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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	know_v	life_n	see_v	5,417	5	3.7837	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B13495	The recompence of the righteous Being a iewell fit to be placed in euery Christians heart. Preached in a sermon at Linfield in Sussex, and published at the request of some well disposed Christians. By Humphrey Euerenden.	Everinden, Humphrey.	1626 (1626)	STC 10601.3; ESTC S120474	5,416	16

tast of these ioyes be so great as that it passeth all vnderstanding Phil. 4.7 oh how vnspeakable shall these ioyes bee in the full fruition and possession of them Furthermore all these pleasures procéede from the vision and sight of God as the beames from the Sun 1 Cor. 13.12 1 Ioh. 3.2 and the reason is because true delights doe rest there and are there to be found as in the fountaine and well-spring of them psal 16.11 Their excellent properties although they be many yet may bee reduced vnto two heads Propert. First they shall haue absolute and perfect knowledge which so much shall excéed the greatest measure of knowledge in this life as the whole excéeds the part 1 Cor. 13.12 Quest Whether shall wée know each other in the life to come Asw Some hold yea and that our knowledge in that kinde shal be so much increased as that we shall know not onely those whom wée haue knowne here but also others whom wée neuer knew Others deny it because they say all earthly knowledge shall bée taken away but to know my father mother c. in the life to come is an earthly knowledge and therfore passed amongst the first things I reply if by an earthly knowledge they mean this knowledge ioyned with earthly respects as of obedince as to an earthly father c. I grant there shall bée no such knowledge If by an earthly knowledge they meane the knowledge remembrance of things done on the earth and passed I say it is false to say the glorified can haue no such knowledge for why doe the glorified Martyrs cry out how long Lord how long c. Apoc. 6.10 if they did not both know and remember their persecutions Thirdly if by an earthly knowledge they meane a naturall knowledge I answer that in so much as the glorified Saints shall not be altogecher deliuered from the properties of a naturall man but from such as perticipate of imperfection and corruption I sée no reason why he should be debarred from a naturall knowledge not imperfect or corrupt but to know this person to haue béene my father mother or the like doth not more partake of imperfection or corruption then to know and remember in that life the persecutions and afflictions of the life passed Proper 2 Their second excellent property shal be increase of their loue towards God which as a flame shall rise vp to God many waters gathered together into one make a sea so when all our self-loue loue of wife parents children earthly things yea of sinfull lustes is all turned into the loue of God then doubtlesse great and glorious shall be our loue And this great loue of God is the motiue that stirreth vp the glorified Saints to the praises of God without ceasing or wearinesse Apoca. 4.8.10 For as the sense of wants doe moue vs to prayer so the loue of Gods mercies doe moue vs to praises Consi 3 How many sorts are of those that shall be partakers of this happinesse 1. Those that liue godly from their very first years of discretion that are sanctified as Iohn the Baptist from their mothers wombe Luke 1.15 these are those that are called into Gods vineyard at the breake of day Math. 20.1 The fewer sort are conuerts who are called home to God after the course of a wicked and carnall life these are those that are called into the vineyard at other houres of the day some rather some later as it pleaseth God to séeke them neither is this priuiledge of this sort small for Christ saith there is ioy in heauen and ioy in the presence of the Angels of God for one sinner that conuerteth Luke 15.7.11 In this ranke wée haue for example The publican Luk. 18.13 The prodigall sonne Luk. 15.20 21. Zacheus Luke 19.8 9. The théese on the Crosse called at the last houre Luk. 23.42 Cons 4 The wayes wherein wée walke to this happinesse are thrée 1. Faith in Iesus Christ Math. 16.16 Ioh. 3.14 15. 2. Good workes the fruits of faith Rom. 2.7 Apo. 14.13 3. Suffrings Ro. 8.17 where the Apostle teacheth that Christian perfection of this life is not fulfilled in all possible practice of pietie whereby we are made conformable to Christ in holy obedience vnlesse there be also a conformitie to Christ in his sufferings the reason is because Christian integritie cannot goe scot-free from persecution 2 Tim. 3.12 Vse This doctrine may encourage vs to vndergoe and to suffer the difficultie and severity of a godly and Christian life for the great recompence sake that is set before vs although the gate be straight and the way narrow that leadeth to life Math. 7.14 yet life at the end of the passage is a sufficient motiue to cause vs to enter and passe through it men labour here with sweat care for the maintenance of this temporall life although euer full of sorrowes and vexation which also at length notwithstanding all their labours and cares will leaue them oh how great labours then should we vndergoe that wee may obtaine and enioy this eternall life accompanied with all ioyes that neuer shall haue change or ending but men now adayes dare not labour for the foode which perisheth not for feare of loosing that foode which perisheth they say they cannot let their work to follow Sermons to reade to meditate and pray they bée weary with their wéekes worke they must lie abed on Sundayes they cannot spare time for their seruants to learne the principles of religion they haue other fish to seethe But were not he a foole that would neglect to prosecute the inheritance of a kingdome which on conditions hée might obtaine for feare of loosing a few moueables at home which also he is not sure to keepe an houre no lesse is the folly of these men that will refuse to seeke the kingdome of heauen and life eternall which through Christ they may obtaine for euer for feare of hinderance in their temporall estate which may bee taken from them in an houre Vse 2 It may be a powerfull motiue to weane vs from the loue of the world and earthly pleasures which are the maine meanes to kéepe vs from this happinesse and to drowne vs in perditi●n and destruction 1 Tim. 6.9 He that might get a kingdome would he regard a cottage hée that might haue gold would he regard a counter and is it not a most vile folly that men will so much regard earthly riches which either will forsake them or else must be forsaken of them that for the loue of them they will loose those heauenly riches which shall neuer perish forsake vs or be forsaken of vs. Math. 6.20 What are all things in this life but vanitie and vexation of spirit as the wise-man teacheth Eccle. 2.7 what he gained then that gained a world what hath he obtained that inioyeth all the pleasures of this life surely he hath gained vanity and lost eternity he hath gotten vexation of spirit and lost the fulnesse of ioy Vse 3 It may stir vs vp patiently to suffer all the afflictions of this life yea it may make them sweet vnto vs. The former apprehensions of the Assurance of a future ioy and preferment make vs suffer our mean estate without sense of grieuance shall not the assurance of so vnspeakable ioy apprehended by saith of such ioy I say as neither eye hath séene eare hath heard nor hath entred into the heart of man 1. Cor. 2.9 make vs suffer the sorrowes of this life with gladnesse True it is many are the tribulations of the righteous yea they are great Psalme 34.19 they are of diuers sorts as the rage and subtiltie of Satan and his instruments can inuent but if their greatnesse multitude and variety be compared with the greatnesse multitude and varietie of the ioys of heauen there is no comparison betwéene them neither is the one worthy of the other Rom. 8.18 Vse 4 It may serue for the comfort of all the faithfull seruants of God that after the time of their labours they shall haue a time of rest after their time of wéeping they shall haue a time of reioycing That although their wéeping for afflictions continue to the ending of their temporall life yet ioy shall come in the morning of their resurrection Ps 30.5 That although they sow to the spirit during this life in teares yet they shall reape all happinesse in the life to come in eternall ioyes Psal 126.3 that although now the world reioyce and triumph and they mourne and lament yet men the men of this world shall wéep waile and gnash their téeth for euer their sorrow shall be turned into eternall ioy Ioh. 16.20 Which hée that made vs giue vs and to which hée that bought vs bring vs. Amen * ⁎ * FINIS