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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	exceed_v	righteousness_n	scribe_n	2,764	5	11.0489	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97246	The cure of misprision or Selected notes, upon sundry questions in controversie (of main concernment) between the word, and the world. Tending to reconcile mens judgements, and unite their affections. Composed and published for the common good : as being a probable means to cure prejudice, and misprision in such as are not past cure. / by R. Junius.	Younge, Richard.	1646 (1646)	Wing Y149; Thomason E1144_1; ESTC R208480	108,291	199

most prank up our selves and detract from God is the false Nor would their scoffing adversaries accuse the religious of this crime were they not stupidly blind or divelishly malicous for how can it be thought that they are pure in their own eyes when ministers or other faithfull Christians can hardly comfort them or perswade them of Gods favour whereas their prophane accusers snatch the comfort of every promise they heare as belonging to them and find nothing amisse in themselves as commonly they think best of themselves that have least cause yea how afraid are the one to approach unto the Lords Table by reason of their unworthines whereas the other cannot be kept from it though they are told from the word that they eate and drinke damnation to themselves as not dâ—cerning the Lords body nor once examining their owne hearts 1 Cor. 11. 27. 28. 29 30. Sect. 5. I confesse there are a generation whom the blind world suspects for religious that think too well of themselves whom the holy Ghost hath well painted out Pro. 30. 12. Isa 65. 5. Luke 18 9. they are as righteous as Christ himself they cannot sinne or be n Christ and then sin if you can they neede not â—ray nor repent God can see no sin in them nor be â—ngry with them c. namely your Antinomians â—ut farre be it from me to acknowledge them religious a people who will not allow the Law either to â—e a schoole-master unto Christ or for a rule â—o walk by yea if I speak for or spare to speak against these white devils let my words be underva ued and my errors aggravated for such take the â—eady way to plucke up all piety and the power of Religion by the rootes yea they shame Religion by professing it and make Gods truth suspected â—hough iâ— men were wise they would not accuse the sober for what drunken men do nor the wise for what fools do True they have a forme of Religion and a feâ—orish kind of zeal but hear them discourse and you shall soon see that an ignorant pride hath frighted them out of their wits and that they are a people whom Satan hath reserved for there last times and violently stirred up to disturbe the peace of our Church and to hinder that blessed reformation so much fought after and hoped for which nothing could hinder so much as errors on the right hand and Satans transforming himself into an Angel of light â— Cor. 11. 14. And so much to prove that the accused doe not in the least justifie themselves Now bring we their accusers to the tryall and you shall see it is far otherwise with them As Sect. 6. First How common is it with all that are in their naturaâ—l condition that are scoffers at Religion or that at any time use the name Puritan in â—â—risiâ—n to have all their thoughts yea and their words too taken up with other mens faults and their owne perfections Luk 18. 11. c. yea whatsoever their words and actions be they thanke God they have good hearts and mean aswell as the best and they have so strong a faith that they never doubted in all their lives yea it were pitty they should live if they did not beleeve in Christ and hope to be saved by him never considering how that perswasion only which followes sound humiliation is faith that which goes before it presumption for as Saint Ambrose speaks none can repent of sin but he that beleeves the pardon of sin nor none can beleeve his sins are pardoned except he hath repented No they have not the wit to know that as faith is wrought by Gods spirit so where it is wrought it brings forth the fruits of the Spirit mentioned Gal. 5. 22. whereas presumption as it is of the flesh so it brings forth the fruits of the flesh vers 19. But the better to know the purity of their hearts Aske them are you proud a good question to try whether a man be spiâ—â—tuall and his knowledge experimentall whether he be acquainted with his own heart c. they will answer proud no not they none are proud but fooles and they hate a proud man c. And yet it is pride only mixt with ignorance that makes the answer they condemn pride but it is with a greater pride Men that care only to seem Christians if they can get Gods livery on their backs and his name in theiâ— mouthes if they can keep their Church give an Almes bow their knee say their prayers pay their tithes and once a year receive the Sacrament not caring how corrupt hearts how filthy tongues how false hands they have they thinke themselves as compleat Christians as live and that they may out-face all reproofes when the truth is they are so far from being Christians that they have not made one step towards Christianity for the first step to Religion is to love Religion in another whereas these men generally hate scoff at and persecute the power of Religion wherever they perceive it And doth not God hate them so much more then pagans by how much they being pagans pretend themselves and might be excellent Christians But Sect. 7. Secondly Let a Minister come to any ignorant worldling and such are all that are not Religious and question withthem upon their death-beds about their estate or ask them how their soules fare and what peace they have What is their manner of answering especially if they have not been notorious offenders are they a whit troubled for sinne either originall or actuall or will they acknowledge themselves to be in a lost condition without Christ no their consciences are at quiet and they are at peace with themselves and all the world and they thank God no siâ—ne troubles them they have been no mâ—râ—herers no Adulterers no common drunkards neither have they been oppressours yea will such an one say I doe not know that I have wronged man woman or child I have been a Protestant and gone to Church all my dayes c. The middle sort of Christians so called have a notable way to delude their owne soules and to put of all reproofes and threatnings namely by comparing themselves with such as are worse then themselves counting none wicked but such as are notorious for wickednesse as for example because they are not so drunke as Nabal they thinke themselves sober because not so proud as Haman therefore they be humble because not so bloodily minded as Doeg therefore they are mercifull because not so trecherous as Judas therefore loyall because neither Gallowes nor pillory can take hold of them therefore they are honest and square dealers Nor can there be a more plausible deceit for as the swarthy compared with the Blackmore thinkes himselfe fair so civiâ—l men looking upon the prophane admire their owne holinesse But such should do well to mind what our Saviour â—aâ—â—h Matth. 5. Except your rightâ—ousnesse exceeds the rightâ—ousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdomâ— oâ— heaven vers

