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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	soul_n	spiritual_a	1,721	5	6.6792	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03419	A Christian caueat for al estates. Or A sermon, preached by that religious seruant of God, Master George Hockin, Bachelor of Diuinitie, Fellow of Excester Colledge, and preacher to the towne of Totnes in Deuon	Hockin, George, b. 1569 or 70.; I. C., fl. 1622.	1622 (1622)	STC 13542; ESTC S116598	26,164	49

For hee that forgetteth the Word of God will soone forget God and he that remembreth the Word will remember God the author of the Word Secondly wee haue the Sacraments which are tokens of Gods loue which should cause vs to remember God Thirdly the creatures should put vs in minde of God euery one representing either the power goodnesse or mercy of God euery tree and euery leafe euery flower and euery grasse euery stone nay euery sand doth set forth his goodnesse The greater is our sinne if we forget him hauing so many meanes to remember him Should a Sonne forget is Father who hath left him many tokens to remember him by If a Husband departing from home should leaue many Memorials with his Wife on euery Doore Wall and Poste a remembrance that shee can goe no where but shee must needes remember him yea if shee haue his Signet on her finger that so as often as shee lookes on her finger she may remember him how great were her fault to forget him or how were it possible not to remember him The Almighty God hath thus dealt with vs in the world which is his House hee hath left euery where remembrances If a Woman remember her Husband seeing his Ring she should remember God seeing her finger which his Finger made and her hands the worke of his Hands When I beheld the Heauens euen the workes of thy Fingers the Moone and the Starres which thou hast ordained Psal 8.3 Great benefits should cause vs remember God Reas 4 What maketh vs so to sinne but the forgetting of God therefore it is often said of the Israelites they forgate God and serued Baalim as if he should say they neuer would haue committed Idolatry if they had not forgotten God They haue peruerted their way and forgotten the Lord their God Ier. 3.21 The latter is the cause of the former and so forgetters of God are put for wicked men Now as forgetfulnesse of God causeth sinne witnesse Adulterers Drunkards and such like which will confesse they forgate God so the remembrance of God is the cause of obedience for hee that remembreth God will feare to offend him and endeauour to please him The vse of this point is for our instruction that Vse 1 wee should bee the more carefull to remember the Lord. First God commandeth it and Gods Commandements must be obeyed If he consent and obey he shall eate the good things of the Land Esay 1.19 Whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him because we keep his Commandements and doe those things which are pleasing in his sight 1. Iohn 3.22 If wee reade the Scriptures heare the Word blessed shall wee bee if we keepe it Blessed is hee that readeth and they that heare the words of the Prophecie and keepe those things which are written therein Reuel 1.3 Our Goods Cattell Corne and all things belonging to vs shall be blessed of God if we obey his voyce and doe as hee would haue vs yea our children shall bee blessed after vs Blessed is the vpright man and blessed shall his seede be after him Pro. 20.7 Yea as Dauid speaketh Blessed is the man that meditates in the Law of God day and night For he shall be like a Tree planted by the Riuers of Waters Psal 1 2 3. No good thing will the Lord withhold from them that liue vprightly Psal 84.11 On the contrary euen those things which in their owne nature are the good blessings of God shall be accursed of God And the Lord will in his wrath and in his hot anger curse our blessings This Commandement is for you If yee will heare and if yee will not lay it to heart to giue glory to my Name saith the Lord of Hostes. I will euen send a curse vpon you and I will curse your blessings yea I haue cursed them already because yee doe not consider it in heart Malach. 2.2 Secondly the promises which God hath made to such as remember him should be a meanes to stirre vs vp to remember him he hath promised to bee with his to the end of the world Matth. 28.20 Neuer to faile them nor forsake them Heb. 13.5 Hee promised to giue his Sonne the first begotten and the onely begotten Iohn 3.16 Luke 2.7 And in him what rare matter can we wish for which is not in him to be found Would wee haue Wisedome hee is the essentiall Wisedome of the Father the obiect of all true Wisedome which tendeth to saluation in him is our Wisedome not onely while wee walke by faith at home in this body but also when wee shall walke by sight with the Lord seeing him as he is All the treasure of Wisedome and Vnderstanding are hid in him Col. 2.3 Would we haue Righteousnesse he is essentially righteous as God in our name habitually and actually Righteous He is Iehouah our Righteousnesse Ier. 23.6 The Sunne of Righteousnesse that person which hath brought with him euerlasting Righteousnesse Would wee haue Redemption with him is great redemption Psal 130.7 Through him haue we redemption that is Forgiuenesse of our sinnes Col. 1.14 By him wee doe waite for the Redemption of our bodies Rom. 8.23 Christ was powerfull in the eternall prouidence of God before creation for our election powerfull in time appointed for our Vocation Iustification Sanctification powerfull for our perseuerance and finall consummation He is God what seeke wee Hee is God what desire wee This Sonne was promised and this Sonne is come God first promised protection from hurt in his seruice hee vndertakes to keepe damage from his while they are occupied in his seruice When all the Males should goe vp to Ierusalem thrice in the yeere and none but weake women and children left at home yet God doth vndertake that no enemie should haue the heart to breake in on them Exod. 34.24 Secondly God promiseth to bestow on vs euery thing that is good nay all good Thirdly God promiseth to his a cheerfull vse of all the good benefits vouchsafed them Did not Iosiah eate and drinke and prosper while hee executed iudgement and iustice Iere. 22.15 Godlinesse hath not onely the promises of this life but of the life to come 1. Tim. 4.8 He that giues the head giues haire also God giueth vs his Kingdome and Righteousnesse which are principall how should he not adde these inferiour things also which are but accessarie to the other God will not stand for small matters with them to whom he will giue heauen This God who is so gracious this God who is so glorious this God who is so mercifull and liberall must be remembred Thirdly the dangers which follow the forgetfulnesse of God should incite vs to remember God Such as forget God shall be punished Forgetfulnesse is a cause of first Spirituall punishment secondly of Corporall thirdly of Eternall It is a cause of spirituall punishment in the soule of corporall punishments in the body and of eternall both in body and soule at the day of Iudgement Vse 2 Secondly