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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	bring_v	salvation_n	ungodliness_n	2,454	5	11.7039	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61876	A disswasive from conformity to the world as also God's severity against impenitent sinners : with a farewel sermon lately preached to a congregation in London / by Henry Stubs.	Stubbes, Henry, 1606?-1678.	1675 (1675)	Wing S6042; ESTC R26265	80,293	238

watch and be sober 1 Thes. 5. 5 6. The Kings of the Gentiles do so and so● But ye shall not be so Luke 22. 25 26. St. Peter speaks of some Converts that would not run with the world in their sinful fashions and courses though they were wonder'd at and evil spoken of therefore 1 Pet. 4 4. Fifthly Why. 1. From the World 2. From themselves 3. From Christ. 4. From the things themselves wherein conformity to the world is practiced First From this World 1. Because Satan is the God and Prince of it 2 Cor. 4. 4. Joh. 12. 31. 14. 13. 16. 11. 2. Because 't is an evil world Gal. 1. 4. and lyes in wickedness 1 John 5. 19. See its description Psal. 36. 1 to 5. Rom. 3. 11 c. 8. 7. Ephes. 4. 18 19. 3. Because this evil world must give account even for those things wherein we are so prone to follow it 1 Pet. 4. 5. 4. Because the end of it is destruction Phil. 3. 19. You would not suffer with it and will you sin with it Secondly From themselves who by profession are Saints Christians 1. Because they are not of the world but are called out of it Joh. 15. 19. God hath seperated you from others to be his own peculiar Levit. 20. 24. Exod. 19. 5. Hence for this cause as well as others 't was that God was displeased with his people of old for desiring a King that they might be like the Nations 1 Sam. 8. 5. viz. Because God hath severed them from other people that they should be his Levit. 20. 26. 2. Because they have better Principles then the world has viz. 1 Tim. 1. 5. A pure Heart Good Conscience Faith unfeigned They have Christ in them as a principle of their life Gal. 2. 20. And the spirit of God 1 John 4. 4. 1 Cor. 2. 12. The Principles of the world are An impure Heart A bad Conscience Real unbelief Yea Satan Ephes. 2. 2. 1 Pet. 〈◊〉 4. and the spirit of the world 1 Cor. 2. 12. Now is not this a good reason why the people of God should not conform to this world for should they of better principles conform to them of worse should they that have a pure Heart good Conscience and Faith unfeigned conform to those that have an impure Heart a bad Conscience and real Unbelief Should they who have Christ and the Spirit of God in them conform to them who have Satan and the Spirit of the world in them 3. Because they have better patterns to conform to then the world is viz. 1. God 1 Pet. 1. 15 16. 2. Christ Col. 2. 6. 1 John 2. 6. 3. Saints Heb. 6. 12. Phil. 3. 17. Mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample So as ye have the servants of Christ not the world for your example 4. Angels and glorified Saints We must study so to do the will of God on Earth as 't is done in Heaven Matth. 6. 10. Now judge in your own Consciences should they who have such excellent patterns conform to the pattern of a base world 4. Because they are bound by their Baptism to the contrary viz. To renounce the world the pomps and vanities thereof and not to follow or to be led by it Now should we do that which is a breach of our Baptismal Covenant 5. Because you that are Saints are born to great matters even to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled c. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. and should you persons that are new born to so great an estate should you please your selves in a conformity to the poor things of this world 6. Because you are grown up to maturity to years of discretion so that it is time for you to put away childish things Whilst you were Children 't was more tollerable but now that you are grown up to be men to be so childish and foolish is intollerable See 1 Cor. 13. 11. 7. Because you are more excellent then your neighbour Prov. 12. 26. and therefore must not conform to them For shall the more noble conform to the more ignoble Ye are Gods treasure Psal. 135. 4. And shall Gods treasure conform to the refuse of this world You are Priests of God 1 Pet. 2. 9. And shall the Priests of God conform to common people The Priests of old were not to touch any unclean thing 8. Because you have not so learned Christ Ephes. 4. 20. q. d. The Doctrine of Christ in which you are instructed and which you have learned requires another manner of life from you then that which the Gentiles lead therefore you should not imitate them Christ hath taught you otherwise The grace of God which bringeth salvation teacheth you to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live Righteously soberly and godly in this present world and not to conform to its unrighteous intemperate and ungodly life Tit. 2. 11. 9. Because you are now within sight of home your Fathers house and your salvation is nearer and therefore must cast off the works of darkness and walk honestly as in the day not in rioting drunkenness not in chambering and wantonness not in strife and envying As the world does Rom. 13. 11 12. Your thoughts should now be so taken up and pleased with what you have in view the great things which are to come and so near to come that all the toyes and trifles this world is so much pleased with should be looked upon by you with disdain 10. Because you shall now very speedily be separated from this world and distinguished from it and delivered from that wrath which they shall suffer for ever and for ever and will you conform to them now in those things for which they shall suffer the vengeance of eternal fire would you have your souls gathered hereafter with those you conform to here and whose fashions you have learned here David would not Psal. 26. 9. Thirdly From Christ. 1. Because Christ designedly gave himself to deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God and our Father Gal. 1. 4. To what he gave himself see Isa. 50. 6. 52. 14. His back to smiters his checks to them that plucked off the hair his face to shame and spitting Consider this you proud men and women whose Backs Faces Heads Necks Brests and Armes shew the pride of your Hearts Did Christ give himself to suffer all this that he might separate and deliver you from conformity to this world And is not this a good Reason why you should not conform unto it in hair habit and nakedness 2. Because Christ and his Kingdom is not of this world 1. Christ is not of it Joh. 8. 23. 2. His Kingdom is not of it Joh. 18. 36. Not onely in respect of the subjects but in opposition to worldly Kingdoms which come with external pomp and observation But Christ's Kingdom is not so Luke 17. 20 21. Fourthly From the things themselves wherein conformity