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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	child_n	life_n	sin_n	5,404	5	4.5049	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10044	A testimony concerning the life and death of William Sixmith, being sent with the following matter to London, in order to be made publick.	Sixmith, William, 1655 or 6-1677.; Sixmith, Bryan, d. 1679.	1678 (1678)	Wing S3923B; ESTC R184261	13,685	28

of saving Grace Whilst they in Wickedness to men preach Peace When Scripture without Spirit a dead Letter Without the same it maketh no man Better The Letter kills the Spirit giveth Life This as come to redeemeth out of Strise This is the Supream Rule who walk Hereby Men's Meanings of the Scriptures they can Try For none the things of God do truly Know Put as his Spirit doth reveal and Show Some would God's Love unto a few Confine And Reprobate the rest and so in Fine Quite pass them by in that most sad Condition Where no Recovery is to wit Perdition Soothing the other in that Confidence They ne're shall fall from Grace O vain Pretence Saying Whom God once loves he loves Forever Although they sin yet he for sakes them Never When God of one Blood hath made all Mankind And he so loved the World that he Resign'd His Son to reconcile them all if They Truly believe in him who is the Way For Christ hath tasted Death for every Man For he through Death destroy'd Death's Power for Man The Wicked's Death the Lord doth not Desire But that he turn from Sin he doth Require He that committeth sin doth fall from Grace And in committing it he breaks his Peace Grace joyns not with him in his sinful Deed Grace doth reprove him if he will take Heed Grace takes no part with Man when he doth Sin Man disobeys it when he falls Therein When Man acts that which doth polute the Mind He over-runs Grace and leaveth Grace Behind This is the Word behind that shews the Way That calls Walk here whenas men go Astray Grace truly leads its Grace that should Conduct This is man's Guide and this would man Instruct If man Resist not and gain say the Same In perfect Holiness 't would man Retain For as 't was said My Grace sufficient is They that obey it cannot walk amiss W. S. 1674. REmember thy Creator in thy Youth And let thy Mind be still inclin'd to Truth Which when thou findst be sure thou it Obey And 't will conduct and guide thee in the Way That will thee lead unto Eternal Life And bring thee out of Enmity and Strife 'T is as a Light shining in a dark place Until the Day dawn and Day-light Encrease This is the chief Pearl therefore do it Prize Do not this Burden but let it Arise For all that 's contrary Truth alone must Judge Which will not suffer sin in thee to Lodge For this will seperate all Good from Evil And also quench the Arrows of the Devil When thou in Trouble art then hither Fly And thou will find it a chief Remedy Let not time slip but see that thou Obey Its Counsel alwayes whilst thou hast a Day Keep the Watch. A Watchful State is the most blessed State To wait on him that did all Men Create To feel feel him working in the inward Part Searching and trying all things in the Heart Binding the Strong Man that the House did Keep Spoiling his Goods casting him out to Sweep Each Corner and to make the whole Heart Clean That none of his old Dregs therein Remain And then when it is purg'd and cleans'd from Sin O! then it s his good will to dwell Therein That he may lead and guide the Soul Aright And then to walk therein he takes Delight So that I say it is a blessed State To wait on him that did their Souls Create To feel him working in his mighty Power Resisting Satan in the tempting Hour For all that wait on him feel his Protection And in the stilness feel him give Direction Reproving and Chastizing all that 's nought Not in Deeds only but in Words and Thought And such are those he seeks to worship Him That do not yield to any thing that 's Sin But when the Tempter comes them for to Try Unto the blessed Spirit still they Fly For he 's a Tower a Shield a Fence to Those That wait still in his Spirit to Oppose The Eneny which as a Roa●●●g Lion Would those devour that tra●●●● towards Sion So if the Watch be kept they cannot Stray Nor to the Tempter will they be a Prey But if the Watch be down Temptations Com And by the Tempter they are Over-run W. S. 3d Moneth 1675. To the Sinner REnew thy Grief O man renew thy Care Lift up thy Voice aloud and do not spare For to bewail thy precious time Mispent O! cry and cease not O Lament Lament O! let the Eccho of thy Voice Rebound And let the Nations with thy Mourning Sound For sad's thy state and miserable Wo Doth thee attend although thou dost not Know How suddenly it hastens on thy Head Thy Heart being har●ned and thy dull Mind fed With airy Vanities and lustful Pleasures Such fading F●ncies are thy only Treasures Therefore Repent whilst thou hast yet a Day For it is ready to be past Away W. S. Contemplation O How delectable is Contemplation It far surpasseth all vain Recreation It s more delightsome far than all vain Toys And far excelleth all base worldly Joys For here the Soul doth true Contentment Find Here here alone 's true Solace to the Mind Although it feel the Judgment poured Down Yet in the same there is a sight of th' Crown That those enjoy that persevere to th' End They in the Judgment feel the Vail to Rend And th' Understanding so to open Clear Where God's great Mysteries to them Appear For he doth purifie and doth make Clean His Children dear and in his Way doth Train Them in that Path which pleasant is to Him Whose Bodies are his Temples cleans'd from Sin It s those who by true Contemplation Find Retiring in wardly a Stay to th' Mind W. S. SHall Life or Death things present or to Come Again intangle again Overcome Religious Persons who are Sojourning After Cannan's Land and Travelling Heaven-wards Or shall any fading Joy Grasp so the Mind as it should not Rely And fixed be on Christ their Strength and Stay No no for he 's the true and living Way Darkness and Death subdued are by Him Youth 's here depending overcome their Sin Ever blessed are they who in Christ Abide They happy are and rest Unterrify'd W. S. 1677. Loss of Time VVHat bitter Lamentation shall I Make Or what Bewailing Speeches shall I Take Now to deplore my Time I have Mispent O Dear Heart why O! why was I Content Thus thus to let it slip and slide Away Not truly it regarding day by Day O! how am I ensnared in Vanity And plunged deep into Iniquity For want of keeping up a daily Watch The Enemy away my Mind doth Snatch Hurrying it into Terrestrial Things Which Anguish Sorrow Grief and Trouble Brings But as the Watch is kept O! I feel Power Which doth preserve me in the Tempting Hour Great God of Heaven and Earth keep thou my Watch And then no Hurt unto my Soul can Reach O! thou Preserver of a panting Soul To thee