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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	good_a	great_a	know_v	5,386	5	3.9079	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67741	The blemish of government, the shame of religion, the disgrace of mankind, or, A charge drawn up against drunkards and presented to His Highness the Lord Protector, in the name of all the Sober Party in the three nations, humbly craving that they may be kept alone by themselves from infecting others ... / by R. Younge of Roxwell in Essex.	Younge, Richard.	1658 (1658)	Wing Y140; ESTC R41270	20,083	18

Well may you with Agrippa be almost Christians but sure enough you are not with St Paul altogether such and then what will become of you For almost a son is a bastard almost sweet is unsavoury almost hot is lukewarm and those that are lukewarm will God spue out of his mouth Rev. 3. 15 16. A Christian almost is like a woman that dieth in travel almost she brought forth a son but that almost killed the mother and the son too If thou believ'st almost thou shalt be saved almost as we say of a Thief that hath a pardon brought him whiles he is upon the gallows he was almost saved but he was hanged and his pardon did him no good To be almost a Christian is to be like the foolish Virgins that had Lamps but without oyl in them for which they were shut out of heaven though they came to the very door Mat. 25. 10 11 12. Can the door which is but almost shut keep out the Thief Can the ship that is but almost tite keep out the water The souldier that does but almost fight is a coward And therefore if thou lovest thy self look to it and that in time lest hereafter you most dolefully rue it For know this that you shall once give an account for every idle peny and hour you spend and for every cup of drink you shall spoil or waste and for every one that is encouraged to do the like by your example For which see Mat. 12. 36. Luke 16. 2. Rom. 14. 12. 1 Pet. 4. 5. Rev. 20. 13. 22. 12. That by the blessing of God our children and childrens children may loath drunkenness and love sobriety let this be fixed to some place convenient in every house for all to read The Persians Parthians Spartans and Lacedemonians did the like and found it exceeding efficacious And Anacharsis holds it the most effectual means to that end Imprimatur EDMUND CALAMIE FINIS Offer of Help to Drowning-Men Imprimatur THO GATAKER SEeing and fore-seeing the sad effects of mens crying down Books Learning the Ministry Sanctification c. if this their deep and devilish design do meet with no stop and seeing we should specially prepare for defence where Satan specially prepares for offence Considering also the numberless number of those that by professing themselves Protestants discredit the Protestant Religion Who because they have been Christened as Simon Magus was received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper like Judas and for company go to Church also as Dogs do are called Christians as we call the Heathen Images gods yea and being blinded by the Prince of darkness 2 Cor. 4. 4. think to be saved by Christ though they take up Arms against him and are no more like Christians than Michols Image of Goats hair was like David Who make the world only their god pleasure or profit alone their Religion Who are so graceless that God is not in all their thoughts except to blaspheme him and to spend his dayes in the Devils service Who being Christians in name will scoff at a Christian indeed Who honour the dead Saints in a cold profession while they worry the living Saints in a cruel persecution Who so hate Holiness that they will hate a man for it and say of good living as Festus of great learning It makes a man mad whose hearts will rise at the sight of a good man as some stomacks will rise at the sight of sweet meats Whose Religion is to oppose the power of Religion and whose knowledge of the Truth to know how to argue against the Truth Who justifie the wicked and condemn the just who call Zeal madness and Religion foolishness Who love their sins so much above their souls that they will not only mock their Admonisher scoff at the means to be saved and make themselves merry with their own damnations but even hate one to the death for shewing them the way to eternal life who will condemn all for Round-heads that have more Religion than an Heathen or knowledg of heavenly things than a child in the womb hath of the things of this life or conscience than an Atheist or care of his soul than a Beast and are mockers of all that march not under the pay of the devil Who with Adam will become Satans bondslaves for an Apple and like Esau sell their birth-right of Grace here and their Blessing of Glory hereafter for a mess of Pottage Who prefer the pleasing of their palates before the saving of their souls who have not only cast off Religion that should make them good men but reason also that should make them men Who waste virtues faster than riches and riches faster than any virtues can get them Who do nothing else but sin and make others sin too who spend their time and patrimonies in Riot and upon Dice Drabs Drunkenness who place all their felicity in a Tavern or Brothel-house where Harlots and Sycophants rifle their Estates and then send them to rob Who will borrow of every one but never intend to satisfie any one Who glory in their shame and are ashamed of that which should and would be their glory Who desire not the reputation of honesty but of good fellowship Who in stead of quenching their thirst drown their senses and had rather leave their wits than the wine behind them Who place their Paradise in their throats Heaven in their guts and make their belly their god who pour their Patrimonies down their throats and throw the house so long out at windows that at length their house throws them out of doors Who think every one exorbitant that walks not after their Rule Who will traduce all whom they cannot seduce even condemning with their tongues what they commend in their consciences Who as they have no reason so they will hear none Who are not more blind to their own faults than quick-sighted in other mens Who being displeased with others will flie in their Makers face and tear their Saviours Name in pieces with oaths and execrations as being worse than any mad dog that flies in his Masters face that keeps him Who swear and curse even out of custom as Currs bark yea they have so sworn away all grace that they count it a grace to swear and being reproved for swearing they will swear that they swore not Or perhaps they are covetous Cormorants greedy Gripers miserly Muck-worms all whose reaches are at riches Who make gold their god and commodity the stern of their consciences Who hold every thing lawfull if it be gainfull Who prefer a little base pelf before God and their own salvations and who being fatted with Gods blessings do spurn at his precepts Who like men sleeping in a Boat are carried down the stream of this World untill they arrive at their Gravesend Death without once waking to bethink themselves whether they are a going to Heaven or Hell Or Ignorant and Formal Hypocrites who do as they see others do without either