item: #1 of 20 id: A26693 author: Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668. title: A most familiar explanation of the Assemblies shorter catechism wherein their larger answers are broken into lesser parcels, thereby to let in the light by degrees into the minds of the learners : to which is added in the close, a most brief help for the necessary but much neglected duty of self-examination to be daily perused : and to this is subjoined a letter of Christian counsel to a destitute flock / by Jos. Allaine. date: 1674.0 words: 31538 flesch: 87 summary: Q. Is God infinite in his Wisdom ? A. Q. Is God infinite in power , or Almighty ? A. keywords: a. christ; a. god; christ; commandment; day; doth god; faith; god; gods; hath; holy; life; means; q. doth; sin; sins; spirit; thy; use; word; worship cache: A26693.xml plain text: A26693.txt item: #2 of 20 id: A34784 author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646. title: The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam. date: 1643.0 words: 9999 flesch: 40 summary: And as the solemnity of an Oath is to bee measured by the persons swearing , so by the matter also that is to be sworne to ; God would not sweare to the Covenant of works , he intended not to honour it so much , it was not to continue , it was not worthy of an Oath of his ; but to the Covenant of grace , which is the Gospel , he swears and repents not of it . It will not bee unworthy your consideration , whether seeing the preservation of Popery hath beene by Leagues and Covenants , God may not make a League or Covenant to be the destruction of it ▪ Nay , the very rise of Popery seemeth to be after such a manner by Kings , that is , Kingdomes assenting and agreeing perhaps by some joynt Covenant ( the Text saith , with one minde , why not then with one mouth ? ) to give their power and strength unto the Beast , and make war against the Lamb , Rev. 17. where you read the Lamb shall overcome the Beast , and possibly with the same weapons , he is the Lord of Lords , and King of Kings , he can unite Kings and Kingdomes , and give them one minde also to destroy the Whore and be her utter ruine ; And may not this dayes work be a happy beginning of such a blessed expedition ? keywords: assembly; church; covenant; day; god; hath; hearts; house; kingdomes; lord; oath; people; religion; work cache: A34784.xml plain text: A34784.txt item: #3 of 20 id: A35718 author: Derby, James Stanley, Earl of, 1607-1651. title: The Lord Strange his demands propounded to the inhabitants of the town of Manchester concerning a pacification and laying down of armes : with the valiant answer and resolution of the commanders and souldiers in denying and withstanding the said demands : also the names of the Scots elders and ministers chosen by the commissioners of Scotland to be sent to the Assembly of Divines appointed by the Parliament to be holden at London for the setling of religion. date: None words: 1447 flesch: 62 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A35718 of text R20496 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing D1091A). no The Lord Strange his demands: propounded to the inhabitants of the town of Manchester, concerning a pacificction [sic], and laying down of a [no entry] 1642 1001 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 C The rate of 10 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. keywords: assembly; demands; lord; text cache: A35718.xml plain text: A35718.txt item: #4 of 20 id: A41016 author: Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. title: Sacra nemesis, the Levites scourge, or, Mercurius Britan. disciplin'd, [Mercurius] civicvs [disciplin'd] also deverse remarkable disputes and resolvs in the Assembly of Divines related, episcopacy asserted, truth righted, innocency vindicated against detraction. date: 1644.0 words: 36567 flesch: 58 summary: By these st●ps , Br●tan●cus , if thou can●t not sent and trace the tra●●or from the Bridge-foot to Lambeth , from Lambeth to the close Committee , from the close Committee to Oxford , from Oxford to the Committee for Examinations , and from thence to the Leaguer at S. Albans , thou hast no nose . I professe , for my owne part , I had rather draw more out of this well then lesse : they who are onely for the imputation of Christs passive obedience , seem to me to draw bu●one bu●kes full but they who are for the imputation of both , two the former draw from thence only , pretium redemptionis , the price of our ransome ; the other , meritum aeternae vitae , the merit of eternall life . keywords: act; answer; armagh; article; assemblie; assembly; bishops; britanicus; christ; church; churches; committee; covenant; cum; day; death; divines; doctor; doctrine; doe; england; english; ergo; est; faith; father; god; good; government; grace; hand; hath; holy; house; imputation; justice; kind; king; law; letter; life; men; new; non; oath; obedience; originall; oxford; parliament; passive; place; primate; qui; quod; reformed; regard; religion; righteousnesse; roman; sect; sed; self; set; sin; sins; state; text; thee; things; thou; thy; truth; way; word; ● ● cache: A41016.xml plain text: A41016.txt item: #5 of 20 id: A44741 author: Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. title: A letter of friendly admonition to a divine of the Synod, upon occasion of a sermon preached by him, Octob. 