is fit for us to doe . Men of best knowledge in Gods Word , and cleanest life , men faithfull , and of most honest conversation , that can be found in the Kirk , must be nominate to be in election , and their names must be publiquely read to the whole Kirk by the Minister , giving them advertisement that from amongst them must be chosen Elders and Deacons .


id: A25217
author: Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.
date: 1698
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mime: application/xml
words: 12053
sentence: 431
flesch: 68
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title:
  A sermon preach'd to the Societies for Reformation of Manners in the cities of London and Westminster at Salters-Hall, Aug 15, 1698 preached and published at the desire of the said Societies / by Vincent Alsop.

summary:
  THE Preaching , Printing , Publishing this Discourse , is due both to God , and you : He gave the Commission , you ministred the Occasion : The Authority is from Heaven , the Opportuity from your selves . What will Iustify me , will Vindicate you , for both of us owe a duty to God , and perishing Souls , to pluck them like Brands out of the Fire , upon whom the Wrath of God , and the Malice of Hell , have begun to kindle ; if at least our God will honour us , and use us as his Instruments in so Blessed a Work : I know well that they who most need our Help will least accept it ; nay , most desperately oppose it :


id: A51762
author: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.
date: 1661
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mime: application/xml
words: 12577
sentence: 396
flesch: 64
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title:
  Manes presbyteriani, or, The monuments of the Kirk the covenants confession : Argyle's reliques : Guthrey and Giffan's passions : and Gillespy's recantation : all compiled and laid together.

summary:
  Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. Mine is involved in yours Child , the soul of Presbytery is the Covenant , that 's the ratio Formalis of our Kirk , Synods , Elders .


id: A51155
author: Monro, Alexander, d. 1715?
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13466
sentence: 491
flesch: 58
summary: 〈◊〉 , was again divided into two , viz. Presbyterian Church -- Controversial literature.
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title:
  An enquiry into the new opinions, chiefly propagated by the Presbyterians of Scotland together with some animadversions on a late book, entitled, A defence of The vindication of the kirk : in a letter to a friend at Edinburgh / by A.M., D.D.


id: A26790
author: Bates, William, 1625-1699.
date: 1678
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14510
sentence: 596
flesch: 66
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title:
  A funeral sermon preached upon the death of the reverend and excellent divine Dr. Thomas Manton who deceas'd the 18th of October 1677 / by William Bates.

summary:
  For the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven , with a Shout , with the Voice of an Arch-Angel , and with the Trump of God ; and the Dead in Christ shall rise first . God is most gloriously present in Heaven .


id: A26784
author: Bates, William, 1625-1699.
title: The danger of prosperity discovered in several sermons upon Prov. I. 27 / by William Bates ...
date: 1685
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words: 33830
sentence: 1247
flesch: 63
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summary:
  How destructive , how penal is Prosperity to such graceless Souls ? When God rains Snares upon the Wicked ; when the affluence of this World is abused to satisfy their vicious Desires , 't is a sad forerunner of the Shower of Fire and Brimstone , and the horrible Tempest that shall overwhelm them at last . 2. Prosperity inclines Sinners to an impious neglect of God , that is a Sin of the highest Nature , and prolifick of innumerable Evils .


id: A61133
author: Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.
date: 1646
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words: 39569
sentence: 1727
flesch: 73
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title:
  The smoke in the temple wherein is a designe for peace and reconciliation of believers of the several opinions of these times about ordinances, to a forbearance of each other in love, and meeknesse, and humility : with the opening of each opinion, and upon what Scriptures each is grounded ... : with one argument for liberty of conscience from the national covenant ... : with a full answer to Master Ley ... against my late New-Quere ... / by John Saltmarsh.

summary:
  Let not the miscarriages , the failings , the sins , the hypocrisie , &c. of any that professe a Truth , with others , be charged upon the Truth he or they professe , making such sins to be the sins of the opinion , not of the Person , as one of late who hath charged the unfortunate end of one , as a fruit of separation , whereas he might so argue against the very Doctrine of Christ , because of one Judas who did the like to himself . To that of Christ the Head , and taking the Government of his Body , &c. I answer .


id: A47164
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1691
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mime: application/xml
words: 64155
sentence: 1473
flesch: 54
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title:
  The Presbyterian and independent visible churches in New-England and else-where brought to the test, and examined according to the doctrin of Holy Scriptures ... : more particulary directed to those in New-England, and more generally to those in old England, Scotland, Ireland, &c. : with a call and warning from the Lord to the people of Boston and New-England, to repent, &c. : and two letters to the preachers in Boston, and an answer to the gross abuses, lies and slanders of Increase Mather and Nath. Morton, &c. / by George Keith.

summary:
  1. IT hath been a common thing among both Presbyterian and Independent Teachers , in Old and New-England , to accuse the honest People , called in derision Quakers , of being guilty of Blasphemy against God and Christ , and the holy Ghost , for no other cause , but that they express their Faith of the great Mystery of the Father , the Son , and the holy Ghost , in Scripture words , and have not freedom to use the words of Man's wisdom , and that come only from the Spirit of Man , and have not proceeded from the Spirit of God , whereby to express and declare their Faith of so great and glorious Mystery : And by means of this so great Accusation , and others as false and injurious , they prevailed with the Magistrates of New-England , to cause to be put to Death three dear and precious Men-Servants of the Lord , and one dear and precious Maid-Servant of the Lord , beside many other cruel Sufferings inflicted upon others , for which great Cruelty and Barbarity , the Hand of the Lord hath been manifestly stretched out against them , in manifest Judgments and Plagues , that divers among them have since acknowledged . while in the mean time , under colour and pretence of feeding the Souls of the People , ye famish and starve , yea , poyson and kill them with your false Doctrin , as I have , through God's assistance sufficiently made appear , and I hope yet more to make appear , as I have occasion given unto me . 6. And Christ Jesus , the living , elect , precious Corner-stone , the sure Foundation is laid in Zion , and that Zion is not only the heavenly Zion above , but the Church and People of God on Earth ; and Christ Jesus is one both in Heaven without us , and also within us , even the Man Christ Jesus , the same that took hold of the Seed of Abraham , and is the Son of Abraham and David , according unto that Seed , and he is exalted in heavenly Glory in that same Seed and Nature , in the whole and intire and perfect Nature of Man , in Soul and Body , having put off nothing that he had upon Earth ; but these Weaknesses and Infirmities which he did take on him for our sake , even Jesus of Nazareth , he who was crucified for our Sins , and rose again for our Justification , who was dead , and is alive , and lives for evermore ; and he who by true Faith is joyned to the Spirit of Christ , by the same he is joyned both to Christ in him , and also to Christ in Heaven , and also to all the Saints in Heaven , and the innumerable company of Angels , and Spirits of just men made perfect , and also unto the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and both God and Christ are not only in remote places , and Heavens without us , but also in us , and in all his Saints , as he hath said , Jer. 23.23 , 24.


