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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	nation_n	shake_v	3,818	5	10.4067	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48465	The lamb calling his follovvers to retirement Being a gumble enquiry into the duty of churches, ministers, and all that fear the Lord, under the present dispensation of God. By one that would be found (though unworthy) the Lords witness and servant, and of all his saints.	One that would be found the Lords witness and servant.	1662 (1662)	Wing L213A; ESTC R221678	38,215	130

foolish Shepheards that would devour the Flock and wil deliver them out of their mouths and he will make them as the dung of the Earth they shall no more speak l●es in the Name of the Lord but the Hailestrom shall sweep away the refuge of lyes and the eyes of this generation shall see it Be making ready for the glorious appearance of the Lord and cry Mak● hast my bel●ved and be thou l●ke ●o ● Roe or to a young Hart upon the Mountains of Spices 12. Wait for an Annointing of Light Zeal and Magnanimity to execute the vengeance of the Lord upon the beast for Wrath is determined from the Lord and the Nations shall tremble because of it and the Cup of it shall speedilybe put into theirhands ●hough they have said A confederacy and there is a healing and peace among them and the Testimony lyes dead yet the Lord will come upon them as the breach of many waters Let that word of our Lord dwell upon your hearts for the day of it is coming upon the World Luke 21. 25. c. An● there shall be signes in the Sun and in the Moon and in the Stars and upon the Earth DISTRESS of NATIONS with perplexity the Sea and the waters roaring mens hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the Earth for the Power of Heaven shall be shaken and th●n shall they see the Son of Man coming in a Cloud with Power and grea● glory And when these things begin ●o come ●o pass then look up and lift up your h●ads FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH. No age of the world hath produced such a series of Signs and Wonders as this hath done in these two years last past which are still multiplied which though neglected and blasphemed by a generation of scoffers yet are to be had in reverence by all that fear the Lord and regard the 〈◊〉 of his hands Which signs usu●●ly be speak distresse of Nations and th● S●●n●s that observe them are called to li●t up th●ir ●ead● The voice of the Lord ●o Egypt in the signes and wonders of that ●●y was Let my people go that they may serve me Exod. 16. 14 16. ●● 8. 1. ch 9. 1. 13. ch 10. 3. And when Ph●roah refused ●o l●t the People of God go free that they might serve the Lord and hard●ned himself against the wonders of God it proved his and the Egyptians destruction and wrath was upon them and the Lord by a strong hand let his people go But this Consideration would require a larger discussion Let what hath been hinted help you to a patient waiting let us say with good Jeremiah Chap. 14. vers last Art not thou he Oh Lord our God therefore we will wait upon thee for thou hast made all these things The Lord will raise the expectation of his Saints as he hath already begun and then he will come into them Psal 9. 15. then 't is but for a moment a little moment nay but as it were a little moment scarce to be call'd a little moment but as it were so and the indignation shall be over-past The Lord would assure his poor people That he waits but his si●test season as if delay were more grievous to him than to his people Who would not wait for such a God Oh! blessed be all they that wait for him Isa 30. 8. Take that word which the Lord hath spoken to one or another of his poor s●rvants Ps 3● 34. Wait on the Lord and keep his way and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land when the wicked are cut off THOU SHALT SEE IT Amen FINIS

man is made an offendor for a word Let us all labour to do all in the Wisdom of Jesus Christ in our walking towards the World in 〈◊〉 assembling in our particular walkings in our silence and in our speaking lest not onely themselves but their Brethren also suffer by their weakness and folly Whoso ●●lketh wisely shall be delivered Prov. 28. 26. 7. In retiring times Jesus Christ calls for bowels towards the affl●ctions and necessities of Brethren this is a special duty of the day some thousands of Families are bereft of their bread while the Lord hath spared to others a full portion not onely in m●r●y to themselves but to be a blessing to their distressed Brethren Blessed be the Lord for what he hath done upon the spirit of his servants in this thing already A● the distress will encrease so should the hearts and bowels of such in whose hand it is be enlarged else let not them think to partake of the day of mercy if they shew no mercy to their Brethren when the present dispensation so eminently calls for it A blast from Heaven wil come forth upon the Estates Families Names Spirits of such professors who with-hold bread from the hungry and cast it not upon the waters in such a day Never was such an opportunity put into the hands of any generations