18, 1647 together, with certaine quæres presented to the Synod : wherein the maine objections against the Common-prayer set forth in the preface to the late Directory are examined : together, with other acts that have been done against the suffering party of this kingdome : and the answer of the Synod desired thereunto / by a hearty wel-wisher to truth & peace, T.W. date: 1647.0 words: 7031 flesch: 50 summary: God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise , the weaker things of the World to confound the things that are mighty , the base things of the World and things that are despised hath God chosen , yea , and things which are not to bring to nought things that are ; that flesh should glory in his presence . Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. keywords: acts; bee; church; directory; god; hath; people; publique; set; synod; text; things; worship cache: A44741.xml plain text: A44741.txt item: #6 of 20 id: A44800 author: Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669. title: Mistery Babylon the mother of harlots discovered her rise, and when, with many of her sorceries, with her merchants of divers orders, and ranks, and merchandize of divers sorts this many hundred years, also her last merchants, with their delicate merchandise discovered : in answer to a book tituled The directory for the publick worship of God through England, Scotland, and Ireland, which now is the chief traffick her last reformed merchants trades with, in all these nations / published by F.H. date: 1659.0 words: 16114 flesch: 26 summary: And in the 36 Page your Direction is to the Merchant , not to rest in general Doctrine , but come to particular application , whi●h is a work of gre●t diffi●ul●y to himself , requiring prudence and moderation , and to the natural corrupt man it will be very unpleasant . yet you may spread your sayles , and see what such an argument as this will do , but if they will not be content with this ( as it may be they will not in Englan● , ●●otland , and Ireland , Holland , and some other parts , who are more quick-sighted than some other places where we merchandi●e ▪ if we cannot stand it out against them , that none can pray to God a right , but he that is come to the Spirit , and knows by the signification of it what to ask , then let us grant them the thing , if we cannot help it , if Common-prayer , forms of Prayer will not go off as they use to do amongst our Customers , then let us agree to them , ( but let that be the last shift ) that without Faith , or the Spirit it is impossible to be accepted or heard of God ; yet before this be granted , let us strive as much as in us lyes by forcible arguments from the Scripture ( if so be that they will not allow the authority of antient Fathers , nor of our ●annon-books ) how that there is a plat-form laid down in Scripture , and the general heads of true prayer is laid down in an Orthodox method in Scriptures , that is to say , Confession , Petition , Intercession , Supplication , with giving of thanks , and if this will not stave them off from speaking so much of Prayer by the Spirit , and with understanding ( for it will be a grievous thing if we let this ordinance fall , of set-form of Prayer , which our Mother Mystery-Babylon hath allowed so many years , and ratified and confirmed in several great Councels as Niece , and Latterar , and divers others ) and if nothing will serve them but prayer by the same Spirit as was in the primative times ( before we lose them quite ) let us grant it them in words , that Prayer by the Spirit it is only acceptable . And reverend Brethren , let us all agree not to be idle , but diligent , read the Scriptures , and pack them up together , a deal of exhortations , reprehensions , admonitions , and prophecies , and read some old Authors , as Ireneus , Ambro● , Cyprea● , Ierom , Baz●l , Austin , Orige● , Damizin , and it s not amiss if we take in Luther and Calvi● , Memno , Beza ; and some other late modern Writers ; And so by much reading & meditation our affections will be whetted up and Quickned , and those words which we read often will lodge in our memory , so that we shall be able to pray half an hour ex temp●re , or an hour and an half upon a Fast-day ( for that 's the best traffi●ue that goes of such dayes as those ) without tautologies , or reiterations , and so though we pray several times , and in several places , as before Kings , or Councels , or a Synod , or Classis , Merchants of our own order , yet