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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	account_n	day_n	idle_a	2,166	5	9.1920	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45735	A warning-piece to the sloathful, idle, careless, drunken and secure ones of these last and worst times wherein the danger that attends everyone that delights in any of these vices may be avoided, and the reward of those that have their conversation in holinesse may be attained.	Hart, John, D.D.	1678 (1678)	Wing H961; ESTC R29868	20,886	47

A Warning-Piece TO THE Sloathful Idle Careless Drunken and Secure Ones of these last and worst of Times WHEREIN The danger that attends every one that delights in any of these Vices may be avoided and the Reward of those that have their Conversation in Holiness may be attained Pro. 24.30 31. I passed by the field of the sloathful and by the Vineyard of the man destitute of understanding and loe it was all grown over with Thorns and Nettles had covered the face thereof and the stone-wall thereof was broken down Prov. 23.29 30. Who hath Woe who hath sorrow who hath contentions who hath wounds without cause who hath redness of Eyes even they that tarry long at the Wine they that go to seek mixt Wine LONDON Printed for William Thackery in Duck-Lane 1678. A WARNING TO THE Sloathful Idle Careless and Secure Ones c. WHerein can a friend more unfold his love than in preventing dangers before their birth or in reducing one to safety which is tra●velling in the way to ruine T●● be plain argues honesty Croesus counselled Cyrus that if he mean to hold the Lydians in slavery that he should teach them to sing and play and drink and dance and daily for saith he that will do i●● without your endeavour The Devil with pleasure pipes men into security then steals away their souls and leave● them to the wrath of God Vice is of such 〈◊〉 toady complexion that it cannot chuse but reach the soul to hate 'T is true men learn to do evil by doing that is next it nothing Idleness is the most corrupting flye that can blow in any humane mind Tell me if there be any life more irksome than idless it is the sink which receiveth all the filthy channel of vice and with that poisonous air it poisoneth and infecteth the soul Man being idle hath his mind apt to all uncleanness and when then wind is void of exercise the man is void of honesty prosperity engendreth sloath it turneth the edge of wit Aristotle saith That which is most noble by nature is made most vile by negligence idleness is the only nurse and nourisher of sensual appetites Hierom adviseth us ever to be doing something that the Devil find us not idle for it is his cushion wherewith he lulls the soul asleep in sin Saith O●ige● It teacheth much wickedness Cicero saith They that do nothing learn to do ill Idleness is the more that sorest and soonest infecteth the mind with many mischiefs It'● against nature saith Cicero yea the sloathful man sleepeth in his own want it is hard for him that will not labour to excel in any Art Idleness is the enemy of Vertue and the very train of all wickednese Galen saith Sloath loseth time dulleth th●● understanding nourisheth humours choaketh the brain and displeaseth God Seneca saith It 's the mother of poverty it 's the ready way to Atheism Homer saith Idleness maketh of men women of women beasts and of beasts monsters Pythagoras gave his Disciples this precept Take good heed that thou sit not upon a bushel meaning that Idleness ought especially to be eschewed Lust is quenched through labour and kindled through idleness The idle heart is moved with no Prayers The rich man if he wax idle will quickly be poor It 's the step-mother of Wisdom and Science Men are born to good works whereof our souls may serve for an invincible proof seeing it is never still but in continual motion and action it decays the health of the body The Bées can abide no drones among them but as soon as they begin to be idle they kill them saith Plutarch The wise mans idleness in his continual labour Carthage was overcome Rome by idleness came to ruine saith Augustine Solomon saith Prov. 12.11 he that followeth the idle is destitute of understanding The Egytians to vanish idleness made a Law that every one monthly should give account how he spent his time and had their names registered in a Book for the same purpose Idleness doth cause in man dishonest thoughts and opens the gate unto all vice but the good exercises of vertue do shut the may of the temptation that the Devil cannot get in Solomon saith Go to the Pismire O sluggard and behold her ways and be wise for she having no guide governour nor ruler prepareth her meat in the Summer and gathereth her food in the harvest Prov. 6.6 7 8 9 c. If the word of God cannot instruct thee yet learn of the little Pismire to labour for thy self and not to burden others How long wilt thou sleep O sluggard when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep Prov. 24.33 34. Yet a little sleep a little slumber a little ●olding of thy hands to sleep Therefore thy poverty cometh as one that travelleth by the way That is suddenly and when thou lookest not for it and thy necessity like an armed man It shall come in such sort that thou shalt not be able to resist it Salomon expresseth lively the nature of the sluggards who though thy sleep never so ●ong yet have never enough but séek occassions thereunto Idleness one of the sing of Sodom it is said that abundance of Idleness was in her and in her daughters Ezek. 16.49 David through idleness committed Adultery is we may see 2 Sam. 11.2 Syrach saith That Idleness bringeth much evil Ecclus 33.26 St Paul commanded that he that would not work should not eat for saith he We hear that there are some that work not at all but are busie bodies therefore them that are such we command and exhort you by our Lord Jesus Christ that they work with quietness c. 2 Thess 3.10 11. for saith he being idle they go about from house to house yea they are not only idle but also pratlers and busie-bodies speaking things that are not comely 1 Tim. 5.13 Go to the Crane thou babler read her story and let her inform thee who flying out of Sicily puts little stones in●ver mouth lest by her gagling she might betray her self a● a prey to the Eagles of the Mountain Taurus which with this policy she slyes over in safety Silence is every where safe-guarded while an unruly tongue may procure ruine and prove as a sword to cut the thread of life in two Where there is a flood in the tongue there the heart is empty in many words there is errour often committed for truth doth consist in few words Better it is to make a small scarre by speaking little than a deep wound by much babling Silence is a gift without peril and a treasure without enemies saith Phocion Our Saviour saith That for every idle word that man shall speak they shall give an account at the day of Judgement for by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned Mat. 12 36 37. Therefore it doth highly concern every one to be every careful what they speak About all things flye from idleness for it 's