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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	full_a	joy_n	unspeakable_a	3,596	5	10.3032	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29734	The support of the faithful in times of persecution, or, A sermon preach'd in the wilderness to the poor Protestants in France by M. Brousson ... ; faithfully translated from the French.; Confiance du fidèle persécuté. English	Brousson, Claude, 1647-1697.; Rogers, Timothy, 1658-1728.	1699 (1699)	Wing B5003; ESTC R3102	18,703	32

the assistance of his Holy Spirit that he may make us always walk in his Holy VVays Let us not suffer our selves to be surpriz'd by the specious Pretences of false Teachers They come to us in Sheeps Cloathing but within they are Ravenous VVolves At first sight one would think they had the Sweetness and Charity of Angels but no sooner do the Faithful give them to understand that they will not defile themselves with Idolatry and that they are resolved to serve God with purity according to his Commandments but these false Teachers discover a Cruelty not inferior to that of the most Savage Beasts You will know them by their Fruits says our Saviour Examine well their Conduct and you 'l see that they bear the Image of the Devil The Devil as we said before is a Liar and a Murtherer from the beginning Now these false Teachers are not they Liars like him Do not they teach Errours and Lies And do not they spread Abroad Fables and false Miracles to seduce the Simple and the Ignorant Have they not likewise violated Edicts Treaties of Peace and the most solemn Oaths which are the Pledges and Seals of the Publick Faith On the other hand are not they Cruel and Murtherers as well as the Devil Do not they every day make the Faithful suffer Torments Martyrdoms and horrible Massacres Do not they likewise use on all occasions the two great means which the Devil invented to endeavour to shake the Faith of the Elect Do not they offer to some the Riches and the Honours of this World Do not they propose to them Pensions Offices of the greatest Trust and Dignity and other Worldly Advantages And do not they spoil others of their Goods take away their Children from them and oppress them with a thousand Evils We must therefore my beloved Brethren refuse with horrour to hold Communion with these Ministers of Satan and if it be the Will of God that we suffer for the Interest of his Glory and Service let us submit to his Sacred Disposal and prepare our selves to lose and suffer all things that we may give him a Testimony of our Obedience and Faithfulness Let us remember that we were created for his Glory and that we ought to glorifie him both in Life and Death Let us remember that we ought to love him above all that is dearest to us in the World more than Father Mother Wife Children Lands and Vineyards nay more than Life it self if we would be his Children and desire to partake of his Salvation Let us consider well my beloved Brethren that this Earth is not our Home that 't is a Valley of Tears the place of our Sojourning full of Misery and Trouble and that our True Country is Heaven The Patriarchs whose Children we are had not so much as where to set the Sole of their Feet they were Pilgrims and Strangers upon Earth they sought a City that had solid Foundations whose Builder and Founder is God We must therefore renounce all earthly Things and continually breathe after the Glory and Happiness of Heaven Let us consider again that if God permits us to be persecuted 't is to the end that we may discover to the World our Faith Piety and Constancy and that this Tryal by which God is glorified may also turn to our own Glory Salvation and Comfort Blessed is the Man that endureth Temptation saith St. James ch 1.12 for when he is tryed he shall receive the Crown of Life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him Blessed are they that are persecuted for Righteousness sake says our Saviour Mat. 5.10 for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Now for a season we are in heaviness through manifold Temptations But as St. Peter says 1 Epist 1.7 8 9. 't is that the Tryal of our Faith being much more precious than of Gold that perisheth may be found unto Praise and Honour and Glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ whom having not seen we love in whom tho' now we see him not yet believing we rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory receiving the end of our Faith even the Salvation of our Souls Nevertheless my Friends we must acknowledge that our sins are the cause of all the Evils we suffer The Churches of France were abominably corrupted in their Manners Therefore God has pour'd out his Judgments upon them and his Wrath is still burning against us because our Repentance is not such as it ought to be We must then every one of us turn himself from his evil Course and those that have been so unhappy as to enter into the Communion of Babylon must for ever renounce her Abominations for the time to come We must be possess'd with a Sacred Horrour for our Sins and in a Holy Manner afflict our Souls and humble our Selves at the Foot of the Throne of the Divine Majesty we must have recourse to the Mercy and Grace of God in Jesus Christ who has died for the remission of our Sins We must strive continually with God by our Tears and Supplications and not let him go till he has blessed us and the good God will at last suffer himself to be overcome by our Cries and Supplications Tho' our sins be as Scarlet they shall be as white as Snow tho' they be red like Crimson they shall be as Wool Then will he be mov'd by our Misery to give us Succour and Relief He will bow down the Heavens and come down and deliver us out of the great Waters that surround us Now good Men are oppress'd He that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey Isa 59.15 They that would be true to God serve him with Purity and sing Praises to his Holy Name are afflicted and persecuted whereas Idolaters the perfidious Judas's the Drunkards the Lascivious the Wicked the Swearers and Blasphemers are tolerated and countenanc'd in the World But these disorders shall not always last Yet a little while and he that is to come shall come and will not tarry Let 's take courage then my Friends not suffer our selves to be frighted with the Menaces of the Enemies of the Truth Let us throw our selves into the Arms of our God let us retire under the Shadow of his Wings let us deliver our selves up to the conduct of his wise Providence and put our confidence in him he promises to be our Protector and Deliverer and he is faithful in all his Promises Let us have these comfortable words always in our Thoughts Fear not thou Worm Jacob and ye Men of Israel I will help thee saith the Lord thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel We are but Worms of the Earth in comparison of our Enemies but let us remember that the Lord of Hosts the Great God is our Strength VVe are mortal Men our Life is continually in danger but let us remember that he that has Life and Death in his Power promises to assist and protect us Let us not be afraid