by this means we shall be fitted for all places and times , to sute the business which we are about , and if any question the thing , let us say , we pray by the Spirit as it gives us utterance ; but now this is the last and best of our merchandi●e , which is as gold & silver , & precious stone , & pearl ; if this will not go off , as upon the account of the spirit , or spiritual worship , or a spiritual ordinance , then there is little hope of driving any more trade , or getting any more sale , with these men , then let us cry to the Magistrates , they are new-fangled & giddy-headed , and delights in Novelties , and are erroneous schismaticks , and hereticks , and are factious and seditious , which if they be let alone , & not be timely checked & reproved , they will overthrow us merchants call'd ( by our selves Ministers ) and not only us but also both Church & Common-wealth . keywords: answ; christ; church; day; god; hath; holy; life; man; merchandize; merchants; mother; nations; people; prayer; scripture; spirit; traffique; worship cache: A44800.xml plain text: A44800.txt item: #7 of 20 id: A47903 author: L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. title: The Presbyterian sham, or, A commentary upon the new old answer of the Assembly of divines to Dr. Stillingfleet's sermon date: 1680.0 words: 3329 flesch: 66 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). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 93121) keywords: abhor; eebo; english; king; nonconformists; people; tcp; text cache: A47903.xml plain text: A47903.txt item: #8 of 20 id: A57141 author: Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. title: The humble proposals of sundry learned and pious divines within this kingdome concerning the engagement intended to be imposed on them for their subscriptions. date: 1650.0 words: 2186 flesch: 54 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A57141 of text R11585 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing R1254). The rate of 26 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. keywords: engagement; text; things cache: A57141.xml plain text: A57141.txt item: #9 of 20 id: A64986 author: Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678. title: An explicatory catechism: or, An explanation of the assemblies shorter catechism Wherein those principles are enlarged upon especially, which obviate the great and growing errors of Popery; useful for those families that desire to hold fast the form of sound words. date: 1675.0 words: 62026 flesch: 86 summary: Q. What other reason have you to prove that the holy Scriptures are the only Rule to direct us how we may glorifie God and enjoy him ? A. Q. How then is God differenced from these ? A. Our Catechism gives three differences between them in the Titles it gives to God , the God of Heaven . keywords: a. christ; a. god; acts; body; children; christ; church; commandment; cor; covenant; day; doth god; explic; faith; father; god; gods; grace; hath; heb; holy; isa; joh; law; life; lord; mat; prayer; psal; q. doth; rom; scriptures; sin; sins; spirit; things; thy; word; worship; ● ● cache: A64986.xml plain text: A64986.txt item: #10 of 20 id: A70321 author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. title: A view of the nevv directorie and a vindication of the ancient liturgie of the Church of England in answer to the reasons pretended in the ordinance and preface, for the abolishing the one, and establishing the other. date: 1646.0 words: 49500 flesch: 38 summary: Sect 23 Secondly , for outward bodily worship 't is particularly prohibited by the Directory at one time , at the taking of our seates or places when we enter the Assembly , ( directly contrary to that of Isidor , si quis veniat cum lectio celebratur adoret tantùm Deum , if any come in when the Lesson is a reading , let him only performe adoration to God , and hearken to what is read ) and never so much as recommended at any time , nor one would think , permitted in any part of their publick service , like the Persians in Strabo l. 15. that never offer'd any part of the flesh to the Gods in their sacrifices , kept all that to themselves , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , supposing the Gods would be content with the soules , which in the blood were powred out and sacrificed to their honour , By the nature of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , there used , which both Hesychius and Suidas apply to an other matter , and explain it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , long , idle , unseasonable formes , such as Battus used in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , his long-winded Hymnes so full of Tautologies , which Munster therefore rendreth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 do not multiply words , unprofitably or unseasonably , 2. By the customes of the Heathens which Christ there referres to [ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , use not , &c. as the Heathens ] and which are evident in their writers , especially their Tragedians ; where 't is plain , that their manner was to sound , or chant , for many houres together , some few empty words to the honour of their Gods , such the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , in their Bacchannals , from the noise of which they were call'd Evantes ; such in Sophocles , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , &c. and especially in the Virgins Chorus of AEschylus's Tragedy , called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Where there are near an hundred Verses , made up of meer Tautologies , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and an enumeration of the severall names of the Gods with unsignificant noyses added to them , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and within two verses the same again , and much more of the same stile . keywords: act; answer; book; christ; christian; church; churches; common; contrary; directory; forme; god; gods; good; hath; kingdome; law; like; liturgy; man; matter; means; men; necessity; new; ordinance; people; place; practice; prayer; reason; reformation; sect; service; set; thing; time; truth; use; way; word; worship cache: A70321.xml plain text: A70321.txt item: #11 of 20 id: A70589 author: Milton, John, 1608-1674. title: Mr. John Miltons Character of the Long Parliament and Assembly of Divines in MDCXLI omitted in his other works and never before printed ... date: 1681.0 words: 3224 flesch: 51 summary: Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 155:6 or 1106:8) Mr. John Miltons Character of the Long Parliament and Assembly of Divines in MDCXLI omitted in his other works and never before printed ... (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A70589) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 57329) keywords: character; eebo; english; men; parliament; people; tcp; text cache: A70589.xml plain text: A70589.txt item: #12 of 20 id: A81491 author: Walker, Henry, Ironmonger. title: A reply to a letter printed at Newcastle vnder the name of an answer, sent to the ecclesiasticall Assembly at London, about matters concerning the king, and the government of the church. With the copy of the said letter to the Assembly, in the name of John Deodate, D. D. Also, a certificate from one of the scribes of the Assembly at London. date: 1646.0 words: 6541 flesch: 53 summary: Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800. What a sad spectacle is this to see that Church thus trodden under foot ? To see that glorious Fould of our Lord thus ransackt , yea worryed , not by the wild Beasts of the Forrest , not torn in pieces by the mercilesse pawes of the Lyon , or of the Woolf , but utterly dismembred by its own unnaturall sheep inraged and exasperated one against another . keywords: assembly; church; god; hath; king; lawes; letter; london; newcastle; parliament; peace; text; warre cache: A81491.xml plain text: A81491.txt item: #13 of 20 id: A82859 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: It is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that all ministers in their severall churches on Wednesday next at the publike fast, and at all other times afterwards in their prayers before their sermons, shall earnestly and particularly pray for the special assistance and blessing of God upon the assembly of divines and others, appointed to meet at Westminster on Saterday[sic] the first day of July next to be consulted with by both houses of Parliament in matters concerning religion. And that this order be forthwith printed and sent to all parish churches. Jo. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. date: None words: 716 flesch: 67 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82859 of text in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E62_2). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82859) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 155354) keywords: parliament; text cache: A82859.xml plain text: A82859.txt item: #14 of 20 id: A83168 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the calling of an assembly of learned and godly divines to be con- consulted [sic] with by the Parliament for the setling of the government and liturgy of the Church of England. And for vindicating and clearing the doctrine of the said Church from false aspersions and interpretations; as shall be most agreeable to the Word of God. With the names of all the ministers appointed for the same. Die Lunæ, 12. Jun. 1643. