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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	law_n	sin_n	sinner_n	2,820	5	9.3094	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59622	The rising sun, or, The sun of righteousnesse shining upon the sons of unrighteousnesse a theological sun-dyal wherein is to be seen the rising, motion, influence and manifold operations of Christ upon the soul ... as also the description of the true believer ... as also the highest degrees and full growth and grace are here delineated ... / by John Sheffeild [sic]	Sheffield, John, fl. 1643-1647.	1654 (1654)	Wing S3064; ESTC R30141	166,752	332

he tels his neighbour in his ear he fears there is some danger there needs a little water his house is consumed while he looks on Or as in an house on fire one is a sleep you call him he stirs not you will not say how sweetly and soundly he sleeps and dyes sleeping he sleeps the sleep of death another when called riseth flyes leaps out of the flames The quiet conscience hath the more peace but the troubled hath the more safety There is an evil quiet conscience saith Bernard as wel as an evil unquiet Obj. 7. But I am so sore tempted Answ. Satan sets not on an empty Vessel brings not his Army to sit down before a Cottage or storm a Village where neither resistance will be made nor Treasure can be had But it is otherwise with thee thou hast something to lose it seems Satan desires to winnow the wheat not the chaff He tempted Peter and found him wheat he filled Judas his heart he is carryed as chaff driven by the wind he finds Judas his heart empty swept garnished he enters with a whole Legion he assaults Peter makes a breach thinks to storm the Fort he is repulsed There the strong man finds a stronger then he keeping the Castle who resists and disarmes him Saint James calls him Blessed who endureth temptation call not thou him Blessed who endureth not but escapeth temptation To tempt is sinful to be tempted is not so The Tempter God hates and the Temptation but the Tempted he loves Object 8. But where is so much corruption as I find what Grace can there be Answ. Grace and corruption are joyned together in this our imperfect state as the iron and the clay in the Image They neither so mix as to agree nor so disagree as to be parted This War is not like that of the house of Saul and David that ends after seven years but like that between Rehoboam and Jeroboam which continued all their dayes Where the house is divided Christ never stayes but where the heart is thus divided he never departs It is a hopeful signe Grace hath abounded where sin is more discovered but it is a certain sign Grace hath abounded where sin is lamented resisted abhorred There are many Diseases like the Plague or Leprosie which are not they There were three cases wherein the party suspected of the Leprosie was to be pronounced clean 1. He might have a fowle scab yet if it did not spread or increase but stand at a stay he was not unclean it is but a scab There are sad spots which may bee the spots of Gods people but they stand at a stay 2. There was a case wherein if one had a perfect Leprosie that covered all his flesh yet if it turned white he was pronounced clean ver 13. 3 If no raw flesh did appear though hee were covered with Leprosie he was also clean otherwise not Godly men may have been all covered with foule sins before Conversion but they are turued white by Repentance They fall after Conversion into some grosse sin it is a scab it spreads not Or they are covered with a world of infirmities but there is no raw or proud flesh to be seen these are clean There are three things I have alway judged hard to define 1. How far an Hypocrite may go in a way of Duty profession and in that is good and yet perish 2 How far a child of God may go in a way of sin and yet be safe 3 How low a child of God may fall in point of Grace yet be safe The maximum quod sic of an Hypocrite and the minimum quod sic of a Saint are hard to determine If you look upon the Apostle in the seventh to the Romans you may see to what sins a renewed Christian is subject yet do they not destroy Sanctification nor in the least prejudice Justification or prevent Salvation Though such a one look upon himself in such case as carnal The Law is spiritual I am carnal Denominatione sumptâ à potentiori parte There is much of the old Moon we say oftentimes seen in the new changed Moon and too much of the old man in the new heart Eight sins there you find which may stand with true not perfect Sanctification Perfect if not certain Justification Certaine and assured Salvation 1 The sin that a poor soul is sold under ver 14. The wicked sells himself to work wickedness as Ahab or gives himself over or yeilds himself servant to unrighteousnesse The godly is passive onely not consenting Sold by an unnatural father as Joseph by his brethren Samson by his wife in his bosom He was bought and sold betweene the Dalilah in his bosom within and the Philistims at the door She could not have hurt him without their force nor their force without her Treason So is the soul betrayed by Corruption to Temptation and by Temptation to Corruption When Corruption stirs within if Temptation be kept off there is lesse hurt done when Temptation comes on if Corruption be kept in there is no hurt at all but when a poor soul comes into this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where these two Seas meet there is a miserable shipwrack yet upon the broken planks of repentance and a broken heart he comes safe to Land 2 Sin not known is not the sin unto death ver 15. What I do I allow not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I know not viz. with approbation Sin approved known consented to is that which destroyes The Law did appoint Sacrifices to take away sins of ignorance none for him that did sin presumptuously If we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the Truth there remaineth no more Sacrifice for sin 3 Where the sin is hated the sinner is loved What I hate that I do No wicked man hates sin he may leave but not loath it he may fear or forbare he cannot hate sin Where sin is loathed the person is loved where sin loved the person loathed All the godly loath sin and themselves for it 4 Where sin is disclaimed not excused or defended but protested against that sin damns not It is not I ver 17. and 20. h. e. not my whole I not my better I for I consent to the Law that forbids it I joyne not with sin against the Law but with the Law against my sin I delight in the Law as touching my inner man The Law and I are all one but sin and I are two With the wicked it is otherwise they delight in sin in the inner man dislike the Law they wish there were no Law the godly wish there were no sin 5 Sin only remaining damnes not sin raigning is the damning sin Not I but sin that dwells in me Sin dwels in the godly but raignes only in the wicked To the one it i● as a busie mate or troublesome inmate that cannot be got out of doors

