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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	cold_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	15	3	8.8088	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87384	The active and publick spirit, handled in a sermon, preached at Pauls, October 26th. 1656. By Thomas Jacomb, minister at Martins-Ludgate, London.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing J112; Thomason E904_3; ESTC R202625	34,125	55

of men What a Chaos of confusion and cruelty What a wildernesse of wilde beasts would the world be was it not for Laws Liberty is good for it is one of the sweetest flowers in the Nosegay of our civil happinesse Peace is good for as the wreath of the Fagot bindes all the sticks together so doth this all your comforts break this in peeces and all your comforts fall asunder And therefore stand up in your places for the defence of these things and do not easily part with that which cost your Fore-Fathers sweat and bloud Epaminondas will either dye with or for his buckler he would either defend it or it should defend him the Application is obvious But yet what are these things to the Gospel to the grand Concernments of Religion The Gospel is the Glory of a Nation 1 Sam. 4.21 Florente verbo florent omnia in Ecclesiâ Luther 2 Sam. 6.12 the very Nerves and Sinews of a Kingdom it makes not onely the Church to flourish but the State also where it is It brings all blessings along with it not onely spirituall but temporall too as the Ark made Obed-Edoms House to prosper Religion is the Cement or Bond and * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Plutarch Ligament of all Societies When that is lost no Comforts can make up the losse of it Phinehas his Daughter hath a Childe but what is a Childe when the Ark is taken You may have peace and plenty and all outward enjoyments but if the Gospel be removed call them all Ichabod for the Glory is departed 1 Sam. 4.21.22 And therefore in the first place be active and zealous for these things of Christ Phil. 2.21 that the Gospel may yet be continued that the Protestant Religion may yet flourish notwithstanding all the contrivances of J●suites amongst us 2 Sam. 14.19 for Is not the hand of Joab in all this that the Truths of God may prevail that the Worship of God may be administred in its spiritualnesse and purity that the Ministers of Christ may have due honour and maintenance that the Government of Christ may be setled Government did I say I did and doe not recall it though we live in an Age very zealous as to the Government of men very cold as to the Government of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch Sympol What is the Ship without a Pilot What is a City without a wall What is a Vineyard without a Hedge and what is the Church without a Government I think no Government is so bad as no Government at least wise Some Oppression is better then Ataxy and absolute Confusion God shew us the Pattern of his House Eze. 43.10.11 Quoties est ut populus aliquis posteaquam disciplina religio corruerint salvus stererit Zwing De Provid that we map all know what is that Forme of Discipline which is to be erected But I digresse though the Lord knows not out of any bitternesse of Spirit I say In the first place Lay out your selves for these things this will be to serve your Generation indeed Nay the Generations that shall succeed you will reap the Benefit of this Service Your Posterity and Childrens Children will blesse God for such Progenitors The Advantage of this your activity will remain when you are dead and gone Direct 2 Secondly Labour to be good your selves as well as to doe good to your Generation There is a great difference betwixt a good man and a good Magistrate betwixt a Gracious Christian and a Serviceable Common-wealths-man There are many that are but bad men as to their inward state and yet they are good men in their places as to outward Service God makes use of Gifts sometimes where there is little or no Grace The Raven was an unclean Creature 1 Kin. 17.4 and yet God fed the Prophet by it 1 Kin. 5.10 Hiram was but a Heathen yet he sends Timber to the Building of the Temple And so it is in this case Gracelesse men are not alwaies Uselesse men nor Usefull men alwaies Gracious men God in his over-ruling Providence useth many whom he will never save How many Ministers are eminent in Service and yet they shall be but Cast-aways 1 Cor. 9. ult Oh! that is a terrible and awakening thing How many Magistrates are very active for good that God will never own in the matter of Salvation Many in publick places are but like the Carpenters that built the Ark for others but were drowned themselves They doe good to others but themselves shall perish to all Eternity And therefore I beseech you rest not in serviceablenesse for Generation-good but get Grace in your hearts for your own good Be upright men as well as usefull men There are two things in this Chapter where my Text lyes The Spirit of God sayes of David He was a man after his own heart ver 22. ver 36. and He served his Generation That is a blessed thing indeed and let it be your care that sincerity towards God and serviceablenesse for God may go together Direct 3 Thirdly In all your activeness for publick good see that you doe all in a right manner As the object must be right and the person must be good so all must be done in a regular manner What 's that what you doe do it with zeal with sincerity with courage with perseverance with humility I might much inlarge upon these heads but I must not First Doe all with zeal be not lukewarme indifferent lazie slothful in publick concernments but what ever you finde in your heart to doe Eccl. 9.10 doe it with all your might as Solomon speaks Jehosaphats heart was lifted up in the way of the Lord. 2 Chro. 17.6 2 Chro. 31.21 Hezekiah in every work which he began to doe in the service of the house of God c. He did it with all his heart Even Artaxerxes commands whatsoever is commanded by the God of Heaven Ez●● 7.23 let it be diligently done for the house of the God of Heaven what a shame is it to see the common Enemy so zealous to doe hurt and we so cold and lukewarme in doing good that Jesuites should cross sea and land to make one Proselyte Mat. 23.15 that when we see their zeal in their way we may well wish as once Agesilaus did of Pharnabazus Cum talis sis utinam noster esses That I say these men should be so active and we so careless and secure Where is your zeal for God for Christ for the Gospel Oh that zeal and wisdome might goe together Some have zeal and no wisdome and they are too hot some have wisdome and no zeal and these are too cold Zeal with wisdome is like a Diamond set in a ring of gold When wisdome regulates the zeal and zeal acts and animates the wisdome when zeal is the spurre and wisdome guides the reine there is much done for publick good Both