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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	lord_n	see_v	3,711	5	3.5921	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08768	Reasons of a fast, appoynted by the Commission of the General assemblie to bee kept through all the kirks of this kingdom, on the Lords day; December 22, 1650.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1650 (1650)	Wing C4251B; ESTC R171358	7,559	18

of them great willingnes and readines to bestow tyme and payns vpon things worldly even vanityes trifls than on these preferring the interests of creatures to the interests of Christ and not giving Him the preheminence above al by the readines which appears in people in tymes of tryall to cōply with sinful courses to the prejudice of Christs causs and the hazarding of their own peace with God for maintayning their case temporary safety and worldly commodities rather then to deny themselves take vp their cross and follow Him 3 Not receiving of Christ nor making vse of Him as He is held foorth in the Gospell in His fulnes of grace nor living in fayth by Him more especially in Not receiving and making vse of His free gifted and imputed Righteousnes for Iustification acceptation befor God and for peace of cōscience while as most part securely rest on meer outward church priviledges many confyde in their own Morall Honestly performances and Duetyes So going about to establish their own Righteousness and following Duetyes this way to make their Peace and Reconciliation there by with GOD AND even the Best Professours no not so purely inteirly rest on his righteousnes as the Gospell requyreth as well appear by these things amongst many others heartless fears miss-be-lieff I carring to apply Christ and to make vse of the promises not rejoicing in Christ and His propitiation with humility when there is a discovery challenges and apprehensions of want short comming failing of duetyes which in effect is in a degree and in part an establishing our own righteousness and not submitting to the Righteousness of GOD. Not making vse of Christ for Sanctification according to the promises of the Covenant and not acting in a way of dependence on Him in al the performances of our common Christian calling and of particular lawful vocations for direction quickning strength to mortify corruptions to every duety and to carry vs through agaynst discowragements tentations but acting only or most part by the strength of our own wits abilityes and payns In not making vse of the Mediation and intercession of Christ in approaching to the Throne of Grace in prayers supplications and thanksgivings while as many doeth neglect prayer altogether albeit they have some course of performancce of this duety yet knoweth not what it is to put their prayers vp to GOD thorow the Mediator tho they may perhaps name His Name but doth as that Uzziah who would offer incense himself neglecting the high priest and even believers themselves doth not directly distinctly and steadfastly in their approaches to God eye Christ to offer in al their service through Him nor do come with that humble boldness and full assurance of fayth in God as a Father where with the intercession of Christ warrandeth them to come Heb. 10.19.20 21 22 4 Not walking as becometh the Gospell of Christ in Righteousnes godlines and sobriety many not-with-standing their profession of the gospell and claming interest in Christ and His grace yet living loose profane godless carnall and earthly in their way in effect turning the grace of God vnto wantoness securety and taking liberty to sin because grace doth abound And even best not so constrayned with the love of Christ to live to Him who dyed for them not stryving to keep the thoughts of the love of Christ and the free grace of God in Him vpon their hears so fresh constant as they should be to keep thē watchfull tender zealous enlarged for God and His Honour 6. In relation to the operations of the Spirit wherein the Gospel is the Ministration maketh it effectuall as 1 Profane mocking miscalling mis-interpreting the tender acurat wolking of the Godly in the wayes of God as vnnecessary and prowd precyseness And their Spirituall exercyses as fantastickness melancholy or madness Which is a horrible sin sib to that which is vnpardonable yet very frequent amongst carnall and naturall people 2 The meer naturall and morall way of living in a civill honesty and sitting down contented therewith of the most part of people not labouring in their conversation to walk after the Spirit i. e. upon Spirituall Principles according to the Spirituall Rule of Gods revealed Will in His Word nor for Spiritual ends the Honour of God Glory and immortality 3 Not observing and yeelding vnto the knocking 's of the Spirit whereby Christ maketh tender to come in to hearts that He may sup with them and they with Him resisting and quenching His motions whereby He stirreth vp to Duetyes stiffling or putting by His challenges whether in publick or secret which tendeth to repentance humiliation or with-draw-ing from sin not being tender of His presence and consolations to entertayn the same but grieving Him by mispryzing them refusing them careless walking in not attending on His direction and guiding in giving way to known sinfull thoughts and lustings in a continued tract altho not growing vp to a full accomplishing of them and sometymes in giving way even to grosser out-breakings and in not watching agaynst predominant corruptions whereof even the best are much guilty 4 Not delighting in nor improving Spiritual company and spirituall exercises 7 Of Ministers in relation to their preaching of the Gospell as 1 Many not labouring to sett foorth the Excellency of Christ in His Person Offices and the vnsearchable Riches of His Grace the new Covenant and the way of living by Fayth in Him nor making this the mayn and chief Theme and matter of their preaching as did the Apostle 1. Cor. 3.2 2. Cor. 4.5 Coloss 1.28 Nor preaching other things with a relation to Christ To wit Not preaching convictions reprooffs discoveries of sin and of short commings in Duetyes and threatnings to leade to Christ to pryze Him the more highly and to embrace Him the more earnestlie especially for justification and pressing Duetyes in a meer legall way not urging them as by the authority of Gods Commandements so from the love of Christ the grace of the Gospell nor poynting and directing people to their furniture for them in Christ often tymes craving hard but giving nothing wherwith to pay 2 What they preach of Christ and the matters of the Gospell not preaching the same in a Gospell way whereof See 1. Cor. 3. from the beginning at length 3 Not commending as they ought neither their own work whether of meditation or delyverie nor their hearts to Christ that He might give the increass but going about the work either altogether in their own strength or much that way 4 Often tymes not speaking because they believe and many not seeking for communion with Christ in their own personall estate and to feele the power of the Word vpon their own hearts that they might speak so These branches of contemning and abusing of the Gospell are thought fitt for the better Information of all to bee held foorth at this tyme as beeing most obvious recommending with all to Ministers to apply themselues to make a more full and particular discovery thereof as is not doubted but they will do according to their wisdom and vnderstanding in the Gospell and the experience they have by observation of their own hearts and of the wayes and consciences of people It is also found needfull and appoynted that in reguard it is not one or two but many provocations of the people of God in this Land which have drawn on the present sad calamities and judgements and that the servants of God tho they have condescended vpon many sinnes of the King and his Family of Iudicatories and of the people as vndoubted Causes thereof yet are perswaded that there is need of a further discovery Therfore vpon the foresayd day of Humiliation at other tymes both in publick and private earnest supplications to be made to God for light and unanimity to His servants in this matter that the causes of Gods wrath being more fully and throughly seen and the hearts of al humbled accordingly befor God wee may bee yet sett in a Way to fynd the Lords Mercy in due tyme. 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