Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	bless_v	lord_n	praise_n	6,339	5	9.8316	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26199	The suffering condition of the servants of the Lord at this day vindicated and some reasons given why the people called Quakers do own the doctrine of Christ, to continue in it, and to meet together in the name and fear of the Lord, to wait upon him, and worship him in spirit and truth, not withstanding they meet with sufferings in this present time for so doing : Bristol, the 6th month, 1662 / John Audland.	Audland, John, 1630-1664.	1662 (1662)	Wing A4198; ESTC R22605	21,740	31

us and the testimonie of his spirit is so satisfactorie in our hearts that we are perswaded nothing will be able to separte us our strength is in the Lord and he is all-sufficient to keep us through all by his mighty power unto the end waiting upon him and abiding in his power he is able to save to the uttermost and this were the Saints formerly perswaded off that nothing should be able to separate them from the love of God they met with many hardships were oftentimes cruelly intreated shamefully handled as the Scriptures declare yet through all the Lord was with his people and comforted their hearts in their following of him and the love of God abounded to them and in them and they were Conquerors through him that loved them Now if any at that time denyed the truth for fear of man or any other thing they came to suffer in there hearts and to feel sorrow in their inward man for when iniquity enters into the heart it darkens the understanding and also the creature loseth the sence of the love of God and if there be not repentance and a returning unto the Lord Iniquity grows more strong and love grows cold in such and the heart grows worse and worse and is hardned by degrees against the Lord and his people and then there is a separation from the love of God the feeling and earnest of sorrow and tribulation upon every one that doth evill therefore we are perswaded that it is safe for us to wait upon the Lord in the way which he hath made manifest unto us that so we may receive the power to renew our strength that we may walk on in the path of life and nothing separate us from the love of God which we have in Christ Jesus Shall tribulation or affliction or principalities or powers separate us from the love of God Shall force by carnal weapons or Prisons cause us to deny that which God hath made manifest unto us Is there Powers against us Thrones against us well this is safe for us to abide in the counsel of God that we may always feel his love in our hearts and if we suffer let us suffer here because of our faithfulness to the Lord If we must go to Prison let us stand in the power of God that his love and life blessing and heavenly presence may be with us Better to suffer outwardly in prisons and holes have the love and presence of the Lord with us then to disobey the Lord and walk contrary to his gift and so suffer inward anguish and sorrow of heart and something separate us from the love of God and then who can speak peace to us if the Lord speak trouble but if the Lord speak peace it 's no matter though man may speak trouble though the wrath of man may rise high yet he that doth whatsoever he will in heaven and in earth he on make it to turn to his praise and the rest of it he will restrain and blessed are they that have the Lord with them on their side he speaks peace to them in the midst of all his love refresheth our hearts and so to put all out of doubt we are perswaded in the power of the Lord that nothing will be able to separate us from the love which we have in our Saviour and here it is good to a bide and not to give one foot back to give any ground unto the enemy but to continue where the love of God is with us and his blessed presence with us comforting our hearts which people doth not find with them in disobedience walking and acting contrary to what the Lord hath made manifest to them and so we can put it to the Consciences of all people who have any sence of the love of God in their hearts Whether it can be safe for us to forsake the Way of peace and rest which God hath made manifest unto us and in which we have the Love of God with us and to go into a Way by force into which the Spirit of the Lord doth not lead us where we shall find anguish and sorrow and something separating us from the Love of God and where God would not speak peace to us but trouble surely we are perswaded to abide in that which the Lord hath made manifest to us and our faith is in the power of God that nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God 6. Again we are perswaded to continue in the Way of Truth meeting together in the fear of the Lord to serve him because we find the Lord requireth of us to bear a faithful Testimony and witness to his Name and Truth which he hath made known to us at this day and though man require the contrary and would force us to yeild yet we may not deny the Lord and his Truth but must bear witness to his Name in obedience to his Will for we are not our own but the Lords neither must vve serve our selves nor do our ovvn Will nor the Wills of others vvhose Will is not according to the Will of God but we must serve the Lord and be faithful to him and vve see vve cannot serve tvvo Masters nor cannot be partakers of the love of God if vve be in the love of the World and follovv after the lusts of it and if vve love any thing more than Christ vve should not be true Disciples and followers of him And if it be objected Why cannot you do as men would have you What God knows your hearts and you may keep your hearts to your selves and conform outwardly for all that It 's ansvvered Nay vve cannot because God requireth it of us to bear vvitness to his Name and Truth and vve may not deal doubly or deceitfully in shevving that before men vvhich vve are not in our hearts to God for the people that God hath formed to himself must shevv forth his praise And though it be true that God knows the heart of every one yet he looks for fruit also to be brought forth that hee may be glorified It is recorded in the Scriptures that there vvere many occasions sought against Daniel but they could find none against him except it vvere concerning the Lavv of his God and they that hated him consulted to get a Decree that none should ask any Petition of God or man for thirty dayes save of the King if he did he vvas to be cast into the Den of Lyons and the Decree vvas sealed according to the Lavv of the Meades and Persians Novv it cannot be denied but Daniel might have prayed to God in his heart and his evil-vvishers have knovvn little of it but he vvas taught by the Lord to pray openly and to confess unto him that he vvas great mighty and povverful And so though the Decree vvas sealed he as if he regarded it not went and prayed to his God three times a day upon his knees vvith