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. date: 1643.0 words: 1074 flesch: 68 summary: An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the calling of an assembly of learned and godly divines to be con- consulted Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. keywords: commons; parliament; text cache: A83168.xml plain text: A83168.txt item: #15 of 20 id: A91792 author: Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658. title: Fifty questions propounded to the Assembly, to answer by the Scriptures: whether corporall pnnishments [sic] may be inflicted upon such as hold different opinions in religion. By S.R. date: 1647.0 words: 3481 flesch: 69 summary: 28 Whether there be any Scripture that saith , that any mans conscience is to be constrained , and whether the Magistrate can reach mens consciences ; and whether he be fit to make a law to conscience , who cannot know when conscience keeps it , and that cannot reward conscience for keeping it , nor punish the conscience for the breaking of it ? 29 Whether it be not in vain for us to have Bibles in English , if against our souls perswasions from the Scriptures , we must beleeve as the Church beleeves ? 30 Whether the Magistrate be not wronged , to give him the title of Civill Magistrate onely , if his power be spirituall ? 31 Whether laws made meerly concerning spirituall things , be not spirituall also ? 32 Whether if no civill Law be broken , the civill peace be hurt or no ? 33 Whether in compulsion for conscience , not only the guilty , but the innocent suffer also ? And if a Magistrate be in darknesse , and spiritually blind , and dead ; be fit to judge of light , of truth and errour ? and whether such be fit for the place of the Magistracy ? then whether it be not a scruple to a tender conscience to submit to such in civill causes , because not appointed to that place by God ? whereas if the Magistrates power be onely civill , the doubt is resolved , because such as may be fit for Magistrates , and men ought in conscience in civill things to submit unto them . keywords: god; magistrate; power; religion; text; truth cache: A91792.xml plain text: A91792.txt item: #16 of 20 id: A92287 author: Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680. title: The reasons of the Dissenting Brethren against the third proposition, concerning presbyterial government· Humbly presented. date: 1645.0 words: 19833 flesch: 57 summary: And for that other word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} translated [ ordained , ] it plainely notes out but this , that these doctrinall Theses were the joynt declared and avowed Judgement and conclusions of these ( and so answereth to those other words in their letters ( It seemeth good unto us , being with one accord , &c. ) Apostles and Elders thus met with one accord agreeing therein , and particularly and unanimously so judging ; and therefore when James gives his judgement hee useth the same word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ( Verse 19. of this 15. those that are called Elders of the people , are called , Luke 22. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , the Presbyterie of the people : so as if they related as a Presbyterie to the people , to the same people they related as Elders . keywords: acts; apostles; bee; chap; church; churches; congregations; elders; government; non; people; power; presbytery; relation; ruling; verse cache: A92287.xml plain text: A92287.txt item: #17 of 20 id: A92777 author: Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675. title: Reverend and beloved, it hath pleased the Right Honorable the Lord Major of the City of London, once and again to write unto the ministers thereof respectively, in a very pious and pathetical manner. ... date: 1651.0 words: 1453 flesch: 66 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A92777 of text R211395 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.16[28]). [London : 1651] Title from opening words of text. keywords: city; lord; ministers; text cache: A92777.xml plain text: A92777.txt item: #18 of 20 id: A93073 author: H. S. title: Adoniram Byfeild of the last edition. Or, An expostulation with him concerning the book by him lately published, entituled, The reasons presented by the dissenting brethren, &c. But chiefly touching his lame and imperfect narrative of the proceedings of the Committe [sic] for Accomodation at Westminster concerning religion. date: 1648.0 words: 2823 flesch: 66 summary: Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Now verily , I should have thought it more honour for the Assembly to have led the round , and that the Title-page should have ran thus , THE ANSWER of the ASSEMBLY of DIVINES to the REASONS of the DISSENTING BRETHREN , &c. who being but 7. might better have been thrust into the Trundle-bed of the two last lines ; then 50. or 60. men . keywords: assembly; brethren; committee; reasons; text; title cache: A93073.xml plain text: A93073.txt item: #19 of 20 id: A93581 author: Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647. title: The divine right of Presbyterie, asserted by the present Assembly, and petitioned for accordingly to the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament. With reasons discussing this pretended