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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	life_n	write_v	3,155	5	5.4448	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93437	The doome of heretiques: or, A discovery of subtle foxes, who were tyed tayle to tayle, and crept into the Church to doe mischiefe. As it was delivered in a sermon at Wickham-Market in Suffolke, upon the fast day, being the 26 of May. 1647. / By Zeph: Smyth, minister of Gods Word. Imprimatur, Ia: Cranford, August 22. 1648.	Smyth, Zeph. (Zephaniah), fl. 1646-1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing S4363; Thomason E467_7; ESTC R204204	27,627	23

make his soule an offering for sinne hee shall see his seed he shall prolong his dayes and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand hee shall see the travaile of his soule and shall be satisfied so Job 3.24 Hee will mercy on him and say deliver him that hee goe not downe into the pit for I have received a Ransome for him If the Father hath received a Ransome hee will most certainely deliver such that they goe not downe into the pit So that if Christ had ransomed all as the Pelagians affirme then all must be saved but it is plaine in Scripture that but a few are saved and as plaine that Christ ransomed onely the elect and that only the elect shall bee saved by Christ as Rom. 8.30 Whom hee predestinated that is them whom he predestinated to life them hee called and whom hee calleth he justifies and whom he justifies them he also glorifies 3. Use Is for examination Did God of old ordaine men to condemnation then wee should every one of us examine whether we be in an estate of salvation When wee heare some shall perish me thinks every one should put it to the question whether I am one of then When Christ said one of you shall betray me every one began to question is it I so when you heare some shall perish mee thinks every one should be ready to ●●y is it I oh I pray God it may not be I. How should this put you on to give all diligence to make your calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 Object But how shall I know I am none of those that God did ordaine to condemnation Answ Whom God hath elected and whom he hath rejected wee know not as I told you b●●●●e neither is it necessary that wee should know but yet thou mayst know for thy owne particu●er that God hath predestinated thee to life First by thy effectual 〈◊〉 those that he predestinated to life them he called I meane not a bare outward call but an inward call by the word and Spirit When God doth not onely by his word say to a poore soule as Christ did to Mathew when he sate at the receipt of the cusion●● but inables the soule to arise and follow him as Matthew arose and followed Christ Matthew 9.9 It is a calling the soule from sinne from amongst the rest of the world unto Iesus Christ and inables the soule to follow Christ examine thy selfe Hath the Lord thus effectually called thee that thou hast left all to follow Christ this is a signe thou wert predestinated for whom hee predestinateth them he also calleth Rom. 8.30 Secondly hast thou true saving faith justifying faith whom he predestinated to life hee works faith in them Acts 13.48 So many as were ordained to eternall life beleeved When God hath a people to call home to himselfe he either brings them to the meanes or the meanes to them and those that doe belong to the election of grace beleeve and the rest are hardned Hast thou this saving faith not a fancied faith a dead faith an easie faith but saving faith such a faith as was wrought in thee by the word and Spirit with power such a faith as was not in the power to give nor in thy power to receive untill God inabled thee by his Spirit then thy faith doth evidence to thee that thou art ordained to life for whom hee cals he justifies Rom 8.30 And wee are justified by faith Rom. 5.1 Not that the essence of faith justifies for it is the righteousnesse of Christ justifies but faith justifies instrumentally in that it layes hold upon that which justifies the righteousnesse of Christ 3. Whom hee predestinates to li●e as hee calls them and justifies them so he sanctifies and glorifies them this sanctification is begun in this life God predestinates his people unto holinesse He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that wee should be holy and without blame before him Eph. 1.4 This sanctification is begun here and shall be perfect in glory examine hast thou this evidence of thy election thy sanctification Art thou holy Is thy life holy Doest thou walke exactly as the grace of God which brings Salvation teacheth to deny ungodlinesse and worldly lusts and to live holily righteously and soberly in this present world Tit. 2.11 This is another evidence of thy election 4. Use Is Consolation to all such as finde upon examination that they have good evidence of their election all such as God have let read their names in the the Booke of life you may goe home and rejoyce and take strong consolation because God hath predestinated you to life and your names are written in Heaven and if hee hath predestinated you to life and writ your names in Heaven Who shall be able to blot them out againe None in Heaven or Earth shall ever be able to blot out thy name out of the Booke of life therefore let us say with Paul What shall seperate us from the love of God Rom. 8.35 All that men and Devills can doe cannot separate thee from Gods love nothing that ever hath been is or shall be that can separate thee from Gods love There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Iesus Rom. 8.1 God hath decreed thy salvation and Gods decree shall stand let men and Devils say what they will to the contrary Psal 33.11 The Counsell of the Lord shall stand for evermore It is as possible for God to deny himselfe as it is possible for thee to perish for We are kept saith the Apostle by the power of God through faith to salvation 1 Pet. 1.5 And therefore as our Saviour Christ said to the seventie Luke 10.20 Rojoyce not that the Spirits are subdued unto you but rather rejoyce that your names are written in Heaven So say I and more rejoyce not onely that your names are written in Heaven but rejoyce that your names are written in Heaven and can never be blotted out againe Secondly as I would have you rejoyce so I would have you also humble Why did God predestinate thee to life what because hee saw thee better then others or because of unseen m●rits or workes no surely before Iacob and Esau had done good or evill saith the Lord Iacob have I loved Esau have I hated They were two in one wombe and God chose the one and refused the other to shew to us that it is of his free mercy and grace according to his good pleasure I knew saith the Lord thou wouldst transgresse from the wombe Isay 48.8 And I called thee a transgressour from the wombe And Amos the 9.7 Were yee not as the Ethiopians unto mee saith the Lord So May not the Lord say of thee thou art a damned Creature it was I that saved thee thou wert a lost Creature it was I found thee thou had'st destroyed thy selfe it was I said Thy help in is me thou layest in thy bloud and filthinesse and