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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	eternal_a	life_n	soul_n	14,602	5	5.1897	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44609	Scotland pulling down the gates of Rome, or, Christ against Antichrist, the Lambs friends against the Dragons followers containing first, Christs herauld proclaiming his second coming, in allarum to most kingdoms of Europe, from the late presaging comet which appeared, December 1680 and January 1681, and now in August 82 ... : secondly, the popish confessions and catechisms, lately dispersed, and their damnable principles examined ...	Houschone, William.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2944; ESTC R4446	18,854	31

all the Lambs of the beast Arise ye dead and come to judgment did sound dreadfully in Hieronimies ears before his death what dreadful Lethargie what dead sleep has arrested the Senses Kutherfords Trial of Faith Brown in Life of Faith seized upon the Soul of Men and Women as if God had Commissionated the Devil to prevail either by a providential Commission to the spirit of Errour or by a Judicial hardning the spring and poise of hearts is broke into nine pieces No wonder men do not fear to hurt Conscience which shortly upon themselves shall hold a seize and pass sentences When ye have a eye to the Cross look to the Crown fea rt Passengers known not whether they go till within half an hour failing to Emmanuels Land a hour of his presence counterballances a thousand Crosses saith a Nobleman to the Papists Marquis Galeasius de vito their Gold perish with themselves who bring Gold in such competition O narrow necked Heart that drinks by drops the Wine of Heaven out of such an Ocean O for a thousand hearts to Christ Key-cold heart match with the heart burning love of Christ pledge him with the cup of thanks he has a magnetick vertue touches as an Adamant and draws the heart with a blink of his face No wonder when men as a Gold-ring fell off the singer of God so high in count was Man Angels could not nor would not lend a hand to help Christ stopt and set him on the middle finger of God This is everlasting love comely Bride thanks is all the Rent he seeks for all your enjoyments and ye shall have a Leace of his love O follow the pursuit of Christ though the Scent be cold yet he is to be found my Soul saith King David follow after God fading vanities doth now allure our senses the prime of our youth is sacrificed to the Devil and a heap of Bones ne offer to God in Youth we are altogether for pleasure in Manhood for Credit in Age for Riches where will the Heart center will another world like unto this please Alexander yet shall it be but a empty nothing hell and earth in one belly shall not do who have taken Mammon to be their God those who have breathed out their life spent their strength in catching of flies hownding of vanities God has snatcht them away before they got half a mouthful of their pleasure will the height of Morality unparalleld Vertues center Heroick Spirits nay Marcus Aurel. to Caecil Prince a Heathen shall resolve the doubt Their Vertues shall be turned to Vices who are ignorant of the Gods Nay further and that elegantly as if the Gospel were peeping out of a Pagans bosome those who to build a new Palace pulls down an old Temple the whole fabrick of that foundation shall ruine the Master-builder Here men work their own ruine with their own hands when in mens thoughts they have carved and cutted all most curiously looking undoubtedly to answer their expectation Providence fetches them in by the shoulder to oyl the wheel of Providence and this they shall not know Hamans Cruelty and Judas Covetuousness shall answer Gods purpose but never their intentions But herein is peace making the Believer sing the Swans Song the Canopy of Gods presence that bright cloud that hung over his Disciples as a screen shall be drawn over them Yea Christ upon the Mount treating them Bless him for the Scarlet since ye look for the white Robes what though Christs Church waan look for a waxing Your Lord is shaking the Tree of life above you let Antichrist shake his Sword Fear nothing but deadly sin the sins of the Saints are often so deep a die makes their faces red with shame yet come and welcome with the Lamb of God in our arms Though the Devils sparks light upon me yet shall they never burn me Let me be ground with the teeth of wild beasts saith one so be it I be pure bread for God and after the celebration of the Sacrament I eat Christ yesterday he is eating to me delightful in me Influences of Heaven are not under Lock and Key be open hearted for Christ is open handed O Daughter make your Charter rights sure get a Pass for Heaven The hand writing of Christ upon the Soul Cyprian Epist 97. Ignatius To whom shall I resemble your Lord a Tree in the Canory Island Emblem of your Tree of life the Inhabitants receive no Rain but from the branches and leaves of the Tree as the Rose-sol is the more it drops the more it flows The spirit as the Mother grace working with the habit in the renewed faculty it brings not forth a Bastard but a full begotten Child of Grace concuring into every gracious act though not to the substance of it yet to the mode of it though often the difference is not Patent as the finger playing upon the harp the spirit bends all the strings of the Soul the habit is the art tuning the faculty this is pleasant Musick to Christ not by lending their natural powers those men wrapt up themselves in blankets of ignorance Thom. P. 9. 9. 