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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	family_n	husband_n	wife_n	3,861	5	7.2804	4	true

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A93348	Great Britains misery; with the causes and cure. Described first, as it is from the justice of God the authour, who is now in controversie with the inhabitants of the land for sin: especially for eight capitall crimes, all which are aggravated by sundry circumstances. Secondly, the injustice and malice of the instruments of this misery, Satan and his agents: their main aime, and particular ends, moving them therunto. Vindicating, plainly and fully, (by way of answer to severall objections) the lawfulnesse and necessity of raising arms by the Parliament, and kingdom; for the defence of the King, kingdom, religion, laws, and known rights of the subject: against that viperous generation of papists, atheists, delinquents, and licentious men, who have at once invaded all. ... / By G.S. Gent. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4037; Thomason E250_4; ESTC R212534	90,980	68

their beads whip themselves or cutand lance their flesh as the Priests of Baal God will shew verse 26. 28. himselfe from heaven and will destroy all our enemies and deliver us to the glory of his praise remember what Iehoshaphat did when the children of Moab and the children of Ammon and a great many other came against Iuda he set himselfe to seeke the Lord and proclaimed a fast and all Iudea gathered 2 Chro. 20. 3. 4. themselves togethered to aske helps of the Lord and God fought for them Therefore gather your selves together all you that expect to have part in the inheritance of glory before the ficrcenesse of Gods wrath breake forth and Zeph. 2. 2. 2 Chro. 36. 16. there be no remedie your sinnes provoke more than the sinnes of other and your prayers will prevaile more than the prayers of other and your neglect in this duty and at this time in performance of the duties of humiliation will open a floodgate at which destruction will breake in upon the Nation without resistance God hath long cryed to you by his Ambassadors of peace Now God calls upon you by an Army of destroyers you must now bow or you must be broken therefore heare the rod and who hath appointed it let Mica 6. 9. Lam. 3. 40. Psal 4. 4. in search and try our wayes and turne againe to the Lord let us commune every one with his owne heart let us every one consider of his owne particular sinne your sinnes of omission as well as your finnes of commission for your omnision of holy duties and duties of charity are as provoking as the great abominations of the Kingdome and till you repent and reforme your selves your prayers and fastings and all that you can doe in outward performances will prevaile nothing at all if you retaine but any one sinne it will be like one leake in a ship which will sinke it as well as if there were many except it be stopped examine your selves Iudge and condemne your selves and you shall 1 Cor. 11. 31. Amos 4. 2. not be condemned Gods eye is most upon you and you must save or you will destroy the Nation be humbled for your neglect of Gods worship your formalitie in holy duties your omission of mercy selfe love ambitious thoughts pride covetousnesse Sabboth-breaking your failing in family duties in your severall relations as Masters to Servants husbands to wife father to your children wherein you have beene wanting in duty either in instructing as a Prophet or Priest which you are to be in your own house and family to instruct and teach the sinnes of your family are your sinnes consider how God dealt with good Ely for this omission The command of sanctifying the Lords Day is to you and you must answere for your Sonne your servant and your stranger their sinne is your sinne Be humbled and repent for your profusnesse in expences and voluptuous pleasures your costly and many dishes at your table your rich and strange attire feed the hungry cloath the poore let the soules of the poore the fatherlesse and the widdow Iob 29. 11. Iob 31. 20. blesse God for you doe as Iob did take heed of lying for gaine and reproach not your brother by scandalls or slanders let his name be precious to thee as thine owne and doe as thou wouldst be done unto first humble thy selfe for thy owne sinnes and then be humbled for the sinnes of others for we must Mat. 22. 39. repent for other mens sinnes for the Idolatry Sabbath breaking swearing lying oppression murders whoredomes and all the abominations of the Kingdome and for the lukewarmenesse of newtrall professors David beheld the transgressors and was grieved So stirre up others to seeke God by Psal 119 158. your example call upon them and exhort them as the shipmen did when the storme was one the Sea and the ship likely to perish that every one may call upon God Jonah was the most righteous man in the ship yet it was Ionahs sinne that caused the storme God hath raised a mighty storme in great Ionah 1. 4. Britaine and except we doe thus we must perish Consider the practise of Gods people in former time and see the issue of it when the Church in Hesters time was sold to be destroyed by wicked Ester 4 16. councell as we now are Hester and Mordica and all the Jewes they fasted and prayed and humbled themselves before the Lord and had a glorius deliverance Nehemiah was sad in heart and prayed unto God and gained favour Neh. 2. 4. 6. Ezra 8. 21. to build the Temple and to establish the worship of God in despight of all opposition Ezra when he was in danger of the enemie sought God by fasting and prayer and was preserved notable is the example of Daniel when the Church was in captivitie he made prayers and supplications for the sinnes of the people and while he was yet praying God gave him answere Dan. 9. 23. and told him that at the beginning of his supplications the command came forth and the thing was granted onely the time was deferred to finish the transgression you know what a temporall blessing Nineveh obtained by their temporary repentance though afterward they were destroyed but true Iona. 3. 5. 10. repentance never failes of certaine deliverance and continued repentance hath a continued protection Now as every one must examine himselfe of his sinnes so it is as necessary that every one examine his repentance whether it be good or not for men are apt to be mistaken in the worke of repentance and thinke that to be repentance which is not and so while we expect deliverance we shall be overwhelmed with destruction some thinke if they turne from some raigning sinne they have repented as when a profused prodigals becomes a covetous worldling some think that to abstaine from the Acts of grosse sin is repentance as the civill honest man or him whose abilities either in Luke 11. 26. Ier. 3. 10. nature or estate cannot act with the will some thinke if they confesse their sinnes with plausible expressions or affectionate teares that they have repented but this was the repentance of Saul in case of persecuting of David and so in the case of Agag others thinke dejectednesse of spirit and greefe of 1 Sam. 26. 21. 1 Sam. 15. 24. Gen 4 13. Mat. 27. 4. heart is repentance but such was Cains and Iudas repentance other thinke that to come before God in the Congregation to spend a whole day in fasting and joyning in prayer that they have done all the worke of repenaance especially if they forbe are for a little time to follow after their usuall every daies Esay 58. 5. sinne but this is that which is rejected as to hang downe the head for a day like a bul-rush yea there is a compunction or sorrow of heart for sinne as it brings judgement yet not as it