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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	faith_n	law_n	sin_n	6,700	5	5.1939	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97256	The people's impartiall, and compassionate monitor; about hearing of sermons: or, The worlds preachers and proselites lively painted out, for a person of quality; upon occasion of hearing two famous divines, whose transcendent wit, oratorie, and elegancie, made many at their wits end with admiration! Being a rare discovery to vndeceive the deceiver. / By R. Younge of Roxwell in Essex.	Younge, Richard.	1657 (1657)	Wing Y171; Thomason E1583_1; ESTC R208949	45,797	44

for break-fast He which speaks by roat and not out of the abundance of his heart is soon drawn dry What comparison then even in the judgement of malice and testimony of envy it self between these and a solid Divine whose heart is a Comment upon the whole Bible and who hath the holy Ghost to teach him even the deep things of God 1 Cor. 2.10 They may think themselves without compare as those shallow-headed Verbalists Acts 17.18 to 22. under-valued Saint Paul not thinking him worthy to carry their books after them for learning because he did not in like pompous manner and with such oftentation set forth himself But it was only in conceit wherein alone pride consisteth So how did those Epicurian and Stoick Philosophers scorn him who in their learned and deep judgements was but a babler and his preaching meer foolishness Yea what defences was Saint Paul driven to make for himself about his plainness in unfolding the Gospel In like manner also did Corah and his company not for want of ignorance compare themselves with Moses and Aaron But a wiser than they acquainteth us that he who winneth souls is wise Prov. 11.30 And that those who by their teaching turn many to righteousness shall shine as stars for ever and ever Dan. 12.3 So that however Goliah may make the greater vaunts yet David will prove the wiser and the better man The Moon is glorious to a Candle but pale to the Sun the Lilly white to the wool but Short of the Snow and the swarthy compared with the Blackamer thinks himself fair so these Preachers these empty casks these proud coxcombs that have more wit than learning and more learning than honesty or good intention in the discharge of their Ministery when they compare themselves with such as have neither wit learning honesty nor good intention may think themselves some-body but if they compare themselves with the meanest of Christs faithful Ministers they are not worthy to carry his Books after him Sect. 11. And the reason of it may well be their too good opinion of themselves being like Drusus grand-father to Cato who was very eloquent and learned but withal most ambitious and proud For as in Luthers time it was a Paradox justitia causa injustitiae a conceited righteousness was the chief cause of all unrighteousness So may I say to these prudentia causa stultitiae an opinion of wisdome is in a manner the sole cause of all their ignorance and folly Many a man had proved wise if he had not so thought himself and commonly they are most proud that have the least cause The more each earth advanceth it self they are ever the more barren The fuller and heavier scale is ever lowest and the emptier the ear is of corn the higher it still perks up So he that knoweth himself best esteemeth of himself least Or admit a man be like Atlas King of Mauritania who for his great skil in the course of stars is feign'd to hold up the firmament with his shouldiers yet pride makes men decay in brain for as when the Milt swelleth all the rest of the body wasteth so as the heart swelleth the brain decayeth and which is the misery few proud wits are ever reformed There was never holiness without humbleness for God resisteth the proud James 4.6 1 Pet. 5.5 and as it is a sign of the going down of the Sun and of his departure when our shadows grow long so it is a sign of the Spirits departure when we entertain these high thoughts of our selves Secondly another reason of their strange mistake in thinking so well of themselves so basely of their betters is the generality of the people are extreamly taken yea transported with their singular faculty in Preaching while those Preachers whom I seem to magnifie are as much neglected Yea not one in many but will chuse rather to hear them than the other Yea who will not go from their own Pastours and pass by many others to hear one of their elaborate and accurate peeces As this is the case if they have a godly and powerful Minister in their own Parish that will not let them sleep and snort in their sins but will rouze and raise them out of their security and cry aloud against their abominations as God commands Ezekiel to do Ezek. 14 4. answer them according to their idols preach to their necessities presse them to holy duties reprove them for their unholy practices make known to them what evil consciences they have and how fearful their doom will be if they continue and go on in their wickedness and ignorance not sparing to utter the whole counsel of God to the end they may soundly repent and be saved Then they will hate him ever after as Amos speaks chap. 5.10 And that most deadly as Ahab hated Eliah and Michala Heredias John Baptist the Jews our Saviour and the Galatians Paul saying Away with such a fellow from the earth for it is not meet that be should live Acts 22.22 And not only turn their backs upon him but be ready to kill him for his kindness as appears by a world both of testimonies and examples for I think I may say there is not a man of God either Prophet or Apostle mentioned in the Bible no not Christ himself that hath not been some way persecuted for delivering Gods errands to the people and speaking that truth which if they had left one syllable unspoken they had been destroyed by God himself that gave them the charge see Jer. 1.17 and 15.10 The Pharisees you know could not endure Jesus Christ because he came to break their customes Luc. 6.2 The Masters of the Pythoness Acts 16.21 objected this against Paul and Silas that they did teach customes not lawful for them to receive For this cause was that uproar at Ephesus the copy-hold of Demetrius was touched he and his fellows were hindred in their profits c. Yea the Jews in their blind zeal were so furious and merciless that they put Stephen to death who sought to bring them to eternal life stoning him for a blasphemer against God and his Law who was a man full of faith and power and of the holy Ghost Acts 7. Gods truth if you mark it would cry down mens sins as Preaching would have done Demetrius's trade and therefore no marvel if the tradesmen of iniquity are up in arms against the Gospel as Demetrius was against Paul And did not the Gospel cross their sins they would not cross the Gospel But the waves do not beat or roar any where so much as at the bank that restrains them While the Preacher walks in Generals every man can be master of his own patience but descending to particular application as Nathan served David and John Herod then let him look to himself Or admit he preaches unprofitably as caring only to please not to inform or stands more upon his own credit than the peoples benefit so long they will hear