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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	end_n	good_a	4,105	5	3.5529	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81376	Certaine observations concerning the duty of love, and of the contrary evill, vncharitablenesse. VVritten by Thomas Devenish.	Devenish, Thomas.	1642 (1642)	Wing D1213; Thomason E142_21; ESTC R8292	21,289	34

the Church complaining that whilest shee slept that is followed the things of this world she had lost her beloved Christ see what a charge she laies upon the daughters of Ierusalem in the 8. verse I charge you O daughters of Ierusalem that if yee find my welbeloved that yee tell him that I am sicke of love Those that had not tasted the sweet of Christs love admired this strange manner of enquirie and demand in the 9. verse What is thy beloved more then others that thou dost so charge us Why shee tels them in the following verses and sets forth by all possible wayes of expression the beauty of our sweet Saviour in so much that the faithfull hearing of the excellency of Christ desire to know how to finde him also as is sweetly set forth in the last verse O thou fairest among women whither is thy welbeloved gone whither is thy welbeloved turned aside that we may seek him with thee O let this be the desire of all the Saints Give mee Christ and take all the world besides Let us then consider where this comfortable enjoyment of Christ is to be had it 's in that Garden the Church which is spoken of Cant 5.1 There are all those sweet fruits of Christs gracious presence O then let us strive to set up Christs Ordinances and order according to his owne institution and amongst all the other blessings that God hath bestowed upon us praise his holy name for those great hopes of reformation wherewith hee hath at this time filled our hearts nothing doubting but hee that hath begun will perfect it amongst his servants God hath left us a sufficient rule for the matters of his worship and service in his holy Word if wee would but lay aside all carnall policy and apply our selves to that the businesse were ended but we having a long time accustomed our selves to be guided by the Ordinances of man in the service of God can hardly find a way out of it but rather fit our selves with some bad arguments to maintaine our old practice not much unlike the Papists that because their fathers did so they will believe it to be right though it may be it 's more then their fathers did to believe it though their practice were so but we see by experience the conceit of a former received opinion is a great barre to keepe men from embracing the truth it behooves us therefore as in all things so especially in that which more immediatly belongs to the service of God to looke unto the rule Thus it was stil urged upon the Israelites so in the Gospel Christ alwayes directs us to the rule and indeed when we forsake that wee are apt to fall upon any thing though never so dishonourable to God as we see Exod. 32.1 the people would have Aaron make them Gods so many amongst us would have some one or other make us such gods we know what they were to make us a Religion or a way of worship which worke belongeth to God onely Let us take heed of this and let our love to Christ carry us through all difficulties that we meet with for if wee consult with flesh and blood in Gods service wee are not worthy to be his neither can wee have any assurance that wee love him as we ought but we shall still finde our selves apt to leave the wayes of God as hard and troublesome and so take our leave of Religion as Orpha did of her mother in law and die in Moab let not therefore an old received opinion honour credit riches friends or any thing separate our affections from the love of Christ but take up that resolution to follow him in all his O●dinances as Ruth did to follow Naomi Ruth 1.17 Where thou diest will I die and there will I be buried the Lord doe so to me and more also if ought but death do part thee and me See what this good woman did for the love of one which shee confesseth death might deprive her of how should this very consideration knit and unite our love to our deare Saviour death cannot separate us neither shall our love if it be true ever have end All then that hath beene formerly said being considered one would thinke it strange that all should not love Christ but indeed it 's as strange that any should love him if wee consider our naturall inclination to sinne and to follow our sensuality Oh how faine would a man have Heaven and earth Christ and the world part with nothing but would faine goe to heaven at other mens cost but our Saviour teacheth us another lesson Matth. 18.45.46 The Kingdome of Heaven is like to a Merchant man that seeketh good pearles who having found a pearle of great price went and sold that he had and bought it certainly wee must part with all for Christ and this I am perswaded is many times the desire and resolution of Gods children but the flesh so prevailes by the helpe of our common adversary that wee are strangely carried away as I am able to witnesse from mine owne sad experience for upon such meditations as these formerly mentioned I have resolved sure I will follow Christ nothing shall draw my heart from my Saviour but such hath beene the frailty of nature that I have suffered such thoughts speedily to cold and die as if they had never been sometimes the Divell takes advantage of necessity when he sees us in some straights as 1 Sam. 21.2 and thereby weakens our faith and dependance in the all-sufficiency of our good God and so yeeld to that which is unlawfull and unwarrantable as if when in all ordinary wayes we see no supply presently conclude there is none it was that the Divell tempted Christ withall But how should our Saviours answer be a strength to our weake faith in such cases Matth. 4.4 Man shall not live by bread onely but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God God can make any thing besides bread serve for his purpose he can supply our wa t s any way and deliver us out of all straights and will surely doe it in such a measure as is fit for us if we can forbeare our owne unwarrantable wayes againe I found the example of other men a strong temptation to draw away from the love of God I have thereupon thought it a faire smooth way to walke as others doe to stand right in their opinion however the case stands betwixt God and my soule againe another thing hath beene the desire I have had to please and ingratiate my selfe with great persons yea and many times have thought this a very good way to helpe and further the way of Gods providence and so have made shipwracke of a good conscience to keepe their friendship againe our company is a great meanes to draw us either way for the Divell who wants no malice nor diligence to effect our ruine watcheth such opportunity when wee are in company with