Questions

This is a list of all the questions and their associated study carrel identifiers. One can learn a lot of the "aboutness" of a text simply by reading the questions.

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A37635	164. is but a Pastor or Teacher of the Church of Duckenfeild?
A37635	1646. Who reading this Letter, would not conclude, that the Committee, after a full hearing of both sides, had found L. O. guiltie?
A37635	And as for the designe of gathering Churches,( which is an Apostles worke) what one Church hath Mr. Eaton gathered?
A37635	If Mr. Eaton be the grat Apostle, who are teh lesser?
A37635	If he be the great Apostle, what, or who are they that have sent him?
A37635	Secondly, What Instance can be given of any one Orthodox Gentleman, or Minister, that he hath discouraged and borne downe?
A37635	That if L. O. desired is accusers to come face to face, why according to his counsell had he not brought his Accusers before the Committee?
A37635	and for his guilt( or knavery, to speake in Mr. Smiths Dialect) had turned him out of his place?
A29066	And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God?
A29066	Is it indeed true, that you offend all, and please none?
A29066	Should not the multitude of words be answered?
A29066	Was not Samuel so, when he took Eliah to be the Lords Anointed; was not Nathan deceived, when he encouraged David to build the Temple?
A29066	What Sir, were not you as Active in that War as any?
A29066	and can you glory that you are counted the Ismael of the Age?
A29066	and did ever any yet suspect them to be False Prophets for that?
A29066	and should a Man full of Talk be justified?
A29066	or can you think you dealt uprightly in blaming those, who did much less then you, though they have since suffered more?
A29066	what is this else but to cry out loudly against the Treason, and yet to hugg and to embrace the Traytour?
A83501	Do not your hearts bleed within you to see and heare of this for the present in severall places, and to thinke what will be hereafter?
A83501	Neither will it helpe them to say this was extraordinary( for what Synod can say, it seemeth good to us and the holy Ghost?
A83501	O mine doth, and thus if once there were a Toleration, how many weake Brethren would perish for whom Christ dyed?
A83501	Quid?
A83501	What?
A83501	it is not being Ministers to their owne Family will maintaine them?
A83501	shall the worke be staid, and the Church want a Minister till she be able to doe these workes and duties?
A95897	3 and holy God?
A95897	Ah, Sir, is the case thus alter''d, now?
A95897	And are not all these men brave and bold consciencious time- servers and time- observers for their own ayms and interests?
A95897	And are not now the Prophets words before recited, here too truly verified and confirmed?
A95897	And are these, now, the sound and orthodox men, that are so highly commended and blazoned abroad for their sincerity and soundnesse in Doctrine?
A95897	And now, say ▪ good reader, Are these dealings of these prime Independent- Remonstrants, the practises of precious Saints?
A95897	But what''s this to our times, wherein( and long time before) miracles are ceased?
A95897	But, in the meane season, judge ô my godly Brethren, is not this a most Satanicall dissembler, and abominable Traitor too, to Peace and Truth?
A95897	Can any of us dare to assume the extraordinary power of the Spirit of God, to doe miracles, and worke wonders?
A95897	I. G. in his twelve Cautions against the Hot- pressers of Reformation?
A95897	Is it naught all over, Master Peters, said I?
A95897	Is not the broaching and preaching of the Scripture, not to be the Word of God?
A95897	Nay yet again, what a strange trick have they now of late taken up to abuse us withall?
A95897	Or, are they like our blessed Saviours plain- dealing honest men, indeed, Doing unto others, as they would bee done unto?
A95897	Shall they give sentence against them or him?
A95897	Who shall depose him, the Elders onely of the Consistory, or the whole Congregation or Assembly?
A95897	Why Sir,( said I) pray tell me what''s amiss in it?
A95897	Why, Master Peters( said I) what''s the matter, what have I done?
A95897	must the Parliament only be judge in matters of Religion?
A95897	where, I say, are any of these in our old or young Tradesmen, or bould Beatriceses of the female sex?
A78979	& c. So say I: Is this a time to trouble England with New Opinions?
A78979	12. how quickly would these wars( through Gods blessing) be at end?
