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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	husband_n	wife_n	1,655	5	6.9646	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14199	The voyce of the cryer Containing 1. A denunciation of Gods iudgements. 2. An inuitation to repentance to preuent the same. Deliuered in two sermons by Alexander Vdny B. in Diuinity, and chaplaine to his Maiestie in ordinary, and minister of the Gospell at Hauking in Kent.	Udny, Alexander, minister of Hauking in Kent.	1628 (1628)	STC 24513A; ESTC S114880	80,029	113

heart wherein iustly they should be giuen vp if they continued fruitlesse Thirdly that externall separation from God his Angels Saints and all happinesse at the generall fearefull and terrible day of Iudgement Hence three things may be gathered First that the Preaching of Gods word is the cause of separation and diuision amongst men a thing wonderfull and yet most true it separateth betwixt the gold and the grosse betwixt the Sheepe and the Goates betwixt the Wheat and the Chaffe it maketh the father against the sonne and the son against the father Mat. 10.34 and thinke not saith our Sauiour that I come to send peace on earth I come not to send peace but a sword Paul was a persecuter he was in great credit and estimation but when he became a Preacher he was persecuted from place to place the word bringeth to light and discouereth some to be hypocrites which both had deceiued themselues and others what diuision and separation did this make in the primitiue Church in this Land in the dayes of Queene Mary in France at this day take one example for all the Apostle Paul hauing preached vnto the Iewes at Rome some were perswaded with the things which were spoken some beleeued not Acts 24.24 I might instance diuers other examples touching this operation of the Word in making diuision betwixt neighbours brothers parents and children husband and wife yea betwixt a man and himselfe So that the Word preached as it doth confirme Gods children it he weth downe hypocrites and discouereth what they are The Causes hereof are not in the Preaching of the Word for the Sunne is all one that shineth vpon pleasant Gardens and vpon stinking Dunghils the fire all one which hardneth the Clay and softneth the Waxe the Word all one that is preached to the godly and vngodly but in respect of the difference which is betwixt the hearers The godly heare it and bring forth good fruit the wicked heare it and remaine fruitlesse so it heweth them downe The wicked not perceiuing the benefit which may bereaped by the word but hating it pleasing their sinfull desires and so coutemning it remaine ignorant of the vse of it and so are iustly cut downe Whence I inferre first that notwithstanding of this hewing downe of this separation and diuision which the Gospell worketh yet it is most needfull to be preached for it is better that hypocrites be discouered and hewne downe then remaine in close they should both depriue themselues and others yea and there be a separation betwixt such as are by the most strict bonds of nature coupled together that some of them might be saued then that continuing in worldly friendship all should perish Secondly that not the Gospell or Ministery of Gods word is the cause of our hewing do we but our contempt thereof disobeying the same which I speake for this end because many blame the Gospell for all these hurts which befall them as Master Latimer noteth in one of his Sermons Vpon a time saith he the people of Sandwicke met together to consult about the season why their towne was more ouer blowne with Sand in few yeares then it was of a long time before an old man answered that he did remember that there was no steeple nye but since there were the same might come vpon that occasion whereby he ment that preaching of Gods word might be the cause as assuredly many wrongfully imagine touching other things The Vses of this point are three fold For consolation vnto the children of God howsoeuer that by the preaching of the word hypocrites shall be hewne downe yet they shall be safe The Gospell is the power of God vnto saluation to all them that beleeue it is to them the sauour of life vnto life If we belong vnto God the word of God shall be profitable vnto vs if we receiue it with meeknesse it is able to saue our soules Gods children by the word bring forth good fruit some thirty sixty and a hundred fold Gods word doth worke in them sorrow for finne humiliation an auoiding of the occasions of sinne a labour to performe the workes of pietie and godlinesse and may we not much reioyce when we performe those things For Instruction the cleare shining of the Gospell doth gall and torment wicked men which is a signe they did neuer feele the power of Gods spirit within them working for their conuersion Of those men there are two sorts the one more publike the other more priuate Some publikely fight against God with a stretched out Arme and a stiffe necke as Pharaoh Who is the Lord saith hee that I should know him Others goe more subtilly to worke are more politicke then the former They are fauourites of the Gospell whilst there is prosperity and peace The Galathians esteemed of Paul as an Angell of light the towne of Millan was so affected to Ambrose that rather they would loose their liues then their Bishop Dauid had friends yet the case is altered the Galathians fall away Ambrose not so much respected Dauid by such as bare him fare formerly persecuted Moses was not at all times esteemed alike when Christ turned the water into Wine and fed the people by hundreds and thousands all was well then he was called Rabbi and Rabboni then they would make him a King c. but when hee said they are of their father the Diuell then away with him crucifie him Paul now called Mercurius by and by a murtherer these our dayes are full of such whilst there is peace then they feeme religious when trouble commeth they not onely reuolt but persecute such as are truely religious It is true that the children of God being asleepe left vnto themselues for a time may be offended at the word preached who therfore are by the preachers of Gods word to be roused from their securitie that they may perceiue their errour rouzed I say by the terrour threatned out of the Law of God if they haue a long time continued in the course of godlinesse or otherwise if they be but nouices in the schoole of Christ by a more milder course but they doe not so continue they repent they are sorry they are grieued for the same where as the wicked remaine still so yea daily grow worse and worse and therefore shall be hewne downe Secondly that such as remaine fruitlesse and will not be reformed shall be giuen ouer vnto the hardnesse of their owne heart and left vnto their owne deserued condemnation This is a terrible punishment a fearefull hewing downe which proceedeth from the contempt of Gods word when the wicked haue had the outward Ministerie of Gods word for a long time and God hath by it called them to repentance offering grace and saluation vnto them if they doe not embrace it but continue in their back wardnesse and rebellion then the Lord by hardnesse of heart hewing them downe he maketh their hearts fat so that hearing they doe not heare seeing they