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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	work_n	6,191	5	6.9192	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88645	The practice of godlines or brief rules directing Christians how to keep their hearts in a constant holy frame, and how to order their conversation aright. With an addition concerning self-examination, and the nature of faith. / By Henry Lukin minister of the gospel.	Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719.	1659 (1659)	Wing L3479; Thomason E2107_2; ESTC R210051	38,795	129

he is transported like Haman Esth 5.11 12. but these are small things with him whose portion the Lord is 2. A second thing which we should alwayes labour for a ferious apprehension of is Gods omnipresence by his essence and common providence he is in all places Psal 139.6 c. and he beholds all things that are done by the sons of men Heb. 4.13 but he is graciously present in a speciall manner with his own people Isa 43.2 5. Now to walk before God to set his presence before our eyes doth briefly comprehend all Religion Gen. 17.1 Chap. 14.40 1. This will awe us when we have opportunities and temptations to secret sins Gen. 39.9 The story is known of Paphnutius who converted an Harlot by this means 2. This would possess us with more reverence and godly fear in duties of Gods worship 1 Cor. 11.10 If the presence of Angels should do this much more the presence of God 3. This will comfort us in afflictons Psal 23.4 25 14. Encourage us against fears Psal 16.8 yea provoke us to diligence in every good work The eye of the master makes a diligent seruant Col. 3.22 The Apostle supposes that those who otherwise are sloathfull and negligent will yet be diligent while their masters eye is upon them 3. A third thing which we should alwayes settle in our hearts is the universall providence of God extending it self to every thing which comes to pass here below to that which is good Gen. 31.16 33 5 11. that which is evil Isa 42.25 Amos 3.6 to the least things Mat. 10.28 to those things which are produced by a long series of second causes Hos 2.22 Gen. 45.5 to the meerest contingencies Pro. 16.33 Now besides the occasion which we shall have hereby given us to adore the perfections of God in all his works Psal 8. Joh 37.14 Psal 107.43 we shall have this advantage hereby in the enjoyment of mercies First It will teach us thankfulness for them Psal 40.5 2. Prevent our abuse of them and teach us to use them for God Hos 2.8 Ezek. 16.19 In afflictions this will teach us first to submit patiently to them as being inflicted by his authority ordered by his wife providence 1 Sam. 3.18 Job 1.21 Joh. 19.11 Psal 46. throughout 3. Teach us to make a right use of them Mic. 6.9 Isa 42.25 By these instances which I have set down you muy likewise be directed how to improve other articles of your faith Direct 2. What ever you do in word or deed do all in the name of Jesus Christ This direction is in the very words of the Apostle Col. 3.17 and though it be a brief direction yet there is none that is of more generall and constant use it is like the Carpenters rule which he makes use of upon all occasions there is not an action of our lives wherein we have not some use hereof Now to do a thing in the name of Christ imports these three things 1. To do it by the authority of Christ Mat. 21.23 Joh. 5.43 1 Cor. 5.4 2. In the power and strength of Christ Mark 16.17 Acts 3.12 16. Psal 20.5 3. For the sake of Christ or for his honour Luk. 9.48 Mat. 18.20 So the Dutch Annotations on the place and the learned Daillè in his excellent Sermon on the same 1. Then let us make God of our counsell in whatever we take in hand This was a common practice amongst the heathen vatibus solenne fuit nihil serium numine inconsulto aggredi Herbert de veritate Isa 30.1 Hos 8.4 1. Because of the absolute authority that he hath over us 1 Cor. 6.21 1 King 18.21 2. The dependance we have on his providence 't is wisdom to make a vertue of necessity if we will venture to do a thing without his morall permission or allowance we cannot do it without his naturall permission or sufferance Isa 54.15 Jer. 42.15 Hos 4.10 3. We must give an account to him of our actions he is our Judg as well as our Lawgiver Jam. 4.12 2 Cor. 5.10 4. When we have Gods leave we may go on with comfort and confidence Prov. 10.29 We are under his speciall care and providence Psal 84.11 Mr Dod would say he cared not where he was if he could but answer these two questions well Who am I and what do I here am I a Child of God and am I in my way if we were carefull of the discharge of our duty we might free our selves from all other care but as it is the humour of every man naturally to look more after other mens affairs then his own so we deal after the same manner with God we busie our selves about his work the event and success of our affairs which belong to his providence to order and direct and in the mean while neglect our own duty leaving that to God usually upon pretence of the necessity of his determining grace which doth no more make void our endeavours in spirituall actions then the necessity of the concurrence of his generall providence in our naturall actions Now for knowing the mind of God in what we go about we have his Word to direct us In particular cases where we have no express rule for our direction our end must direct us the edification of souls 1 Cor. 10.23 and the glory of God of which more afterwards besides God doth by his providence sometimes and sometimes by making strong impressions upon the will Acts 20.22 give some hints of his mind vide Valdesso Consid 25. but to be sure we must make the former our chief rules to guid us and follow these last only when the Word is not clear and where neither of those mentioned ends which we should propound to our selves do turn the ballance but it remains still equally poysed otherwise we may take the violent inclinations of our own lusts for an impression of the spirit and a temptation for a leading providence Deut. 13.3 See 1 Sam. 24.5 6 7. II. What we do we should do in the strength of Christ waiting upon him for the concurrence of his generall providence in our ordinary naturall and civil actions James 4.15 of his more speciall providence in extraordinary actions 1 Sam. 17.45 2 Chron. 14.11 and of his speciall grace in spirituall actions Eph. 6.10 Phil 4.13 2 Tim. 2.1 So that we should commit all our wayes unto the Lord Prov. 16.3 venturing upon nothing in our practises which we dare not commend to God for a blessing in our prayers our ordinary affairs we may commit to him by a generall recommendation in our daily prayers extraordinary affairs by a more particular solemn addressing our selves to him Gen. 32.10 Neh. 1.4 Esth 4.16 sudden emergencies by short secret ejaculations Neh. 2.4 This practice would make us desist from many rash undertakings we many times unadvisedly rushing upon those things which we should not have a face to own before God in prayer as the poor man when he had