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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	great_a	life_n	4,189	5	4.5290	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65478	The voyce of him that is escaped from Babylon Reasons given forth to all sober minded people, why I departed from the ministry of those called ministers of parishes; and why I departed from the ministry of those called Anabaptists; and why I have, and what I have contended for, some years past.	West, Robert, b. ca. 1613.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1391; ESTC R217331	15,883	20

you are laid in grave as you do dye so shall you rise the dead in sin cannot him praise a woeful day for you 't will be who from your sins are not set free O take my counsel I you pray and turn to the light the true way which in you is as he hath bin the thing that doth reprove for sin but if you will not turned bee yet of your blood now am I free who am a witnesse for truths sake that he would save you from the lake but force you he will not for why to him that way is Tyranny his ways are equal and in love to all for he doth all reprove that is his witnesse and 't will stand for it is greater then that of John the works he doth is a signe he would you save he is so kind And thus of you my leave I take who have written this for your sake with this my prayer for you all who yet are living in the Fall O Father dear in Christ appear to them that sin annoyes That they with me may be set free to praise thy name with joyes Written by R. W. and sent from the Devizes in love for the use of all Since the writing of this before mentioned I was pressed in spirit to write this following that men might learn and know that Zion and her Converts are two for matter before they are married and when they are married or given unto the Lord they are one in you with him but not in time of being for they was made and begotten in time Here followeth the Testimony of him that is come unto Mount Zion shewing what it is singly considered before God did light it or man is joyned to it written for the use of all those that asketh the way to Zion with their faces thitherward Mount Zion or the heavenly Jerusalem for matter is spirit but not the spirit of God or Christ for Zion or Jerusalem ●●a 14. 32. Heb. 11. 10. is founded or made and the maker of it is God Now that which is founded or made had a beginning therefore not made of God but by God for if it had been made of God or of the divine nature Christ then no part of it could have been defiled Now the spirit that is found in mankind is part of it to wit Zion as the body of mankind is part of the Earth so that the spirit in man by mankind is not begotten but gave and found in man by God as it is written yet had he the residue Mal. 2. 15. Eccles 12. of the spirit as saith Malachi Now the spirit of man may be defiled but the divine spirit cannot therefore saith the Apostle the wicked toucheth him not So then Jerusalem that is above which is free is the mother of mens spirits and the Zech. 12. 1. spirit in mankind that giveth life to his body is the daughter Psal 85. 5● of Zion which is one for matter before defiled or when it s purged and brought again into a Virgin state therefore every one that is begotten by the word of God and born again is begotten in and born of the spirit and so as it 's written of Zion its true to wit that this and that man was born in her † Mark that which is bor● in Zion is tha● which was born and tha● was man fo● the divine nature was not begotten again but ma● was begot an● born again and that in Zion Again if it should be man● spirits that 's begotten again and given unto the Lord then 〈◊〉 would be sh● that 's given unto the Lord but now its h● that is give● unto the Lord● Isa 33. 14● Num. 5. 2● 12 14. for he is born in a measure of the same now a measure of the same in a particular is called by the name of the same without him which cannot be comprehended by a particular man For example the measure of Christ in man is called Christ now all the Sons of men cannot contain him for he is the expresse Image of his Fathers person incomprehensible above all and through all the life of the spirit in us that gives life to our body now before any man can be born again his mind must be purged which will not be except it be turned to the light in him and he abide its purging which is done by Judgment and burning therefore the Hypocrite will not keep his mind to the light because it is a fire but cryeth out when his minde is in Zion to wit his spirit Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings and so flyeth the Judgment of the Gospel by which the Saints are Judg●d and purged Now untill the minde and conscience and spirit of a man be purged it cannot enter into its Mother Zion but is shut out without the City Miriam when Leprous and the Lepers of Israel is its figures Now that which separates between the clean and the unclean is the Lord who is a fire round about Zion or Jerusalem which is free from sin A song of Zion gave forth by a son of Zion that men might know the gates of Zion which the Lord loveth more then all the dwellings of Jacob. 1 The glory of the Lord is come on Zion it doth shine The brightnesse of it doth surmount the Sun for it 's divine 2 Which makes my mother for to be● most glorious in his sight And all her Children holy ones which is the Lords delight 3 Upon her head there is a Crown that will not fade nor swerve Most glorious for to behold for it is of Twelve Starrs 4 And underneath her feet there is a moon sometime doth shine Which into blood turned shall be for it was not divine 5 But in Zion the Lord will dwell for he hath chosen she A wall of fire round about to her the Lord will be 6 If that her new name you will know and of her children dear When she on earth is manifest 't will be The Lord is there 7 Within this City safety is from sorrow death and pain On it the heat of Sun lights not nor on it cometh rain 8 Though it no Ravenous beast doth passe as Lyon Wolfe and Bear So that in her all safe they are there is no cause of fear 9 Her waters clear as Crystal glasse most lovely to behold Her street is rich and glorious for it is of fine Gold 10 No Ship in her doth passe with sayle nor gallion with ores The Merchants of great Babylon cometh not near her shores 11 A tree of life within her is most lovely is his root Whose leaves are green continually bearing twelve manner fruit 12 For healing of the Nations are the leaves of this tree To give knowledge of salvation to all he is so free 13 Most glorious things are spoken of the City of our God But how may man now enter in to setle his abode 14 There is no way but by the gates the wall