A78979	And are not we at this time in great extremity?
A78979	And is not this the practise of our times?
A78979	And shall not we agree together to save three Kingdomes?
A78979	And shall we not weep bitterly before the Lord this day for these sinnes?
A78979	And though these Lawes were afterwards repealed ▪ yet how often have we Apostatized from God since that time?
A78979	And what shal we say to the desolate and bleeding condition of England, and Ireland, at this present?
A78979	And who would not willingly sacrifice up his life to the fire to see King and Parliament throughly agreed?
A78979	And why are Christians divided if Christ were not divided?
A78979	Are we not brought very low by our sinnes, and by our divisions the fruit of our sinnes?
A78979	But who now shall roll away this great stone from the doore of the Sepulchre?
A78979	Can Christian eares endure such language?
A78979	Doe not men boast of their adulteries, and yet escape unpunished?
A78979	For he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seene, how can he love God whom he hath not seene?
A78979	For who will venture into a ship that is tossed with contrary waves, and ready to sinke?
A78979	Hast thou faith?
A78979	He that did his neighbour the wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a Ruler and a Judge over us?
A78979	Heaven it selfe, it is nothing but tranquillitas pacis; what is God, but the God of peace?
A78979	If Divisions be so destructive to Kingdomes, Cities, and Families?
A78979	If London were as a City at unity within it selfe, what could destroy it?
A78979	If Satan be divided against Satan( saith Christ) how can his Kngdome stand?
A78979	If one God, and one Lord, and one body,& c. Shall not his children be one?
A78979	Is Christ divided?
A78979	Is if not a sad thing to see the Members rent and torne one from the other?
A78979	Is not the Kingdome the Magistrates House and Family?
A78979	Is this a time to receive money?
A78979	Let God himselfe take care to vindicate himselfe from injuries committed against God?
A78979	Shall Christian Magistrates take up the Maxime of Tiberius, Deorum iniurias Diis curae esse?
A78979	Shall Iudas conspire with the Pharisees and Sadduces to betray Christ?
A78979	Shall Paul and Barnabas divide one from another?
A78979	Shall the Cheap- side Crosse be taken down( wherein you have done well;) and shall your Cheapside iniquities, your Cheapside adulteries yet remaine?
A78979	Shall the Lions, Bearee, Tygers, Wolves, Lambes and Sheepe,& c. that were shut up in the Arke, agree together while they were in the Arke?
A78979	Shall we agree well in heaven, and shall we not agree together upon earth?
A78979	So say I; Is England a perishing, and is this a time to trouble it with unnecessary disputations?
A78979	Tell me I beseech you, Shall it be lawfull for Magistrates to punish those that destroy mens bodies, but not those that destroy mens soules?
A78979	That in the New Testament Kings shall be our nursing Fathers, and Queenes our nursing Mothers?
A78979	The common people were astonished and said; Is this the sonne of David?
A78979	To see a Holy, Safe, and well- grounded Peace made?
A78979	Was his garment kept whole, and shall his body be rent and torne in pieces?
A78979	Was not a bone of Christ broken upon the Crosse, and shall all his members breake in pieces now he is in heaven?
A78979	We live in the sadest dayes that ever England saw, and yet what aboundance of pride is there in apparell?
A78979	What coldnesse and formality in Gods worship?
A78979	What deadnesse of heart?
A78979	What is that, that keeps the fabrick of Heaven from dissolving into pieces, but the Vnitie and the agreement of the discordant Elements?
A78979	What keeps the body of a man in health, but the just proportion and harmonie of every part?
A78979	What keeps this great fabrick here from falling, but the Vnion and conjunction of the parts of it?
A78979	What unthankfulnesse?
A78979	and shall the Disciples of Christ fall out amongst themselves?
A78979	and what is Christ, but the Prince of Peace?
A78979	that, that Head, that should be like a head of gold, is now, through ill counsell, made a head of iron, to crush its own body in pieces?
A78979	what lustfull fashions, even in these bloody dayes?
A78979	what securitie in sinne, even whilest the Ship of the Kingdome is sinking?
