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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	article_n	faith_n	necessary_a	4,700	5	6.6363	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40951	A tolleration sent down from heaven to preach, or, Godly religious meetings, and true gospell preachers, praying and preaching, in other places then parish churches and chappels, justified by the highest powers, and signally owned by testimonies from heaven, ought not to be condemned or forbiden, but rather allowed and tollerated by men upon earth and likewise what it is to preach according to the laws and statutes of the kingdome, as the matter of preaching, not punishable by the act against nonconformists : also concerning the by R.F.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1665 (1665)	Wing F508; ESTC R18089	32,211	40

Ordinances of Men for the Lords sake when they viz. mens Ordinances were against preaching in the Name of Christ Jesus and in opposition to the requirings of God and contrary to the Word of the Lord for when the Apostles of Christ were forbidden to preach and commanded by the Magistrates then not to teach at all in the Name of Jesus Acts 4.17,18 they put the Magistrates to be their own Judges concerning that thing however they could not be subject unto them concerning the same so as to give over preaching because God requires it of them for first the Apostles of Christ spoke to the Magistrates by way of enquiry to make them their own Judges of their unreasonableness and injustice concerning the same saying whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you so as to give over preaching in the name of Jesus when you forbid us to preach more then unto God judge ye Secondly they spoke by way of affirmation and justification of preaching when the Magistrates forbad them to preach and could not give over Preaching though men did prohibit them from preaching which may serve as an use of reproof to many hypocritical Priests of this Generation for said the true Gospel Ministers to the Magistrates who forbad them to preach We cannot but speak the thing which we have heard and seen as by the Scriptures is evident and plain see Acts 4. from verse the 1. to the 21. Thirdly The Apostles of Christ and true Gospel Preachers did never intend that Christians and Believers in Christ should be judged as seditious Sectaries and punished by Fines Imprisonment ' and Banishment under pretence of being at seditious Conventicles for meeting and preaching in houses or other places then Parish Churches and Chappels when both the manner of their meeting and matter of preaching is according to the Scriptures and mind of Christ Jesus for it was the practice of Christ and his Apostles to meet together with the Primitive Christians and preach in houses and other places then Parish Churches and Chappels and the Apostles of Christ who had the mind of Christ Jesus commands us to walk as we have them for example Phil. 3.17 and must we be punished for so doing that is to say for meeting and preaching in houses and out of houses as Christ and his Apostles and the Primitive Christians did seeing it was the practice of true Christians and Ministers of the Gospel of Christ so to do whose example is left upon record in Scripture and they have given commandment to Christians to walk as they have them for an example whose godly meetings were lawful assemblies how then can such godly meetings be seditious Conventicles which be according to such good examples Object Now if any object and say that Preaching must not be in Houses but in the visible Church of Christ Jesus in Answer thereunto we may say unto such Answer That the Parish meeting places are not the visible Church of Christ Jesus first because the Liturgy saith that the Church is the houshold and family of God See the Liturgy on Good Friday the Collects so called 2ly That the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified by the Spirit of God but so are not the Parish meeting places how then can they be said to be Christs visible Church For 3ly it is declared by the Arch-Bishops and Bishops of both Provinces and the whole Clergy in the Convocation holden at London in the year 1562. in the 19 th Article of the Church Article 19. that the visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faithful men in the which the pure Word of God is preached is not therefore the preaching of the pure word of God in a Congregation of faithful men the preaching of it in the visible Church of Christ as aforesaid though they be not met and assembled together in a Parish Church or a Chappel The Bishops and Clergie in that Convocation said and in the 13 th Article it is declared Article 13. that works done before the Grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God here they own inspiration and forasmuch as preaching is a work do not the Arch-Bishops and Bishops own and declare in effect that none can preach aright so as to be well pleasing unto God untill they be inspired by the spirit of God though they may preach in a Parish Church or a Chappel In th● 34 th Article they say Article 34. that nothing is to be ordained against Gods Word now then if any thing be ordained by men against the Worship of God is not that ordained against Gods Word Again in the 6. Article the Bishops and Clergy have declared Article 6. that whatsoever is not read in the Scriptures nor may be proved thereby is not to be required of any man that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith or to be thought requisite or necessary to Salvation And in the same Convocation they have agreed and declared in the 20 th Article Article 20. that it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods Word written and as it ought not to decree any thing against the same so besides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for necessity of Salvation If nothing ought to be ordained that is contrary to the Word of God Article 34. then if an Ordinance be made against meeting and preaching in Houses and upper Chambers Article 20. or in other places then Parish Churches and Chappels is not that Ordinance made against the Word of God because the holy Scriptures are said to be the Word of God against which nothing ought to be ordained as aforesaid and by the holy Scriptures it is evident and plain that it was the practice of the Primitive Christians and Apostles of Christ to assemble together and meet in private Houses and upper Chambers to Preach and Pray and perform service to God and their practice is left upon record in Scripture as a godly Christian example for Believers to follow and they have commanded true christians to walk as they have them for an ensample Phil. 3.17 If it be not lawful for the Church of England to ordain any thing against the word of God written Article 34. then if they ordain that Christians must not meet and assemble together to preach and pray Article 6. and performe service to God in any place but a Par●sh Church or a Chappel is not such an ordinance against the Word of God written because the Apostles of Christ saith to the Saints and Believers in Christ Phil. 3.17 walk as ye have us for an ensample And they met together to preach and pray in Houses and upper Chambers and not in Parish Churches and Chappels for they preached down the outward Temple Article 19. Acts 7.41.47 Acts 17.24,25 If the visible Church of Christ be a Congregation of faithful men in the which the pure Word of God is preached and if none can preach the same so as to be well pleasing unto God before they be inspired by the spirit of God do not such as be inspired by the Spirit of God most truly preach the Word of God though not in a Parish Church or a Chappel and do not they come to the Church of Christ who meet and assemble together with a Congregation of faithful men to hear the Word of God preached by such as are inspired by the Spirit of God as aforesaid Article 34. Article 6. Article 20. though in other places then Parish Churches and Chappels and if nothing ought to be ordained contrary to Gods word is it not plain that every Ordinance of man which is to be submitted unto for the Lords sake should answer the mind of God by being according to the Word of God as aforesaid because the Bishops and Clergie in their Convocation have agreed and declared that it is unlawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods Word written and as they ought not to decree any thing against the Word of God so besides the same they ought not to enforce anything as aforesaid as by the Scriptures and the said Articles is evident and plain THE END