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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	life_n	sin_n	23,098	5	4.9745	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60644	A new catechism wherein many truths are plainly opened by way of question and answer which may be a help and furtherance unto all tender hearted people who are breathing after the Lord and waits for redemption and salvation by Jesus Christ : also something concerning the foundation and principle of the poor afflicted people of God (called Quakers) and of their faith and love towards God and their good will unto men, being also plainly demonstrated by way of question and answer : given forth in the labour of love and put to view for the service of this present generation and also generations to come / William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1665 (1665)	Wing S4318; ESTC R26928	43,953	129

of Judgment to cut down and destroy the worker of iniquity and the gain-saying and rebellious nature Q. How doth he appear in love and judgment in one and the same administration A. He appears in love to the tender breathings which simply thirsteth after him and in judgment to the obstinate and rebellious nature that stands in opposition against him Q. How is this administration of the love grace and mercy of Christ to be attained A. By his light in the conscience for the light is manifest from his love and life and guids up to his love and life all that obey it in its manifestation Q. How doth the light manifest it self in order to the attainment of life A. It manifests it self against all that in man which alienates him from the life Q. How is man alienated from the life A. By the power of darkness which ruleth in him and leads him captive Q. What is captivity A. The bondage of the seed of God Q. What is that which causes bondage and captivity upon the seed of God A. The seed of the evil doer and the generation of its unclean nature from which is produced all the heart lusts with which the holy seed of God is oppressed and burdened Q. But doth the light of Christ in the Conscience make manifest the ground of bondage A. Yes for the ground of bondage is darkness and the light makes darkness manifest and appears against it and all the deeds of it Q. What is the state of man in bondage A. A state of grief sorrow pain anguish tribulation distress sighing mourning crying complaining heaviness and groaning Q. Is that the state of all people that are alienated from the life of Christ A. Yes for man in the fall and in the apostacy is under the power of darkness and all the evil deeds of darkness gender together in a body and that is the body of sin and death that lies upon him and the seed of God travels in pain under it and groans to be delivered Q. But are not some people joyful whilst they are alienated from the life of Christ A. the seed of the evil doer may rejoyce over the seed of God but that joy is bondage and it is a joy that must come into mourning and end in sorrow and in the midst of that joy there is sometimes a sense of trouble and pain Q. What are the deeds of darkness particularly that do oppress and burden the seed of God A. Fornication uncleanness laciviousness inordinate affections evil concupisence covetousness drunkenness pride anger malice envy witch-craft hatred variance strife foolish jesting vain communication vain thoughts idle words praying in the will of the flesh preaching in the wisdom below self-righteousness with all other things which are acted by the motion of the flesh which are all of a contrary nature to the pure and holy seed of God and is the oppression and burden of it Q. But how may such people know when they live in such things which doth burden and oppress the seed of God A. By the light of Christ in the Conscience for the light doth make them manifest and also reproves them Q. And doth the light of Christ make such discoveries in the consciences of people A. Yes for there is never a secret thought but the light shews it if the heart intend any evil it is seen in the intention and that which makes such discoveries is the light for the light makes all things manifest mark all things and if all things then there is not any thing that is hid from it and so people may know when there is an inclination or an intention in their hearts to do any thing that they should not do they sometimes are sensible that they should not intend that which they do and will say They should not have such thoughts and intentions as is stirring in them and so they see in secret what they incline unto and many times are secretly convinced of the vil of their own intentions and inclinations and are stopped from doing that which they have an intention to do and that which thus secretly discovers and secretly convinces it is the light of Christ and so the compassion of God manifests it self in the light and he reacheth to the oppressor with rebuke and to the oppressed in love and mercy Q. What is the ground of the manifestation of the light by which such discoveries are made A. The ground of its manifestation is the love of God for he would not that any should perish and all people in the fall are in a perishing state and therefore he manifests his light to convince and reprove the sinner in his way that he may turn from his way and live and hereby he is manifest to be a God gracious and merciful in that he would not the death of a sinner but shews the sin to the sinner and reproves him for it that he might forsake it and find mercy Q. But can man be freed from sinne whilest he is in the body A. Yes if he love the light which reproves it the light will free him from it for in the light there is no sin and therefore they that joyn to the light which reproves sin they with the light are guided out of sin and so they come from under Satans power which is the ground of sin unto the power of God which takes the sin away and thereby the Conscience comes to be purged and cleansed from all iniquity and sin and the righteousness of Christ comes to be revealed in a new life Q. But is not the grace of God free by Jesus Christ and hath not Christ accomplished the work of salvation by himself alone A. The grace of God is free by Jesus Christ and in his light it is freely manifest and therein it appears unto all and brings salvation unto all that receives it and so it may be felt what Christ accomplishes for salvation by himself alone which will not fall to an unbelievers part either as to what he hath done or is doing in those that believe in him Q. But if there be a believing in Christ for Salvation doth not his Salvation belong unto such without any thing done on their part A. Christ is the Author of Faith and there is none can truly believe untill he give them Faith in his power and he doth not give Faith to any but such as obeyes his light and therefore such as applis Salvation by Christ through their own beliefe of what he hath accomplished for Salvation they are not in the Faith which saveth but contrariwise are in the unbeliefe to his light and power in which he bringeth Salvation by the resurrection of his life Q. How doth the light within man manifest it selfe in order to Salvation A. It manifests it selfe against the darkness and all the deeds of it it finds out all wandering thoughts and vaine immaginations so that man may see with the light that is within

