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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	hear_v	receive_v	word_n	3,147	5	5.3302	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90059	The sinners hope: as his priviledge, and duty, in his worst condition, stated, cleared, and improved. Tending as well to the startling and inviting of the wicked from his sinfull and wretched course, upon the conditionall hopes that are layd out for him; as the confirming and directing of the truly humble and weak Christian in his duty and comfort, in the severall cases of darkness, sin, and affliction. Being the substance of severall sermons, / preached by Henry Newcome, M.A. and one of the ministers of the Gospell, at Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster.	Newcome, Henry, 1627-1695.	1659 (1659)	Wing N899; Thomason E1764_2; ESTC R209655	106,234	225

will serve you many live pretiouslie of it many thrive the only thriving trade the only happie life in the world and that is the way of holiness here is all the advantage sweetness convenience in this way that is immaginable none ever were ruined or brake of this trade that ever were perfect Masters of it There is such a common stock to trade on that it is impossible for thee to fail or break in this This way would helpe all your old scores a Christ would supplie all necessities and lay in blessedly for the time to come But now may such a poor creature say I but I was not born to this priviledge not brought up to this course I know not how to frame to it It is a way I cannot skill of I beleive thee Thou knowest not the manner of the God of the land 2 Kings 17. as the Lions made the Samaritanes feele they did not well now Ministers are sent on purpose to teach you they are willing to do it Offer to doe it enquire of the Law at their mouth they are the messengers of the Lord of Hosts for this very purpose They say Come unto me I will teach you the fear of the Lord If any one should be appointed on purpose to teach all that were broken of other trades the mysterie of the gainfullest trade in the towne would it not be counted a great priviledge and could that Officerwant either love or custome Surely This if you knew your need was a thing to be greatly rejoiced in by You and we should be glad or be so imploied and have cause to be glad of the Offer all sides would be pleased If mens eies were but opened sure if things were rightly weighed the stick in personall Instruction would not be on the peoples side But this is your first step for any of you that are not come yet unto it you must labour for knowledg The knowledge of principles must be had in rich and poor of all sorts and Sexes where salvation is expected 2. Frequent the means diligently Be diligent at them and in them If you would doe well lie at the poole side still lie in the way Christ walks in It is both a good signe and a good meanes of doing well It is said Pro. 8.34 Jo. 20.24 when Christ came to his disciples Thomas was not there when he came and you find Thomas that could not beleive unless he saw he was now away when he might have seen And so he was behind in his Faith to the rest of the Apostles and all was because Thomas was away when Christ came The way not to miss of Christ when he comes is not to be away at any time when he could have come Hanna departed not from the Temple and David desired that he might dwell in the House of the Lord Lu. 2.37 Psa 27.4 not as if there were any Mansions in the Temple for any to live in but it is only to signisie their constancie in attendance on the meanes they were never away when any good thing was stirring when any thing was to be done in the Temple and so were as constant as if they had dwelt there It is good to be one of the Temple dwellers to be away from no opportunitie that thou cannot excuse it to God himself for it may be thy part may be dealt when thou art away the Angell may trouble the waters and thou not readie something that nearly concerns thee may be likelist to be spoken when thou art away Some think when a Minister may aime at the curing of a particular soul or God may direct him to what may be sutable thereunto that the Devill may know by our notes or otherwise and prevent the mans coming to the meanes at that time when this thing is discoursed of that was so fit for him However to make sure wait upon God at all opportunities For this is the way thy healing must come and none knows by what Sermon it must be done Frequent all opportunities thou canst possibly for faith that is a good sure way Men ought not by the late Acts to travell on the Sabboth day or do any thing like a breach of those Laws unless their excuse be such as is to be allowed by a Justice of the peace doe you have a care how you pretend any Excuse for such neglect that will not be allowed by God himself the royall author of the Law and the searcher of all hearts And so for opportunities on other daies redeem time for them approve thy heart to God that no necessitie but what he will allow be pretended or practised upon to neglect a Sermon at any time when it might be heard God may do the more Good at some one Sermon then all but that may be the Sermon thou maiest be tempted to passe by and that good may not come by that one but for thy diligent and conscientious attendance upon all The life of thy soule may be wrapt up in the due management of one and thou knowest not which opportunity 3. When God touches you at a Sermon if ever you do well you must get into secret Take notice how the pulse of conscience beats let not the word have scope upon you ty it not just to the time of hearing walke with it alone and let it have further conference with you let it have time to settle and soake in upon you to water the very root of your soules and not be like water spilt upon the ground many are the highway hearers amongst us the word is but scatte-upon them not received and kept at all by them The Divell catcheth or taketh the word out of their hearts For it was never in it was but entring and is by this carelesness oft put by Reverend Mr. Hildersham as one saies pretiously we give advantage to Satan to steale as the loose laying of our goods doth to our servants to become thieve It is noted that the disciples were never the stronger in their faith notwithstanding the miracle and it is because they had not considered it Mar. 6.52 Many at Church are like sives in the water as full as they can hold and when out have just nothing men would count it a great judgment and be sensible enough of it in their temporall estate to get much and to put it into a bottomless purse but with many it is thus in the matter of their soules businesse in hearing the word they have little abiding with them after Sermons and that for want of digesting the word by secret meditation after hearing Christ after some parables asked his Disciples If they understood all those things Mat 13.51 your work begins when ours end we have all the scene in publick but yet it is in the nature of a Treatie and Parley with you and you are in secret to thinke of and to return an answer to what we propose to you There is but one