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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	die_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	13	3	8.9649	4	false

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A17397	The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.; Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. Beginning of the doctrine of Christ. aut; Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. Spirituall touchstone. aut; Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. Signes of the wicked man. aut; Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. Promises. aut; Rules of a holy life. aut; Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622. Cure of the feare of death. aut	1630 (1630)	STC 4222; ESTC S120511	234,877	800

discreetly obserued and applied Pro. 30. 6. 7. He must take heed of hardening his necke against reproofes Pro. 26. 1. Hee must needes run into headlong euils that is so proud as not to heare aduice or to reiect reproofes and it will be a singular furtherance to an holy life to be easie to be intreated to leaue his offences and to mend his errours 8. Hee must take heed of beholding vanitie Dauid praies that God would turne away his eyes from beholding vanitie He that would forsake vanitie must auoide the presence of vaine persons and the too much contemplation of vanitie shunning the reading and discourse of the enticement of others vnto any sin Psal. 119. 37. 9. And lastly hee must take heed of the beginning of euils in his owne heart he must keep his heart with all diligence for there on commeth life His practice will be easie to him if he resist sinne in the beginning and driue out Satan from his holds within his soule whereas he cannot but be much entangled and encumbred that allowes himselfe in the secret entertainement of contemplatiue wickednesse hee must watch his heart and striue for inward puritie Prou. 4. 23. CHAP. IIII. Containing the generall Rules to be remembred in the manner of doing all good duties HItherto of the first sort of generall Rules The second sort concernes the manner of well-doing There are diuers things in the generall which are to be obserued of the godly Christian in all good duties which he ought to haue perfect in his memorie and such as he might bring with him at all times to form his heart in respect of them to beget in him that holy m●…ner of carrying himselfe which is requisite vnto the acceptation of the good things he employeth himself in and the rather should he be moued to the care of learning and expressing of these things because the matter of good duties may be done by wicked men as they were by the Pharises and yet all abomination to the Lord. That therfeore hee may not lose that he worketh hee must striue in euery good action to expresse these nine things following in the manner of his behauiour The first thing required in the manner of euery holy duty is Zeale It is not enough that hee doe the duty but he must doe it affectionately bringing with him the stirring of the desires of his heart answerable and agreeable to the duty hee would performe Zeale hath in it two distinct things willingnesse and feruencie It must not seeme euill to him to doe Gods worke and in doing it he must lift vp his heart so as hee performe it with all his might and with all his soule and this hee doth when either he brings an heart delighting in good workes or when he iudgeth himselfe for what deadnesse or distraction or vnwillingnesse he findes in himselfe he is accounted zealous when he striue●… for it and lifts vp his soule against the impediments which burthen him This zeale is n●…cessary Christ died to redeeme a people vnto himselfe not onely that would do good workes but that would bee zealous of good workes Tit. 2. 14. 2. The second thing required in the manner of good duties is sinceritie all his actions must be done in the sincerity of his hart The life of a Christian is like a continuall Passe-ouer Now this Feast hee must keepe alwaies with the vnleauened bread of sincerity 1. Cor. 5. 8. Now this sinceritie hee must shew diuers wayes as 1. By the truth of his heart as it stands opposed to hypocrisie he must not talke of well-doing or seeme to doe it but he must doe it indeed 2. By his respect to all Gods commandements when he can say with Dauid I esteeme all thy precepts concerning all things to bee right and I hate euery false way He that is truly sincere accounteth that euery word of God is good desires to yeeld obedience in all things He hath not his reseruation or exception He doth not with Herod giue himselfe liberty to lie in the wilfull breach of one commandement resting satisfied to haue reformed himself in other things And he would haue God to forgiue him all his sinnes so his heart desires to forsake sinne and so hee desires also to doe euery part of Gods worke 3. By propounding the glory of God as the chiefe end of all his actions His praise must not bee of men nor must he do good duties for carnall ends 1. Cor. 10. 31. 4. By obeying without expostulating though God giue no apparent reason of his commandement Thus Abraham shewed his sincerity when God bade him goe out of his owne countrey though he knew not whither he should goe Heb. 11. 8. This is to obey simply because God hath commanded it 5. By obeying absent as well as present in all companies as well as one This praised the sinceritie of the obedience of the Philippians Phil. 2. 12. Thus of sinceritie which is the second thing required in the manner of wel-doing 3. The third thing is constancy He is blessed that doth righteousnes alwaies Doing righteousnesse will not serue the turne but it must be at all times Psal. 106. 3. Our righteousnesse must not bee like the morning dew It is not sufficient to do good by fits we are no day-labourers but Gods hired seruants He that is righteous must be righteous still Rom. 6. 19. Reuel 22. 11. There must be continuance in welldoing Rom. 2. 7 8. Now to bee constant in well-doing it is to doe good duties 1. Without wearinesse It is required as a thing necessarie to the manner of well-doing that we be not wearie of it and that wee faint not Gal. 6. 9. This we must striue for by prayer 2. Without discouragement we must lift vp the hands that hang downe and the feeble knees and make straight steppes to our feete How much hinderance to well-doing discouragement is may appeare by this similitude Feeble knees will dispatch but a little space of the iourney and hands that hang downe are not fit for worke great is the hinderance comes to many by their discouragements and aptnesse thereunto which ariseth vsually from pride and the dregs of worldly sorrow and ought much to bee resisted by true Christians Heb. 12. 12 13. Iosh. 1. 6 7. 3. Without impediment that is ' notwithstanding all the impediments may be cast in the way iudgement should runne downe as waters and righteousnesse as astowing streame we should ouercome all difficulties You cannot stop the flowing streame though you cast in great logs or stones yea though you would goe about to dam it vp and such should be the resolution of a godly Christian Amos. 5. 24. 4. Without wauering or vncertainetie It is vncertaine running the Apostle impliedly forbids 1. Cor. 9. 26. Our life is like a race Now in a race it is not enough that a man runne now