Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	darkness_n	good_a	sweet_a	3,257	5	8.2420	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88565	Illumination to Sion Colledge. Wherein, their calling to the Ministery (the foundation whereof not being built upon Christ) is dissipated, their arrogancy hereupon manifested, the extent of magistrates power in generall defined; the execution of the late King, and the seculusion of the late members of Parliament farther justified; the former declarations of Parliament and Scriptures which they cite, explained; their objections from the Covenant, removed in the grammaticall sense thereof; and the Parliament and Army from their aspersions in all vindicated. Being for answer, to the representation of their judgments, in a letter to the Generall, January 18. last: serves also to their vindication: and in part to a pamphlet intituled, Essex Watchmens watch-word: likewise in effect to a later libell (supposed Mr. Loves, intituled, A vindication of the ministers from the aspersions (alias the Etymologies) of Mr. Price, in his Clerico Classicum, &c. To which latter pamphlet, is annexed a briefe answer to what is not so fully hinted in that to the Ministers. / By J.L. as cordiall and fervent a thirster after the nations prosperity, as any.	J. L.	1649 (1649)	Wing L31; Thomason E558_4; ESTC R205842	44,054	37

refuse a meeting was contemptible But that your matter might seem the stronger you ascribe your selves a large circuit viz. the Ministers of London in defence of this your peremptory refusall under that stile when the●e are as many sound holy conscientious and almost if not quite as many learned and yet contrary minded men whose title is as good to the Mini●tery as your selves therein But being carryed on with that lust of self esteem and continuance in the kingdome you convert the reproofs in scripture unto wicked men to those that oppose and resist this lust as a sin in you and whereas you should lift up your voices as trumpets to shew the people their transgressions as swearing drunkenesse whoredome pride and the like and against the Magistrates for bearing the sword in vain herein you excite the people to more sin which is fle●●ly contention and opposition being far distant from your assumed title Minisers of the Gospel and so should be of peace But justly may that wo be pronounced against you Woe be unto them that speak good of evill and evill of good Is 1.5 ●0 which put darknes for light and light for darknes that put bitter for sweet and sweet for sowre But in your 2 page you discover that so openly of your selves that needs not be discovered to you for your words are had a conference beene desired with 〈◊〉 o●●h to have g●●e● you resolution whether the wayes wherein at present you are walking are agreeable to the word of God we should have delivered our judgements c. There needs no farther testimony of your ambition or discovery of those ends for which you first engaged and complyed in deposing the Bishops though you yet continue your Ordination from them and conjunction would supply their places then these your own aspiring words whereby you demonstrate that you would be as claiming a sole right thereunto the Armies counsellors as if the spirit of God rested upon you onely that none could discern what is agreeable to Gods word or what is rationall and essentiall to the peace and freedome of the kingdome in the establishment of a civill government the word of God not prescribing every particular expedient therein but your selves and as if there were no Ministers that had the same title to the preaching of the Gospel that sided with the Army and that you are the onely men to be enquired off concerning the minde of God in his word but your conjunction herein may well be compared to theirs in Ezek. 22.25 there is a conspiracy of her Prophets in the middest thereof like a roaring lion raving the prey they have devoured souls c. Many poor souls have been allured to depend upon your doctrine as infallible and so are deceived through your usurping and maintaining such a sole right to explicate the scriptures especially upon mens traditions humane grounds degrees in leaning which if any expedient at all as receiving it by tradition yet one of the least 1 Cor. 1.26 when the Apostle saith expressely not many wise men after the flesh c. but God hath chos●n the foolish things of the world to confound the wise that are so esteemed by the world and vile things of the world and things which are despised Verse 28. such as Coblers and Tinkers let their outward calling be never so mean by reason whereof they are contemned by the world and thought unworthy as to the exposition of the scriptures yet these hath God chosen of the world and things which are not in the worlds appr●h●nsion and their own likewise capable of such preferment to bring to nought to render vain and unprofitable not onely to themselves but those also John 9.41 by whom they were esteemed things that are and none else besides them in their own estimation and the worlds likewise which say they sco but therefore their sin remaineth Nay unto babes shall the hidden misteryes of the kingdome of heaven be revealed to men of small capacities Matth 11.25 in the esteem of such as have fle●●y wisdome such babes for that the spirit of God is powerfullest purest simplest and discernably so where least of humane helps are a●joyned in Christs accompt have suitable spirits for Gospel revellations But remember you self conceited and so ascribing men that Wo unto them that are wise in their own eyes Isa 5.21 and prudent in their own sight But had the Army questioned the lawfulnesse of their wayes in which they are as confident pro that they are good as your selves cont and hereupon had invited you to a conference you should have met And have given in this as your advice that instead of proceeding further in such unwarrantable courses they should have testified their timely and godly sorrow for which so clearly against the direct rule of the word they have already acted Who would have thought that such self confident men in that you peremptorily conclude the Armies wayes are against the word of God though your interpretation thereupon as hereafter appears makes the scriptures irreconcileable should at a conference seek so much advantage from men as to desire they should so much as question much lesse deny the justnesse of their wayes about which they were to conferr for those that question the legality of their proceedings may easily be perswaded that they are illegall But you still page 3. finde fault with your invitation As is say you your wayes were already granted by us we were onely invited to contribute our assistance in prosecution of what you had undertaken which we conceive to be out of your Spheare Whe would think that men that would seem to be so conscientious as you do should grumble that the Army by their invitation did repute you better then you were yet I believe you mista●e them in it for they could not be ignorant of the publique impertinent and seditious opposition you made and still make against them therefore it would be folly to thinke they should invite you to contribute assistance to their proceedings which they know you so greatly did and doe though undeservedly vilifie and all this from a meer conception that they act out of their Sphear gives more just ground to believe that you are exceedingly transported with some affianced lust thus inconsiderately to act out of your s●heer even to the reproach of your profession by contending for such a power which the word of God allowes not in any and wherein to comply with you 〈◊〉 ● 1 is to contradict the Apostles rule that bids us have no fellowship with the unsrui●full w●rks of ●●rknesse but reprove them rather You proceed now more particularly though inconsiderately in that you forget the * The 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 fast president of attempt against lawfull aut●ority countenanced and ●●●tted if not by verball justification yet in silence by you to demonstrate the by you so conceived unjustnesse of the Armys ways by their by you called late attempts