Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	glory_n	king_n	see_v	2,017	5	3.5475	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41939	The great question, of the authority of the arch-bishops, bishops, & clergy of the present constitution of the Church of England estalished by law, whether truly apostolical, or only political, regal, and parliamentary? Faithfully examined, and clearly resolved.		1690 (1690)	Wing G1745A; ESTC R223655	11,009	15

truly conscientious People and not only the Case that this Nation is in but also the Duty of such Circumstances both at home and in respect of the Church of God abroad And first it is to be considered Whether God hath not concluded as I may say all under Sin And whether that doth not oblige all to Humiliation under His mighty Hand and mutual Condescention and Charity to one another Whether this which by vain Men hath been cryed up for a Glorious Church doth not appear at last to be no Church at all and their Clergy who were thought the Glory of it be not a meer Political Order unhappily introduced and substituted in the Place of such as derive their Authority from the Commission of Christ to his Apostles but in truth are no more than * The two principal parts of Priesthood are partly r●jected ar● partly ne●lected ar● justly for want of A●thority wh●ther by Pr●vidence 〈◊〉 Conscience or both meerly Teachers as the dissenting Ministers are commonly and properly so called by their People For without a duly authorized Ministry all agree there can be no Church properly so called Nay Whether the dissenting Ministers of all Parties have not the Advantage both in the Innocency and in the Authority of their Calling in the Innocency because they do not betray the Rights of the Church of Christ and in the Authority because from Christian Assemblies and not from the Civil Power which may be Jews Mahometans Infidels or Atheists And whether the Fruits and Effects of their Ministry be not as good and plentiful in their Congregations as the other in their Parishes and Diocesses Where are better Fruits than Mr. Baxter's at Kiderminster or Mr. Elliot's in America And as to the Church of God abroad doth not Mr. Baxter on the one side and Bishop Bramhall on the other reckon up whole Heads of false and groundless Charges which have been raised against them Hath not God by his Providence removed the Motives of temporal Interest which partly promoted and partly supported the pretended Reformation under that first Race of Princes and so altered the case that the present Constitution is not defensible without disclaiming those false Principles Hath He not prepared the way to a Reconciliation and Peace in the Church and a more effectual Peace in Christian States by the Peace lately concluded by the Means of a Confederacy with Catholick Princes And would not a Proposal of Just and Reasonable Terms of Accommodation and true Christian Union oblige the other side to a Reformation of much of what is amiss and much mend our own Case Hath not this Holy Providence discovered to us a Necessity we are under to do it And would not this be a Glorious Work for King William to undertake and the Crown and Glory of all to accomplish it and demonstrate Him an Instrument raised up by God indeed And can he be a Loyal Subject in the Kingdom of Christ who would not do his utmost endeavour to promote a matter of so much importance to it Certainly he can be no Loyal Subject of the Kingdom of England who can see things in such a Case and be afraid to speak it If all this be not a Providential Call I know not what is but think it no Wisdom for any Man to experiment the Truth of it by a dangerous Neglect What the over-ruling Providence of God seems now to call to lead and even constrain us to by removing Obstacles affording Opportunities and discovering so great a Necessity and Obligation is no more than what hath been long since thought necessary and much desired by divers very Learned Judicious Moderate and Pious Persons And I believe it will prove the truest Wisdom to consider these Works of God and conform to the Motions of the Supream Wisdom least we kick against the Prick and dash upon a Rock FINIS