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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	righteousness_n	work_n	4,718	5	6.5009	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87478	The resurrection of dead bones, or, The conversion of the Jewes. In a treatise, wherein are clearly demonstrated the places where, and manner how the ten supposed lost Tribes of Israel do at this day subsist. With a description of the future glorious estate of the Twelve, at the incomparable union of Judah and Ephraim; which must shortly be in reference to its compleating the whole mysterie of mans redemption, and real establishing of the kingdom of Jesus Christ, after the Jews conversion. / Written by J.J. Philo-Judæus.	J. J.	1655 (1655)	Wing J19; Thomason E1501_1; ESTC R208651	64,571	139

in no wise understand it for it is written in the Evangelists that he spake to them in parables and in dark sayings only to fulfill the Scripture that Israel seeing him yet should not see nor hearing should understand For when Christ told the Jews of raising the destroyed Temple in three dayes time he made it not clear to them for he then spake of the Temple of his body and upon that the Hebrews being not able to apprehend his true meaning it seemed but as a vain saying to them But for the matter in that place where the Lord did affirm he was before Abraham there was their great mistake Now they meant according to their knowledg of Christ as he took upon him the humane nature sin only excepted but he meant according unto his eternal Godhead who was that Lamb slain from the foundation of the world Now it is said in the Evangelist St. John that when they heard these sayings they were offended and cryed out Who can hear it and thereupon many of his Disciples were so foolish as that they revolted from Christ This was a greater default in them then in the Jews which made our Saviour wonder and say to the twelve Will ye go away also And notwithstanding their present detestations of so base a relapse yet we know that when he came to suffer his Disciples ran their way and left him Then if a Christians faith may be so tottering no marvail the Jews did not then accept him for their Messiah But chiefly our Saviour did drive at this that he might beat the Jews off from their own self-self-righteousness and hypocritical works and for this cause they said he came to destroy and to abrogate the Law of Moses that he would sit at meat with Publicans and sinners do cures on the Sabbath-day and the like But the last and greatest hinderance of their belief next unto Gods purpose was in that he whom they believe is or will be God with them was or should be capable of suffering death Wherefore said the Jews if the King of Israel let him save himself So that the most ready amongst them to believe on Christ when he came to suffer did then fall away as in the 24 of Luke v. 21. But we trusted it had been he who should have redeemed Israel And herein consisted the invalidity of their Thesis they did not firmly believe but only supposed that this was he Their faith was as little or rather less then the faith of Thomas but Iesus Christ calleth that a blessed faith which is the substance of things only hoped for But as I say all along so now Gods time it seems is not as yet come and therefore his justice must and will be fully satisfied before mercy will extend unto any man We all know that if God should not punish for sin it would much derogate from his holiness which attribute God doth so excell in as it is said he hateth to look upon sin and without the participation of which no soul can enter into glory And further it was requisite and just that the Lord should so punish Israel because that whom he loveth he chasteneth and when God doth suffer any one to go on in his sins unpunished it argues that he lies under the heavy sentence of Gods displeasure The Apostle St. Paul had never found out that good way not of Damascus but that which leads to eternal happiness if the Lord had not first struck him blind So his brethren the Jewes must not go to their journies end without crosses and persecutions for it is not only a narrow way but it is a perillous way a pass scarce passable by reason of those many tribulations and various trials that the faithfull meet withall in their pilgrimage and therefore great is the wisdom of God which goes along with their captivity Then let not Christians that think they stand boast nor be high-minded As there was no Cedar in Lebahon but was liable to lopping so there is no Christian so tall nor steady but may fall into most gross and scandalous enormities yea so low as that God may seem to have forsaken him for a season as he hath the Jews For is not this written for eternity to consider on how notwithstanding all the good deeds of Hezekiah yet he was branded or rather clouded with this exprobration That he rendred not unto the Lord according unto what he had received And was not this the reason of Israels dejection and present rejection because the Scripture saith he rejected and put far away from him all the Lords benefits Jesurun had enough nay rather too much of the mercies of God except he had made better improvement of them then to kick and spurn against God and his holy Word Certainly the Lord doth not give any man riches or shew any man mercy that thereby he should rebell Should we sin because grace aboundeth God forbid Nay rather with Saul we should admire the exceeding riches of free-grace that such bondmen as the Israelites in Egypt were and that such great sinners as we are should obtain the least crum of mercy This is indeed was their misery that they knew not that it was God that did draw them as it were with bonds of love neither studied for to know And for this cause hath the Lord cast them down so low that nothing can raise them out of their blind and undone estate but the omnipotent word of the Lord which resurrection or restauration will be accomplished by taking away those scales of unbelief which hang before their eyes For they are not yet arrived to Damascus neither as yet is Ananias come to them They are not thither come because there is none as yet that do take this blind creature by the hand whereby to guide her and he that will enlighten the dark minds of their understanding even the Glory of Israel hath not as yet given charge to the Angel of his presence for their salvation It is said in one of the Prophets Will the Lion roar when he hath caught the prey and hath enough and will not the Grape-gatherers leave the gleanings So that from this allusion which the Lord by the mouth of the Prophet sent unto the Jews formerly is much talked on amongst them even at this day so that they say the Lord will not be always angry with them but he will remember the covenant which he made with their fathers God will leave a remnant to possess the desolate and waste places such as he hath reserved for his own purpose such as can stand and admire to remember the dayes of old whose hearing the sad relation of their fathers so many hundred years living in darkness for that horrid doleful saying of theirs at the crucifixion of their King his blood be upon us and our children will make their ears to tingle O foolish people and unwise that should by their hardness of heart and stubborness of mind produce