3. c. foolishly dreaming to spin righteousness out of their own bosome O Believers interpose your credit at the Throne that Christ that blessed Bridegroom may be reconciled to his Bride again O the prevalency of Prayer with God the Primitive Christians had the Heavens at their command in the time of a great drought seizing upon the Emperours Army he proclaims a Fast every man to his God they prayed so hard Marcus Aurel. that a showre ran down upon their own Camp and Hail-stones upon their Enemies Noble Queen your Saints shall sing when the world shall mourn Our morning and afrernoon is gone our evening cannot be long our life is but a day the Saints says come the Bride says come Minister says come the last of Rev. the world says be gone too good for the wicked therefore made God Hell too bad for the righteous therefore Christ took comprizement upon Heaven O wicked men give your ear one quarter of an hour to the windows of Hell to hear the Bells of Hell ring and Trumpets of Heaven sound yea the the Hellish Spirits would exclaim blessed is the ground the righteous goes on when Mountains will be clad with Bones and Rivers run with Blood the garment of Christ shall be spread over the Believer Ezek. 39. Christ against Antichrist Or a Reply to the League-Makers betwixt Protestancy and Popery lately come abroad into the world attempted of old by Cassander Bartholomeus Nervus Seravius Modestus renewed by Johnstons Rejoynder and now clad with thread-bare Arguments Theophil saith of Rome Behold here how cheap the Devil buys Souls No Peace with Rome WE grant Maximilian and Ferdinand set the forementioned at work in order to peace that the one viz. Papist might remit his pride the other his peevishness but the Chief Landlord of Souls and Consciences

was marked with intestine and Forreign Sword though this hath a main eye to the second coming of Christ Scriptures near fulfilled mockers of the Gospel stigmatized Yea in the Primitive times the earth swallowed them up quick as the Hierapolians for mocking of God though herein none can be punctual and positive in sobriety without reflection upon our Learned Judicious and Pious Fathers Melancton Regner Preden Shelto making the world to stand six thousand years the last two thousand were to be shortned for the Elects sake Certain it is things hasten to a close Grace and Literature not so as when God raised up Valla and Erasmus c. a decay in Godliness prodigal liberal rich men deemed best men covetous good Husbands truth persecuted error in credit the world upside down the whole fabrick out of order great heats great colds great drought great rains the fruitfulness of the field decayed the world tottering upon its foundation the earth groans to be dissolved of such a heavy load a burden of sin the very beast shews its resentment of a sinful generation the sky is defiled all is polluted love to God and mutually to one another is gone Cornelius a Lapide brings in the very beast as coveting to be engrafted or united to this or that godly man O to do him service for now I fight against God turn and lament ye wicked men the gates of hell are of brass their bars of iron they will never break lazy daughters awake to zeal for as the bels which hung in Aarons garment could not want Pomegranats so God loveth not sound without fruit The wrath of God is but kindling to make our bed in sorrow how are we at league with the Devil and at war with God no peace with God and no peace with man its true it was said of Spain at peace with all the world but at war with their God how in the reason can men look to live with God and yet cannot live a day with his Saints O that God would put a Lump of Hell and a Lump of Heaven in them the shadow of sin in Heaven would afright the very Angels Reader I charge thee in the name of the Eternal God extenuate not thy sin however some escape smaller strokes yet in order to a farther Judgment looking back over our shoulder not bowing the knee in the eye of sense so consulting argues a peevish humour to a roving Soul and yet all Mankind shall forfeit their right of glory for the first and Lots wife remains a rocky Mineral of Eternal vengeance for the second and Daniel a Crown of life shall have for the third the reviving presence of God is lost either ways what do we speak a Romance yet truth to others when black-mouthed P. and Sh. can be waged by Hell O Sin thy death O sin I le be for killing the most hight Corruption thy life I le take for thou hast wounded me to raile against Gods Anointed and declaim all personal acquaintance with God as folly and fancie with such Delinquents we shall debate the matter before Gods Tribunal the Bible is not their rule the Spirit of God their Councellour Luther can tell us he can dwell in hell and Christ were there his gracious presence counterballances all afflictions Rationists can tell us the marrow of Philosophy consisted in solacing of the Mind much more the substance of Divinity The Pagan Indian replyed well to the Spanish Priest when threatning him to Popery with fire and fagot What shall I have if I do so whether shall we go after they answer to Heaven Life and Salvation I would rather said he live in Hell as dwell in Heaven with such company The bells of Hell ring the Trumpets of Heaven sound half a hour in Hell and a hour in Heaven the terrour of the one the joy of the other a Proclamation at the gates of Hell come out and repent should resolve our doubts though some go to the Devil with a light candle in their hand yea creeping under a bush of profession as they go who can abide Eternal Torments tearing and rending of the caul of the heart like to a fierce bird tearing dabbing rending of a Liver yet no end of the same so Lavater compares it Reader do the favour to thy own Souls interest unite thy thoughts compose thy affections retire one hour and to thee O Christian I appeal the reality of the presence of God the ebbing and flowing of the Spirit of God Naturalists who never knew Christ can prove this Sea-stork and pursuing ordinarily another fish whose sins are as wings to mount above the water to preserve its life doth take so much water as to make it flee more nimble and when once dried again presently falls down When once a Christian is fastned with the Spirit of God it soars aloft as the seed of the earth is brought into fruitfulness by continual showers the seed of grace in the heart is renewed by the acts of the Spirit shed upon us 1. by Molification 2. Refrigeration 3. Abolition I will sprinkle thee with water FINIS