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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lord_n	time_n	write_v	3,171	5	5.3797	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43847	The poor widows mite, cast into the Lord's treasury wherein are contained some reasons in the justification of the meetings of the people of God called Quakers with an approbation of several truths held by them, and the ground of dark persecution discussed / written by a woman of the south, who came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of him that is greater than Solomon, and doth a far off behold the happy estate of his friends and servants who stand continually before him, to hear and receive wisdom from him, who is the true Emanuel, now left it should be counted a libel or any should think we dare for own it in the world, I have subscribed my name.	Hincks, Elizabeth.	1671 (1671)	Wing H2050; ESTC R20070	37,177	47

is Gods Candlestick in which his Candle 's set And lighteth those be in the House and is for others yet The Woman having lost her piece of silver sought with pain And when that she had found it out t' her Neighbours cryes amain Contented not within her self these favours up to frowl But she must tell to others to what is done for her Soul This was the Sheep that went astray into the Wilderness But the good Shepherd he is come and brought it to the rest Oh therefore Neighbours neighbours come let us rejoyce together And praises in his House let 's sing for ever and for ever This is the HIVE also to which the BEES do honey bring Which they do gather from God's Flowers there they together sing Which is to him a savory thing and pleasant to his Heart Because 't is what comes from himself in us he doth it dart This is the Sacrifice of god which in them doth arise Being from broken contrite hearts God will it not despise Hither the Virgins Wise also are altogether come Each having Oyl in his Vessel tho in their Lamps burns some These Lamps being altogether trim'd they do make a great Light Which is the brightness of Gods Love held forth to Peoples sight To this bright rising all must come which is as Heavens Gate And with Oyl in their Vessels wait lest they do come too late This is the place that is dreadful in which Gods presence is Were two or three together be to praise the Name that 's his This needs must be the House of God where Angels do descend And those that meet in Gods pure fear he doubtless will defend This is not any New thing now as if 't had never been But this hath been in in Ages past as plainly hath been seen This is the House that David lov'd even the dwelling place Wherein Gods honour still remains in hearts full fraught with Grace And David bud all here to come and that with one accord Who God did fear to them he 'll tell the goodness of the Lord. What for his Soul the Lord had done which he for him did save Which was the Branch of Jesse Stem and rais'd him from the Grave Because he would not suffer him being his holy One That ought to him belonging should ere see corruption Therefore for this doth Davids Preach and to the living tell In the great Congregation of Saints that do excel In whom was only his delight which faithful were and true And that in Virtue did excel whose hearts God had made New These are the Living Waters which are both the last and first Therefore must all that seek for Life come here to quench their thirst Without money and without price Come ye do buy and eat Both Wine and Milk Why do you spend money for that 's no meat And your Labour also for that which doth not satisfie For it is not the Bread of Life therefore you eat and dye But hark with diligence to God oat ye that which is good And let your Soul delight it self in fatness it s own food Incline your ear yea come and hear and then your Souls shall live The Covenant sure of Mercy pure of David he will give Our Meetings they do witness Him that must the People lead And he is our Commander to our Peace Light Life and Bread Thus being met in Gods pure fear we then the Cysterns are Which he of living water clear doth send to us from far And therefore from this evil to when that it doth appear All People we advise to come from Cysterns are not clear For these be such Men to themselves who have forsook the Lord Hewed the which no Water will of Life to them afford These Meetings also Malachy did speak of in his time Wherein they that did fear the Lord and were all of one mine Vnto each other oft did speak to which the the Lord gave ear And then a Book of remembrance he wrote as doth appear For that they are and shall be his for ever he 'll them spare As Man doth spare his serving Son for they are Jewels rare These Meetings then were also kept in such an evil time When none but th' wicked were set up for goodness was a crime The Proud were then the Happy oalld wicked workers set up Yet then Gods People they did Meet tho Sufferings were their Cup. Bethesdas Pool a figure was of this our Meeting Place Whereas both Lame and Blind must wait for Gods descending Grace And in much patience wait his Will till that the Angel move And the Waters with virtue fill to heal this is Gods Love And therefore be not too hasty but wait upon Gods leasure For all Infirmities he heals and therein taketh pleasure Samarias Mountain t is likewise wherein is Jacobs Well Which springs forth to 〈◊〉 Life of this many can tell Here is the true Ho-ly Water of Life both pure and clear This is not that the Pope doth make wherewith he men doth jear But this is that that God doth give whereof when men do drink Out of their Belly Rivers flow much more than they can think Here when Gods People they do Meet whose zeal is as a flame Which maketh oft their hearts to burn wh●… declares his Fame Of which the Scripture it is full yet is a Book that 's seald Which neither learnt nor unlearned to any hath reveald For the Veil being or'e their heart when Moses he is read How then can they know Christs own day though it be prophesi'd Though precept upon precept be yet they are nere the near And Line upon line they see not being without Gods Fear Of this Isaiah did complain and grievd for in his time This was the cause of Ignorance and darkness of the mine A sinful Nation he them call'd a seed of evil-doers Who had the Lord forsaken and in corrupt wayes were goers So laden with iniquity those things they did not know Which daily unto them was read their Veil did blind them so For Rulers they of Sodom were which is the Earthly Power Inhabitants of Gomorrah which cloggs them every hour So all these wicked worldly things that are set in the heart Must all with Gods pure fire be burnt though man do feel the smart Yea be moved out of its place by Gods Almighty Power For this same power of God alone will all of it devour And this Word-fire the virtue hath not only for to burn But give Light Life yea Heat and Power to them that of it learn And therefore tho dark cold and dead without power or strength Yet come to this Light Living-Word 't will raise you all at length We therefore in our Meetings have known this Refiners fire Which is to take off all the dross from it do not retire For as in outward fire we see when coals abroad be spread The Light the Life and Heat goes out and all comes to be dead But when