A54528	15. and this Prophesie, then shall be fulfilled the saying which is written; O death where is thy sting?
A54528	33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Christs chosen?
A54528	7. Who maketh thee to differ from another?
A54528	A question may be asked whether it be lawfull for the Magistrates to use the sword against Heretickes?
A54528	Alas, what danger are we in now, being invironed with such a multitude of Here ● ickes?
A54528	Also when the whimseyes came first into his head?
A54528	And Mr. Iohnson him again for taking part in his Schisme against him, and by this reckoning, where is almost one of them free from the curse?
A54528	And lastly ▪ is not excommunication one of the greatest punishments of the world, by which a man is cast out of the Church?
A54528	And this standeth to good reason, every true Preacher standeth in Gods roome, being the Lords Embassador to doe his will: who dares doe this unsent?
A54528	And why?
A54528	Are they not bewitched?
A54528	BUT what need I complaine of their blaspheming of set Prayers?
A54528	Beleevers with Infidels?
A54528	Brownisme, in holding the Doctrine of Separation; who can recko ● up their opinions, they shifting daly?
A54528	But whence come they now, from the Schooles of the Prophets?
A54528	But where finde you( say they) a literall command in all the new Testament for the Baptisme of Infants?
A54528	Can any sober Christian but think this to be a barbarous cruelty?
A54528	D ● d ever any Reformed Church re- baptize them that were baptized by them?
A54528	Did he not make one?
A54528	Doe ● ce not know, that they which wait at the Altar, are partakers with the Altar?
A54528	False prophets wil come, they are not sent: St. Paul asketh how they can preach except they be sent?
A54528	For is there any man so simple but can ● ell when their Doctrines they teach crosse any of these?
A54528	Hath not Christ our High Priest a Priest- hood?
A54528	He that spared not his owne Sonne, but delivered him up for us, how shall not he with him give us freely all things?
A54528	How dare any man deny Tithes to Christs Priest- hood?
A54528	How properly can an Infant come unto Christ but by Baptisme?
A54528	How shall they preach except they be sent?
A54528	If Christ be my sanctification what need I look to any thing in my selfe to condence my justification?
A54528	If our Lords Pr ● yer be better then theirs, why doe they not say it according to our Lords Commandement, Luke 11?
A54528	In the Gospell are many set prayers daily read in the Church; What?
A54528	Is not this mee ● Babylonisme?
A54528	It is God that justifieth, who is he that condemneth?
A54528	It is God that justifieth, who shall condemne?
A54528	MAy not these Separatists be also called Novat ● res, by reason of the great Innovations made by them?
A54528	Now if Christ had not been man, how could he have dyed for us sinners?
A54528	O grave where is thy victory?
A54528	Oh thou Shepheard of Israel, why hast thou broken down the hedge of this thy Vineyard which thy right hand hath planted?
A54528	Or hath Christ renounced his right in Tithes?
A54528	St. Paul cals it a giving to the devill: and doe not they in their separation cast themselves out of the Church, and give themselves to the devill?
A54528	That he had great Troops in Holland and Freezeland, that would certainly come with great provision of victualls and beare the enemy back?
A54528	Their Elders change yearely, which is not according to the Doctrine of the Apost ● es; what?
A54528	They celebrate marriage in the Church, is not this a foul fault?
A54528	They worship God in the Idol Temples of Anti- christ, so that the wine is marred with the vessels, is not this an abhomination?
A54528	To conclude, will you know him beyond the Sea?
A54528	To this I may adde; where or when did our Lord take the keyes from the Church and give them to the multitude?
A54528	Was not all Israel plagued for the execrable things taken by Achan?
A54528	What Church in the whole world can be produced unlesse in case of necessity, whose conspiring multitudes made them Ministers at pleasure?
A54528	What Reformed Church ever did it, or doth practise it?
A54528	What example warrants it?
A54528	What is more correspondent with the duty of Christian Magistrates then to assist Gods cause with your politicall Authority?
A54528	What rule of the Church prescribeth it?
A54528	Whence are all these distractions?
A54528	Whilst it remained was it not thine own?
A54528	Who are the Incendiaries that have kindled& blown this fire among us but these?
