Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	bring_v	fruit_n	tree_n	11,470	5	9.5299	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84773	A cry for repentance, unto the inhabitants of London chieflie, and unto all the vvorld, whose fruits do shame their profession, and that they may come to yea and nay, in all their communications and dealings, that their life may judge the world; for who are out of that, are in the evil, and falls into the condemnation of the Devil. Given forth for the information of the simple, that they may know the way of life, and out of the evill communication which corrupts good manners.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1656 (1656)	Wing F1779; Thomason E896_1; ESTC R204831	4,571	8

A CRY FOR REPENTANCE UNTO THE Inhabitants of London chieflie AND Vnto all the WORLD Whose fruits do shame their profession and that they may come to yea and nay in all their communications and dealings that their life may judge the world for who are out of that are in the evil and falls into the condemnation of the DEVIL Given forth for the information of the simple that they may know the way of life out of the evill communication which corrupts good manners Lonnon Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth neer Aldersgate 1656. A Cry for Repentance REpent repent ye tradesmen of London repent ye Merchants great men of the City the Day of the Lords hand is coming upon you the day of the Lords Wrath is to be poured upon you who have lived in wickednesse fulnesse and gluttony and serving the creatures more then the Creator who is God blessed for ever and serving your lusts more then Christ and making your Bellies your Gods fatting up your selves with the Creature until you have forgotten God until you grow proud and wanton Alas heap not up Treasure upon earth where Thieves and Rust and Canker is but consider all of you what Treasure you have in Heaven Ye Tradesmen and of whatsoever Calling you follow turn to the Lord by Repentance Ye Watermen and Fishermen repent and put away your evil turn to the Lord to Repentance whilest you have a day of Mercie offered you Ye poorer sort of people who are drudging labouring and toiling in the earth under the great ones repent All ye small and great is not your labor for the mouth and Apparel yet your Appetite your Lust and Eye is not satisfied Ye Teachers of the people called Priests who are got into the high places Repent and give over deceiving them that ye may be found in the life of what you professe And ye Rulers and Magistrates of what sort soever high and low small and great repent repent that ye may be found all in Justice Judgment that this may run down your Streets and in them righteousnesse reign and the Streams and Floods of ungodlinesse may not run down but be stopt Ye proud and idle people men andwomen repent and come to acknowledge the Lord the Creator and ye proud of the earth great rich and small turn turn to the Lord And all you Lawyers repent whatsoever that oppression may be taken off and exacting there may be no more and mercie may be shewed to the helplesse and the Jaws of the wicked may be broken that would woory and rend and tear the innocent to pieces that the oppressed the needy and the helplesse may be sought out and of his burthen eased that the Lord may blesse you And all ye Husbandmen Tillers of the earth or Keepers of Cattle repent that your mindes may be brought out of the earth and ye turned unto the Lord and that your mindes may be brought out of the greediness of gain ye buyers and sellers of Cattel and all others that are greedy of Gain greedy after the earth greedy after riches greedy after fashions for this will men and women destroy one another the world of ungodly ones will destroy one another with lies and flatterie through greedinesse after Gain and the earth Repent the voice and sound of Repentance is cried through you all which reacheth to the root of you all and the Ax is laid to the root of the Tree and every Tree that doth not bring forth good fruit to the Lord God must be cast into the fire for the cry and voice of Repentance is sounded and sounds through you all rich and poor small and great All Tradesmen Lawyers Merchants Seamen Husbandmen Traders among Cattel Judges Justices Rulers and Magistrates and ye idle people of the Land repent for the day of the Lords Wrath is at hand his Vial is to be poured out on you all And again all you Tradesmen Merchantmen whatsoever or Rulers or Judges or Justices or Lawyers or Husbandmen or buyers or sellers of Cattel keepe to yea and nay in all your communication whatsoever is more is evil Is it not as wel to say yea and nay as to use so many words Is it not as good to keep to yea and nay to keep you out of the evil This is the Word of the Lord God to you all men whatsoever And again you Tradesmen Merchantmen of all sorts whatsoever buyers and sellers set no more upon the thing you sell or exchange but what you will have is it not better and more ease to have done at a word then to ask double or more Doth not this bring you into many vain words and complements and talks that fills the vain minde This is deceitful before God and man And is it not more savoury to ask no more then you will have for your Commodity to keep to yea and nay in your Communication when you converse in your Calling then to ask more then you will take and so is not there the many words where's the multiplying of sins This is the Word of the Lord to you Ask no more then you will have for your Commodity and keep to yea and nay in your Communication and here will be an equal ballancing of things and a consideration before you utter words and a useing of this world as though you used it not and a possessing as though you possessed not and so you will come to shew a life like Christians and the spirit like Christians you a people in Christs Doctrine that loves his Doctrine which keep to yea nay in your communication you wil not be a people that be high and proud and loftie so a child shall trade with you as a man because of the Equitie and yea nay and righteousnesse true weighing of things and true consideration of things and people shall not be afraid of one cheating the other or destroying one the other where truth and equitie is among them and mercie and righteousnesse and no more is set upon the thing then what they wil take who are in their yea and nay in their Communication here is the consideration before words be uttered and where the power is over the tongue the life of a Christian is seen Ye Porters and other Laborers and light and loose people repent and all ye labouring people whatsoever and Judges of the earth repent repent and turn to the Lord God lest against you the Lords hand be turned speedily and you be found those that are convinced and do not repent to give glory to the Lord God lest into the bed of sicknesse ye be cast and sudden Judgements and Plagues come upon you for God is able to abase the Pride Vanitie who have boasted in Hils for salvation who cannot save themselves therefore all ye that have lived unrepented whose lives are not changed you are them that have cumbred the ground fruitlesse Trees that hath not brought