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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	darkness_n	light_n	shadow_n	7,372	5	9.4624	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40521	[A fruteful] and learned sermon preached in London; by a most worthy and faithful minister of Chrsit. For the great support and comfort of the people of God in evil times. Most learnedly opened, and prest from Psal. 97.11. Light is sown for the righteous. And farther shews, that if there be either justice in heaven, or fire in hell, persecutors shall never go unpunished		1670 (1670)	Wing F2251A; ESTC R213330	16,494	50

is this The mercies of God in Christ that is a seed of comfort The mercy of God in Christ What cannot mercy do for a poor Nation Mercy can throw forth a plank to us when we are drowning The Sun is not so full of light as God is full of love Mercy it is that which pleaseth God Mica 7. 18. Mercy pleaseth thee Why may we not hope that the Lord will do that which is so pleasing to him that which is his recreation to shew mercy Malice pleaseth the Wicked but Mercy pleaseth God Justice is called Gods strange work Isa 28. 21. A strange work As if the Lord were not used to it We shall observe in the Scripture when the Lord is going to shave off the pride of a people he is said to hire the very Razor Isa 7. 20. As if he had none of his own he was fain to hire one When God executeth justice upon a people he is said to come forth from his place to punish Isa 26. 21. The Bee doth naturally give honey it stings only when it is provoked God doth naturally shew mercy Mercy my brethren it is Gods darling attribute that he delights most of all to magnifie Why methinks this is a seed of comfort for England Why may not mercy give the casting voice to save this Nation Isa 63. 9. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them In his love and pity Mercy does more overflow in God than sin can in us or we could never be pardoned Oh but you will say we are not a people that are fit for mercy what should we do with mercy that have so abused and so provoked it why to this I say mercy hath healing in its wings It can as well give a Nation repentance as deliverance It can as well prepare us for mercy as bestow mercy Mercy hath healing in its wings why that is a seed of comfort The third seed of comfort for the Land is this That Spirit of Prayer that is yet kept up among Gods people Prayer ushers in deliverance It is the Midwife that helps to deliver the Church when she is in pangs Joel 2. 32. whosoever shill call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved The sparkling walls were their spear walls and the Bulwark of a Land is Prayer Prayer it is a seed that is sown in the ears of God Nay in the heart of God Prayer commands God Isa 45. 11. Concerning the work of my hands command ye me That is by Prayer Jacob's Prayer held God it held him fast Gen. 32. 26. I will not let thee go except thou bless me I but pray observe observe Moses Prayer seems to have more force and power in it than Jacobs Prayer had Exod. 32. 10. Saith God to Moses Let me alone that my wrath may wax hot against them And Moses sought the Lord and the Lord repented of the evil Pray observe Jacobs Prayer prevailed with God when God had a mind to shew mercy But Moses Prayer prevailed with God when God was angry so that to speak with reverence whether God be angry or whether God be pleased Prayer why that prevails with him this is a seed of comfort for this poor Nation There are many that every day besiege Heaven with Prayer sends up whole volleys of sighs and groans to Heaven Psal 106. 23. Therefore he said he would destroy them Had not Moses his servant stood in the breach to turn away his wrath from them Prayer hath influence upon the Almighty Prayer finds God free but leaves him bound especially Christ praying our prayers over again and sprinkling them with his bloud makes them go up as sweet incense to Heaven so that these are seeds of comforts for this poor dying Nation Light is sown for England Bat here I must insert a caution and I beseech you to observe Though there be some light sown for them yet take this caution Expect an hour of darkness It is usually dark before morning Things are like to be worse with us before they are better you know the seed dies in the ground before it springs up Things seem to be in a dying condition the seed is dying in the ground e're light comes expect some darkness It is Gods usual method he ushers in deliverance by great afflictions he prepares for deliverance by afflictions he brings his people into the Wilderness and then he speaks comfortably unto them Hos 2. 14. Shall I give you some Scripture instances There will be some darkness before light do spring up some Scripture instances to clear it up God gave David a promise of a Kingdom David shall wear the Crown I but before that David must fly for his life he must be hunted as a Partridge upon the Mountains and afterwards then he shall wear his Crown Abraham he had the promise of a numerous Progeny as the Stars of Heaven but before that his Wives womb must be barren Moses he was to work deliverance for Israel he was to be their temporal Saviour before his hand wrought any Miracles his hand must be Leprous Christ he was to come into the World there was the great Light of the World I but before that Light came it was an hour of darkness to the Church of God Isa 9. 2. Those that dwell in the shadow of death to them hath the Light shined Before Gospel-deliverance you must expect some sore pangs and the reason of it is this here is the reason Because God hath a great deal of work yet to do there is much rubbish to be removed before Gods spiritual Temple will be built sins must be brought lower Superstition must be purg'd away the Devil must be cast out and will not this think you cause great commotion in the Church and Convulsion fits before light springs up Therefore look for an hour of darkness But you will say to me if it be so then what shall we do in this hour of darkness how shall we behave our selves till this Light doth spring up to the Church Let us do these three or four things when it is an hour of darkness 1. Let us get into our Chambers there our great work it lies between God and our own souls go into your Chambers Isa 26. 20. Come my people enter thou into thy Chamber hide thy self What Chamber you will say must we go into First Let us go into the Chamber of our own hearts by meditation and by Self-examination Let us see how the case stands between God and our own Souls let us prove our selves whether we are in the Faith let us be clearing our evidences every day let us bring our graces to the touch-stone let us never leave till we have found out we have a Covenant-interest with God When things are dark without it is good that all should be clear within that is one Chamber we should go to our own hearts Secondly Let us go into the Chamber of Divine promises and as it were lock up