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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	afflict_v	holy_a	zion_n	77	3	9.1344	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92865	A second view of the Army remonstrance. Or Justice done to the Armie. Wherein their principles are new model'd, brought out of obscurity into clearer light. By which the Army and the whole kingdome are under the conduct of the spirit of God, led out of a wildernesse to the view of a Canaan. / Dedicated to the Generall, and the Councel of War. By William Sedgwick.	Sedgwick, William, 1609 or 10-1669?	1648 (1648)	Wing S2389; Thomason E477_20; ESTC R203531	33,932	41

justifie and take away sin and shame and hath healing in his wings gives life and strength to doe what he leades us to do 1. Seeing the Lord hath passed from other powers to you and exalted or set up you as the present standing power of the Kingdome and hath given himselfe to you and taken you up into his glorious presence then must you exalt the Lord publish declare the name of the Lord. Confesse him to be in the mid'st of you sound him forth evidently boldly aloud say the LORD lives with you that he is come to reigne amongst you gloriously Bring him forth in brightnesse and power let this oppressed one go free tell it to all the nations the Saviour of Israel is come to redeem his people from all their enemies you doe mutter it and speak it softly and by halves but declare it fully that we may heare the shout of a King in the camp that God himselfe is in you of a truth Let us heare the sound of that Trumpet in the Camp which the seventh last and blessed Angel sounds And those great voices in heaven saying The Kingdomes of this world are become the Kingdomes of the Lord and of his Christ and he shall reigne for ever and ever Doe you not in words but in power and truth cast your crownes down to the earth fall with your faces to the earth your crowne of successes victories lay them downe in the dirt being but earthly and your faces your excellency of honesty valour wisedome honour lay it down to the earth for t is but dust and doe you worship God live God confesse God exalt God his righteousnesse and power which is worthy perfect almighty Say and doe we give thee thanks O Lord God almighty which art and wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned Rev. 11. Give tip your selves from humane weake and fleshly state as thanks or a free will offering to the glory and majesty of God to act and live the life of the Almighty put on the Almightinesse of God be cloathed with God Almighty and know the Lord is with you who art deny not his present being in power and glory in you and confesse he alwaies hath beene with you which wast and that which is to come that which is eternall and everlasting is present disjoine not these let not him that is now with you be another from him who is to come or from him who was but say and sweare in truth that he who is to come in all that he will doe is now present with you to doe it He hath taken his great power and hath reigned he hath already begun hath taken his last and great power and is in the exercise of it Therefore Arise and shine forth for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee For behold the darknesse shall cover the earth and grosse darknesse the people but the Lord shall rise upon thee and his glory shall be seene upon thee And the Gentiles shall come to thy light and Kings to the brightnesse of thy rising This lifting up the name of the LORD in you will have a very great effect upon others and your selves 1. Upon others Sad darknesse now covers the People of this Nation they are in perplexity not knowing which way to go Do you shake your selvs from the dust of your own vilenesse and put on the goodnesse power and wisedome of God and all people will flow in unto it for helpe and succour you will presently cause all to gather about you for reliefe The glory and light of God will melt the heart of your adversaries into love to you The sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending into thee and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves downe at the soles of thy feet and call thee the City of the Lord the Sion of the holy One of Israel Holding forth the goodnesse of God you will be a joy of many generations revive the Nation now lying in a grave of misery And those that continue obstinate the name of the Lord will be a terrour to them fill their faces with shame and confusion 'T will be as lightning immediatly blasting and withering them 'T will pierce through their heads hearts and loynes and for ever disable them from any undertakings or practises against you 2. For your selves This presence of God will burne up all those low and base spirits that are amongst you covetousnesse pride self-love shall not dare to abide in the camp 'T will be an anointing to you filling you with royall and Princely minds create majesty power wisedome justice and truth amongst you fill you with light and understanding so that all your wayes shall be clear and plain before you and every one shall be more mighty then a hundred able to fill the earth with righteousnesse and truth Secondly You being the People of England and all power and dominion descending and coming downe into you You are the Mother of the Nation the earth basis and foundation upon which all lie and being thus in the light and strength of God you are Jerusalem which is above the Mother of us all And therefore must 1. Spread your armes to receive the whole Nation open your bosomes to us and let us see that you carry in you all the happinesse and welfare of the Kingdome manifest the largenesse and comprehension of your spirits that you have in you the King and his royalty the Parliament and their wisedome and majesty these two in Treaty nay in perfect union that religion trade justice order covenant settlement reformation riches honors propriety lies treasured up in your breasts What you have not gather into you all the offices treasure authorities seales judicatures all the prerogatives and priviledges of the Nation let nothing lie out of you and be lost but be you the center of all and call in all into you 2. Let it appeare that they are in you as in the Lord In the Lord in you and so are in you most excellently safely that though we have them not in a visible and sensible way yet let all know they are in you as corne sowd in the earth that you do embrace them all in your tenderest bowels of love and care and but entrusted for a time with them that as all have seene a seeds time a fall of the fruit and leafe so we may expect a spring as we have seene a death by you of all so we may hope to see a resurrection 3. Receive them and retaine them all in judgement make a thorow digestion of the good and evill of them all keepe them as in a fire by the sword of divine justice with the exactnesse of God cut off all evil things and persons separate the precious from the vile in the Common-wealth let nothing that is of particular or hurtfull interests remaine but be a