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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	harden_v	heart_n	pharaoh_n	2,001	5	11.6391	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68302	A most excellent and comfortable treatise, for all such as are any maner of way either troubled in minde or afflicted in bodie, made by Andrew Kingesmyl Gentleman, sometime fellowe of Alsolne Colledge in Oxforde. Whereunto is adioyned a verie godly and learned exhortation to suffer patiently al afflictions for the gospel of Christ Iesus. And also a conference betwixt a godly learned Christian [and] an afflicted conscie[n]ce: wherein, by the holy Scriptures the sleights of Satan are made manifest, and ouerthrowen: with a godly prayer thereunto annexed	Kingsmill, Andrew, 1538-1569.; Mills, Francis.	1577 (1577)	STC 15000; ESTC S107429	44,945	104

thus deuided Gods enemies the Philistims who had lyen long in wayte therfore shoulde snatche vp from both the parties the kingdome of Israel and not onely vtterly banishe Gods true religion from among the Israelites but also bring thē their countrey and their posteritie into most miserable bondage and thraldome and that to Gods enemies the most vile people and hated of all the world Dauid in all these perilous daungers of his owne lyfe losse of his kingdome vtter destruction of Gods people did not discourage himself but vnderstāding all this to be the worke of Gods owne hande acknowledging the true cause vnfainedly did perswade him self that the Lord after a time when his good wil should be woulde giue a cōfortable end to al these stormes and bitter pāgs His whole behauiour he himself describeth in a Psalme which is left in writing for vs to learne therafter how to behaue our selues in the like persecutions Whē he was fled from Ierusalem the priestes were departed frō him with the Arke of the Lords Couenaunt he went vpon mount Oliuet barefoote wept as he went and had his head couered and so did all the people that were with him And he made his mone vnto the Lord saying O Iehoua how are they encreased that trouble me how many are they that rise against me howe many are there that saye of my soule There is no helpe for him in his God Selah Wonder not though this good King with an heauie hearte and sorowfull cheare doeth lament and bewaile his dolorouse estate Woulde it not grieue a King when he thinketh of no such matter sodainly to be cast out of his Royall seate and brought in daunger of his lyfe and that by his owne naturall Sonne Can the displeasure of any enemie so much pearce the heart of a kinde father as the vnnaturall crueltie of the sonne to seeke his death of whom he himselfe had his life It grieued him no small deale to perceiue such as had bin his wise Counsailours whom he much trusted whose duetie it had bin with the spending of their owne liues to haue defended the common weale brought to good and quiet order both in matters of policie of Gods true religion to be the supporters and mainteiners of an hypocrite who had neither respect to Gods true honour nor yet consideration of duetie to his most honourable Father neither yet regarde to the prosperous weale of his natiue countrey But nothing of all these grieued him so much as this one thing the remembrance and true acknowledging in himselfe that he himselfe was the only cause of all these euils He called to his remembrance that these plagues fell vpon him sent from God whose worke it was and that for his sinnes which were the cause thereof and this made him weepe and mourne For so soone as the Prophet Nathan had warned him of his offence he cryed peccaui I haue sinned and afterward when hee sawe this grieuous and sodaine chaunge folowe he perceiued it came partly for his sinne by the worke of God and therefore submitted him self wholy to Gods will saying If I shall finde fauour in the eyes of the Lorde he will bring me againe and shew me both his Arke and the Tabernacle thereof but and the Lorde thus saye I haue no lust vnto thee behold here am I let him doe with mee what seemeth good in his eyes Thus the worthie man of God acknowledgeth his troubles to be of Gods hande his sinnes to be the cause and therefore humbly and faithfully submitteth himselfe to Gods ordering wel content to receiue whatsoeuer should be layd vpon him He assured himselfe that when he himselfe were most weakest then God would declare his strength for his owne glories sake and after he were reduced to a faithfull repentaunce by the correction of his mercifull Father then the rod should be cast into the fire This consideration of plagues both to priuate men particularly and also of Realmes whole common Wealthes is diligently to be weyed that as they come from God so haue they this ende that they tende partly to his owne glorie partly to our profit and amendement For although sinne is the generall cause wherefore all mankinde generally was is shal be molested with many and sundrie kindes of troubles and calamities yet the calamities afflictions are not to all kinde of men alike nor yet for one end and purpose For the wicked and reprobate are punished whipped of God to a farre other end and meaning then the godly and chosen children who are the true church of God the liuely mēbers of Christ such as shal be neuer separated frō God and his louing fauour in Christ Iesu These although they be neuer without trouble in this world but alwayes exercised vnder the crosse yet the cause and cōsideration why God will haue them thus exercised is either for the glorie and honour of his owne Name or the profite commoditie and exceeding benefit of them whom he thus afflicteth either els for both these considerations together for that there is no trouble that cōmeth to Christes church or any mēber therof which appeareth not plainly to redound to Gods glorie the profit of the afflicted if it be wel iustly cōsidered These two causes considerations doth the Scripture teach in all calamities of the church whether they be generall or particular which being wel marked will easily put out of the way this stūbling block wherat many stumble fal marueyling wherfore God wil suffer his word his chosen childrē thus to be vsed euil dealt withall The childrē of Israel were in Egypt most cruelly dealt withal 400. yeeres oppressed with most painfull labours most seruile exactions their infants slaine they cried vnto the Lord their griefs encreased for God had hardened Pharao his heart that he shoulde not ease or deliuer his people Wherefore did God thus afflict his people and stirred this cruell tyrant so grieuously to vexe thē truely for his own glorie their profit God rehearseth this cause and cōsideratiō in the scripture of the hard cruel hearts of the Egyptians towards his people The Egyptians shal know that I am the Lord and that I will deliuer my people by strong hand frō among thē For this purpose saith God to Pharao haue I raysed thee vp that in thee I may declare my power thorowout the whole world This profit they receiued the exercise of their faith the triall of their patience and the confirming of their hope for deliueraunce which was not deceyued Thus S. Paul noteth and collecteth of this historie the one end to be Gods glorie for the honourable fame and renowme of his Name throughout the whole world and also the profit that the afflicted receiue which is the exercise of faith as he noteth of Moses and his parents to the Hebrues But much more plainly doth S. Paul note teach these two