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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	woe_n	word_n	wrath_n	25	3	7.5287	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61645	A stock of divine knowledge, being a lively description of the divine nature, or, The divine essence, attributes, and Trinity particularly explaned [sic] and profitably applied the first, shewing us what God is : the second, what we ought to be / by the late learned and laborious preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Richard Stock ...	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5693; ESTC R34616	191,839	352

a knife and God hath put it into the hand of man what use is there of a knife to cut off all unprofitable branches so of anger c. thus much of this use Vse 2. The next use is this it should teach men to feare the wrath of God men ought to feare sinne because they ought to feare the anger of God If men sinne certainely God will be angry looke what sinne God hath revealed his wrath from heaven against that sinne feare for instance God hath revealed his wrath from heaven against such as contemne the word and sacraments 2 Chron. 36.36 They mocked his messengers and despised his Prophets c. then his wrath came and there was no remedy So Matth. 11.22.24 Woe unto Capernaum it shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah then for thee 1 Cor. 11. for this cause many are sick c. God hath revealed his wrath against the injurers against Sodom c. but especially against impenitency that is when men notwithstanding they heare the word of God denounced against sinne yet they blesse themselves Deutr. 29.29 he saith my wrath and Jealousie shall burne against that man Reade the Scriptures and every where you shall finde some monuments of the wrath of God consider and when you are tempted to sinne lay the wrath of God against that sinne Art thou a despiser of Gods word art thou an abuser of his servants or a prophaner of his sabbaths and fearest not thou the wrath of God that he should breake out against these sinnes this shewes that thou art shut up in impenitency therefore the wrath of God and his Jealousie shall burne against thee For the conclusion know that he is the same God that he was there is the same justice the same wrath and he will certainly punish the same sinnes out of the same justice art thou a desperate man this should make thee feare God must smite thee else he were unjust If any man desire to get the feare of God what an excellent helpe hath he from hence let him consider God is the Lord of fury This one truth rivetted upon the heart of man will purge out all uncleanenes and wicked works that he shall not dare to move a member to sinne nor give approbation to the least motions of iniquity injected to his heart though he cannot prevent the arising of them for the expectation of the punishment will keepe him off c. as for instance Ieroboam stretched forth his hand against the messenger of God but being smitten he spareth him so many stretch their tongues and speake against the ministers if this consideration were in their hearts it would keepe them from this wickednesse and they should escape the wrath to come Vse 3. Is God a God of anger against men for sinne doth any man lie under this anger and desires to be freed from it let him labour to pacify this anger of God then you will aske me but how is this anger pacified I answer by taking away that with which he is provoked Take away fuell from the fire and it will be soone extinguished take away that which provokes God which is sinne and anger will quickly cease Iere. 18.7.8 The Lord saith If I threaten evill against a nation and that nation repent I will also repent Take away the matter and Gods anger will be taken away If Acham and his excommunicate thing be stoned and burnt the anger of the Lord ceases against Israell If Ionah be cast into the Sea the storme ceases If the Ninivites turne from their sinne the Lord will turne from their punishment therefore if any man would be freed from the anger of God then he must take away sinne The anger of God is like the Parents anger Parents take delight in doeing good and are never angry but when they are provoked so it is with God it is his nature to delight in doeing good he is not angry but when he is provoked unto it This is that the holy Ghost speakes Isai 27. Anger is not in me but how shall this agree with that place before spoken of God is the God of anger Nah. 1.2 I answer Lam. 3.33 The Lord afflicts no man willingly mercy is naturall to God but to be angry and wrath is a forced motion so that if we cease that which provokes he will stay his anger they take a wrong course that think of any thing to appease God but the removing of sinne the holy Ghost complaines Isai 22.8 That when he threatned judgement to come upon them they began to thinke of their Armor and their Fortresses and their strong Walls but never thought of the matter that provoked the Lord and whereas they should have betaken themselves to fasting c. they betake themselves to feasting this iniquity saith he shall not be taken away from them untill they die when Asa 2 King was sick he never sought to the Lord that was not the way he took for his recovery but to the Physitian and Israel to King Iareb Hos 5. but he could not heale him There are some that seeke to God yet they nevertake away sinne therefore they cannot have Gods anger taken away or if God doe take away his anger from them it is in greater anger many men blesse God that he hath eased them of a plague when yet they have not left their sinne I say to such it is a greater judgement for thee to have the plague removed these men that when they are under a judgement cry for ease but remove not the cause of their paine which is sinne are like to the patient that goes to the Chyrurgian for ease and there is yet in the wound a little bone or splinter which he will not let the Chyrurgian take out without the taking out of which there can be no ease The conclusion is this would any man have the anger of God taken away from him he must search to finde the cause of this anger he must search to find the plague in his owne heart 1 King 8. thus saith Ieremiah Lamen 3. why is living man sorrowfull man suffereth for his sinne let us search and try our waies and turne unto the Lord take away that which provokes the Lord and labour to be angry with thy sinne and God will cease to be angry with thee OF THE HATRED OF GOD. CHAP. XX. PSAL. 6.6 Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity THE next thing is the Hatred of God and to hold the same course we have held before our first Question is this Quest What is the hatred of God Answ The answer is thus much the hatred of God is a communicable Attribute whereby he freely decrees not to shew mercy but to deny to most the grace of election destinating them to destruction exactly punishing them when they are wicked and so hating all iniquity This description hath a great deale of matter in it therefore we will explane it Hatred say some is not to be attributed to God