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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	let_v	lord_n	see_v	4,698	5	3.6890	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42020	A call out of gross darkness and idolatry into the light to wak [sic], which is the way of life ... with a word of advice and information ... / by Richard Greenway.	Greenway, R. (Richard)	1662 (1662)	Wing G1863; ESTC R25470	20,414	17

in which there is 〈◊〉 life as I said before the Saints had a guide before the Scripture or Lette● outward was Abraham had a guide Lot and Enock had a rule by whic● they walked with God and Moses had a rule the inspiration of the Almighty gave him understanding by which he saw things that were in the beginning and wrote of them so that was his rule by which he wrote and b● that he was guided to chuse the affliction with the people of God rathe● then the pleasures of sin for a 〈◊〉 and this rule all the holy men of God bare witness to David said It was a lite unto his feet and a Lamp unto hi● paths by which he was lead in the way of peace and the Apostle Paul said we have a more suer word of prophesy whereunto you will do well that 〈◊〉 take heed as unto a light that shines in a dark place until the day dawn an● the day star arise in your hearts mark that in the heart the day star mu●● be waited for to be seen to arise even the bright and morning sta● knowing this first that no p●ophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation for the prophesies came not in old time by the will of man but holy me● of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost so that from hence 〈◊〉 affirme the light of Christ which shines in the heart and conscience 〈◊〉 mankind is the rule to steer their actions by to keep them out of evil for it ●●●vinseth of sin and it leads to well doing and this is the candle of the 〈◊〉 which is of the Lord lighted in man by which he searcheth their 〈◊〉 and tryeth their reigns and this is oft put out in the wicked by 〈◊〉 of sin which quencheth and puts out or vails the candle which is the ●easure of Gods spirit Iob 21. 17. The reason why men that have gotten a large profession of a rule without them and yet are not ruled and have gotten a great deal of the Saints 〈◊〉 to talk of and yet are not guided according thereunto but are out of the life of righteousness in the unrighteousness unequity and ungodliness 〈◊〉 because they have lost the knowledge and feeling of the measure of the spirit in themselves which was that by which the Saints were moved and 〈◊〉 by which they walked acted spake and writ And so people having lost the true guide and path-way to rest and peace resubject and ready to be tossed with every wind of doctrine following them which cry loe here and loe there and the way of rest they know not to be stayed on The Lord hath according to his promise of old written his law in the hearts of his people and Solomon saith the Law is light Prov. 6. and the 〈◊〉 which is written in the heart is even that of the spirit of life and is the 〈◊〉 of a saints life and a true Christians guide and this is the measure of the spirit which the Apostle Paul said was given to every man to profit withal 1 Corin. 12. 7. So friends if you knew this believed and wai●ed in it to 〈◊〉 the opperation thereof you would then be guided by it to do in all things to others as you would be done unto your selves and this is the ●ace of God that hath appeared unto all men and teacheth us that believe 〈◊〉 it and obey it that denying ungodliness and worldly lust we should live 〈◊〉 righteously and godly in this present evil world looking for the ●lessed hope and the glorious appearance of the great God and our 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from 〈◊〉 iniquity and purifie unto himself a pecular people zealous of good works ●nd by the grace alone we are kept to do unto others as we would be done unto and this is the way of peace to all that walk therein and are obedient thereto as aforesaid and this is that which we ascribe unto even the grace of God that hath appeared unto all it is by that we are what 〈◊〉 are And this grace is sufficient for all that beleive in it but they that 〈◊〉 this good Law of God behind their backs and do despite to this spirit 〈◊〉 grace Isa 59. 7 8. Their feet run to evil and they make hast to shed 〈◊〉 blood their thoughts are thoughts of sin and iniquity wasting and 〈◊〉 are in there paths the way of peace they know not and there is no ●●dgments in their goings they have made themselves crooked paths and 〈◊〉 goe therein shall not know peace the way thereof will b● hid from their eyes and this way is hid from the wise and prudent men of this world and is revealed unto the babes of the Lord as in days past And this good way of rest peace and Salvation your false guide keeps you from in crying up and directing you to looke unto another thing and therein he is a deceiver and his voice is the voice of a strainger and such a one the Sheep of Christ will not follow he stands not in the Counsel of the Lord if he did he would have been able to have shown you the true rule mark what the Lord saith concerning the false Prophets by Ieremiah Jer. 23. 21 to the 32. I have not sent them yet they have run I have not spoken to them yet they prophesy but if they had stood in my counsel had caused my people to hear my word then they should have turned them from their evil ways and from the evil of their doings am not I a God at hand saith the Lord can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him saith the Lord how long shall that be in the hearts of the Prophets that prophecy lies ye they are Prophets of the deceit of their own hearts which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour the Prophet that hath a dream let him tell a dream and he that hath my word ma●k tha● let him speak my word faithfully what is the Chas to the Wheat saith the Lord behold I am against them that prophecy false dreams and that tell them and that cause my people to err by their li●s and by their lightness yet I sent them not nor commanded them therefore they shall not profit the people at all saith the Lord. Marke that So you may see what is the cause why you are not prosited it is your Preist cause you to Err by their lyes and their false devised dreams and storys which they gather and throw before you and so keep you from the word which is neerer to you then the Book or letter without even in your mouths and hearts and because he keps you from that is the cause you are not tu●ned from the evil of your ways and doings I say he is a deceiver unto you therein