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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	spirit_n	9,701	5	5.4408	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54225	Tender counsel and advice by way of epistle to all those who are sensible of their day of visitation and who have received the call of the Lord by the light and spirit of His Son in their hearts to partake of the great salvation, wherever scattered throughout the world : faith, hope and charity which overcome the world be multiplied among you / by William Penn.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1695 (1695)	Wing P1377; ESTC R28424	17,575	47

and joyn with their Sacrifices For all these things greatly help to extinguish the Divine sense begotten in your Hearts by the word of Life And as you are faithful to the Light and Spirit of Christ which giveth you to discern and relish between that which standeth in your own will and the will motion of the Spirit of God in your selves so will you by the same Light discern and savour between that which proceeds from the will of Man and the will and motions of the Spirit of God in others and accordingly either to have or not to have fellowship with them For what hath Light to do with Darkness Or what hath Spirit to do with Flesh Or what hath Life to do with Death For the Grave cannot Praise thee O Lord Death cánnot celebrate thee They that go down into the Pit cannot hope for thy Truth The Living the Living he shall praise thee as doth my Soul this day This was the Testimony of the blessed Prophet Esaiah and it standeth true for ever According to the Prophet Thou hast ordained peace for us for thou hast wrought all our works in us Wherefore I exhort you in the Spirit of Truth and in the Counsel of the God of Truth keep in the Divine Sense and Watch if you would endure to the end in the will of God And I say again Touch not with Man-made Ministrys nor Man-made Worships let their words be never so true 'T is but Man 't is but Flesh 't is but the Will and it shall have no acceptance with God O this is the Golden Cup of the Whore that is gone from the leadings of the Spirit with which the Nations are defiled have nothing to do with it Keep to Christ Jesus God's great Light follow him as he shineth in your Hearts and ye will not walk in Darkness but have the Light of Life not of death to Condemnation as in the World but unto Life which is Justification and Peace And remember that nothing bringeth to Christ that cometh not from Christ Wherefore all Ministry that cometh not from Christ God's great Prophet and High Priest to all true-born Christians cannot bring People to Christ Man only gathereth to Man to hear and believe in Man and depend on Man And if the Church of Corinth sought a proof of Christ's speaking in Paul that had begotten them and had wrought the Signs and Works of an Apostle in them how much more reason have you to demand a proof of Christ's speaking in the Priests and Ministers of this World who have not wrought the Signs and Works of Apostles or true Ministers And by what should you try them but by the Light and Spirit of Christ in you Yea 't is Christ Jesus in you that giveth you to savour if others speak from Christ in them And this the Apostle referreth the Corinthians to for a proof of Christ's speaking in him For nothing leadeth to God but that which came from God even Christ Jesus the Son of God O let him be your Vine and know him to be your Fig-tree Sit under his holy Teachings whose Doctrine shall drop as Myrrh upon your Souls He will feed you with the Bread of God that cometh from Heaven that feedeth and leadeth them thither that feed upon it And He is that Bread Therefore wait and watch unto his daily and hourly Visitations to your Souls and against all the Approaches of the Enemy that so he may not take you at unawares but that you may be preserved from the power of his Darts and the force of his Temptations by the Holy Armour of Light the defence of the faithful Antients If you be willing and obedient you shall eat the good of the Land Now is your Day now is your Time work while the light is with you for the Night cometh in which none can work Not only the Night of Eternal Darkness to the Wicked but the Night of Death unto all For in the Grave there is no Repentance neither can any Man there work the Works of God You know the Foundation Is he Elect Is he Precious to you Have ye chosen him Yea I am satisfied you have See what you build upon him Have a care of Hay Straw and Stubble Have a care of your own Wills and Spirits Labour not for the Bread that perisheth as all the Bread of Man's-making doth But labour you in the Light and Strength of the Lord for the Bread that never perisheth that Bread that cometh from Heaven that nourisheth the Soul in that Life that is heavenly that is hid with Christ in God the Root and Father of all Life that of this Fountain you may drink that is clear and pure that cometh from the Throne of God and of the Lamb and not of the muddy Puddle of Man's Invention There is a Bread that perisheth and there is a Drink that perisheth and Wo to them that feed thereon for their Souls shall perish also if they Repent not But there is a Bread that never perisheth and there is a Fountain that springeth up unto Eternal Life and Blessed are they that Feed and Drink thereof for they shall have Eternal Life with God This is that which only satisfieth what is Born of God it will feed on no other Bread nor drink of no other Water I cannot but warn you all that are come to the Lord's Day that you cease from all other Food from Man and Man's Will and Invention for that stifleth the Divine Sense that overlayeth and killeth this Heavenly Birth There are no Grapes to be gathered of Thorns nor Figs of Thistles Keep to your own Vine and Fig-tree Christ Jesus sit under him that you may eat of his Fruit which is the fruit of Life the hidden Manna hid from the Nature and Spirit of this World a Mystery thereunto Two things consider first you must wait till the Manna cometh and then you are not to be idle you are to work and next as it daily cometh so it must be daily gathered and fed upon For the Manna that was gather'd yesterday will not be Food for to day it will not keep for that use As it was outwardly so 't is inwardly Time past is none of thine 'T is not what thou wert but what thou art God will be daily look'd unto Didst thou eat yesterday That feedeth thee not to day Therefore Jesus taught his Disciples and us in them to pray for our daily Bread for the present sustenance and to look no farther but depend upon the Lord and live by Faith in him that raised up Jesus from the Dead so that the time to come is no more ours than the time past can be recalled Wherefore Blessed are they that fear the Lord and confide in him they shall never be confounded They shall lack no good thing for the Lord loveth Israel he is good unto Israel and all that are of an upright Heart whose Hearts look up to Heaven and not down to the