should upon pretending the spirit either 1. Slight the Scriptures for then why did he write this Epistle to them if they needed none to teach them 2. Or slight the Ministers for why doth he himself preach and write to them 3. Or Rely on the anointing as if it was the only Bible and Light when he tels them notwithstanding the anointing they might be and were some of them seduced These things have I written concerning them that seduce you 5. If thou wantest light then this directs us where to seek it Go to Christ for it And for that end 1. Come out of the earth live not as worms and moles under ground God bereaveth such of sight they would not esteeme the light but despise it The darknesse comprehendeth not the light nor can an earthy heart discern spirituall things Damps arising from the earth put out all lights and those of earthly spirits cannot savour the things of God but only those of the world The Pharisees who were covetous when they heard Christ derided him saith St. Luke 2. Live not in th●se climes where the Gospel Sun comes not follow the light of Ordinances as the wise men the Star Our countrymen go not to Groenland til the Sun have been there and stay not when the Sun is withdrawing The Christian as the Swallow must follow the motion of the Sun Christ and of the Gospel his Chariot 3. Close not thine eyes by wilfull frowardnesse lest God seals them up with judiciary excoecation Matth. 13. 13. 15. Do nothing against the truth but for it 2 Cor. 13. 8. The Pharisees because they stood in their own light and said they saw better then our Saviour their sin remained and professing themselves wise were made fools 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and because they saw they were made blind 4 Op●n thy doors and windowes stand up from the dead and Christ shal give thee light do what in thee is that thou receivest not grace in vaine We cannot make the Sun rise before Gods appointed time and before that houre it is in vaine to open all doors and windowes these drive not away the night but the Sun But when the Sun is up we may stop it out or let it in We cannot by digging cause springs run where God denyeth them but where he placeth them we may by digging make a well to receive them or we may stop them up that they run not to us We can by no means procure a blast of wind at Sea then all sails cannot put on the ship but the wind blowing faire we hoise up the sayle and have the benefit of it Nature without grace cannot grace without endeavour will not save us 5. Go to thy Minister The Greeks made their way by Philip to a sight of Jesus and the first Disciples that Jesus called were John's Disciples formerly The Magistrate may take civil Marriages out of the Ministers hands if it be his pleasure but spirituall and sacred marriages he cannot they are to espouse believers to their husband and to present them as chast Virgins unto Christ 2 Cor. 11. 2. 6. Pray much to Christ Lord that mine ●yes may be opened those blind men had not power to see but they had power to be sensible Lord I cannot see thy light I can only see my owne darknesse I cannot pray or believe but I can cry Thou givest both light and sight light where sight sight where was no sight and eye-salve to mend the bad sight O Lord who is so blind as thy servant and who so deaf Seeing many things but observing nothing Take off the scales from these eyes the vaile from this heart that I may come out of my darknesse into thy marvellous light CHAP. XIII Warmth the fourth Property THe fourth Property which I may call the highest in the Sun is his most comfortable warmth which is that that crowns all the former His greatnesse is commended by his glory glory by his light and light by this we now speak of warmth It is a shining and a burning light of whose heat we read oft in Scripture Exod. 16. 21. When the Sun waxed hot 1 Sam. 11. 9. By that time the Sun be hot which Property makes this creature ● great resemblance of our Sun of Righteousness in many pa●●iculars 1. It is the sole property of the Sun of all the Heavenly Bodies to give heat The Moon and Stars have their Glory give their measure of Light give not the least heat That is the Suns work Christ is the Garden enclosed and the Well sealed of Grace to quicken of comfort to revi●e the soul. No Angel minister Ordinances can they are of use and can give light The Law and Knowledge of God came by Moses and the Prophets but Grace and Peace comes only by Jesus Christ. 2. The Suns light is of more large extent then is his warmth that many see who feel not this that reacheth those who are far off and lye in the shade This those only who are nearer whom it taketh into closer embraces it is in his wings not Beames and beholdeth with a direct face and who are a longer space under it Christ may impart common illumination to those who are far off but his Grace and Peace and Love he imparts to them onely who are nearer to him more dearly embraced whom he setteth his eyes and heart upon spreading his skirt and wings over them Thus doth he manifest himself to them otherwise then to the world Many there are enlightned as by a winter Sun who have also tasted of the Word of God but were never warmed at the heart with the Love and Spirit of Christ who therefore fall away and as the stony ground for lack of root and m●●●●ure hold not out 3. The Suns warmth is another kind of Heavenly and Divine heat then is in all the Creatures again fire cloathes warm but not as the Sun Warm water in Winter will not make trees to grow let the Husbandman graff plant cut prune digge dung water no fruit comes of it till the Suns warmth brings it out The Prophets staff laid on the childs face or if it had been b●oken on his back brings no heat But the Prophet laying face to face and stretching himselfe on the dead child his warmth brought in warmth and life into that child before dead The hens wing hath another heat to form bring forth and hatch the chicken at first and to recover it when drooping then any other heat can have Now as they are alike for these Properties in their Heat so in their Operations 1. The Suns warmth not light dryes up the raine dryes the Fens and High-wayes overf●owen with water dissolves Rocks of Ice thawes Mountaines of snow turnes Mare congelatum into Mare Pacificum Mare clausum into Mare Liberum which no fire or Engine on Earth or all the light in heaven could not do It is Christ