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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	sin_n	wage_n	5,559	5	11.2143	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09506	Gods visitation in a sermon preached at Leicester, at an ordinary visitation. By T.P.	Pestell, Thomas, 1584?-1659?	1630 (1630)	STC 19788; ESTC S107478	22,551	46

and euery one for himselfe no atturneyes no proxies Thinke too thinke of our distance shall I speake to the Lord that am but dust and ashes what words shall I chuse saith he Iob 9.15 Alas all thought of answere then will bee in vaine for besides that we are not able to answere him one thing of a thousand that day is his day his day of wrath the time of mercy is ouer past irreuocably past his day of doome is come 't is come to sentence and therefore what shall we doe why while we haue time put in our answere yet the Chancery and Court of Requests is open Now is the accepted time now is the day of Saluation My text is future yet he shall come he shall visite Here is a latitude for repentance yet hee expects calls for our answere and we know to what we haue his Bill his Articles Interrogatories that is his Law written and engrauen in our hearts we must now frame and put in our answere what is it Repentance first for so may that of the Apostle be vnderstood in Eph. 6. where he enioines the Christian souldier to haue his feete shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace I know some take that preparation of the Gospell for a readinesse to preach the Gospell which should they belong alone to vs Ministers others for a promptnesse in profession others euangelicall obedience and some take it to bee patience and not vnlikely But may it not also endure this meaning of Repentance too considering it is made the first step in the way of life and so the first entrance into the field against Satan by Iohn first the day starre who rose before the Sunne and came to prepare they way how Repent c. And our Sauiour in the same minde vpon the same text Repent for the kingdome of Heauen is at hand Sad sighes and prayers and teares make vp the first part of Repentance and make vp so the sacrifice of a broken and contrite heart which God will not despise And hast thou thus Is the rocke clouen come drops of warme blood in anguish from thy heart break there flouds of bitter weping from thine eies This is a faire piece of an answere Such teares haue a voice that reaches Heauen and not from Dauid onely The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping but from Manasses too a fearefull Sinner Because thou hast wept before mee I haue heard it 'T is musicke to the Almighties selfe and raises a ioy in Heauen Can the Prodigall that had wasted all his stocke of grace say but Father I haue sinned See before he can come to say so God he meetes him on the way and receiues him to mercy But this answere hath a second part Take heede least your hearts bee hardned by sinnes deceitfulnesse It is a Circe and a Syren wee must stop our eares and resolue to bee deafe to all her charmes charme shee neuer so wisely neuer so worldly wisely giuing not a faint and cold but a peremptory and small answere with the Psalmist Away from me for I will keepe the Commandements of my God Will keepe them I that is I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed This is the meaning of the Apostle Tit. 3. The grace of God hath appeared teaching Vs what Our answere and how that by denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts The best answere is a flat denyall a round refusall like our head Christ Iesus who being tempted had his answere readie And this is our first answere in a full Repentance made vp of griefe and Resolution 2. A second answere is Obedience our workes for words will not carry it Not euery one that saith Lord Lord And some answeres we reade of shall not serue the turne Some will answere Lord thou hast preach'd in our streetes and we haue preach'd in thy Name Tell not mee of preaching saith our Sauiour vnlesse your lifes haue preacht too Away from me you workers of iniquitie God will haue this answere complexioned of piety and honesty when these are married they are crown'd with the grace and blessing of God A number deceiue themselues as the Iewes when they cry Corbun once as the Papists cracke of Ecclesia catholica Romana so these conclude all lies in beeing professours zealous magnifying themselues and despising others But what were the Pharisees by Christs owne testimony religious and yet wicked People may draw neere with their lips and their hearts farre enough off If thou hast faith faith Saint Iames let vs see it Let your light shine how why in action shine or else to bare profession our Sauiour threats a round and proportionall answere At that day I will professe to you I know you not Obiection But will the weake soule say May I trust to these answeres May I first trust to my Repentance I feele indeede the weight of sinne and finding the offence of an infinite Iustice I am horribly afraid deiected like Dauid when hee ask'd his sad soule why art thou so heauy I am so so wounded pierced strucke thorow and my heart rebounds into my eyes I weepe and I crie mightily for mercy but can I helpe it Is not sinne a Serpent a Sea a Fire a Poyson was I not stung by this Serpent drown'd in this Sea miserably schorcht by this fire enuenomed in the whole masse of my nature with this corruption before I was borne And since alas I haue added to this Ocean put fewell to this fire helpt to infixe this sting and worke into my heart the contagion and then am I able to resolue against sinne to deny vngodlinesse to reiect the tempter to giue my Iusts their finall answere I finde indeede naturall men morall men when they will compound an happy man put in this as one ingredient responsare cupidinibus sibi imperiosus enabling him to checke and controule to Commaund and subdue rebellious passions by the dictates of rectified reason And their seuerall answeres to diuerse corrupt affections are enough to shame me and all that professe themselues christians But were they able to keepe their owne rules or am I able What to hate sinne so as I ought with a perfect hatred I flie some enormous vices for feare of Lawes But tolle periclûm iam vaga prosiliet c. and though I know there is death in the pot the wages of sinne is no better though I pull the fruite and taste it and prooue it to be naught but gall and bitternesse nay barrennesse and shame Yet such is my madnesse to pursue a new shame and seeke death in the errour of life falling like a birde or a beast Nay no bird no beast would so oft fall into the same snare same pit into the same sinne whereof I haue againe and againe repented me What then shall I doe Shall I rely on my second answere and trust in my owne righteousnesse Some bold men dare doe so and dare teach others so dare boast a stocke and