to shew much kindnesse to Christ and his Saints as at this day never such a time to lay up much treasure in Heaven 8. The day calls for resignment to the will of God to suffer or to do according to his good pleasure The Lord hath triumphed in some of his suffering ones who have gloriously overcome by the Blood of the Lamb not loving their lives ●●to the death 't is possible some others may be called forth in the same way many to prisons and much hardship Oh! let us be resigned up to the will of Jesus Christ to be contented he should glorifi● himself upon us which way hee pleaseth Live upon that faithful saying 2 Tim. 2. v●r 11 12. If we suffer with him we shall also re●gn w●th him what more can be ●esired You have the p●●mise of Jesus Christ to be with you in what he calls you to and you have the rich experience of your Brethren of his faithfulness therein who triumphed over death in a spirit of glory that was upon them for the Lords Prisoners even in every Prison of England their hearts are full of the praises of the Lord crying to the amazement of their Persecutors Blessed be the Lord for a Prison let not our Brethren be discouraged for Christ w●ll meet them and walk with them there This may quiet the hearts of all Saints and not be troubled in case the Providence of God so dispose of them and yet they are to walk wisely in this not exposing themselvs beyond what they see the Lord clearly calling themto and their own conscience satisfied therein A good Cause a good Call a good Conscience makes a mans sufferings sweet to him A servant of Christ may be in a good Cause and in a good work in a Christian du●y ye● no● have a clear Call at that time and season to it 9. The Lord calls for Cruci●iedness to the world a weanedness from all Creature comforts Redemption from all Earthly Interests that their hearts be loosned from them The world was got into the hearts of Professors now it must be cast out and the heart crucified to it if they think to follow the Lamb at this day Let every Believer improve his fellowship with the death of Jesus Christ to this purpose and by Faith realize Christ and heaven and glory and for the heart to feed upon them that the world be not as a weight upon their spirits which hath already drowned ensnared perverted too many and is the very bane of profession if not to the falling short of the Kingdom of God yet as to their own comfort their serving the Lord in their Generation Jesus Christ never much honored a worldly Professor or if so if the world at last ●ook hold of him ● b●ast w●s upon him 1. In retiring times the Lord calls to waiting a patient waiting I charge you that you sleep not nor awake my Lov●till he please saith the Spouse Cant. ● 7. The Soouse was contented to wait for him That word of Es●y chap. 52. 12. should be pondered by all that fear the Lord For ye shall not go out in hast nor go by flight for the Lord will go before you and the God of Israel will be your Re●eward The word refers to the day of the Captivity they should not go out by hast but see the Lord going before them by some signal providence or other as a call to them to go forth Then the Lord faith he would be their Rereward though the Enemy pursue them they should not be able to harm them the Lord in some Cloud or Pillar of Providence or other will call ●orth his People and they shall hear his voice and follow him Precipitancy is the issue of unbelief men do not hang upon the Arm of the Lord when impatiency carries them to such precipitancy Specially let us take heed to this When the Lord is casting in such Harbingers as fore-runners of his coming by signs and wonders in the Heaven● and on the Earth and on the Seas yea it may be by special Visision to some of his Servants and the expectation of Saints generally raised to look for him Oh let us wait for he will bring distresse upon his Enemies that they shall walk as blind men Neither shall their silver nor their Gold be able to deliver them in the Day of the Lords Wrath upon t●em Zeph. 1. 17. For behold the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the Earth for their iniquity and the Earth shall disclose her ●lood Isa 2● v. last 11. As Saints are patiently to wait so also to take heed that they do not fall asleep I say the Lord delayeth c to let them be girt up as expecting their Lord calls and be ready to follow him wheresoever he goe●h c. let them not say in their hearts that the Lord hath for●aken his people that he is carrying the gospel from England that it is like to be as in the Bo●emian day and so be consulting to make haste by flight into other Countr●ys unless such whose case may be pe●uliar verily this would be for a provocation this would be the bitter fruit o● unbelief lo the Lord will hide you in your own land and keep you as the apple of his Eye hid● thy selfe as it were for a little moment fre● not against the Lord though you are called off from your publike Assemblies and your Ministers laid as dead Verily the Lord who holdeth his Stars in his right hand will cause them to shine ●orth again and they shall give a more glorious light the Lord will be against the