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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bondage_n	deliver_v	fear_n	4,056	5	6.5580	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96328	The Christians hope triumphing in these glorious truths; [brace] 1. That Christ the ground of hope, is God, and not meer man, against the Arians, and other unbelieving Christians. 2. That Christ is the true Messiah, against the unbelieving Jews. 3. That there is another life besides this, against the grosse atheist. 4. That the soul of man is immortall, and doth not sleep till the day of resurrection, against the errour of some seeming semi-atheists. 5. How the hope of heaven should be attained, whilst we are on earth, against the carnall worldlings. 6. How this hope may be discerned where it is, and attained where it is not, for the comfort of every poor Christian. All which truths are briefly pointed out and cleared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby-Church at Westminster on Wednesday, May 28. being the day appointed for solemn and publike humiliation. / By Jeremiah Whitaker. Published by order of the House of Peers.	Whittaker, Jeremiah, 1599-1654.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1710; Thomason E286_4; ESTC R200074	52,593	59

great part of the men of the world captive the first is of the grosse Atheist the other of the Semi-atheist The first is of the grand Atheist how many are there that have the face of Christians but their hearts are heathenish who resolve there faith into meer reason and their hopes into sight Such were the Sadduces in Christs time Acts 23.8 who denied Angels and spirits and the resurrection such Were before Christ among the Prophets as those Epicures Isa 22.12.13 who when the Lord called for weeping and mourning behold joy and gladnesse slaying of oxen and killing of sheep eating flesh and drinking wine saying Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die such were some after Christ in the daies of the Apostle vers 32. of this chapter Peter prophesieth that there should be such to the end of the world wicked and profane men scoffers 2 Pet. 3.3 4. who should walk after their own lusts saying Where is the promise of his comming for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation It was an article objected against one of the Popes in the Councell of Basil that he had often said before divers Joannes 23. Saepe coram di versis praelatia pertinaciler juadente dia●olo asseruit vitam aternam nonneque aliam post banc dixit animan bominucum corpore relinqui Concil Basil Ses● 11 that were was no such thing as eternall life and Paul the third is reported to have said when he was dying now he should know three things whether the soul was immortall whether there was a hell whether there was a God if all these atheisticall opinions were buried in hell yet Satans temptations and the hellish corruptions of our own hearts would raise them up again and therefore 't is good to be established that we may stand fast in this evil day and having done all to stand Against this atheisticall opinion lay this down for a sure foundation surely there is another life besides this life and to strengthen you therein consider these Arguments First Surely there is a God Paulus 3. Moriturus dixisse fertur se jam experturun veritaten● trium quaestionum de quibus in tota vita dabitas●et 1. an ●nimae sint immortales 2. an sit insernus 3. an sit Deus Gerrard loc com de mort p 178. the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth forth his handy work every creature pointeth us to the Creatour and he that beleeveth not is condemned of himself and thou art left inexcusable O man now if there be a God there must needs be another life wherein God will fulfill the good he hath promised and execute the evil he hath threatned for in this life there is arighteous man that perisheth in his righteousnesse and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his daies in his wickednesse Arg. 1 Secondly Consider Jesus Christ whom you heard not only to be the Son of man but to be the Son of God and the true Messiah that great mystery wherein God hath made known the riches of his glory for without controversie great is the mystery of godlinesse Christ manifested in the flesh P●●l 19.1 Eccles 7.15 1 Tim. 3.16 a mystery so much admired by the Apostles ador'd by Angels beleeved by Devils if there be no other life consider Arg. 2 First What was the end of Christs incarnation why did God become man and he that was the mirrour of Angels become the reproach of men Heb. 2.10 was it not that he might bring many sonne and daughters unto glory and that glory not in this life for when he appeareth in another life Col. 3.4.2 Cor. 8.9 then are the Saints to appear with him in glory why became he poor but that we through his poverty might be made rich and obtain the riches of the glory of the inheritance which is incorruptible and undefiled 1 Pet 2 3 4. and that passeth not away reserved in the highest heavens for them who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation Secondly What was the end of his bitter passion why did be taste death who was the Lord of life but that through death he might destroy him that had power over death Heb. 1.14 15. that is the devil and deliver them who through the feare of death were all their life time subject to bondage and what deliverance from this death is imaginable If the end of this life put an end to all our comforts then the dangers of death are not abated nor the feares of death any whit diminished but he was made perfect through suffering that he might become the authour of eternall life Heb. 5.9 to all that doe obey him Thirdly What was the end of his resurrection but that his Saints might be quickned up together with him Ephes 2.6 1. Pet. 1.3 and made to sit in heavenly places together with him and so obtain a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead Fourthly What was the end of Christs ascension but to prepare a place for his people and if I go and prepare a place for you saith Christ Joh. 14.2 3. I will come again and receive you that where I am there ye may be also Fifthly What is the end of his intercession but that he may be able to save them to the utmost Heb 7.25 that come unto God through him and how are they saved by him to the utmost if there be not another life after this life in this life the Saints are slain all the day long and counted as sheep unto the slaughter therefore abhorre that blasphemy as once to imagine that this great mystery of piety should be a mystery of iniquity if there were no other life expected then this then as St Paul saith of the resurrection Christ is not risen so may I say then Christ is neither borne nor hath he suffered nor is he ascended nor sitteth on the right hand of the Majesty on high despise not this glorious mystery through unbeleife for if he that despised Moses his law dyed without mercy of how much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy who treadeth under foot the Son of God Heb. 10.28 29. and treadeth the blood of the Covenant under his feet as an unholy thing and doth despite to the spirit of grace Arg. 3 Thirdly 2 Pet. 1.19 Consider the Covenant of Jesus Christ we have a sure word of prophecy to which we doe well to take heed as to a light that shineth in a dark place men may deceive and be deceived all flesh is grasse 1 Pet. 1.23 24. and the goodlines thereof like the flower of the earth but though men die the Word of the Lord liveth and abideth for ever and though Heaven and Earth passe away Math. 5.18 yet not one jet or title of this word shall passe away