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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	godliness_n	jesus_n	temperance_n	1,486	5	11.3009	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30579	Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing B6076A; ESTC R213106	221,498	277

's the meaning of the Original Like as a man that scorns and derides another snivles in the nose that 's the propriety of the word that is here translated derided Oh! a worldly heart is hardest brought unto the Kingdom of Christ therefore bless God so much the more that hath brought thy soul to understand the mysteries of Christs Scepter that hath translated thee into another Kingdom 11. Vse If the Kingdom of Christ be not of this world then they are rebuked that do seek to make the Kingdom of Christ a worldly Kingdom I might name very many sorts of men that do this I will speak but of Three or Four The first is the Papists those that are Popishly affected all their way is under the name of honoring of Christ to raise up a worldly Kingdom and therefore they make the Pope to be as an Emperor of all the world as the King of Kings and their Cardinals and many of their Bishops to be Princes and all in a worldly pomp and they carry it on and maintain it by a worldly policy and by worldly means and worldly weapons and therfore stir up the Kings of the earth to root out all those that are against them these understand not the Kingdom of Christ Secondly Such as would conform the Government of the Church meerly to worldly Government that because worldly men may by their prudence order things as they please in Common-wealths so as shall be most sutable to them therefore they falsly think that the Kingdom of Christ must be so too that it must be suted to every Country whereas the truth is there is but one way of the Government of Christ in all the world The great Argument of the Prelates was Indeed say they in some places there may be another Government where there is an Aristocracy in the Civil Government but where there is Monarchy there must be a Bishop Now certainly that's not the way of Christ to sute himself in his Government to the Government of the world But the Government that was in the primitive times must be still Thirdly Such kind of men as think that the success of the Gospel and the Ordinances do depend upon worldly things as now upon outward pomp except there be some outward pomp go along with the Gospel As now Great preferments of those that are the Preachers of the Gospel they think the Gospel will be contemn'd else and except the Ordinances be carried on in an outward pomp They conceive that all will be despised except there be Magnificent Temples built and beautified and except brave Gold and Silver Chalises the Sacrament would be despised and except they have their Altars and Rails about them with all their heathenish vanities Christ is not worshiped But this is to look upon the Kingdom of Christ as the Kingdoms of the world but Oh no! the kingdom of Christ prevails where there is but little of the world with it I remember I have read of one Boniface a Martyr that being asked whether it were lawful to give the Wine in the Sacrament in a wooden Challis saith he There was a time indeed when the Church had wooden Challises and golden Priests but now the Church hath golden Challises and wooden Priests No question in the primitive times they had very mean things in the Lords Supper and all things were carried in a very low way to a worldly eye but saith he though their Challises were wooden the Priests were golden and so the Gospel did prevail Oh! it 's the spiritualness of things that makes the kingdom of Christ to prevail many think that the Gospel cannot prevail except it hath abundance of gingles of mens wit and tongues and such kind of school-boy-vanities as these are but the Gospel never prevails by such things but that which the world calls foolishness that is made the power of God and the wisdom of God to Salvation They have carnal hearts that think that the outward pomp and glory of the world should be such a furtherance to the Gospel as if it should not thrive without it Lastly Those that think that the Gospel and the promoting of Christs kingdom depends wholly upon humane policy and strength these do make the kingdom of Christ to be but as a worldly kingdom The last Vse is this If Christs Kingdom be not of this world then it teaches us all for to labor to further a kingdom of Christ as distinct from the world it is a great Point that I am speaking of about furthering the Kingdom of Christ as distinct from the kingdoms of the world Christ himself professes that he came into the world to witness to this truth and therefore certainly we should do so likewise It is in the very next words to my text when Christ had said his Kingdom was not of this world Pilate said to Him Art thou a King then Jesus answered Thou saiest I am a King To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world that I should bear witness to the Truth Truth Pilate asked Him what the Truth was but he said not for an answer but certainly the Truth that Christ means here is the Truth of His Kingdom Oh my brethren it is a matter of so great consequence that it is a special end why Christ came into the world why He was born that he should witness to this Truth Then certainly we should account it a great end of our lives to set to our seal to this Truth of the Kingdom of Christ as distinct from the world let this be a great engagement on our spirits to further the preaching of the kingdom further it as many waies as you can improve your Estates improve your Credits your Esteem your Places for the kingdom of Christ and then Oh how comfortable will your death be though you should not live here to enjoy all the priviledges that the Saints in other ages shall have in the kingdom of Christ yet when you die your death shall be but a passage of you into the glorious Kingdom of Jesus Christ for there 's a Kingdom of Christ beyond this world though Christ will rule Spiritually while this world lasts but when men are taken off from this world yet they do but go into the Kingdom of Christ In 2 Peter 1. 5 6. c. with which I will conclude and besides this giving all diligence Ad to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledg ad to knowledg temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity for if these things be in you and abound they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledg of our Lord Jesus Christ And so he goes on further in his exhortation and in the 10. verse Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things you shall never fall for so an