A54528	Who dareth take upon him to be the Lords Embassadour except he be sent?
A54528	Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
A54528	Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect?
A54528	Why doe they use so many vaine repetitions there by him forbidden?
A54528	Why hath Satan filled thy hear ● to lie to the holy Ghost?
A54528	Would any Brownist think this to be the Church of God, but a Synagogue of Satan?
A54528	a woman having once lost her honesty, what hath she left her?
A54528	and if not God, how could he have wrought the salvation of mankind?
A54528	and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?
A54528	are all these abhominable?
A54528	are his Priests to serve for nothing?
A54528	are you of that Church whereof I am a member?
A54528	can our Church have wor ● e then false Governours?
A54528	how dare any Lay- man presume to ordaine Ministers to binde and loose?
A54528	how is the Church of Amsterdam separated from the World?
A54528	where have the in ● eriours presumed to lay their hands upon their Superiours?
A54528	who can tell whether the plagues of God that are upon us, are for not punishing these detestable Sectaries and others?
A54528	yea, would the Devil himselfe in his own likenesse have been more noxious to the Church of God then some Hereticks have beene?
A54528	yes, and why should not Tithes bee due to his Priest- hood?
A54528	● hrist with Belial?
A38109	10.13?
A38109	116 of this Book?
A38109	133, 134, 135?
A38109	4 Shall sin or hell Gods people quell, or ever keep them under?
A38109	Again, they may print, preach, speak against Assembly, Ministerie, for Independency, against Presbytery, and what not?
A38109	An illo sanctiores& mundiores erunt?
A38109	An pudebiteos illic discumbere, ubi vident Christum non pudere?
A38109	And have not, and do not our Sectaries write against the Assembly?
A38109	And how it came to passe, that Eaton, if he be no Independent, had the Reply to my Antapologie communicated to him to read and peruse?
A38109	And lastly, why was it not as well expressed, Those to whom I have committed my self unto in the Lord?
A38109	And what am I better then those learned Fathers, Augustine, Athanasius, and those first Reformers, Luther, Zuinglius, Calvin?
A38109	And what can think you will be issue of these things?
A38109	Annon ex praedicatione in nostra Ecclesia?
A38109	Another strain, Who hath gained?
A38109	Are they holyer and purer than hee?
A38109	At quonam modo serviunt Dominy Reges in timore, nisi ea quae contra Domini jussa fiunt, religiosa seueritate prohipendo?
A38109	But how do Kings serve the Lord with fear, unlesse it be by a religious severity forbidding those things which are against the commands of the Lord?
A38109	But it may be it will be said, What are the practices of some men, and matters of fact, to a way, it is arguments must convince men, not practices?
A38109	But what speak I of the Bishops and their Chaplains?
A38109	But wherefore do they not convince themselves by their owne experience?
A38109	Could hee divine of what hee had not read, nor knew not whether ever hee should reade, that there was ten times more behinde?
A38109	Cretensis, how can you answer it to God, to your Church, and to all men, to write such a manifest untruth?
A38109	Cretensis, how dare you say so, when as before three Justices of Peace upon oath these words were deposed against him?
A38109	Depart from me yee cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the Divel and his Angels?
A38109	Errours laid down in the Catalogue?
A38109	Et quibus dictum est, Servite Domino in timore;& c.?
A38109	How hath God dissipated and blasted the counsels of their Adversaries?
A38109	How hath he discovered all their treacheries?
A38109	I asked him who should preach to the people, and how they should be maintained, if they would have them have nothing?
A38109	I could tell you many a sad story of some that preach, pray, and prate, what not?
A38109	In the Bishops dayes we had many unlearned Ministers, and have we not now a company of Jereboams Priests?
A38109	Is it a shame for them to sit downe there where they see Christ is not ashamed?
A38109	Is it not to Kings?
A38109	Is it not true that such things were preached in London?
A38109	Master Burroughs saith, how happy should wee be, if wee might have them in a neere union with us?
A38109	Men say that Faith is supernaturall, but how can it be above nature to beleeve that which we see sufficient ground to beleeve?
