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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	end_n	good_a	life_n	9,382	5	4.8333	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19287	The conuerts first loue discerned iustified, left and recouered. Resoluing the truth of an effectuall conuersion. And informing the right way to perseverance and perfection. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1610 (1610)	STC 5697.5; ESTC S116341	35,249	52

defending the same from the reproches of the wicked as also in reseruing the vse thereof to it fit season and occasion when our God shal be best glorified our profession iustified and brethren informed and confirmed thereby And this is 1. When we haue an especial calling to witnesse a good profession as being inwardly furnished with gifts and outwardly led foorth by the Spirit to maintaine the cause of Christ Iesus our Sauiour The one of these we shall discerne 1. By sound knowledge of y e cause in particular which we are to make good by whatsoeuer sufferings so that our iudgements are throughly informed and so our consciences conuinced with the trueth doe finde rest and comfort therein Ephes ● Phil. 1. 2. By our ardent loue vnto that truth which wee haue apprehended and heartie desire that by any our neuer so great affliction it may bee glorified in the hearts of the Saints 3. By our especiall apprehension of Gods singular mercie towards vs in accounting vs so worthie as to make profession of that truth 4. Hence wee euen long and desire to taste of that cup which the profession of that truth may cost vs. 5. Yet so as that our most ardent desires are subiect to contrarie buffetings of feare of our owne inabilitie in our selues and therefore 6. Rather desiring the grace of the Spirit so to conduct vs in the combat that Gods cause may be honoured in our constancie therein then we in any sort magnified thereby nay that wee shall haue in respect of the flesh any good issue out of them howsoeuer we haue many gratious promises yea likelihoods for the same 7. And therefore simply submitting our selues to the will of our gratious Father rather to vndergo any the most grieuous extremitie then the least disparagement may redound vnto his glorious truth 8. Finding in our selues a gratious contentment in our God arising vpon long experience of the deceitfulnesse of the world and faithfulnes of our gratious Father and 9. So discerning in our selues a readines to death as being prepared thereto by daily mortification and experience of our sweete societie with our blessed God 10. As that withall wee especially for this end desire life euen to witnesse a good profession and giue glorie vnto our God in auouching and sealing vp his eternall truth with our momentanie sufferings To this end 11. Finding in our selues an abilitie of faith relying rather on Gods promise to guide vs with his counsell then our owne experience to wade thorow the affliction Thus may we discerne inward sufficiencie to make profession of our faith And for outward calling and leading forth by the Spirit thereunto there are these markes of it First in respect of vs as that 1. We haue alreadie published and declared that truth and so now much more it being called in question are to iustifie the same 2. Are also prouoked by our people that haue depended on vs to make good the same for the establishing of their faith lest our suppressing or deniall may shake and make shipwrack thereof 3. Are especially called thereto by the Magistrate who may require a reason thereof and forced by the gainsayings of the enemie to defend the same Secondly in respect of the truth And that 1. When it is openly resisted and gainesaid of a peruerse generation not onely priuately and indirectly and when 2. By the suppressing thereof the glorie of our God is necessarily impeached the power of religion vndermined c. otherwise in matters 1. Of difference which reach not thus farre we may be silent respecting the peace of the Church and dealing rather with our God in prayer for the reformation of such breaches and by all priuate and peaceable meanes rather enduring an inconuenience or couering an infirmitie then by any publike opposition making a rent and diuision in the Church of God 2. As also if our persons rather in malice are aimed at then the truth oppugned we may auoide the rage by flying concealing c. 3. At leastwise though we be not altogether silent yet so farre we may conceale the truth 1. As it is not demanded 2. And may satisfie the honest purpose of the Questioner 3. Yea may happily by stumbling of him and turning his edge vpon another so thereby diuert his malice from our selues So did our Sauiour put the Pharisies and Sadduces together and thereby escaped So did he for a time goe aside and walked no more openly neither committed himselfe vnto them because his time was not come Nay may wee not shape such an answere to our aduersarie not onely to conceale part of trueth as Samuel did 1. Sam 16. but euen to giue vp the wicked to their owne counsels that will not obey the truth bidding them goe vp and prosper as Micha●●h did 2. King 22 yea in an holie dirision vpbraiding their carnall confidence Reioyce oh young man and take thy fill Eccl. 11. And seeing they will not be reclaimed and hate to be reformed may not the prudent keepe silence in such euill times 2. Chron. 2. Amos 5. Or so only speake as to leaue the incorrigible to their lusts ceasing to rebuke a scorner that we may wisely auoid his hatred and so pronouncing the wrath of God against him in yeelding him vp to his owne lusts as that he may blesse his soule in this fearfull libertie and wee by thi● wisedome may maintaine our holy libertie Oh that we were wise to consider of these things and to whom the arme of the Lord shall reueale them For the waies of the Lord are righteous and the iust shall walke in them but the wicked shall fall therein As for the changing of our features and habits for a time to auoid vnnecessarie trouble herein I take it wee may thus farre be iustified As though 1. Not to change our names And that because they are of a diuine institution as well as ciuill imposed not only to make distinction of our persons from others but to be witnesses pledges of our profession and both memorials of Gods former mercies towards vs as also euidences of Gods euerlasting couenant with vs to be our protector and preseruer for euer And therfore not to be denied if we be demanded the same lest therein we denie our faith neither to be changed because our profession must not bee changed Especially seeing by deniall or changing wee shall not onely not aduantage our selues to the thing wee intend namely not to be knowne seeing by other markes of proportion or complexion wee may be bewraied but being discouered we shal hereby adde vnto our affliction not only being iustly exempted out of Gods protection by reiecting the badge thereof our names but exposed also the rather to the rage of man as being tainted hereby with dissimulation c. Adde we hereunto that not only we haue not any president in the scripture for the like in this case but also this