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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	abraham_n	call_v	james_n	848	5	8.5798	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11608	Death's summons, and the saints duty Laid forth first summarily in a sermon on 2. King. 20.1. in the cathedrall of St Peter in Exeter, Ianu. 24. 1638. at the solemne funerall of a well-deserving citizen. Since somewhat enlarged for the common good, by William Sclater, Master of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a preacher of Gods Word in the city of Exeter.	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1640 (1640)	STC 21849; ESTC S116829	73,769	170

our Soules be rightly set in order our minds o Eph. 1.17 illightned with knowledge our wils furnished with p Heb. 5.9 obedience our affections cleansed by q 1 Joh. 3.3 2 Cor. 7.1 purity our passions allayed by r Luke 21.19 patience our conscience ſ Heb. 9.14 sprinkled from dead workes the whole house so well fitted drest up and prepared that when our Saviour shall t Rev. 3.20 knock at the doore of our hearts by the u Jer. 23.29 Hammer of his Word or call to us by the x Isa 30.21 voice of the Spirit we may readily open unto him and welcome him to supper with us in the y Rom. 5.1 peace of soule and z Rom. 15.13 joy in the Holy Ghost and may walke in that way which he shall shew us both of Repentance and Faith and that by the direction of himselfe who is onely the Essentiall a John 14.6 way the truth and the life that in the issue we may not faile of the end of our faith even the b 1. Pet. 1.9 salvation of our soules Thirdly there is yet another house besides these and that is the house mysticall and this house is the c 1. Tim. 3.15 Church of God yea of the living God as Saint Paul hath fully taught us 1. Tim. 3.15 this house is builded upon a d Matth. 7.24 Rock and that Rock is e 1. Cor. 10.4 Christ the members of this house are resembled unto and called by the name of a f Eph. 3.15 Family in this family the great g Matth. 20.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Householder is God himselfe he hath h Matth. 15.26 Children in this family and being an indulgent Father he hath a Son an i Matth. 21.38 heire and not onely so but divers other both k 2. Cor. 6.18 Sonnes and Daughters too and as children so l Matth. 21.34 Luke 17.10 Servants also Of these servants some are chiefe as m Luke 12.42 Stewards of the Household others emphatically Servants of speciall notice and favour such an one was Job whom the Lord the great Householder would have to be observed above ordinary and n Job 1.8 considered as a patterne to others some againe are remarkable for fidelity and o Heb. 3.5 faithfulnesse in all the House so was Moses the p Num. 12.7 Servant of the Lord q 1. Cor. 7.25 and Paul Others as for faithfulnesse so also for r Luke 12.42 Wisedome joyned with it some of these againe are so endeared that though in themselves they be Servants yet in their Masters high esteeme they be his ſ John 15.15 Friends and so he usually calls them and of these servant-servant-friends some walke t Gen. 5.24 with him so did Enoch some as Abraham whom St James calleth the u James 2.23 Friend of God doe walke x Gen. 17.1 before him in a word some are so y Psal 19.13 Psal 119.76 servants that withall they are such men as are * 1. Sam. 13.14 Act. 13.22 after the Lords owne heart too and such an one was David out of all these and much more that might be added to this purpose concerning the severall offices and imployments of these children and servants in this house of the Church according to their a 1. Cor. 12.4 5 6 c. severall degrees and orders of which the Apostle hath written at large 1. Cor. 12.4 5 6 c. there is made up one whole entire b Heb. 3.6 house of Christ namely if we as Saint Paul admonisheth us hold fast the confidence and rejoycing of the hope firme unto the end how justly may I here take up that saying of the blessed Aegyptian c Macarius Homil. 49. pag. 535. in 80. Macarius on this occasion and cry out in wonder and admiration at Gods great mercy in this regard to man as he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh the unspeakable mercy of God who freely gives himselfe unto beleevers to inherite him in a short time as a full possession and oh wonder that God should inhabite in the body of man and that the Lord should have as it were a specious house to dwell in man To which even of the Angels though by creation farre more glorious creatures than man is for he is made d Heb. 2.7 lower than the Angels hath God said this at any time that he would either come to e Rev. 3.20 sup or else to f Eph. 3.17 2.22 dwell with them but loe thus hath he said and doth doe to men and the Church built up of men upon the g Matth. 7.24 Rock Christ Jesus as the chiefe h Eph. 2.20 corner-stone of i 1. Pet. 2.5 living stones unto a compleate k Eph. 2.21 building in the Lord nor doth he onely lodge with us as the Angels did with Lot for a l Gen. 19.3 4 15. Night and so away but he m John 14.23 abides and stayes with his Church for ever even unto the n Matth. 28.20 end of the world If then Lot was highly honored in entertaining and lodging of Angels what honour have we to lodge the God of Angels and if the Babe o Luke 1.41 sprang in the wombe when yet there was a double partition-wall two wombs betweene Saint John Baptist and his Lord and Master Christ when he came but in a p Luke 1.40 visite oh how should we rejoyce who have him in us by a perpetuall q Eph 2.22 inhabitation which meditation should by the way admonish us how religiously carefull we should be of preserving these houses from r Veniunt ad candida tecta columbae pollution and all uncleanenesse that we may not occasion our best guest by meanes of some ill order or entertainment within us to be ſ Eph. 4.30 grieved to divert and t Hos 5.15 go away to some other better and sweeter mansion oh let us not make our bodies and soules the u 1. Cor. 6.15 Brothel-houses of lust as a Babylonish x Rev. 18.2 cage of all foule birds of flying and of wandring thoughts of impurity but let us rather purge our selves from all y 2. Cor. 7.1 filthinesse of the * Domus Dei spiritualis est qui non in carne ambulat sed in spiritu Bern. f. 17. flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of God purge we our hearts from pride by Humility for with the z Isa 57.15 humble spirit God will dwell yea let us in all godlinesse and a 1. Tim. 2.2 honesty glorifie God both in our b 1. Cor. 6.20 bodies and in our soules sith both are Gods and that not by Creation onely but by c Ibid. purchase This is the way to make both bodies and soules not styes or stews of filthinesse but as Saint Paul saith the very