Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	read_v	scripture_n	8,342	5	5.9261	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57719	Rouse his case truly stated and written with his own hand in Newgate, two days before his execution, to prevent any false reports : wherein he gives the world an account of the place and manner how he was taken ... of his defence for himself, how he was brought in guilty, sentence past : with a declaration against things charged upon him, and a confession of his faith, with his prayer for the church of God &c. : to which is annexed a letter to his wife from Newgate.	Rouse, John, d. 1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing R2047; ESTC R25105	11,386	19

heart full of Bowels especially since I am not like to see you or speak one word to you more in this World In General Fear God and keep his Commandments Remember each of you your Creator in your youth Particularly Above and before all other things mind the Duties of Religion God-ward as Prayer for what you shall want praise for what you have or shall receive Read the Holy Scriptures some part every day especially the Psalms Proverbs and the Epistles of St. Paul c. and therein that which concerns you and your practice Also other good Books particularly the lesser Catechisme and Bishop Vshers Grounds of Religion Neglect no Ordinance of God publick or private In Reading read a little at a time and read distinctly learn the 119 Psalm by heart 2. Be obedient and dutyful to your dear Mother and obey all her lawful Commands chearfully c. Read Col. 3.20 3. When you have Masters and Mistresses mind Col. 3.22 4. Submit to and pray for Kings and all you live under that under them you may live peaceable c. 5. Be kind and courteous to all persons 6. Avoid all evil wicked Company among all Company be Wise as Serpents Innocent as Doves when others Curse do you Bless pray for any that shall despitefully use you Read Matt. 5. 7. Be kindly affectionated one towards another do your utmost to build up one another for Heaven and next assist each other with what God shall give you of this World one may be Rich another Poor 8. Remember the Poor especially they of the Houshold of Faith if you have nothing to give them at least Pity or Pray for them that you can bestow at all times What you do do with a good Will and in Faith He that gives to the Poor Lendeth to the Lord. Now to Each of you a part And first to Betty thou art grown up its high time for thee to think of thy Duty towards God first next to thy tender Mother Come away from loose Wanton Girls studdy to serve and please thy Mother and ease her as much as may be in helping and looking after the Younger Give not thy Mother cause to complain of thy undutifulness and stubborness God make thee such another Elizabeth who with her Yoke-fellow walked in all the Commandments blameless Mary What I say to Betty I say to thee and God enable thee to chuse the better part John Thy Name fignifies Grace God furnish thee with all manner of Grace from the Fountain of Grace John 1.12 Remember as thou art the Elder and God spare thy Life as God shall enable thee I charge thee to mind thy Mother and Sisters Thomas be not thou faithless but believing what advice I give in general to all and in particular to thy Brother John I give to thee To that unborn at present whether Benony if a Boy or Mara if a Maid though thou never saw'st thy Father I lay the same Obligation upon thee as upon the rest in thy Capacity and so the God of Heaven and Earth keep and Bless each and all of you in Souls and Bodies and the Grace of God that appears teach you all that denying Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts you may live Soberly towards your selves Righteously towards Men and Godlily towards God in this present evil World Dated from the Prison of Newgate where I am under the Sentence of Death from Man upon the Account of High-Treason Sworn against me though Blessed be God under no Sentence of my Conscience within for designing or compassing the Death of his present Majesty whom God preserve or Levying Arms against his Royal person or Government yet as in duty bound do pray for my Enemies that God will not lay my Blood to their Charge And so I conclude Your Tender Loving Father a few hours before his Execution J. ROVSE FINIS