Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	ask_v	pray_v	prayer_n	1,061	5	6.7888	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30025	A short view of the Antinomian errours with a briefe and plaine answer to them, as the heads of them lye in order in the next page of this book : being a nest of cursed errors hatched by hereticks, fed and nourished by their proselites : being taken as they were flying abroad were brought as the eagle doth her young ones to see if they could endure to looke upon the sun-beams of truth with fixed eyes, the which they could not : were presently adjudged to be a bastard brood, and their necks chopt off, and their carkasses throwne to the dunghill.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1643 (1643)	Wing B537; ESTC R38704	43,620	40

an argument sufficient why beleevers should not be called upon to humble themselves because others are not humbled and because they see others are worse then themselves but this is their folly who have left the law of God which is the true rule and make sinfull men their rule and so the blind lead the blind till both fall into the ditch But we must not follow the Antinomeans rule so long as we have the true rule to walke by which is the perfect and eternall law of God this glasse of Gods law will shew us our sinnes I had not knowne sinne but by the law Rom. 7.7 for by the law is the knowledge of sinne Rom. 3.20 and it was after Pauls conversion that he looked upon the law and came to know his sinne which shews that he had not done with it when he beleeved and are we more perfect then he Although a beleever comes to see his owne vilenesse and therefore denies himselfe and no man more yet he is but part spirit and part flesh and these two are fighting continually in him and we see the often fals of the best of Gods people which should be a warning to us to walke circumspectly not as fooles but as wise Ephe. 4.15 we had need be ready and willing both to give counsell and to receive counsell to walke watchfully and humbly let us consider on● another and provoke unto love and to good workes Heb. 10.24 Paul bids Timothy to stirre up that gift that was given him 2 Tim. 1.6 and Paul with stood Peter to his face because he was to be blamed and Barnabas was carrie● away also with their dissimulation Gal. 2.11.13 Then sure Paul was no Antinomean that stirs up their dull spirits to their duties of obedience and watchfulnesse neither was Barnabas nor Timothy no● the rest Antinomeans that stood in need of the helpe of others when one o● them his graces seemed to dye within him and the other almost lost till Pau● roused them up againe then take notice of this prophane man how his fre● grace gives way freely to all manner of sinnes in beleevers when he saith yo● need not bid them to humble themselves what is this but to make void a●● Christian duties and for mourning for sinne and fasting when the Bride groome seemes to be taken away from them and his faith is clouded you nee● not to bid them fast and mourne for saith he they are too apt and too pro●● to wrong themselves thereby and so in the matter of repentance Therefore rather reprove them that doe so for their weaknesse but mu●● we beleeve this Antinomean rather then the Bridegroome himselfe wh● saith the dayes will come when the Bridegroome shall be taken away from them and then shall they fast in those dayes Luke 5.35 surely if this man had known what it had beene to have his faith clouded and the loving countenance of God hidden from him it would make him fast and mourne and weepe to have those joyes restored againe that the broken bones may rejoyce Psal 51.8.12 and although this man would have them reproved that doe so yet Christ bids them aske and ye shall have seeke and ye shall find k●o●ke and it shall be opened hitherto ye have asked nothing aske that your joy may be full John 16.24 he saith a child that knowes that his Father loves him shall you need to tell him that he ought in duty to aske it of his Father as much need saith he is there to preach prayer as a duty but cursed be he that denies that prayer to God both for himselfe and others to be a duty saith Samuel God forbid that J should sinne against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you 1 Sam. 12.23 and how frequent have the Saints in all ages beene in this duty both for themselves and others but yet I confesse that such as they are who turne away their care from hearing the law their prayer is abomination Prov. 28.9 now if they be so sensible of this heavy sentence they are wiser then I tooke them to be to save themselves that labour when their prayer is nothing worth because they forsake the law of God But they say a beleever cannot want much nor many things therefore they need not pray I answ Although a beleever be rich yet he hath it not in his owne keeping he hath exceeding great and precious promises 2 Pet. 1.4 but we must fetch out these things as we have occasion by the prayer of faith thus saith the Lord God Yet I will be sought for of the house of Israel Ezek. 36.37 aske of me and I will give thee Psal 2.8 and sometimes Dives hath his good things and Lazarus his evill things Luke 16.25 because God loves to hear his people pray Prov. 15.8 But then saith this man if they doe pray sure a very short prayer may serve their turne as our Saviour well knew when he taught us how to pray and reproved long prayer here this man sheweth all his heart then see how he suckes poyson out of the sweetest Flowers as the Rose of Sharon and the Lilly of the Vallies Cant. 2.1 he turnes the meaning of Christ himselfe to his owne corrupted humour as all Heretiques use to doe For Christ did but teach them the ground of all prayer but when he set himselfe to pray he continued all night in prayer to God Luke 6.12 When Peter was in prison prayer was made without ceasing to God for him Acts 12.5 men ought alwayes to pray and not faint Luke 18.1 Cornelius prayed alwayes Acts 10.2 Then did all these say nothing but that we call the Lords Prayer and then cease or did they say it over as many times as a Fryar will tye his whore to say it to satisfie for her whoredome which is their folly Neither did Christ intend to reprove long prayers but when they asked vaine petitions or when they stand in the street to be seene of men or when they are large in their owne sutes and will not heare the complaint of poore Widdowes but are ready to devour them these shall receive greater damnation Mat. 23.14 But this Antinomean saith if we aske any thing it is a vaine petition because we beleeve that we have it already as to aske for remission of sinne and crying out of the burthen of sinne when we beleeve that Christ hath bourne our sinnes in his body on the Tree and that his blood cleanseth us from all sinne I answer although we beleeve that all our sinnes past are remitted yet we sinne daily therefore Christ hath taught us daily to aske forgivenesse Againe a man sometimes hath some one sinne that troubleth him that he hath no certaine assurance of the pardon of it at the present as David after the sinne of murther prayes the Lord to take away blood guiltinesse from him Ps 51.14 although Nathan had told him before that it was forgiven 2 Sam. 12.13 But he saith he that prayes