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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	according_a	lord_n	spirit_n	3,570	5	4.8037	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54062	Some queries concerning the work of God in the world which is to be expected in the latter ages thereof with a few plain words to the nation of England, tending towards stopping the future breakings forth of Gods wrath, both upon the people and powers thereof : with an advertisement relating to the present state of things.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1200; ESTC R18192	7,018	12

after them and made no question but to bring them back again under his subjection and there was nothing in appearance able to deliver them from him yet he could not but overthew himself and his strength utterly Ye know not what strong cries and tears were put up to the Lord before these late Changes that Righteousness might be established in the Nation and that his people might have liberty to worship him in his fear and according to the leadings of his Spirit without being yoaked under any form of worship which their hearts could not own to be of God And when the Long Parliament was unexpectedly raised up that was looked upon by many to have been the means God would have used towards the effecting of this and we cannot yet deny but that God did make use of them in some things for good for which his name was honoured But though that instrument did warp becoming unfaithful to the Lord diverting from his work and service towards the seeking and establishing of themselves and their own interests and so are at length themselves justly therefore fallen yet the Work of the Lord is not fallen as relating to himself though because of the unfaithfulness and self-seeking of the instruments which he began to use at present it lieth under much reproach and that justly as relating to them yet for all this the Lord himself can bring it about again and carry it on with better advantage to his Name Truth and People then if it had gone on in their hand and the more men set themselves to oppose it the more glory will God get to himself in effecting it Let not therefore my true love to the Nation and to the present Powers thereof be despised by them but let them fear before the Mighty God of Heaven and Earth and in their hearts bow to him that they may be humbled and made fit instruments in His Hand for His service and not be found enemies against Him If they will be sit instruments for God to work by they must be meek lowly poor in Spirit waiting in Gods fear for His Counsel and not hearken to the fleshly wisdome of man which is his utter enemy and will perswade advise and instruct them to settle the Nation and Church as they call it in a way contrary to him And remember this word Be sure you smite none for obedience to God Limit not His holy Spirit in His People but limit the unclean and evil Spirit in those who manifest themselves not to be His People This is the true intent of Government How can he which Governs aright under God hurt that which is of God and for God Or how can he spare that which his Sword is given him to cut down O how happy were it for the Nation if they would let Truth have its scope and let Righteousness overcome them and not contend for shadows against the substance but let the substance overcome all those shadows which have held it in bondage and upheld its Enemy The great Enemy of God all this night of the Apostacy hath been Antichrist who hath not been an open Enemy only but hath appeared as if he had been for Christ commanding the worshipping and honouring of Christ yea and with a great zeal taking upon him to cause People to worship according to what he determined to be right and thus he getteth into the Temple erecting an usurping authority over the conscience setting up and compelling to an invented worship Against this kind of worship God hath still been raising witnesses but he having the Powers of the earth on his side as was Prophecyed he should Revel 17. 13. hath often prev●●●ed over them R●vel 13. 7. and so the truth hath been suppressed and false Worships set up by the Powers of the Earth according to that proportion they have drunk of the Golden Cup of Fornication which doth not only deceive in one way of manifest and gross false Worship but hath many mixtures and mysteries of deceit in it Revel. 17. 2. c. Now God hath a time to call for an account of the sufferings and blood of his Saints Revel. 6. 10 11. He hath a time to judge the great Whore Revel 17. 1. And when the time of Gods Judgment comes upon the Earth God begins with His own House first so with that which hath taken upon it to separate from Babylon to see what he can find of Babylon therein and he will Judge that before he fall upon the great body of the mystery of Iniquity 1 Pet. 4. 17. Heb. 10. 30. Now therefore it behoves this Nation to consider what of Babylon may be found in it and to part with it that it may escape the plagues of Babylon Revel. 18. 4. which are very bitter as vers. 7 8 c. These are the two main things whereof Babylon is guilty 1. An invented Form of Worship a likeness of the true Worship but not the true Worship it self 2. A persecuting and endeavouring to suppress the Power of the Truth even of the purity of the godly Religion and Worship by means of this Form because for conscience sake men who are taught otherwayes by the Spirit of God cannot submit and subject thereto This God is coming down to plead with in that great City Babylon and this God will first plead with in thee O England Consider what of this is yet remaining in thee or what of this thy heart hankers after and part with it as thou lovest thy peace The Lord is the witness of the integrity and fidelity of my heart to thee in these lines It will be hard for thee to escape the Lords hand yet it is not impossible If thou bow before the Mighty God and ●e abased in Spirit at his feet he can open that eye in thee which can let thee see thy danger and also the way how to escape it Isaac Penington the younger THE END LONDON Printed and are to be sold by Robert Wilson at the Sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill 〈…〉 Le Grand 1660.