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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	great_a	sin_n	soul_n	8,809	5	5.0614	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95755	The dailie examination, and arraignment of sins gathered out of the most reverend the primate of Ireland's sermon at Lincolns Inn. Decemb. 3. 1648.	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.	1648 (1648)	Wing U164; Thomason 669.f.16[60]; ESTC R211509	3,531	1

The dailie Examination and Arraignment of Sins gathered out of the most Reverend the Primate of Ireland's Sermon at Lincolns-Inn Decemb. 3. 1648. THe necessitie of dailie examination appear's by these Reasons 1. Becaus green wounds are easily cured and nothing fester's so quickly or so fowly as sin When David's heart had presently smote him for cutting off the skirt of Saul's robe hee hear'd no more of that but that sin with Urias his wife wherein hee soaked so long brake his bones as appeareth by his praier Psal 51. 8. 2. Thou do'st help thy memorie by this my Soul for if in one daies account manie sins bee forgotten how manie must bee forgotten if thou leav it to bee the account of manie daies 3. Sin divided thus into parcels is more easily deal't with as a massie Tree cut out into Billets or smaller pieces 4. Thou do'st by this means my soul prevent Satan's accusation that Accuser of the brethren doth no doubt bill thee daily what a comfort will it bee for thee my Soul that thou hast been sueing out thy pardon ere hee could com to put in a charge against thee 5. O my Soul Thou lookest daily on everie thing els that thou hast on thy Hous Land Cattle Clothes on whatever thou hast that may bee impaired or improoved daily what a shame is it my Soul thy self should bee less considerable to thy self 6. Thou art permitted to live but to this purpose whatever worldlie ends of living thou propose to thy self and thou knowest not if thou neglect this whether anie more time will bee given thee See Revel 2. 21. 7. If thou perform this exactly and constantly everie night and morning thou wilt my Soul have but one day to answer for all at thy parting hence O what an eas would that bee to a dying man When these or the like Reasons have convinced thee of the necessitie of this Examination and affected thy heart with a desire thereto proceed after this plain manner Examine thy Thoughts Words Actions by these 3. words Tit. 2. 12 Soberly Justly Godly thus O my Soul have I been a To bee SOBER is generally to observ a mean in all things and to moderate our selvs in our passions d●sires meat drink clothes mirth discours and all our actions Examine thy self whether thou hast according to these particulars been sober in thy thoughts words deeds this daie where thou findest thou hast give God thanks and beg perseverance where thou findest the contrarie beg pardon and resolv for the future against it SOBER in my Thoughts Words Actions b To bee JUST is in thought word and deed to do that right thou wouldest bee don to and the Scriptures require to the person soul bodie name estate of everie man to render their dues to all whether superiors inseriors or equals examine by these particulars how just thou hast this daie been and according as thou findest thy self proceed as directed in the description of Sobrietie JUST in my Thoughts Words Actions c To bee GODLY is to know God to use and improov our knowledg of him to remember him trust and hope in him to have love and zeal to him joy in him to bee thankfull obedient patient towards him to fear him and humbly to submit unto him to reverence and honor him to bee sorrie for offending him to serv and worship him to pray read and hear his word and that rightly to sanctifie his name and glorifie him in whatever hee is made known to mee by examine thy self whether thou hast don according or contrarie to these particulars and then proceed as above directed GODLY in my Thoughts Words Actions Dwel on each of these and recollect all places companies businesses wherein thou hast been this daie emploied especially examine thy Thoughts when thou wast alone Words when in Companie Actions both waies Especially my Soul thou art to finde out thy master-sin in order to which thou commonly committest most of thy other sins as if covetousness bee thy master-sin there is no other sin which thou wilt not do to fulfil its desires thou wilt dishonor God swear violate the Lord's daie bee disobedient to Superiors murther commit adulterie steal bear fals-witness to gratifie thy covetousness And so if pride or anie other sin bee thy master sin If thou would'st know it It 's that 1. Thy Thoughts are most conversant about as when David awoke hee was presently with God so art thou with thy master-sin 2. Thou can'st not endure it should bee touched either by the own examination or others reproof When thou hast found this Ring-leader of thy sins go to God with strong cries beg earnestly of him O my God give mee grace to bee deeply sorrowful for what 's past to resolv presently against it and for the time to com to endeavor by all means that this chief enemie of my soul may not bee re-admitted Thy sins of the daie beeing discovered thou art to discover the hainousness of them lest that thou pass them over too slightly Therefore they are to bee tried and arraigned by considering these following Points and saying to thy Soul 1. O my Soul thou hast by the sins of this day forsaken God whom thou shouldest have simply stuck to as beeing most excellent and amiable in himself and most bountiful also unto thee 2. Thou hast forsaken him for inconsiderable things for profit with Judas for pleasure with Esau how wicked do'st thou think them for what they did and what can'st thou think of thy self doing the same things O my soul thou hast left God for transitorie things that if they were permanent can neither satisfie nor save thee from Death or Judgement and the lesser thy motive was the greater is thy sin especially if thou hast sworn which is a sin men do gratìs commonly and for no advantage whose doom is to bee seen Psalm 25. 2. 3. Thou hast offended against thy God's precept O my Soul and hee seem's to speak unto thee as hee did to Adam hast thou eaten of the Tree I forbad thee Hast thou thought and spoken and don this daie what I forbad thee 4. O my Soul thou hast not offended against his precept onely but notwithstanding his help to observ it hee gave thee grace and thou did'st not use it a little grace goe's far and thou mightest have thereby kep't God's word Rev. 3. 8. but thou hast my Soul received the grace of God in vain Haveing found the hainousness of thy sin If wee would judg our selvs wee should not bee judged 1. Cor. 11. 31. and thy self thus guiltie what remain's my Soul but that thou sentence thy self and say O my Soul how can it bee but that God for sake's thee also and take's away his Spirit Graces Angels from thee leaving thee without guide or protector to bee worried by the Divel the world and the flesh Think whether thou can'st sleep in such a case O then lest vengeance overtake thee and to recover thy former interest in God betake thee quickly unto him in this or the like Prayer Blessed Lord I Have oft this daie by intemperance unrighteousnes and ungodliness in thought word and deed forsaken thee my God notwithstanding thy Precept yea thy help of Grace to observ it and this I have don for inconsiderable things so that I am now to bee forsaken by thee to bee bereft of thy direction and defence and to bee left to the disposeing of the enemies of my soul and bodie yet O Lord thou hast graciously vouchsafed mee power to survey my condition to examine my sins whilest yet cureable and to bee dealt withal afore the Divel's accusation hath drawn down thy vengeance whil'st I am permitted to live and dureing this time accepted this daie of salvation Good Lord perfect what thou hast begun give me an unfained sorrow for what is past and an earnest purpose to amend O let mee recover thy good will that I may rest in thy favor Dear Father I long to renew that friendship I ●…ad with thee ere these my sins had broken it Thou that hast brought mee from my sins to these desires bring these desires to perfection re-unite mee to Thy self and then ravish my heart so with thy excellencies that I may never more lust after the pleasures profits honors of this world so as to lose that ●…mitie which thou shalt this night vouchsafe mee Hear Lord and answer these my petitions for Jesus Christ's sake Amen Grudg not to bestow the pains of a life that will quickly end to compass that life which shall never end