men for matter of act they are loyall subjects live civilly amongst their neighbours paâ— every man his owne are neither drunkards nor adulterers but deny the power of Godlines and are reprobate to every good worke for to let passe other things scarce one in forty of them will allow God upon his own day above four hours Or that duely prays in his family yea this is a superfluous expence of time and a means to hinder each one in their severall stations For as touching that of the Prophet Pour out thy fury upon them that know thee not and upon the families which call not on thy Name Jer. 10. 25. it is a hard scripture and out of their reading yea of these civill honest men scarce one of an hundred that fears an oath or makes conscience of a lie for at least they will â—wear by their faith and troth I do not say they will forswear themselves for an advanvantage but I that scarce know what a tryall in law is have not a little suffered bâ— their wicked answers in Chancery And as for lying and commanding others to ly what more usuall then to bid a wife or servant if such an one ask for me say I am not within which none dare do that fear God or that have any truth of Religion in them Indeed others often pay them in their own coyn with shame to boot as once Cato served Nasica And sometimes God reckons with them for all their lyes together for it often falls out that a servants denying his master to be at home brings him within compasse of the statute for banquerupts a just punishment for such as will be wise without God and good without grace Sect. 86. Again I know these civill men passe for as good Christians as the best with men of the world Yea with the reverend Prelats and their creatures for they count men religious as they are conformable to their Canons And all the Congregation is alike holy and holy enough to naturall men as Korah and his prophane consorts told Moses and Aaron when they rose up against them Numb â—6 1. 2 3. But as Isaac if he had not been blind would not have blessed Jacob for Esau nor Jacob taken Leah for Rachel if it had not been in the dark so these if they were not ignorant of the Scriptures would not take meer civil men for true Christians but as empty pots and boxes in Apothecaries shops having written upon them fair titles of the best drugges and electuaries do deceive ignorant commers in so these though their hearts be base and vile empty pots yet as they are overlayed with the silver drosse of glozing words and glorious shews do deceive simple Christians who onely judge according to the outward appearance Yea perhaps they may deceive wise and able Christians for a while since the lamps of these foolish virgins blaze no lesse then the wise ones Matth. 25. And treeâ— that have onely leaves may make as great a flourish as others that bear abundance of fruit True wise men having heard them speak and observed their practice will soon see what christians they are at least Christ that knows their hearts and cannot be deceived with shews will one day cull them out and let them know what it is to come into his presence and sit at his table without the wedding garment of faith and love Matth. 22. 11. At which time it will be too late to expostulate Or if so their own consciences shall stop their mouths much after this manner Thou thankest God with that Pharisee Luk. 18. 11. That thou hast been no extortioneâ— thou hast paid thy tythes given every man his own c. but what will satan and conscience say is this enough to make thee a true christian no thou payedst men their dues but didst thou pay God his dues the due of praying hearing beleeving reading confaring meditating in his word of sanctifying his sabbaths loving his children promoting his glory gaining of otherâ— to imbrace the Gospel didst thou repent and beleeve the gospel precepts and menaces aswell as promises didst thou declare thy faith by thy works didst thou fear an oath hate a lye c. no not one of these things ever troubled thy mind yea thou didst ever hate zeale and devotion so inveterately that thou couldst in no case away with it in others What difference then between thee and an honest Infidel Is not unhonest religion as good as irreligious honesty Alas honesty without piety is but as a body without a head yea without a soul even a rotten and stinking carrion and not a sweet smelling sacrifice in Gods nostrils Divers will say of morall men if they go not to heaven Lord have mercy upon us yet Christ saith except your righteousâ—esse exceed the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees you shall not come there Matth. 5. 20. Yea he plainly affirms that publicanes and harlots shall get into heaven sooner because the other beleeved not neither are they so apt to justifie themselves as the civilly righteous Matth. 21. 31. Many arguments might be brought to aggravate the wickednesse of a negative christian but nothing can be spoken to his comfort for the best of such christians shall without sound repentance and true saith in Christ go to hell as the Scripture every where shewes It is not onely the robbing of Christ or imprisoning him but the not giving to him the not visiting of him shall condemn us Matth. 25. 42. 43. The servant that increaseth not his talent though he does not diminish it shall be bound hand and foot and cast into utter darknesse Matth. â—5 30. And what saith our Saviour Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewen down and cast into the fire Matth. 3. 10. Neither was it sufficient that the Fig-tree which he saw Matth. 11. made as great a shew wâ—th leaves as any other but he cursed it for being fruitlesse Mucâ— more does that earth deserve rather a curse then a blessing which having been watered with the dew of heaven brings forth nothing but thornes and bryars to scratch and teare the husband man that manures it Heb. 6. 7. 8. Sect. 87. And so much to prove that all naturall men viz. Prelatical and scandalous Ministers prophane and loose libertines Cunning Polititians ignorant persons and civil honest men Who professe the same religion with us and who unanimously call the religious Puritans and hypocrites are really and indeed most grosse hypocrites and puritans I might likewise shew that our open Antagonists the Papists even while they curse and raile so upon the truly religious for Puritans and hypocrites are of all others the most notorious ones for besides their works of merit and congruity how contrary yea how diametrially opposite is their profession and practice but to speake to them were to knock at a deafe or dead mans dore Only let the ingenuous stander by heare what Mr. Fox in the beginning oâ—

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