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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	believe_v	lord_n	17	3	3.0805	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15504	Some helpes to faith Shewing the necessitie, grounds, kinds, degrees, signes of it. Clearing diuerse doubts, answering obiections, made by the soule in temptation. By Iohn Wilson, preacher of Gods word in Gilford.	Wilson, John, d. 1630.	1625 (1625)	STC 25769; ESTC S103081	44,436	242

ouercame her doubt Heb 11.11 by faith she receiued power to cōceiue seed and was deliuered of a child when shee was past age because shee iudged him faithful who had promised yet laughed at the message of the Angel and is reproued for it Gen. 18.12 Our Sauiour doth reproach the two Disciples honestly testifiing of him for follie and slownesse of heart to beleeue all that the Prophets haue spoken Luk. 24.25 he vpbraides the eleuen with their vnbeliefe because they beleeued not them which had seene him after his resurrection Mar. 16.14 Moses and Aarons faithfull seruants of God were iudged to death temporall for not sanctifying the Lord by beleeuing his promise of bringing water out of the rocke and to lose the honour of bringing Gods people into the Land of promise When a doubt creeps into a mans minde whether that which God hath spoken shall come so to passe it is iniurious and greiuous to him much more when with full vnbeliefe his promise is reiected Psal. 106.24.25.26 2. King 7.2 Reasons SIns are more greiuous as they haue God for their obiect more immediately hating of God despaire vnbeliefe the mother sinne it dishonours God aboue many sinnes of morality 1. In questioning his truth 2. In limiting his power 3. In disgracing his promise and messengers Esa. 7.13 Is it a small thing for you to grieue men that you will grieue my God also Secondly it is of prauity of nature mans faithlesse disposition whereunto being indulgent he beares with himselfe in it too much where God offers to fence him not onely with promise but sometimes with signe God saith of his sonnes and daughters that they are children in whom is no faith Deut. 32.20 Christ to his fearefull Disciples how is it that yee haue no faith Mar. 4.40 Vse 1. We ought therefore to feare with hatred all vnbeleefe all kinds and degrees of it and to sway our hearts against their natural disposition we ought to beleeue God speaking to vs whatsoeuer how often soeuer in what manner soeuer he do speake to vs and be violent against the hindering disposition so breaking into heauen The deuil flies not from vs by dallying but by resisting him Iam. 4.7 Faith makes supernaturall things possible Math. 17.20 It obtaines wonderfull things Heb. 11.11.33.34 It sanctifieth God in a mans heart Esa. 8.13 and giues him glory before men Rom. 4.20 Out-looking improbabilities impossibilities in nature resting on his truth and power When God hath spoken let vs reioyce in his word saying I haue the word of God whereof I glory the word of God I say whereof I will glory Dauid assures himselfe to the ouercomming of sorrowes and quickening him with spirituall ioy that it shall be as God hath said Psal. 60.6 God hath spoken in his holinesse I will reioyce I shall diuide Shechem and measure the valley of Succhoth Gilead is mine c. when the Lord hath said I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee we may boldly say the Lord is my helper I will not feare Heb. 13.5.6 God will doe that which he hath spoken to me of Genes 28.15 Thus Paul did giue hope to them in the Ship with him in great extremity Bee of good courage for I beleeue God that it shall bee euen so as he hath spoken to me and they were all of good cheere At length wee shall say to Gods praise As wee haue heard so haue wee seene in the Citie of our God Psal 48.8 Let vs lay vp the promises in our hearts set them still before vs digest them in a holy hope and feede our selues with them bee they generall or particular to this or that state and condition absolute or with exception of the crosse wee shall beleeuing perceiue in sensible effect that God hath not said in vaine Seeke yee mee None shall bee ashamed that waite for him either wee shall haue the very thing which wee doe desire or the good of the want of it Vse 2. Seeing one act of distrust in a particular promise is so offensiue to God how grieuous is it to forsake the generall promise of mercy in Christ Iesus made to euery one that beleeues on him Heb. 4.1 Let vs feare it is full of sinne and danger First It is a manifest disobedience Rom. 10.16 21. against the first and great commaundement of the Law which though it doe not directly command faith in Christ nor reueale the righteousnesse whereby wee are saued Rom. 3.21 yet bindes vs to hearken to God in all that hee commands vs to whomsoeuer Christ is preached the commandement to beleeue in him is giuen Mar. 1.15 Ioh. 6.29 They that reuolt after profession of faith are saide to turne away from the holy commandement giuen to them 2. Pet. 2.21 Secondly Vnbeliefe is a kinde of blasphemy it makes God a lyar which agrees not with his nature it is impossible to him Heb. 6.18 Tit. 1.2 His witnesse is greater then the witnesse of man Hee that honours a man with cap and knee yet counts him a vaine lying fellow doth more dishonour him thereby then with all the outward signes he honours him so hee that beleeues not God testifying of his Sonne that whosoeuer receiues him hath life what respect soeuer hee giue him in other things dishonours more then hee honours him making the credite of his testimonies suspected as hee that beleeueth hath sealed that God is true Thirdly Vnbeliefe hath in it an odious vnthankfulnes in refusing Christ with his grace so freely offered to euery creature Mark 16.15 Christ louingly cals euery one that is athirst to come to him with gracious promise that they shall not come in vaine Ioh. 7.37 38. beseeching men by his seruants in his stead to be reconciled to God and not to receiue the grace of God in vaine Hee waits that hee may haue place in mens hearts promising sweete and refreshing familiarity to any that heares his voyce and opens vnto him Reuel 3.20 He puts none away that come to him Iohn 6.37 God expostulates with men why they will die seeing life is so freely offered them Eze. 18.31 lamenting their folly and losse in refusing him Therefore whether it bee of sottish negligence or of obstinate rebellion it is inexcusable vnthankfulnesse to reiect him Fourthly Vnbeliefe holds a man in the power of sinne in an vniuersall pollution of nature the seate of it is an euill heart Heb. 3.12 a heart full of euill affections so it robbes God of that inward worship which faith purifying the heart sets vp and maintaines it is ioyned with loue a pure heart and a good conscience 1. Tim. 1.5 No true inward worship can be performed without faith as may appeare by considering all the parts of it I. Confidence in God whereby wee rowle our selues vpon him for all needfull good and to bee helpt and defended against all hurtfull euill so as not to bee afraide at any euill tydings to laugh at destruction when