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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	good_a	sin_n	7,176	5	5.3331	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86581	Zion's birth-register unfolded in a sermon to the native-citizens of London. In their solemn assembly at Pauls on Thursday the VIII. of May, A.D. M.DC.LVI. / By Thomas Horton D.D.	Horton, Thomas, d. 1673.	1656 (1656)	Wing H2885; Thomason E490_6; ESTC R202559	47,020	75

moulded into us and we into it Imbred not by the first Nature but by the second we are created in Christ Jesus to good works and so his workmanship Ephes 2.10 And if any man be in Christ he is a new Creature And nothing which is lesse then this will be sufficient for us This may be discovered in us and to us according to the several workings of this new Creature in us If we be born in Sion we shall understand the language of Sion we shall speak the phrase of it we shall agree with the diet of it as new born babes we shall desire the sincere milk of the word that we may grow therely Ex eisdem principiis nutrimur è quibus constamus those Truths which are most spiritual in this case will be most acceptable unto us A twofold Discovery There are two senses in Nature which we call senses of Necessity as such which are absolutely required to the Being of a living Creature And there are the same proportionably in Grace and required to the Being of a Christian Tactus Custus A spiritual Touch and a spiritual Taste a tendernesse of spirit and a savourinesse of spirit what we feel and what we relish And accordingly may we from hence judge of the work of Regeneration in us 1. By a spiritual Touch. First by our spiritual Touch in that tendernesse of conscience which is in us Where there 's life there will be sense and so here A twofold Tendernesse There 's a double tendernesse antecedent and consequent antecedent to keep us from evill and consequent to check us for it And both these necessary to a Christian 1. Antecedent First for that which is Antecedent a Christian has a tendernesse here to restrain him and keep him in from whence he cannot do every thing which another can do or which his Nature inclines him to And that upon principles of Judgement and right information A scrupulous Conscience is not alwaies a tender Conscience nor a tender Conscience a scrupulous The one oftentimes proceeds from weaknesse of Judgement The other from strength of Grace and the principles of spiritual life in us which therefore we cannot be without and in the mean time be true Christians Those which have a wide swallow and can down with any thing indefinitely without any chawing they have cause to suspect themselves as that all is not right with them as to the work of Grace in them 2. Consequent Secondly There 's a Consequent or Subsequent Tendernesse from whence Conscience checks for evill this is also a very good character when the soul that is guilty of sin is presently troubled for it and troubled with it and that though never so small nor never so secret and that not only from natural conscience but from a work of the spirit This is that which we may observe oftentimes in divers of the Saints in Scripture As David for example he was a man of a tender spirit and his Heart it presently smote him for any thing which was amisse in him so will ours doe likewise if we be of the same spirit with him There will be in us upon any miscarriage which is discern'd by us Singultus Cordis an upbraiding or rising of Heart as it is termed by Abigail in 2 Sam. 25.31 And the more Gracious still the more quick and apprehensive in this particular Look as it is in the Body the finest constitutions are most sensible of a distemper so in the soul are the most spiritual Christians most sensible of an infirmity in themselves 2. A spiritual Taste But secondly As there 's a discovery of us from our spiritual Touch so likewise from our spiritual Taste we may see what we are by this Creatures which have life they have a relish to distinguish of what is good for them from what is hurtfull and offensive and so it is in the new creature A double Taste A true Christian he has his palat rightly qualified in him and that to a double purpose First to distinguish Truth from Error and secondly to distinguish solid meat from Trash 1. Of Truth from Error First Truth from Error A gracious heart will distinguish this especially such truths as are material and of the substance of Religion the more there is of true Grace there will be a closing with true Doctrine If any man do the will of him that sent me he shall know of the Doctrine which I teach whether it be of God or no sayes our blessed Saviour Joh. 7.17 There are principles in the Conscience answerable to Doctrines in the word and these agree one with the other like two Indentures and disagree there where they are contrary Those which are for all kinde of Tenents are commonly for all kinde of practises and a latitude of judgement hath a latitude of conversation with it 2. Of solid meat from trash Secondly There 's a discerning likewise of solid meat from trash Kickshawes and slight provisions will not satisfie hungry stomachs no more will fancies and speculations and wordings and quirks of wit hungry souls Those which have the true spiritual appetite and taste in them they will relish as nothing but truth so nothing neither but substantial food The words of Faith and good Doctrine which they are nourisht up in 1 Tim. 4.6 And the words of Truth and sobernesse Act. 26.25 These and the like accomplishments with them are the discoveries of this spiritual life and birth whereof we now speak The Exhortation renewed And therefore to renew the Exhortation let us consider how far we do indeed partake of them There are many which are exceedingly mistaken in this businesse who take Civility for Christianity and Morality for true Piety and some common work of the Spirit for the work of saving Grace and spirituall Regeneration which are but half converted Christians Not far from the Kingdome of God and yet likely never to come thither according to the state and condition in which at present they are But Embryoes and Abortives in Religion nay scarce so much as that as Agrippa almost perswaded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This is a miserable thing and so much the more miserable as for the most part they please themselves in it We bewail Molas and false conceptions in Nature and what is it then to have them in Grace and in Spirituals as many men have Grounds of self-deceit There are divers Grounds and occasions of this self-deceit Some there are that judge of themselves according as others judge of them Because they are well thought of abroad and are cryed up in the world have the opinion and good esteem of such and such godly Christians and of such and such godly Ministers which are willing to make the best of a little and to incourage some small appearances of good in them that so they may draw them on to more therefore they think the work of Grace is