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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	day_n	lord_n	strange_a	2,103	5	9.4517	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19504	A preparatiue for the new Passeouer very profitable to be perused and read of all those who are called to the holy table of our Lord / by Maister William Cowper ...	Cowper, William, 1568-1619.	1607 (1607)	STC 5933.3; ESTC S2563	54,238	126

sprinckled in our hearts from an euill conscience Here is a Sacrament more excellent thē the passeouer here is bread more holye then that Shew-bread heere are the tokens of Gods presence more glorious thē the Arke heere the Lord commeth downe and saluation vnder his winges not to sound by Angel● the precepts of his lawe on Sin●i but to seale vp by his Spirit the promises of his Gospell to the inhabitants of Sion shall we then presume to come to this holye Table without sanctification Or if wee will may we not looke assuredly for iudgement The Corinthians were stricken with death and sundrie diseases because they discerned not the Lordes bodye and which is most fearfull of all he that came to the marriage wanting his wedding Garment was hee not taken from the banquet Table and cast into the place of vtter darknes and shall wee looke to escape the like iudgement if wee fall into the like contempt of God Prepare thy selfe oh Israel to meet thy God let vs search and trye our waies let vs lift vp our hands with our hearts vnto God in the heauens If wee bee this day come to the Lord with all our heart let vs put away our strange Gods which are our sinnes from among vs let vs with Iosephs Brethren make ready our presents sith wee haue no better thing then our heart le● vs ●acrifice our hearts to the Lord that in the best estate that pos●ible we can get it for the Lord our God is a greate King Cursed is he that hath a male in his Flock ●nd voweth and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lord. Beware therefore wee offer not that which is lam● and torne to the Lord● a diuided heart a ●alting heart betweene two an vnpenitent heart is neither a meete Sacrifice to offer vnto the Lord nor a meete vessell wherein to receiue th●t holye thing which heere the Lord offers vnto thee The Apostle saieth that the breaking of this breade is the Communion of the bodye of Iesus Sith Christ is that holy thing which heere is communicated take heede how we make readye the heart wherein to receaue him Ioseph of Arim●thea and the rest of those goly ones who tooke downe Iesus from the Crosse wrapped his deade bodye in pure and fine linnen what shall wee then doe with the liuing bodye of Iesus shall not wee receiue it into pure fine and well prepared hearts No man sayes our Sauiour puts new Wine into old V●ssels far lesse wil any man put the ordin●r● food of his body into vnclean vnseasoned and vnsauerie vessels but least ● of all should men presume with vnholy hearts and handes to meddle with things saccred and h●auenly Here is new wine indeede let vs not put it into old vessels Heere is heauenly Manna let vs not receaue it with earthlye hearts Any man that is in Christ should become a new creature If we be these blessed ones who are called to the participation of the Lambes supper then shall it be graunted to vs to bee arayed with pure fine linnen and shining which is the righteousnesse of the Saints The Lord vouchsafe this grace vpon vs that sith hee hath made vs partakers of the heauenly vocation and ca●led vs to the marriage of his Sonne that wee receiue not so excellent a grace in vaine but it may be vnto vs his seruants according to his word And now before wee enter to speake of this tryall least the tender consciences of the Godlye by reason of that which I haue spoken should be discouraged and cast downe with the sence of their owne vnworthinesse which at all times is great in their eyes but greatest when by tryal they looke most narrowlie vnto themselues We haue therefore to consider that there bee two sortes of tryals One whereby a thing perfect is tryed in such sort that it is not made better but found to bee that which it is and with this kinde of try●ll man is saide to trie the Lord and his word so speakes the Lord by Malachie Proue me try me now if I will not poure you ou●● blessing without measure By this tryall if a man fall too to trye the Lord hee shall finde him such as hee is true constant and faithfull to performe that which he hath spoken or if againe man will enter and trie the word of the Lord hee shall finde that the lawe of the Lord is perfect no drosse in it but like siluer fined seauen times in the fire There is againe another tryall whereby thinges imperfect are so tried that they are made better and at the length perfected and hereby God tries man for so hee speakes by the same Malachie The Lord wil fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as gold and siluer that they bring offerings to him in righteousnesse And with this triall also man tries himselfe searching out his iniquities that he may forsake them and this triall tendes indeed to a perfection at the last but stands rather in a finding out and forsaking of our imperfections then in any present perfection And of this tryall the Apostle meanes heere so that this precept dooth commaund vs to search out our iniquities to depart frō them but doth no way import that we should not communicate at this Table because that new tryall discouers to vs new transgressions for we come not he●e as men without sin but as poore and miserable sinners seeking the Sauiour of the world knowing that hee came not to call the righteous but sinners vnto repentance Thou then who after examination shalt finde the selfe a miserable and yet a penitent sinner say not with Peter Lord depart from me for I am a sinfull man but so much the rather goe to him and crie with Dauid Haue mercy on mee O God and according to the multitude of thy cōpassions put away mine iniqu●ti●s for it is a true saying Christ came into the world to saue sinners Stay not thou therfore backe from him because ●hou art sinfull onelye trie if thou bee wearie of thy sinnes for we are sure that a sin discouered by tryall and cast out by repentance will neuer condemne vs Wash you saith the Lord make you c●●an take away the euil● of your workes from before my eies and then though your sinn●s were as crimson they shall be made whi●e as snowe though they were red lik● Sva●●● they shall be as VVool. Omne quod ipse mimihi non imputare aecr●uerit S●c est quasi ●on fuerit euerie sin saieth the ancient which God hath concluded not to impute vnto me is as if it had neuer beene If therefore in thy conscience thou feele thy sins an hea●y burden vnto thee vnder the which thou sigh●st gronest and wherof thou earnestly desir●st to be rele●ued crying with that holy Apostle O miserable man who shall deliuer me from ●his bo●●e of sinne