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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	book_n	life_n	write_v	4,779	5	6.1891	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66930	Sheperdy spiritualiz'd or, The improvement of a shepherd's life to soul-advantage. By James Woode, an unworthy follower of the great shepherd of souls	Wood, James, 1608-1664.	1680 (1680)	Wing W3396; ESTC R233357	138,882	225

more briefly ye may say this seal or mark is twofold inward to the Soul and conscience of the Believer bringing abundance of peace and joy and outward and apparent unto others whereby the Elect after calling are evidently to be discerned by others the fruits of the Spirit manifesting themselves to every observer For as the works of the Flesh so the fruits of the Spirit are manifest to every intelligent eye that real change that true conversion makes upon the heart so apparently breaks forth into the Life that we may even say of it as the Apostle of his Corinthians 2 Epist 3. 2 3. Their good works shining proclaim whose propriety they are and so cause glory to their Great Master and Owner Secondly Christ reckons his hath their number for preservation As Christ kept all that were delivered him by his Father Jo. 17. 12. On which text the learned De Dieu observes the Syriack Interpreter to have understood 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not to be exceptive as if Judas were excepted out of the number of those whom the Father had given to the Son but adversative by which he is opposed to them q. d. I have lost none of them which thou gavest me but Judas is lost because he was the Son of perdition So Jo. 10. 3. He calleth his own sheep by name he takes special and particular knowledge and care of his So that that discriminating priviledge of Moses Exod. 33. 17. that God knew him by name is in this sense common to all Christ's Sheep Not only their number but their very Persons and Names also The Lord knoweth who are his 2 Tim. 2. 19. not only how many are Elected but * Numerus certus nonsolum quoad numerum numerantem ut suggerunt Arminiani sed quoad numerum numeratum ●●t Orthodoxi tenent who they are who be the very numerical Persons Hence their Names are said to be written in the book of Life Phil 4. 3. Rev. 20. 12. and 21. 27. Mordecai's name was register'd in the Chronicles of Persia Tamerlane had alwayes by him a Catalogue of his best Servants and their good deserts which he dayly perused Christ doth not only book his Sheep how many he hath but their particular names also taking cogniscance of them particularly assuring them that their h Hominum meminit ut significet distinctissimam Dei de singulis providentiam q. d. Singuli vestrûm nominatim Brug names are written in Heaven Luk. 10. 20. the Library in which this book of Life is laid up Hence the assembly of the first born written in Heaven Heb. 12. 23. and that they shall never be blotted out thence Rev. 3. 5. once enrolled in Christ's book and none shall blot him out Obj. Against this some object Moses's wish Ex. 32. 32 33. If thou wilt not forgive their sin blot me I pray thee out of thy book which thou hast written And Paul's Rom. 9. 3. I could wish my self accursed from Christ for my Brethren c. Ans The Answer to this may be of some use not only to oppose gainsayers but also to establish the consolation of the weak Let it be in the words of Dr. i Tact. Sacr. l. 3. c. 2. §. 10. Arrowsmith who distinguisheth of a threefold Life viz. Natural Spiritual and Eternal and suitably of a threefold book of Life viz. Physical Ecclesiastical and that of the Lamb. The Physical Book of Life is that in which is contained the Catalogue of them who enjoy a temporal Life and out of it are they blotted who are taken away or cut off by a violent or immature death Of this is mention Psal 139. 15 16. In thy book were all these written k In libro tuo haec omnia scribebantur Pisc The Ecclesiastical Book in which are written and register'd the members of the visible Church who live a spiritual Life either in reality or in appearance at least Of this the Prophets make mention Isa 4. 3. Ezek. 13. 9. Psal 69. 28. The Catalogue of them that profess faith in Christ saith the learned l De natur Dei C. 5. c. 3. col 583. Zanchy is called the book of Life and of the living because by the Church they are accounted in the number of them who are called and chosen unto Eternal Life Let them be blotted out c. i. e. saith he discover O Lord their Hypocrisies and cause them to be seen and known such as indeed they are and let them be blotted out of the roll of the Saints which are in the Church thus he The Third is the Book of Life of the Lamb mentioned Rev. 3. 5. and elsewhere after the manner of men given to God in which the names of his Elect are said to be written A book in allusion to the custom of registring or enrolling of those that are chosen to any dignity or office Hence the Roman Senatours were vulgarly called Patres conscripti and Souldiers are said to be enrolled A Book of Life it is called because 't is to this they are elected viz. Eternal Life to be enjoyed in Heaven and the book of Life of the Lamb because Christ is the Head of the Elect though he be not the Head of Election and the Elect are not brought to Life but by his Blood as of a Lamb without blemish or spot Hence then we answer the objection when any are said to be blotted out of the Book of Life understand it of the Book either Physical or Ecclesiastical never of the Lambs book of Life Judas Arius Julian others were blotted out of both the former out of the last never any was or shall be blotted As for the Instances in the objection Surely Moses's Wish never tended to this that he might be deprived of Eternal Life for the Salvation of that people but rather in the first sense that he might undergo the most bitter and untimely death than that they all might be cut off and destroyed And this the very context manifests The People of Israel Aaron himself too much furthering them had committed most grievous Idolatry this the Lord had avenged the day before Moses puts up this request to God by sending in the sword by which there died in one day three thousand men Ex. 32. 28 29. That the whole People might not perish with a like destruction their General interposeth himself and offers himself rather to be slain to be devoted to death though an ignominious one saying blot me out of thy book viz. that Physical one of natural Life no saith God those that have sinned will I blot out and not thee who art free from the guilt of that Idolatry Compare Numb 11. 15. * C●ns●lat cui silet vacat Poli Synops in Ex. 32. 33. And thus was the Scripture understood by the Ancients by Hierom and Greg. lib. 10. Mor. c. 7. by Menoch too and Est c. which may further be evinced by this absurdity consequent to the other interpretation