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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bring_v	hell_n	sin_n	4,853	5	4.8758	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42912	Godliness no friend to rebellion, or enemy to civil government Being the substance of a sermon occasionally preached at Great Yarmouth, Octob. 25. 1673. By a lover of peace and truth.	Lover of peace and truth.	1674 (1674)	Wing G933F; ESTC R215817	19,698	39

him 2. Secondly Let it invite you all this day that are out of Christ to come in and accept of him and his ways this priviledge and honor will one day be considerable to you to which you can never attain but by espousing Christ his interest ways by Faith 3. Thirdly Then you that have an interest in God and acceptance through Christ improve it at the Throne of Grace for the King and all that are in Authority who knows what Judgments you may divert what blessings you may draw down upon the Nation Luther was so great an admirer of Prayer that he almost called it Omnipotent Prayer is not for a private use only but for a publike good As Trading men use their Treasures for advantage and gain to themselves and others so do you improve your Grace and heavenly Interest so as the Nation may fare the better for you by the fervencie and powerfulness of your Prayers for the King Parliament and those that have lawful Authority in their hands let it appear who is your Father of what Family and of what spirit ye are that ye may give a proof to the world of the Divinity of those Principles and Perswasions you adhere to so strictly Thus God's people in all former times have done So Jechonias in his Captive state caused a Collection of money to be made and sent it to Jerusalem with a Letter saying We have sent you money to buy sacrifices of meat-offerings and drink-offerings and sweet odours that ye may offer them upon the Altar that is at Jerusalem and pray for the life of Nebuchadnezzar and for the life of Belteshazzar his son that their days on earth may be as the days of Heaven Thus he seemed to approve the Divinity and Innocencie of that Religion they professed which however it differed from or contradicted the Babylonish Idolatry yet was not inconsistent with but useful to their Civil State and Government And Cyprian being accused of Rebellion makes this the proof his innocencie saying How can that be for the world knows that we pray for the King and the welfare of his Government So Tertullian in his Apology for the Christians in his time gives this as a proof that the Christian Religion was a holy and peaceable Religion for saith he in our Prayers we seek God for the life of the Emperour for his prosperous state and reign that God would give him a quiet house wise Councellors and valiant Souldiers And how agreeable is this to the Doctrine of the Scriptures mentioned before A duty not only acceptable to Governours but also to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Oh! then pray and cry earnestly to God for those that are over us That in their peace ye may have peace and that under them ye may lead a quiet life in all godliness and honesty 4. Vse Fourthly Then be not offended at reproaches and scorns you meet withal in the ways of God If God will thus and otherwise honour his people do you think that men can dishonour you Indeed if things and persons were to be accounted as the world judgeth of them then the most holy ones and ways are the most vile and abominable yea the off-scouring of all things but God speaks otherwise of you and of his ways to which we ought to attend and bear our selves upon and happy are they who are not offended at the ways of God whatever they meet with from men yea when they speak all manner of evil against you falsly for Christs sake for so have the most eminent Servants of God fared in the world who yet were of more value with God than thousands of others for of such only in all times of difficulties God hath been entreated yea God hath and oft doth bring it about in his Providence that the world doth own and acknowledge the worth of a godly state and priviledge of a holy man and much desires that happiness namely when he inflicts terrors upon a wicked man either of death or hell How doth he then bless the state of the Righteous what would he not give to be in the state of a godly and holy man to be assured of the pardon of his sins of the everlasting love of God to his Soul How doth he condemn and curse his evil life and wicked ways and call for the Prayer of the righteous or of those that fear God that they may prevail with God for him as we have in Job 33. verse 21 22. His flesh is consumed his bones that were not seen stick out his Soul draweth near to the grave and his life to the destroyers If there be a messenger with him an Interpreter one among a thousand to shew unto man his uprightness then he is gratious unto him and saith Deliver him from going down to the pit Then Oh pray that God would shew mercy to pardon his sin to save his Soul to deliver him from eternal torments Thus many times when God besets even a wicked man with terrors and hath him as Balaam betwixt two walls then his language is Let me die the death of the righteous and let my later end be like his This God doth that he might raise the price and value of his Children in the world and honour them even in the eyes of men who are careless of his Honour and Glory 5. Lastly By way of Use then I beseech you that fear God that profess strictness of Principles and Perswasions differing in some things from the way of others that ye will so walk and behave your selves in all holiness of Conversation that you may evidence to the world the holiness and harmlesness of your differing Imaginations and ways Consider what is that which hath made every Age so backward to allow any Reformation or change relating to Religious worship but a secret jealousie that it would tend to innovate or disturb the Peace Civil Government of the Nation Certainly Christianity in the highest profession and practice of it did never truly prejudice the affairs of the world and if any in any Age have under that badge profession done or acted any thing injurious to Government or Governours it is not from the tendencie and conduct of Christian Principles but from the fury and misleading of their own lusts and carnal Interests Therefore I beseech you so to walk as to null and make void the common accusations against holiness and stop the mouths of unreasonable Enemies and Accusers To be so gratious in word and action so righteous just humble patient self-denying giving up your selves to the obedience of the Truth not minding this world so much as the great Concernments of Eternity that you may be accounted a people worthy of your Christian Profession and of the name of holiness and purity that is upon you worthy of your Gospel liberty the most desirable blessing of your life and worthy to be called on for Prayer and Supplications for the afflicted for the Nation yea for the life of the King and for the prosperity of the People FINIS