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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	work_n	worship_n	worship_v	17	3	7.1625	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75968	A short instruction for the better understanding and performing of mental prayer	Abercromby, Christopher.	1691 (1691)	Wing A76A; ESTC R173110	11,185	63

by his testament legatarys of the recompences and rewards due to all his vvorks for all the pains and troubles he has been at death it self that he suffered to glorify his father by this we are enabled to honor vvorship god as god that is vvith à vvorship not inferiour to what his excellency requires by the same way vve enter in right to converse vvith god and can in some sort exact his favours by some kind of justice vve have not that right as creaturs and as yet much less as sinners because of that infinite disproportion that is betvvixt god and à creature and that infinit oposition vvhich is betwixt him and à sinner but as being allyed to the son of god in mans flesh as being his brethern and his members vve may apear vvith confidence in the presence of god converse vvith him familiarly and engage him to hear us favorably to listen to our requests to grant us graces and favours because of the union vve have vvith his son It 's in this manner you may apeare at prayer in the presence of god novv to adore and praise him through Jesus-Christ vvorking in you as the head in his members and raising elevating you by this operation of his spirit to à state vvholy Divine novv to begg some favour of him in vertue of the merits of his son and for that effect you represent unto him the seruices his vvell beloued son has rendred him his life his death his sufferings the reward of which you may lavvfully clame right to by vertue of à grant and of à true cession by which he has made them over to us This vvay of prayer is excellently performed in à supernatural state and t is properly in that spirit that those who are obliged to say the Divine office ought to say it It 's after this manner the church prays and for that reason she concludes all her prayers in these vvords Per Dominum nostrum c. The tenth manner of praying is à Mixture partly of à simple attention to the presence of god and partly of meditation it may be practiced after this fashion Before you apply your self to meditate vpon the subiect you have prepared put your self in the presence of god vvithout taking any distinct thought or stirring vp in your soul any other sentiment but that of a dutifull respect and tender loue tovvards him vvith vvhich gods very presence cannot but inspire you Be satisfied to stand thus silent in the sight of god and remaine as long in that peace and quietness of mind as you can haue any interiour delight or relish in it so that your soul be kept by it in that constant respect But this coming to fail lay presently hold on the points of the meditation you haue prepared upon which you make your considerations as you vvont to do vvith your reflections resolutions and affections according to the ordinary method it vvould not be amis to begin thus all your meditations keeping your self in silence as long in the presence of god as that interiour respect and affection of your soul towards him can keep your imagination free from vvandering and your thoughts so composed that they put no opposition to your inioying his divine presence in peace and quietness and in the cours of your meditation after every point your mind being wearied by produceing frequent acts it will proue very profitable and advantagious to make à stop and repose à little in this simple attention to god by so doing you settle your self in an interiour recollection and being thus accustomed to fix your mind on god you may dispose your self by little and little to contemplation vvhich is nothing but à simple vievv of god accompanied vvith respect and loue but t is à perfect illusion to remain so out of à meer lasinesse and unvvillingness to take paines to consider and Meditate When one has gained so much by the mortification of his ovvn passions and a frequent and habituall communication vvith god as to be able to remain in that interiour tranquillity of spirit in his Divine presence à good space of time vvithout being much troubled vvith distractions nor diverted by the inconstancy and instability of the facultys of his soul t is a certain mark he is not farr from vvhat we call a passive state