Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	sin_n	9,447	5	4.7537	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52918	Vox clamantis, or, A cry to Protestant dissenters calling them from some unwarrantable ways, with which they are vulgarly, and perhaps too truly charged, viz. from all unnecessary medling in matters of state, from too deep engagement of themselves in this present world, and too great conformity to it : from thinking too highly of themselves for their separation-sake only : from fanaticism, properly so called, in their prayers, sermons, books, &c. : and seriously exhorting them to the minding of the great concerns of heaven, to fruitfulness in well-doing, to sobriety, and the use of reason in all religious matters / by N.N. a Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England, as far as that church dissents from Christian liberty, to holiness and charity, and no further.	N. N., Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England.	1683 (1683)	Wing N63; ESTC R5934	64,696	84

there is no Law nor exception but they are approved commended by all both good and bad These fruits thus expressed are the most proper fruits of the Spirit and are of the true Spirit and temper of our Lord Jesus who shewed himself thus towards all men These will make us most like our Heavenly Father and are most evidently demonstrative of the truth and reality of our faith in Christ by these we glorify God such a temper of Spirit as this we must design and must be growing in it for we are not like to be compleat at first And so it is v. 24. They that are Christ's have crucified or mortified the Deeds of the flesh with the affections lusts or passions of it i. e. They have done it or at least must be in a way of doing it growing in it and getting the victory over those lusts This is to be so done and proceeded in that the power of Christs death may be seen in the death of our sins and carnal affections And the power and force of his resurrection in our rising daily to newness of life and works suitable And ver 25. If we live i. e. If we profess and pretend to live in the Spirit or according to the power of the Divine life Then let us also walk in or according to the Spirit as it is here described in the fruits of it And let us judge our selves and let others judge of us no otherwise but according as they see us thus walk c. But on the contrary are ye not often charged and do ye not give too much occasion for it with divers things contrary to this E. G. with anger and wrath with being subject too much to humour and fancy rather then led by the sober principles of Reason and Religion c. according to the most excellent calm and meek Spirit of Christ Jesus Secondly With being too much guilty of Covetousness Earthly-mindedness and of too much following of this present World and so not shewing forth such freeness such a liberal Spirit as the Christian Gospel teaches and gives example of This being in the nature of it most opposite to a narrow contracted stingy mind and spirit this teaches to be free liberal bountiful all which much grace Religion and the profession of it Consider how greatly this excellent spirit and bountiful temper in all ways of Charitable dealing and Hospitality credits all Religion even a false one And it is so natural to the Spirit and Principles of the Christian Religion that if the practice of it were more it would infinitely promote and propogate it Thirdly You are suspected and charged with being too much conformed to this World and some of you as much as any viz. In pride vanity gallantry in your Selves Clothes Habits and in the Education and bringing up of your Children in scandalous ways and breeding according to the Pride Pomps and Vanities of this World Some that have looked into your Ways and Garbs yea into your Meetings Congregations have seen as much of this as any where else And if they have a mind to see more they may go from thence to the Dancing Schools to the most pompous and vicious parts of them your Balls Masques c. By occasion of all which some scoff others take offence others are grieved and some take occasion to go into the contrary extreams seeing so much pride and vanity in and among Professors Fourthly That you are often found Oppressors Hard if not sometimes Cruel will take the utmost advantage you can will not relieve when need and equity requires but will like other men or the worst of men tye up all to their Bargains Contracts though there be never so great reason to consider them You as well as others have been cryed out upon on this account one instance was in the Letting of Houses and Leases at and since the late Dreadful Fire and Rebuilding of the City Some have wrought upon mens Necessities taken advantage of their weakness want of skill and cunning to look well to themselves and when any have found it and complained of it not the least help and relief in it This dealing hath been charged upon some great Professors and pretenders to Religion and seemingly devout You would do well to mind and consider how far you may have been guilty of this and take the judgment of others and of indifferent persons in the Case Some are complained of as being of an Oppressive Spirit in Trading Dealings Bargains Payments especially by the poor Tradesmen and the Labourers that Work and Sell to you and perhaps dare not complain to you nor contradict you for fear of offending you you never learned this of Christianity nor of Christ Jesus the Author of it Fifthly That when you are Injured and Angered you can't freely forgive nor bear much but are too apt to envy hate take the rigour of the Law these and such like matters are objected against you or divers of you and none can deny but many have given too much occasion for it The truth is that an excellent Bountiful Charitable Religion together with the great work of Self denyal and of Patience Humility and the Mortifying of the lusts passions and evil affections of the flesh is a Religion quite out of fashion and by many disgraced and disparaged as only a piece of dull morality Christian men make no work nor design to excel in these Vertues though it be the only excellent way to glorify God our Heavenly Father as our Lord teaches Let your Light saith he i. e. your good works so shine before men that they may see them and thereby glorify God your Heavenly Father No other way without this no other way but this will do it Nothing but the doing and abounding in such works and in such an excellent temper of Spirit as we learn from Christ Jesus and a principle in our selves from which such works flow Such fruits and works by which we can glorify God are those and of that kind which the most Loose Carnal Atheistical men can judge of as well as others they can tell as well as any who is most Meek Humble Patient Innocent Harmless who is most Charitable Bountiful Beneficial who most Courteous Affable Gentle Condescentious who is most Faithful Careful Diligent useful in the Places Callings Relations God hath set them in They can tell who most abounds in Pity Mercy Compassion and Clemency and who are most free from Pride and Passion who are Ill-natur'd Ill-humour'd who most Sweet and Obliging In word who it is that carryes on a design of Religion and Godliness These things they are at least to some good degree capable to discern distinguish and judge of But for mens Opinions Sects and Parties differences in Religion and things of that kind these they understand not neither do they value nor esteem them nor think any great matter of the zeal of men of different Parties about such things They understand