divine right; and yet with tendernesse to the brethren of the Presbyterial way. Pleading for a liberty of conscience for them in this their opinion, as for others of their dissenting brethren, and equally for both. With inferences upon their late petition. / By John Saltmarsh, preacher of the gospel. date: 1646.0 words: 6086 flesch: 47 summary: Inference Whence we may inferre , that their whole endeavour is , to raise up the Interest of the Eldership and Presbytery into a distinct , sole , and Independent body and power ; which how conformable , and obedient , and consistent it may prove to and with the power of the State in one and the same Kingdome , would be considered , when such an Interest growes up from its infancy and first Reformation , into a fuller and more perfect man : And whether their petitioning of a power from the State to compleat and make them an Eldership and Presbytery , doth not imply a power in the State more or rather as fully Ecclesiasticall as their Presbytery ; for can the State give them any Ecclesiasticall power , and have none in it selfe ? so as according to these Principles the State is Ecclesiasticall as well as they , and so not to be denyed the power of Commissioning with them : or else t is a meer contradiction to pray for power from those to their Eldership and Presbytery , which they say is a Government and Power entirely Ecclesiasticall and compleat in it selfe ; and so , as they either pray for that which they have of their own already , or else pray for that from the State which they cannot give them . FIrst , They who are the Presbyters in this present Presbytery , pretend to be Presbyters by a power of Ordination from Bishops , as the Bishops were Presbyters : and if so , they are to make it appear , that there is a true personal succession of Ministery from the Apostles , and that they do lineally succeed without interruption ; for in succession unlesse there be a certain , perpetual , and personal derivation of power , there can be no certainty , nor infallibility of the truth of such a power ; and whether the proof of this draws not with it a necessary and perpetual visibility of a Church , ( contrary to the opinion of all the Reformed Divines ; ) and further , a truth of Church-Ministery , and Ordinances of Jesus Christ in the Antichristian State , from whence this Ministery of theirs comes , by which they stand present-Presbyters ; and how any true Ministery can be found in that very Antichristian State , which is called the man of sin , the mystery of iniquity , the Whore of Babylon , the falling away ; and how the same State can be both meerly Antichristian and Christian , a Whore of Babylon and a Spouse of Jesus Christ , a Ministery of God and a mystery of iniquity , a Temple of God and of Idols ; I leave it to be judged . keywords: brethren; church; eldership; power; presbytery; present; right cache: A93581.xml plain text: A93581.txt item: #20 of 20 id: A96941 author: Walker, George, 1581?-1651. title: A modell of the government of the church under the gospel, by presbyters, proved out of the holy scriptures, to be that one, onely uniform government of the universall visible church, and of all nationall, provinciall, classicall and congregationall churches: which is according to the will and appointment of Jesus Christ. Which may serve to stay such as are doubting, with hope of full satisfaction, and clear demonstration of this truth, shortly to be made by the reverend Assembly of Divines. / Composed by a Presbyterian minister of the city of London, and approved by divers of his learned brethren, and at their request published. date: 1646.0 words: 13412 flesch: 63 summary: Surely no rationall man will so much as dreame , That Ministers of Christ , who are able to teach the supreme Magistrate his duty , how to be just , and to rule over men in the feare of God , are not able to rule their owne flock , over which the holy Ghost made them overseers ; or that Church Government in their hands to whom Christ hath committed it , will prove more arbitrary , irregular , unlimited , and tyrannicall then the Government both of Commonwealth and Church in the hands of Civill Magistrates , seeing Ministers and Church Elders have a certaine and infallible rule , the word of God , to which alone they are limited , and by which the spirit of God is promised to direct them in all Censures , and Church Government . Wherefore , ô London , thou that hast chosen the best part , rejoice in the Lord thy God , who hath made his glory to rise upon thee , and his light to shine upon thy grave Senatours , thy religious Common-Councell , and all thy true hearted Citizens ; and hath led them into those waies which be in Christ , which Saint Paul taught every where , and in every Church , 1 Cor. keywords: apostles; christ; church; churches; cor; god; government; hath; holy; lord; power; presbyters; rule; word cache: A96941.xml plain text: A96941.txt