him when the darkness tempts him and when the lusts of the flesh are moving to any evil and thus doth the light within man manifest it selfe in order to Salvation Q. And is the light an universall manifestation unto all men A. Yes And that without respect of persons Q. And is the love of God universally tendred unto all in such a manifestation A. Yes For the light being manifest from the love it tendres it selfe in the manifestation Q. And is the love received by all unto whom it is so tendred A. Nay for many reject the light and will not become subject to the reproofe of it and they that doe so they doe not receive the love which in that manifestation is tendred unto them Q. But is there any thing that lyes on mans part in order to his salvation A. Yes he is to obey the light and follow it and then the light will teach him to deny himselfe and to take up the daily Cross Q. And doth the light work in order to salvation if man obey it and follow it A. Yes for he that obeyes the light and followes it he doth not abide in darkness but comes to the light of life Q. Hath man power in himselfe to turn to the light and to obey it and follow it A. Nay of himselfe he can doe nothing that is good nor turn from any thing that is evil but if he stand still when the light reproves him he there answers it in obedience as not joyning with that which the light reproves him for and so by giving diligence to the reproofe and standing still when reproofe comes he is there in obedience to it and then the love which is tendred in that manifestation it casts it selfe about him and with its strength it separates him from the sin and begets a dislike in him unto it so that he begins to abhor the appearance of it and then in the strength of the love he turns from the power of Satan unto the power of God where the light becomes his leader and teacher in the way of peace so that Salvation is in the light alone and not by any thing which is done by man of himselfe yet the light requires man to yeild himselfe unto it and yeilding himselfe unto it he answers the requirings of it in obedience and so becomes a servant to the light in all things Q. What doth the light work when man so yeilds himselfe to serve it A. It then rises in power and is felt to be powerfull to the pulling down the strong hold of sin and unthroaning the powers of darkness whereby the uncleane corrupted nature comes to be crucified and fleshly lusts condemned and so the burdens weights and loads are removed under which man hath travelled and groaned Q. But is the light sufficient to save man from all sin and to present him holy and blameless before God A. Yes it is so and they that love it knowes it to be so for the light is Christ and all power in heaven and earth is given unto him and there is nothing impossible with him nor too hard for him if man doe not reject him and rebell against him Q. And doth the power in its rising work contrary to mans own will wisdome and reason A. Yes for the power is the Cross unto the will wisdome and reason of man and in all things worketh as a cross unto that nature and stops it and chaines it and yoaks it down when it would be at liberty Q. And is that work of the power unto Salvation A. Yes if it be obeyed that the opposer doe not quench it it puts a difference between the precious and the vile and so rises as a hammer and knocks down the vile and takes hold on it as a fire and burnes it up and so man comes into the furnace where God is a consuming fire Q. But can any abide the day of his comming in such a dispensation A. Yes some there be that doe abide it who loves not their lives unto death but trusts in the Lord though he kills them Q. And is Salvation wrought through such a dispensation of Christ A. Yes for he is terrible whilest the wicked stand in his sight and reveales himselfe in flaming fire to execute vengeance upon the rebellious nature for his appearance unto Salvation is in judgment against all and upon all that would not that he should reigne Q. And doth Christ worke this worke in man A. Yes for sin is within man and there must Christ work to purge his conscience if ever he be made clean Q. But doe none know Christ to be Salvation but such as feeles his work within them A. No for it is to be understood that whilest man remaines in the fall he is under the power of darkness and therefore the power of Christ must work within him to subdue the power of darkness that ruleth over him and to save him from the temptations that the darkness entangles him in and so man is ever to stand in the pure fear of God and to waite for the appearance of his power to deliver him out of the snares in which he lyes entangled in the darkness and then he will feele the work of the power in him to cast out the strong man which hath kept the house and the power will keep man in the awe that he dare not sin for who have felt the judgment of the Lord for sin they stand in the pure fear least at any time their feet should slip into sin and this is true love to God when sin is denyed with which his Spirit is greived Q. And doth the power work effectually to Salvation as man yeilds himselfe unto it and denyes that which it doth reprove him for A. Yes it works effectually unto Salvation by destroying death and him that hath the power of it which is the Devil and so by the work of the power the old man is crucified the old works words and thoughts they all dye and sin is condemned in the flesh and the flesh is brought into subjection and silence through death and this man must know wrought in him by the power of God if ever he come to eternal life for no unclean thing that must enter into the Kingdome of God and therefore it must be denyed and put off before the Kingdome can be obtained Q. But must man pass through death and rise again whilest he is in the body A. Yes For except he be regenerated and born again he cannot enter into the kingdome of God and therefore he must dye to the first Adams flesh and be quickened and raised again in the second Adams spirit and so in the resurrection and life enter the Kingdome as a little child Q. And doth the work of the power bring death upon the first Adam through out A. Yes for no part or propertie of the first Adam that must live before God and as the second Adam rises in power