God 1 Cor. 1. 24. it brings a great deal of power with it to help men against strong corruptions to overcome violent temptations to carry them through in any difficulties Powerful corruptions powerful temptations powerful difficulties are overcome by the power of the Gospel and therefore it is said by faith that is by faith in the Gospel we overcome the world the Gospel certainly doth not only stir in some men and women some wishings and wouldings and faint desires but it brings a power to transforme their hearts to make a metamorphosis there when there comes the light of the Gospel there comes the light of life together with it as that Scripture in Heb. 10. 32. After ye were illuminated that is by the Gospel then he speaks of their great sufferings they were willing to endure any thing for Christ therefore a Conversation that becomes the Gospel is such an one as exemplarily demonstrates the very power of godliness that men and women should not be alwaies learning and never come to the knowledg of the truth not alwaies wishing and desiring and never come to any powerful resolutions and determinations for certainly where the Gospel hath the upper hand in a soul it doth bring power but I do not say it brings power so as to overcome all our lusts so as there should be no sin remaining for so long as we live we must be hungering after a further degree of righteousness and sanctification but certainly when the Gospel prevails there comes a great strength there 's the strength of Christ put forth the Spirit of power as the Apostle saith We have not received the spirit of fear but the Spirit of power of love and of a sound mind be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. As if Paul had said to Timothy it 's true you meet with many difficulties but hath not the Gospel given you a Spirit of power There 's spirit of power and resolution when the Gospel comes in Timothy was a poor weakly sickly man in his body and Paul himself had no bodily presence with him a poor contemptible man in regard of his bodily presence but he had a Spirit of power given him by the Gospel so we should manifest a Spirit of power that is as becomes the Gospel of Christ Lastly The Gospel of Christ is a glorious Gospel 1 Tim. 1. 11. it is call'd there by the title of a glorious Gospel According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God Mark what a title is here the Gospel is the glorious Gospel of the blessed God that is the glory of all the Attributes of God doth appear in the Gospel more brightly than they do appear in all the works that God hath made There doth appear indeed a great deal of the glory of God in the Heavens Earth and Seas and you have seen much of the glory of God there but I appeal to you in this Have you seen more of the glory of God in the Gospel than ever you did in all the works that God hath made that were a good argument that you have had a true understanding of the Gospel and that the Spirit of God hath shined into your hearts if you can say Lord I have seen much of thy glory in thy Works when I have been abroad in the mighty waters where Gods paths and foot-steps are Oh the Seas they are thy glorious creatures but thy Gospel that 's glorious beyond all there do I see thine infinite wisdom and infinite power and infinite justice and infinite mercy and infinite faithfulness and the Lord knows that all the glory of the creatures hath been darkned in my eyes since the Lord hath shewed me the glory of His Gospel Can you say so This is a good evidence that the Gospel is a saving Gospel to your souls if you stand and admire at the glory of God in the Gospel Certainly there 's none though never so weak in parts yet if so be that God hath revealed Himself in the Gospel to them they see that which makes them stand and admire at God and darkens all the world in their eyes have you seen the Gospel thus then it is to you the glorious Gospel of the blessed God and in the 2 Cor. 4. 4. In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beleeve not lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should shine into them Oh reade over this Scripture again and again The God of this world hath blinded their minds Mark compare this Scriptrue with that I said before of Christ that His Kingdom is not of this world but the Devil is called the God of this world note this he hath blinded the minds of them which beleeve not if any which live under the Gospel beleeve not it is because the Devil as he prevails in the world and by worldly things by the pomp and vanity of the world he hoodwinks the eyes of those which beleeve not lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ who is the express Image of God should shine into them Oh the Devil is loth that the gloriou Gospel should shine into the hearts of men he is content that they should come and hear the Gospel but he labors to keep off the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ that it shine not into them for he know when once it hath shined into mens hearts then all the glory of the world will be darkned in their eyes and they will admire then at nothing but Christ Oh none but Christ none but Christ Whom have I in Heaven but Christ and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of my dearest Saviour who is the fairest of ten thousand I never knew God before I saw him in the face of Jesus Christ and now I see God in the face of His Son I see him in another way than ever I did O the Gospel is a glorious Gospel there is more of the glory of God in one sentence of the Gospel than in all the Heavens and Earth beside this we may boldly aver Now our Conversations must be as becomes the Gospel then there must be a glory in our Conversations we must hold forth the Gospel in our Conversations therefor Professors of the Gospel they should shine as lights in the world I beseech you mark this one Note I remember in the close of all the last day I shewed you that the Saints and godly people are call'd the glory of Jesus Christ Himself surely you that are Professors of the Gospel should live so as to be the glory of the glorious Gospel and what manner of persons ought we to be then it's not enough that our Conversations be not defiled with the most filthy and abominable pollutions of the world but our Conversations should be such as should be a glory to the glorious Gospel Look in the Gospel there shine the Attributes of God in glory so in our