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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	godliness_n	grace_n	temperance_n	1,804	5	11.7669	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64275	The young man's guide in his journey to heaven, or, Travelling spiritualized	S. T., 17th cent.	1700 (1700)	Wing T60; ESTC R24165	54,625	129

Holy Brethren this is o● of your great Professors that would re●prove another if he did but Swear a● Oath or if he did but Drink a mer● Cup or two with his Friends and no● he hath done a great deal worse himself● you may see what they all are for the● are all alike though some can carry 〈◊〉 more closely and smoothly then other● What Reason Ingenuity or Honest● is there in such arguing Judas was 〈◊〉 Devil what therefore must all Chris● Disciples be Devils Surely none b● the Devils Schollars would make su● an Argument besides by what fal● Rule do they judge the Person offen●ing For they judge him by one sing● Act of his Life which if he belong 〈◊〉 God he will be deeply humbled fo● and obtain the Pardon of when in t● mean time they condemn those as ce● sorious and uncharitable who judge their present State by a right Rule namely by the constant course and tenour of their whole Conversation While there be so many mocking Ishmaels so many Railing Shimei's and Ranting Rabshekahs in the World the Children of God must look for Railing and Reviling But Christian despise them all and imitate the Traveller who regards not the Barking of every Cur but keeps on his Way till he comes to his Journeys end or rather imitate the generous Horse which when the Dogs follow him with Balling is so far from slackning his Pace that he mends it and Gallops on the faster so let the Calumnies and Slanders of evil Men cause thee to be more careful and wary that thou go not out of thy Way and the more resolutely to hold on thy Way till thou come to Heaven where thou shalt have Admission but Dogs shall be shut out Rev. 22. 15. CHAP. XIV He that Vndertakes a long Journey and through difficult Passages had need to be a strong Man and well provided for his Journey IN the Application of this I shall endeavour to shew 1. That the Christians Journey to Heaven is a long Journey 2. That he will meet with many Difficulties in his Passage 3. That therefore he had need to strengthen and prepare himself for it First A Christians Journey is a long Journey It is not a Days Journey or a Week or a Months or a Years Journey but it is a Life's Journey His Journey and his Life should begin and end together We should seek the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness in the first Place nay we should seek this First and Last and all our Life all our Days on Earth should be spent in fitting us for Heaven and making us meet to be Partakers of the Inheritance of the Saints in Light We read that the Angel said to the Prophet Elijah Arise and eat for thy Jo●rney 1 Kings 19. 7. is great and the Angel said to him the second Time Arise and eat for thy Journey is too great for thee And he arose and did eat and drink and went in the Strength of that Meat forty Days and forty Nights unto Horeb the Mount of God So I say unto thee Christian arise and strengthen thy self with Spiritual Food for thy Spiritual Journey is great yea I say unto thee again arise and eat not of the Bread which Perisheth but of that which endureth unto Everlasting Life for thy Journey is too great for thee unless thou be assisted with Strength from above Therefore arise and feed by Faith on the Lord Jesus who is the Bread of Life strengthen thy self in the Word of God and the sweet Promises of the Gospel and in the strength of this Meal thou shalt be able to go all the Days and Nights of thy Life till thou come to Heaven so thou seest thy Journey is great ●condly Thou wilt meet with many Difficulties and rough Passages in thy Way why else doth the Word of God require striving wrestling labouring working circumspect walking giving all diligence c. Sure the Way to Heaven is not a smooth Way though it be a clean Way Thou dost not know with what hideous and hellish Temptations Satan may assault thee Thou knowest not how impetuous and unruly thy Corruptions may grow Thou knowest not with what outrage and cruelty the World may pursue thee And therefore thou hadst need to strengthen thy self with Zeal and Courage least thy Heart fail thee in thy Journey as the Israelites did at the Report which the Spies brought them What if thy Faith should be tried as Abraham's was What if thy Patience should be tried as Jobs was What if thy Love to Christ should be tried by this viz Whether thou wilt leave House Brethren Sisters Father Mother Mat. 19. 29. Luke 14. 33. Wife Children Lands and all thou hast for his sake and the Gospels What if the fiery Tryal should come upon thee Or thou must resist unto Blood striving against Heb. 12. 4. Sin Would not these things try what mettle thou art made of And would they not require Strength and Resolution to undergo them And these Christian thou maist meet with in thy way to Heaven if thou come there And therefore Thirdly Since we have a great Journey to go and since we may nay we must expect to meet with so many and so great Difficulties in our Way had we not need to be Men of Courage and Strength to be strong in the Lord and in Heb. 6. 10. Gal. 6. 9. the Power of his might that so we may not be weary of well doing but may persevere in the Way of Holiness and hold out to the end that we may be saved Had we not need lay aside every weight Heb. 12. 2 3. and every Sin which do so easily beset us and run with Patience the Race that is set before us Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith who for the Joy that was set before him endured the Cross and despised the shame and now is set down at the Right Hand of the Throne of God Therefore Christian the work we have to do if we will keep on in Heavens way and to finish our course with Joy is to follow the Apostles Exhortation To grow in Grace and that is to be done 2 Pet. 3. 18. two ways Addendo Augendo First By adding one Grace to another Giving Diligence to add to your Faith Vertue 2 Pet. 1. 5. and to Vertue Knowledge and to Knowledge Temperance and to Temperance Patience and to Patience Godliness and to Godliness Brotherly-kindness and to Brotherly-kindness Charity Secondly By encreasing every Grace we have we beseech 1 Thes 4. 10. you Brethren that you encrease more and more Let us get all the Grace we can we may have need to use it all before we die The Times may be such that weak Grace will not serve the turn weak Grace will not be able to encounter strong Temptations It is ill trusting to a weak and tattered Ship when the Seas are raging and the Storms boysterous Weak Grace