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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	sin_n	world_n	1,507	5	4.7924	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80028	Divine blossomes. A prospect or looking-glass for youth: wherein and whereby he may plainly behold and see a supereminency and super-excellency of grace and religion, beyond the worlds honor, glory, fame, repute, pleasure, joy, delight, love,. [sic] And all other lower accomodations whatsoever. Laid down to youth by exciting parallel between [brace] earths honor carnal pleasure inordinate love [brace] and [brace] heavens glory and spiritual pleasure divine love. Under every of which particulars, the author exemplarily expresseth himself in a varied verse. / Composed by a hearty wel-wisher to the youthful generation, Francis Cockin, alias Cokayne.	Cockin, Francis.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4873; Thomason E1652_1; ESTC R209121	43,716	131

lend an Eare To me and I 'l thee some few precepts give Be sober minded then attend and heare Some rules I 'l set thee down whereby to live First guard thy heart with double diligence And let thine eye therein have residence 56. And being sober then strait look about For matter wherewithall t' employ thy mind Rouze up thy self give slavish thoughts the rout Let sor did lusts within thee no place find Read sacred writ and meditate thereon Be ruminating ever thereupon 57 That loose licentious Lusts may finde no room No place for entertainment in thy Soul That when according to their wont they come Thy minds imployment may their course controul Oppose an Evil and it sha'n't orecome thee Resist the Devil and he will fly from thee 58 When saucy mirth or any wanton lust Doth proffer thee a greeting any more Tell 'em you know 'em not and that you must Have no acquaintance with them as before You had unto your cost when they did fool Your noble spirit bearing in it rule 59 Tell 'em that now you 'ave found a better Master And nobler service for to pitch upon You 'l seek to spare where you have been a waster And will not do as you before have done When they do knock tell 'm you a'n't at leisure To let 'em in but bid 'em wait your pleasure 60 And sure I am that such like entertaiment As this will cause bold Sin to hang its ears These words or others of the like concernment Maintain'd with heart sincere ardent Prayers Will make the Devil in thee hide his face Will overcome him make him quit the place 61 And then Christ Jesus and his glorious Train By his Soul-sanctifying Spirit will Enter thy heart set up his Throne and reign And all his blessed Pleasure there fulfill He 'll enter then who is the Prince of Peace Triumphing gloriously will make Sin cease 62 And as before thy Soul was a foul Cage Of unclean Birds a Stie of nasty Devils Hells Council-Chamber and thy Acts Hells Stage Whereon thou didst display all inbred Evils Now 't is become the Palace of a King The King of Glory blest in every thing 63 Where Devils did in consultation sit As they do always about acts unclean Malicious hellish mischiefs which to beget Not yet brought in action to be seen There Gods bless'd Spirit Now doth counsel give Unto the Soul disport it self and live 64 Note this young Man peruse well the expression Me thinks ' tshould thy hot bloud convert to slames JEHOVAH will not onely take possession And dwell in thee but also Son thee names He 'll be thy Father thou shalt be his Son Learn at all times to say Thy will be done 65. But that 's not all though that 's a glorious favour To be a child to the eternal God I 'le walk in thee Oh here 's a speech doth favour Of more then making with thee an abode My self I 'le joy refresh disport delight In thee sayes the allglorious God of might 66. For what doth walk speak less then recreation Delight refreshment not excluding joy As also oft 't is Soul accommodation Which senses here don 't Scripture truth destroy For Scripture doth the same to us commence What not in the same words yet in the sense 67. But one thing more youth let me hint unto thee From this same text now I have touch'd upon God sayes he 'l dwel in thee then let it woo thee To say to Hell Avaunt to sinne Begone For he and sin in one heart cannot dwel No more then thou can'st live at ease in Hell 68. I 'l walk in thee the which expression speaks As well as joy that he 'l take notice too Of all thy acts and all those private tricks That thou in secret undescry'd dost do He that is alwayes walking round about A house can't chuse but see what 's done throughout 69. But to come closer to the thing in hand I 'le put it to thee youngling for to judge Whether herein or sinne most joy doth stand Peace this attending too but sinne a scourge Sinne leads the Soul a dance I sigh to tell It here begins but ends i' th' lowest Hell 70. Moreover youngling I can tell thee this That that which makes sin lively to appear And doth bewitch thy Soul thereon nought is But those same borrowed garments she doth wear That she hath stolen from vertue whose they are As 't will hereafter plainly appear 71. There 's but a painted strumpet that doth lure All persons void of understanding to her Saw ye her in her night cloaths I am sure She would affright ye and you 'd cease to woo her She 's deckt in vertues robes and so she 's fine Yet at the best she 's but a painted shrine 62. But if vaine pleasures must thy Mistris be And have the service of thy best affection Then thou to bed with her must sure be Nor canst thou that deny since in subjection To her thy Soul doth live and acts her will And all her heads dost faithfully fulfill 73. Should I describe the Bed and the place where The Bed is made 't would task my Muse too hard But look where Devils dwell the place is there The Bed it self cann't be by me declar'd 'T is sulphurous flames 't is torments sharp and fell 'T is gnawing Conscience in a word 't is Hell 74. One word more youngling wilt thou sell thy sight Or wilt thou for a price part with the light What wilt thou ask for this thy breathing right Or take the world to be bought out of quite I know thy answer to these very well For ten worlds worth thou none of these canst sell 75. And I beleeve thou dost abhor the thought Of valuing of those with any thing Nay I beleeve thy Soul with sorrows fraught When any doth these into question bring I know young man that here thou art so nice Thou loath'st to hear these valued at a price 76. But forasmuch as none these things may mention Unto thee Heark I 'le tell thee in thine ear And tell thee truth for that 's my hearts intention Thou overlov'st these yet not count'st them dear For why thou spend'st them on thy mistris Pleasure And lavishly dost waste them out of measure 77 Nay thou dost sell a Pearl worth all of these More precious Gems thou part'st with for her sake Than I can utter that whoever sees That dangerous course that thou dost for her take Cann't chuse but say Thou wastes thy strength and sight Most wickedly and so deserv'st no light 78. More plainly is the light a pleasant thing That thou'dst not be depriv'd of for a world Then part with Sin for else it will thee bring Into perpetual darkness to be hurl'd Thou shalt for evermore part with the light And be included in perpetual night 79. Thy sight is precious to thee ' cause the light Doth pleasant objects unto it unfold But know in