Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	evil_a	fruit_n	tree_n	3,899	5	10.3735	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90521	The Scriptures stability or, the Scripture cannot be broken. Proved, explained, and several wayes applied, whereby all Scripture may with singular advantage come to be improved. Very seasonable and usefull in these last and worst dayes, wherein the authority and truth of the Scripture is now much oppugned, and by few so improved as it ought. By Robert Perrot, B.M. and minister of Gods word, at Deane in Bedfordshire.	R. P. (Robert Perrot)	1658 (1658)	Wing P1646; Thomason E1928_2; ESTC R209990	89,342	222

Christ came into the World to save sinners yet except they come to be penitent sinners they cannot be saved though they be not saved for it yet neither can they be saved without it and hence I say did our Saviour and his Disciples so much press it as Matthew 3 2. Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and 4. 17. From that time Iesus began to preach and to say Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand Mark 6. 12. And they went out and preached that men should repent Acts 26. 20. Paul shewed first unto them of Damascus and at Ierusalem and throughout all the coasts of Iudea and then to the Gentiles that they should repent and turn to God c. 5. Again Fifthly if continuing fruitless and unprofitable you should be saved the Scripture must be broken for the Scripture holds out destruction to all such continuing so Matthew 7. 19. Every Tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire though thou beest not profane nor such a notorioussinner as some are yet withall if thou beest not pious and bringest not forth good fruit thou wilt certainly perish or the Scripture must be broken for that here sayes that every Tree not onely that bears evil fruit but that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire as we our selves cut down unfruitful Trees such as bring for●h no good fruit though they bear no dangerous fruit Matthew 3. 10. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the Trees therefore every Tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire and Iohn 15. 2. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away Every branch i. e. every professor of Christian Religion every Member of the Church in me i. e. that seemes to be in me that makes a profession of being in me that makes himself or others believe he is in me that is that he has Faith and belives in Christ not that truly and really he is in me for then he could not but bear fruit neither could he be taken away that beareth not fruit i. e. good fruit he doth not say that beareth evill fruit but that beareth not good fruit he taketh away 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tollit eum i. e. aufert amputat he cuts off takes away by destroying abolishing he brings to eternal destruction casts into the fire of hell adeo abjicitur in ●eternum exitium So that however thou may seem a branch in Christ and go for a branch in Christ be taken for a branch in Christ yet if thou dost not bear fruit good fruit if thou beest not taken away i. e cut off and destroyed the Scripture must be broken Matth. 25. 30. and cast ye the unprofitable servant into outward darkness there shall be weeping and knashing of teeth i Inutiles servi frustra se excusabunt pessime mulctabuntur paenis ●ternis Tossan in loc the unprofitable servant he who though he did not waste his Masters goods yet did not improve them and therefore let such hearken to that Soveraign Counsel of Iohn the Baptist Matth. 3. 8. bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance c. For without fruit there is no way but to the fire except the Scripture be found false Thus if continuing in any of these estates if continuing in spiritual blindness and ignorance if continuing unregenerate and unholy if continuing still in unbelief if going on still impenitently in your sins if continuing still barren fruitless and unprofitable under the means of grace you ever be saved the Scripture must be broken but the Scripture as you have heard can no wayes possibly be broken no God will break all before he will break one jot or tittle of his word it was not in the least broken no not for the Son of God himself and how should it then be broken for others and therefore how shouldest thou continue one moment longer in such an estate in which yet thou canst not be saved except the Scripture be broken which yet can never be broken O how canst thou give sleep to thine eyes or slumber to thine eye-lids till thou hast got out of such an estate k Potes hoc sub casu ducere somnes Psal 39. 5. Job 7. 6 7. Prov. 27. 1 James 4. 14. especially considering how short and uncertain thy time is here and not knowing how suddenly God may call for thee away hence That fool in the 12 Luke that counted of so many years God tells him This night thy soul shall be required of thee which made Austin say he would not for the gain of a whole world be an Atheist for one hour because he knew not but God might in that very hour call for him And so knowest thou how suddenly God may call for thee and what will become of thee if thou beest found in such an estate in which thou canst not be saved except the Scripture be broken why thou canst not then be saved for the Scripture cannot be broken and therefore sit down and consider and bewail the sadness of thy present condition and make thy moan to God Lord what a miserable poor creature am I being in such a condition as wherein I cannot be saved except the Scripture be broken and that cannot be broken and how sad then is my condition Lord pitty thy poor creature and have compassion on me in this so sad a condition thus in the sight and sense of thy present sad condition go unto God and cry and make thy moan unto him who can perform all things for thee who Psa 57. 2. can bring thee into such an estate in which thou maist be saved and the Scripture not be broken yea in which if thou shouldest not be saved the Scripture would be broken he can inlighten thee a Eph. 1. 17 18. and regenerate thee b Eze. 36. 26. and work faith in thee c Col. 2. 10. and give repentance to thee d 2 Tim. 2. 25. and make much fruit to be brought forth by thee e Hosca 14. 5. 2 Co● ● 17. if any man saith the Apostle be in Christ he is a new creature old things are past away behold all things are become new so if ever thou beest saved thou must become a new creature old things must pass away all things must become new but mark what follows v. 18. and all things are of God c. and therefore go to this God and cry unto him and never rest till hee hath brought thee out of such a condition in which thou canst not be saved ekcept the Scripture be broken for the Scripture cannot be broken and therefore break off sleep from thine eyes and slumber from thine eye-lids till thou hast gotten out of such an estate de necessariis we say non est deliberandum necessary things fall not under deliberation if a man was falling