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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	ghost_n	holy_a	spirit_n	6,646	5	5.6233	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43115	The Quaker converted; or the experimental knowledg of Jesus Christ crucified, in opposition to the principles of the Quakers, declared in a narrative of the conversion of one in Hartfordshire, who was for some years of their faith and principle, and inclined unto them. The manner how he was wrought off from them by the Lord. And several dealings of Christ with his spirit afterwards. With some things annexed for detection of their errors and delusions, and prevention of the growth thereof. Written by himself in his own words and phrases. Likewise an epistle dedicatory by W. Haworth, minister of the gospel at Hartford.	Dimsdale, William.; Haworth, William.	1690 (1690)	Wing H1196A; ESTC R43046	28,241	35

bred some trouble in me yet all these things were retained in mine own Breast For I made known my Condition to no one because I would not be perswaded to do any thing but what I was fully perswaded of in my own Heart Now about the time of my being free from my Master Mr. Haworth's coming to Hartford was ordered to be and having heard of his boldness in what he did profess which the Quakers did commend him for I was desirous to hear him and through a Fellow-Servant of mine which had been there and told me the Passages the next day I went with him to hear but when I came away I concluded I had heard a strange Doctrine and in a strange manner it was preached I cannot call to mind what it was notwithstanding I went again having this in my thoughts all along that I would prove this way according as I had liberty from that Passage before-mentioned and to return to them which I did believe were the People of the Lord But I had some affection for his Preaching because he did open the Scriptures which I had a desire to know and he did preach often-times to convince of Sin and deliverance by Faith in Christ But I did apprehend that he did mean that Light within me which did reprove me for Sin only he did not speak in so plain a manner as the Quakers did but I thought he did it through Ignorance and was willing to bear with that for I had better thoughts of him than to preach a Doctrine that leadeth to looseness having that apprehension of the Doctrine of Christ making Satisfaction for all my Sins by his Death at Jerusalem But as I went on I had many ups and downs concerning him and my Heart was many times in one place and my Body in another and had many such reasonings as these in me saying What shall I stay any longer here When he spake that which my Spirit could not relish and here are but few in this Assembly that live as they ought to do And if there cometh a time of Persecution most of them will be dispersed But the Quakers they stand through all as the Apostles did therefore they are the People of the Lord. But on the other hand I had such reasonings as these Notwithstanding most of these are a loose and wanton People and a proud People which adorn their Bodies more than their Souls and may be Righteous if they will if they would but obey the Voice of the Lord which calleth to them in their inward Parts Though this is not a Rule for me to do as they yet I will follow that which reproveth me for Sin and I will see the bottom of their Ways that I may stand the more boldly against them in the time to come having liberty from the place forementionened to prove all things And he did preach many things which did agree with my Spirit Amongst the rest he fell upon these words Luke 3.16 He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with Fire Which word Fire was a strange word to me but as he opened it it was plain to me that the Spirit did operate after the manner of Fire which is by Light and Heat which I shall speak a little of First As to Light The Spirit maketh known Sin when it cometh which was not seen before As the shining of the Sun through a Crack into a dark Room we may behold every small Dust within that compass so in this case it openeth dark Mysteries unto us And as to Heat as the Fire softeneth the hard Iron so doth the Spirit soften our hard Hearts and as it bringeth or changeth Iron into its own Image so doth the Spirit change us into its Image and as the Wood is consumed so doth it waste and consume our going on in Sin and in like manner to Purification with several others which things I much liked concluding I had experienced these things upon my own Spirit and concluded he did speak in a more plain way than he had done before From whence arose this reasoning in me when he spake things which I could not apprehend it may be it is through my Ignorance because I do not see that which he seeth though sometimes I was ready to set them down for false Doctrines And when I thought of going to the Quakers these things which I did not like among them kept me back having not ground in my self for to do them of which Silent-Meetings was the Chief putting off my Hat was another for when I met with one Friend or other if I saluted him with my Hat I knew not that I did offend God any more than if I did it not but yet I concluded That though I could not agree with them in all things yet I ought to be with them that would be faithful to the Lord and walk in his Commandments these with many more after trial of this way And as I went on I met with a Passage Ephes 5.4 Foolish talking and jesting And Mat. 12.36 Ye shall give an account for every idle Word and the Light in me assented to it that I ought not to do so And when I was reproved for it I was obedient and by Obedience was delivered from such Sins from whence I became of sew words And being lifted up in my Spirit to see round me how I should dispose of my self for the time to come that I might be delivered from the Snare of Sin then I beheld the Actions between Husband and Wife in Families which are Envy Strife Malice that if a Father corrected his Child the Mother was ready to be offended And there was scarce one in an hundred which lived as he ought therefore it was not good for me to be in that State I beheld the Actions between Man and Man in Trading and behold Cozening Cheating Defrauding one another and at the lowest many foolish idle Words and it was not good for me to be in their Condition Shall I continue as I am a Servant but what is here Discontent Masters will think Servants may do more than they do and blame them for that they cannot help and Anger will arise therefore it is not good for me to be here Then I brake out in my Spirit Would God it was my portion to live in a Cave of the Earth and to have society with no Man my Food to be the Fruit of the Hedges and the Fowls of the Air the wild Creatures of the Earth such as I could get my Drink the Water of the Brooks then should I be srce from all these things not that I was entangled with any at that time and I think as I was at that time I could be contented with that State I was in Not long after I had this Thought or Suggestion in me If it pleased God to take me out of the World at this very moment I have not one Sin to answer for And I queried with my self