Earth neither love nor live in the vain Lusts of the World Such shall abide in his holy Tabernacle such shall dwell in his holy Hill even they that walk uprightly that work righteousness and speak the truth in their hearts in whose sight a vile person is contemned but who honour them that fear the Lord. O my dear Friends I know experimentally that this is hard to Flesh and Blood that which is Born of the Corruptible Seed but that can never enter into the Kingdom of God That must be Crucified by Christ that hath Crucified Christ Blood requireth Blood Wherefore give that which is for the Famine to the Famine For the Fire to the Fire And for the Sword to the Sword Let all the sinful Lusts be famisht let the Stubble be burnt and the Corrupt yea and the Fruitless Tree that cumbereth the Ground be cut down and cast into the Fire Let the work of the Lord be done in you let him purge his Floor and that throughly that you may come out as pure as Gold Seven times tried fitted for his use that hath chosen you that you may bear his Mark and wear his Inscription Holiness to the Lord so you will be Vessels of Honour in his House Therefore I say let your Houses be swept by the Judgments of the Lord and the little Leaven of the Kingdom leaven you in Body Soul and Spirit that holy Temples you may be to his Glory This I know is your desire that are on your Travail to this Blessed Enjoyment Well you believe in God believe also in Christ the Light that hath visited you And if you truly believe you will not make haste You will not make haste out of the Hour of Judgment you will stay the Time of your Trial and Cleansing that you may be as I said as pure as Gold Seven times tried and so receive the Lord's Mark and Stamp his Image and Approbation that you may be his throughout in Body Soul and Spirit seal'd to him in an Eternal Covenant Dear Friends gird up the Loins of your Minds watch and hope to the end be not slothful neither strive despond not nor be presumptuous Be as little Children for of such is the Kingdom of God Dispute not neither consult with Flesh and Blood Let not the Prudence of this World draw you from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus Love and obey the Truth hide his Living Word in your Hearts though it be as an Hammer a Fire a Sword yet it reconcileth and bringeth you to God and will be sweeter to you that love it than is the Honey and the Honey-comb Fear not but bear the Cross yea without the Camp the Camp of this World's Lusts Glory and False VVorships But this know when the Enemy cannot prevail by none of these Stratagems if you resist him as the God of the World's Glory the Prince of the Air and the False Prophet then he turneth Dragon then he declareth open VVar then you are Hereticks Fanaticks Enthusiasts Seducers Blasphemers unworthy to live upon the Earth But in all these things rejoice and be exceeding glad for great shall be your reward in the Kingdom of the Father VVhat if your Parents rise up against you if your Brethren betray you if your Companions desert and deride you If you become the Song of the Drunkard and the Scorn and Merriment of the Vile Person Yea though the Powers of the Earth should combine to devour you let not your Hearts be troubled Shun not the Cross but despise the Shame and cast your Care upon the Lord who will be afflicted with you in all your Afflictions In the Fire he will be with you and in the Water he will not forsake you O let your Eye be to him whose Name is as a strong Tower the Sanctuary of the Righteous in all Ages that you may be able to say in your Hearts with David of old The Lord is my Light and my Salvation whom shall I fear The Lord is the strength of my life of whom shall I be afraid Though an Host should encamp against me my Heart shall not fear though War should rise against me in this will I be confident One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I seek after that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my Life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in his Temple For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Pavilion he shall set me upon a Rock When my Father and my Mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living Wait on the Lord be of good Courage and he shall strengthen thine Heart Wait I say on the Lord. O my dear Friends let it be your daily and hourly work to wait upon God How often does David speak of waiting upon God he felt the sweetness of it therefore retire into your holy Chamber Be still and the Lord will speak comfortably unto you Blessed are they that wait upon him whose Expectations are only from him For though the youth shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint I waited saith David patiently upon the Lord and he inclined unto me and heard my cry And this was his Testimony Behold the Eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him to deliver their Soul from Death and to keep them alive in Famine For the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth such as be of a contrite Spirit David knew it therefore he could speak it O my dear Friends who are compassed about with many Tribulations the Lord God your Staff and Strength is near you to sustain you Have ye born the holy reproach of Jesus and despised the Shame of his Cross and did he ever desert you Be not cast down though to the Eye of Reason there seemeth none to help no not one to save Though Enemies within and Enemies without Encamp themselves about you though Pharaoh and his Host pursue you and great difficulties be on each hand of you and the dismal Red Sea be before you stand still make no Bargains for your selves let all Flesh be silent before the Lord and his Arm shall bring you Salvation Yea when you are ready to go down into the Pit that your Throat is dry with crying and your Eyes seem to fail with waiting his Salvation shall spring as the Morning because his Mercies are to all Generations and that the Seed of Jacob never sought his face in vain The poor Man cryeth saith David What poor Man was this He that is poor in his own Eyes that hath no Helper in the Earth but God This poor