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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	affliction_n	eternal_a	moment_n	4,141	5	9.1958	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01980	A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 12124; ESTC S103306	53,252	98

heeles and their heads downward over a soft fire they were choaked with smoake They were rosted at the fire as flesh to be eaten useth to be rosted They were leisurely broyled on gridierons set over fire They were fried in red hot ieron chaires as in a frying pan which annoied the standers bie with a stanch Hot boyling lead was powred down their backs They clapt fiery plates of brasse upon the most tender parts of their body A persecuting tyrant considering the nature of the countrey that it was terribly cold and the time of the yeare that it was winter and a night wherein the cold extremely increased and that the northwind then blew there commanded forty Christians to be set stark naked under the open aire in the midst of the City to freeze to death Then when they heard that charge with joy casting away even their innermost vestmēt they went on to their death by cold They endured the violence of Libbards Beares wild Boares and Bulls They were destroyed with hunger thirst and cold Such as were stifled in prison they cast to dogs setting watchmen night and day lest any of them should be buried and such remainders as were left both of beasts and fire in part torne and in part burnt together with the heads bodies of others they cast out in like manner unburied and committed them for some daies to the custodie of souldiers Thus the barbarous cruelty of persecutors extended it selfe as farre as it could even beyond the temporall lives of Martyrs I suppose that more cruell torments cannot bee invented then of old have beene inflicted on Christians Persecutors have acknowledged that they were overcome and had no more to inflict Yet was all that they did or could inflict but humane as was noted before such as flesh and blood by the assistance of the divine Spirit could and did endure which assistance was afforded not only to strong men but also to women and young children who were given up to be tormented Neither were they onely a few choise persons who endured Martyrdome in Christs cause but such multitudes yeare after yeare moonth after moonth week after week day after day as an ancient Father testifieth that there was never a day in the yeare except the first of Ianuary whereunto the number of five hundred Martyrs at least might not be ascribed So many one after another in one day suffered as the Executioner blunted his sword and with the paines he took fainted That which many of them endured though to flesh flesh and blood it seemed intolerable yet with much patience excellent cheerefullnesse and divine courage they endured it They were not as Beares hall'd to the stake but while persecutors were sitting on their judgement seates and condemning some Christians others leaped in and prof●ssed themselves to be Christians and suffered the uttermost that could be inflicted with joyfullnesse and a kinde of pleasantnesse singing Psalmes as long as their breath lasted as Paul and Silas did being after soare scourging put into the stocks in a prison Acts 16.23 24 25. Such tortures and torments so couragiously and manfully have sundry Christians in all ages suffered as to them who onely heard thereof they seemed incredible and to many who were eye-witnesses thereof they seemed so strange and beyond admiration as they thought the Martyrs to be madd witlesse and sencelesse But Martyrs themselves who had the light of Gods Word for their direction and the Spirit of wisdome and revelation in the knowledge of Christ the eyes of their understanding being inlightned whereby they knew what is the hope of his calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Saints and what is the exceeding greatnesse of his power to us ward who beleeve according to the working of his mighty power which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his owne right hand in heavenly places Martyrs I say by the light of the Word and inlightning of the Spirit with the eyes of their minde pierced thorow the thicke cloud of all their sufferings and as Stephen by an extraordinary worke with his bodily eyes beheld the Heavens opened and the Sonne of man standing at the right hand of God they did seethe gratious favour of God towards them and feele the comfortable shining thereof upon their soules whereby they were encouraged and enabled to endure all that they endured For God useth to give such inward comfort courage assistance and supportance to his Saints suffering for his names sake as is unutterable unconceivable Besides the minde and meditation of Martyrs was so fixed on the recompence of reward which with much confidence they expected as the sence of paine was swallowed up therewith For they accounted all tortures that could be inflicted Not worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed unto them Most elegantly and emphatically hath the Apostle set out the wonderfull great disproportion betwixt a Christians suffering and the recompence following thereon in these words Our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a farre more exceeding and eternall weight of glory 1. All that can be by man inflicted on man is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 compressio a pressure and that of the body onely For man after hee hath killed the body hath no more that he can do Luke 12.5 Thus much is implied under this phrase Gen 3.15 Thou shalt bruise his heele Satan by his instruments can reach no higher then the heele that is the body the inferiour part of man For this pressure of the body by way of recompence shall be conferred glory that which of all is exceedingly desired The glory heere ment compriseth under it whatsoever may make to the happinesse of man and that both in body and soule 2. The kind of affliction is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some light thing easie to be borne by him that is indued with the Divine Spirit For afflictions for Christs sake may be comprised under that yoke and burden of Christ which is easie and light Math. 11.30 But the recompence is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a weight such a weight as infinitly over-poiseth all afflictions 3. The continuance of affliction is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for a while even for a moment At the uttermost they cannot extend beyond this present life which is a short life But the weight of glory is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eternall without date without end 4. To shew that in this comparison all degrees of comparison are exceeded he addeth hyperbole upon hyperbole thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which emphaticall Graecisme because other tongues cannot word by word expresse to the ful they are forced to use words phrases which exceed all comparison as wonderfully above measure above measure exceedingly