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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	humour_n	nature_n	1,557	5	5.1825	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02530	Contemplations, the fifth volume. By Ios. Hall D. of D.; Contemplations upon the principall passages of the Holy Storie. Vol. 5	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1620 (1620)	STC 12657; ESTC S119069	104,952	514

Neither will he be any other then he is or measured by any rule but himselfe But what is this I see Satan himselfe with a Bible vnder his arme with a Text in his mouth It is written He shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee How still in that wicked One doth subtilty striue with presumption Who could not but ouer-wonder at this if hee did not consider that since the Deuill dared to touch the sacred bódy of Christ with his hand hee may well touch the Scriptures of God with his tongue Let no man henceforth maruell to heare heretikes or hypocrites quote Scriptures when Satan himselfe hath not spared to cite thē what are they the worse for this more then that holy body which he transported Some haue been poysoned by their meats drinks yet either these nourish vs or nothing It is not the letter of the Scripture that can carry it but the sence if we diuide these two wee prophane and abuse that word wee alledge And wherfore doth this foule Spirit vrgea Text but for imitation for preuention and for successe Christ had alledged a Scripture vnto him hee re-alledges Scripture vnto Christ At least wise he will counterfet an imitation of the Son of God Neither is it in this alone what one act euer passed the hand of God which Satan did not apishly attempt to second If we follow Christ in the outward action with contrary intentions wee follow Satan in following Christ Or perhaps Satan meant to make Christ hereby weery of this weapon As wee see fashions when they are taken vp of the vnworthy are cast of by the great It was doubtles one cause why Christ afterwards forbad the Diuell euen to confesse the truth because his mouth was a slander But chiefely doth he this for a better colour of his tentation He guilds ouer this falfe mettall with Scripture that it may passe currant Euen now is Satan transformed into an Angel of light and will seeme godly for a mischeife If hypocrites make a faire show to deceiue with a glorious lustre of holinesse we see whence they borrowd it How many thousand soules are betrayd by the abuse of that word whose vse is soueraigne and sauing No diuell is so dangerous as the religious diuell If good meate turne to the nourishment not of nature but of the disease we may not forbeare to feed but indeauour to purge the body of those euill humors which cause the stomach to worke against it selfe O God thou that hast giuen vs light giue vs cleare and sound eyes that we may take comfort of that light thou hast giuen vs Thy word is holy make our hearts so and then shall they finde that word not more true then cordiall Let not this diuine table of thine bee made a snare to our soules What can be a better act then to speake Scripture It were a wonder if Satan should doe a good thing well He cites scripture then but with mutilation and distortion it comes not out of his mouth but maymed and peruerted One peece is left out all misapplyed Those that wrest or mangle Scripture for their owne turne it is easie to see from what schoole they come Let vs take the word from the author not from the vsurper Dauid would not doubt to eate that sheep which hee pulled out of the mouth of the Beare or Lyon Hee shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee Oh comfortable assurance of our protection Gods children neuer goe vnattended Like vnto great Princes we walke euer in the midst of our guard though inuisible yet true carefull powerfull What creatures are so glorious as the Angels of heauen yet their maker hath set them to serue vs Our adoption makes vs at once great and safe Wee may be contemptible and ignominious in the eyes of the world but the Angels of God obserue vs the while and scorne not to wait vpon vs in our homeliest occasions The Sun or the light may wee keepe out of our houses the ayre we cannot much lesse these fpirits that are more simple and immateriall No walls no bolts can seuer them from our sides they accompany vs in dungeons they goe with vs into our exile How can wee either feare danger or complaine of solitarinesse whiles we haue so vnseperable so glorious companions Is our Sauiour distasted with Scripture because Satan mislaies it in his dish Doth he not rather snatch this sword out of that impure hand and beat Satan with the weapon which hee abuseth It is written Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord thy God The Scripture is one as that God whose it is Where it carryes an appearance of difficulty or inconuenience it needs no light to cleare it but that which it hath in it selfe All doubts that may arise from it are fully answered by collection It is true that God hath taken this care and giuen this charge of his owne he will haue them kept not in their sinnes they may trust him they may not tempt him hee meant to incourage their faith not their presumption To cast our selues vpon an immediate prouidence when meanes faile not is to disobey in steed of beleeuing God we may challenge God on his word we may not straine him beyond it wee may make account of what he promised we may not subiect his promises to vniust examinations and where no need is make triall of his power iustice mercie by deuises of our owne All the Diuels in hel could not elude the force of this diuine answer and now Satan sees how vainely he tempteth Christ to tempt God Yet againe for all this doe I see him setting vpon the Son of God Satan is not foyled when he is resisted neither diffidence nor presumption can fasten vpon Christ he shall be tryed with honor As some expert Fencer that challenges at all weapons so doth this great enemy In vaine shall we plead our skill in some if we faile in any It must be our wisdome to be prepared for all kinde of assaults As those that hold townes and forts doe not only defend themselues from incursions but from the cannon and the Pioner still doth that subtil Serpent trauerse his ground for an aduantage The Temple is not hye enough for his next tentation He therefore carryes vp Christ to the top of an exceeding high mountaine All enemies in pitcht fields striue for the benefit of the hill or riuer or winde or sunne That which his seruant Balac did by his instigation himselfe doth now immediately change places in hope of preuailing If the obscure country will not moue vs hee tries what the Court can do if not our home the Tauerne if not the field our closet As no place is left free by his malice so no place must be made preiudiciall by our carelesnesse and as wee should alwayes watch ouer our selues so then most when the oportunity carries cause of suspicion Wherfore is Christ caryed vp so high but for prospect If the kingdomes of the earth