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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60371	[Good advice] and counsel, given forth by Joseph Sleigh of the city of Dublin, in the time of his sickness, to his children. And since his death it being thought fit for the service of others also; therefore it was ordered into print, that other children, &c. may have the benefit thereof	Sleigh, Joseph, d. 1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing S3991; ESTC R220065	9,364	33

and to deal honestly with all men and to do to every one as they would have every one do to them And this good Spirit teacheth Children to be dutiful to their Parents and teaches Servants to serve their Masters faithfully not as eye-servants but as knowing there is an All-seeing Eye that sees all things It leads into all good and is the Author of all good and as the Beams of the Sun that shines into our houses comes from the Sun and draws to the Sun again being its Center so this measure of Divine Light that proceeds from the Sun of Righteousness shines into the Hearts of the Sons and Daughters of men and directs by the Beams or Rays of its Glory to Christ the Fulness so brings people into the Nature of Christ and so such become true born Christians born of the Spirit and led by the Spirit into that which is sober and of a good report and into that which adorns Christianity to wit a good Life and a blameless Conversation for that 's true Religion that visits the Fatherless and the Widow and keeps themselves unspotted of the World mark that But the wicked Spirit the Enemy of mans Good and Happiness leads into all manner of Wickedness leads Children to disobey their Parents to be false to their Masters to be false to their Neighbours to be headdy and high-minded lovers of Pleasure more than lovers of God leads to Strife Envy Malice Murthers Adultery Theft and all manner of evil in order to destroy the Soul And so by this my dear Children you may know the right Spirit from the wrong as a Tree is known by its Fruits and a Fountain by the Water it brings forth Can a Fountain bring forth both sweet Water and bitter as saith the Scripture by way of question So in short the one leads into all good and the contrary into all evil And these Ministers that direct peoples Minds to the measure of Light and Grace in their own hearts and teach people to love the Light and obey the Light that they may be Children of the Light and to wait in that which manifests Sin and Evil and be subject to its leadings and guidings that Power may be received to overcome Sin and Evil that so the works of the Devil may be destroyed and a Victory in the Dominion of the Spirit and Power of Truth may be known over all Sin and Uncleanness that Christ may rule and reign in your hearts these are the Ministers of Christ whose Kingdome is Love Peace and Joy to the Soul and that this was the end of Christs coming to destroy the work of the Devil and to present men to the Father without spot or wrinkle or any such thing and that nothing that is unclean enter the Kingdom of Heaven as saith the Scripture and direct people to Christ the Bishop and Pastor of their Souls that they may witness Power from him to overcome the wicked one and so bring not only to the Form of Godliness but to the Power also and for their Service and Labour of Love desire no mans Silver or Gold or Apparel but bear their Testimony according to the Scriptures against those that preach for hire and divine for mony and seek their gain from their Quarter and eat the Fat and clothe with the Wool and prepare War against those that will not put into their Mouths whose God is their Belly whose Glory is their Shame who love and seek earthly things and live in Pride and Idleness upon the Sweat of poor mens Labours and matter not what become of their Souls and preach up Sin term of Life and do not obey Christs Commands who said to his Ministers when he sent them out freely you have received freely give and as the Spirit said through the Prophet every one that is thirsty come and buy Milk and Wine without mony and without price I say these Ministers as hold forth this Doctrine as aforesaid in a pure Life and Conversation in the movings of his Spirit are the Ministers of Christ as aforesaid But they that tell people they must sin term of life and it is impossible to overcome the Devil but people must live in sin so long as they live in this world and it cannot be otherwise contrary to the Scripture which saith If we walk in the Light as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with another and the Blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin and John bore testimony of Christ that he was the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world and his Name was called Jesus because he was to save his people from their sins not in their sins for all sin is of the Devil and they that plead for sin plead for the Devils Kingdom and are his Ministers and not the Ministers of Christ for Christ and his Ministers preach'd up Holiness and Righteousness and Innocency and endeavoured to bring man up into that state in which man was before he fell The first Man Adam was of the earth earthly but the second Man was the Lord from Heaven a quickening Spirit as saith the Scriptures to renew and quicken man who was dead from God by reason of Disobedience and brings man again into that state and image that he was in before he sell and so into that love and unity with his Maker which he had in the beginning before Sin was and before there was any Preachers up of Sin and Disobedience term of Life For the first that preached up Disobedience to Gods Commandments which are holy and good was the Serpent the Devil the Enemy of mans Happiness and he did it under a pretence to please that Mind that would fain have Liberty to Evil saying they should be wise as Gods knowing good and evil and by giving way to that Sin-pleasing Doctrine Death came over their Souls So these Priests or Teachers that preach up Sin and Disobedience term of life they may see their original the Serpent and if they repent not but continue in their obstinacy and evil serpentine Doctrine they will come with him under the Curse and Indignation of God as the Serpent did So my dear Children have a care of these Deceivers and rather chuse with good Moses to endure affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of Sin for a season for they that will live godly in Christ Jesus must suffer Persecution As I have given you some marks before of false Ministers which are Teachers of the false Church so here is another mark that you may be certain of to be a mark of a false Church and that is Persecution about Religion for the true Church never did persecute but was persecuted and suffered persecution in all ages by the false Worshippers who had the Form of Godliness but denyed the Power from such we are commanded to turn away So dear Children where ever you see this mark you