A38109	Nonne Regibus?
A38109	Now are not these Errours, Heresies and Schismes, spots and blots in our Reformation?
A38109	O that we would once cease from man, for wherein is he to be accounted of?
A38109	Sed quare se non convincunt suo ipsorum usu?
A38109	That''t is lawfull for women to preach, and why should they not, having gifts as well as men?
A38109	Then where is your command to make that your Rule or Discipline, that can not reveal you God, nor give you power to walke with God?
A38109	There have been many blaspheming speeches, in a way of derision of the holy Ghost, calling it flabile numen, and asking what kinde of bird it was?
A38109	They can not deny but they first beleeved in Christ, before they made this separation from us: was not this from preaching in our Church?
A38109	Vnto whom this Sectarie replied, How will you prove the Scriptures to be the word of God?
A38109	What is become of the Arrians, Donatists, Novatians, Pelagians,& c?
A38109	What shall be given unto thee, or What shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
A38109	Whence is it that you are so suddenly led away unto another Gospell?
A38109	Whether is not that which I have related of Paul Best true?
A38109	Who hath given you so many victories, but the Independents?
A38109	Why do they therefore so perversly refuse the Word for some blemish of the externall calling, whose divine vertue they feele in their hearts?
A38109	You have destroyed Baal and his Priests; but have you been zealous against golden Calves, and the Priests of the lowest of the people?
A38109	and are not Sectaries strangely suffered, connived at, keeping open meetings in the heart of the City?
A38109	and now lately by a Ballad made of them, having a first and second part, wherein they are scoffed with the title of Black- bird Divines?
A38109	and that they were a better natured people then we, and said, why should not they enjoy the liberty of their Consciences?
A38109	and whether was not this discharging of the man a releasing of the man?
A38109	are any effectuall meanes used against them?
A38109	are not their mouthes full of such speeches?
A38109	are not these grown up, and dayly increase under you?
A38109	are they not the dead flies in the Apothecaries ointment, sending forth a stinking savour?
A38109	are they not the reproach and rejoycings of the common enemy?
A38109	as also Civill offices both of power and profit, yea, to have a pluralit ● e of places and offices?
A38109	be against a Toleration for the Saints?
A38109	being Saint Iudes raging waves of the Sea foaming out their own shame, wandring Stars to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever?
A38109	besides have you not read Englands Birthright, The Ordinance for Tythes Dismounted?
A38109	complain by word of mouth?
A38109	cum multis aliis?
A38109	do they not blemish and cast a dark shadow upon all the light part?
A38109	how dare you offer to do this wickednesse, and sin against God?
A38109	how long said they?
A38109	if they said they were ear and eye witnesses, yet if there were but one single witnesse, I have used to question, who else was present?
A38109	is it not a Book full of venom and malice against the Saints and faithful Servants of God, calling for fire and sword against the Saints?
A38109	is not this Persecution?
A38109	is your negative testimony without oath sufficient to disprove it?
A38109	non possunt inficiari quin prius in Christum crediderint, quam secerunt à nobis divortium; unde haec fides?
A38109	of affirming that story Mr. Edwards hath of one Nichols, to be false, be in any sense justified to be true?
A38109	or coming to London after some journey two or three months ago?
A38109	or since his last coming to London out of the Army abou ● twelve moneths ago?
A38109	the scandall of the weak, the blasing star of the times?
A38109	to whom he answered by our Saviour Christ?
A38109	were any of those monsters heard of heretofore, which are now common among us?
A38109	what is Cretensis become the Church?
A38109	what meetings have they had?
A38109	what strange words have they given out?
A38109	whether he be not a cloud without water, ● ● ourishes and shews without substance?
A38109	will you have your consciences, and shall not we enjoy ours?
A38109	will you never learn to be meek and lowly, to deny your passion, speak as a Lamb, and repent of your deeds?
A38109	would you be tolerated, and will not you tolerate us?
A38109	yea printing with* License their erroneous opinions, and daring to give into some of your hands such Books as''t is a shame to speak of?
A38109	☞ Alas, how sad is the destiny of Orthodox Christians, that no times will favour them?