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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	2,303	5	9.6400	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51245	Ho thésauros en ostrakinois skeuesin. A pearl in an oyster-shel: or, pretious treasure put in perishing vessels. The sum or substance of two sermons preached at Withall-Chappel in Worcestershire. Wherein is set forth the mightiness of the Gospel, the meanness of its ministration. Together with a character of Mr. Thomas Hall, his holy life and death. By Richard Moore, a willing, though a most unworthy servant of God in the Gospel of his Son Jesus Christ.	Moore, Richard, 1619-1683.	1675 (1675)	Wing M2583; ESTC R222046	51,229	137

himself and his Duty Plin. Sec. de Avunculo suo Epist l. 3. Perire omne tempus arbitrabatur quod studiis non impertiretur He took great pains in his Pastoral Charge and would not offer to God that which cost him nothing he constantly preached twice on the Lords day and kept Lectures in other places besides his Exposition of Scripture and Catechizing which last he used when the days were of any length and always before the Sacrament and many of his Hearers sent in their Children and Servants to be instructed To which he added private Admonition Prayer and Examination to many that were willing to partake of that Ordinance yet were unwilling to appear in publick by all which means he did much good and laid such a foundation that few of his Hearers were levened with the loose opinions of those times And so great was his repute amongst the godly that many came to hear him from far and not a few desired his advice in their fears doubts and temptations and several persons of Quality sent their Sons to table in the house with him that they might partake of his prayers and precepts for the orderly regulating of their lives and seasoning their tender years especially such as intended them for the Ministry to the intent that they might get Learning a right Method in their Studies and learn to divide the Word of Truth aright whose pains hath been to so good purpose that many of his Scholars have proved able Ministers of the Gospel Neither was his Good confined to a particular Congregation for he seemed with the Apostle to have a care of all the Churches and it might be said of him as of Calvin That he was no otherwise affected towards the Churches of Christ though remote than if he bore them upon his shoulders How pathetically would he pray for the Churches abroad and sympathize with them in their sorrows and sufferings and when he heard good news from far of any Church of Christ planted the Gospel propagated any-where How would he rejoice and praise God! and even particular Churches at home in many places have tasted of his good will by his preaching and prayers But to speak of him more expresly and particularly 1. He was a man of great integrity and single-heartedness in his Ministry especially wherein he had no worldly or base affection no carnal design or self-interest mainly seeking the glory of God the good of his Flock preferring always this before any earthly gain or advantage whatsoever in simplicity and godly sincerity he had his Conversation in this present world He 2 Cor. 4. earnestly coveted the best things and if any worldly thing it was Books as Dr. Smith would say merrily of himself Nullius rei preterquam Librorum avarus he coveted nothing but Books and not Books neither so much for himself He made not himself the center of his actions as for the publick good Witness the Library at Burmingham and Kingsnorton The Latter of which that he might procure the Parish to Build he gave his Study of Books to it in his life-time to the former he was a good Benefactor and gave several Volumes that he bought and prevailed with many of his Brethren to do the like 2. He was of a free and liberal heart never thinking the things that he possessed Acts 2.44 were his own or that he was born for himself but for his Country and the Church of God In his life-time he made his own hands his Executors like Noble Arawna he would give like a King or as the Macedonians according to his power yea even 2 Cor. 8.3 beyond his power and always he gave his Heart with the Gift if he beheld a poor man that wanted Cloaths for himself and his Family How would his very bowels yearn towards them and T. H. His true Christian Charity he he hath been seen to pluck the very Coat off his own back to cloath such And though he usually denied not such as asked an Alms of him in the As it was said of Mr. Fox Name of Christ yet the nearer any were to God the more they tasted of his bounty knowing it was his duty to do good to all especially to the houshold Gal. 6.10 of Faith 3. He was a just man and lived much by Faith when outward Comforts Heb. 10. 38. failed for when he had expended most he had upon charitable uses his usual saying was enough enough And in his last sickness when he had but six pence in his Purse and a Friend offered to lend him Money he refused it and not long after God so enlarged the hearts of his people towards him that he had several sealed Papers of Money sent him as I am credibly inform'd he knew not from whence So that he had enough indeed and to spare Esau could say he had enough but Jacob had more or had all because God was his Portion he had enough to give Legacies to certain Friends after his Burial It fared with him as with Pithias a Merchant of Ithaca who had compassion upon an aged Man taken by Pirates and redeemed him and bought the Commodities they had taken from him the old Man saw that out of meer pity and charity he had done this he discovered a great Mass of Money hidden amongst certain Barrels of Pitch that he had bought of these Pirates insomuch as the Merchant became very rich So this our spiritual Merchant lost not but gained by laying up his Treasure in Heaven he thought that depositum better in Gods hand than in his own As the Widows Meal in the Barrel and Oyl in the Cruise wasted not but increased by feeding the Prophet so he casting his Bread upon the Waters received it after many days 4. He was a Man of an holy and unblamable life so that Malice it self though it might bark at him yet could not fasten her Teeth upon him He was not like some Preachers now-adays who bid the people do as they say but not as they do For what he imposed on the people as a Duty he made it his study and endeavour to practise That Holiness that he so excellently displayed See his beauty of Holiness from the Pulpit was not simply notional but affective and had an influence into his life you who were of his Charge are Witnesses and God also 1 Thes 2. 10 11 12. how holily and justly and unblamably he behaved himself amongst you how he exhorted and comforted and charged every one as a Father doth his Children that you would walk worthy of him that hath called you And when the Book for Sports and Recreations on the Lords Day came forth though enjoined to be read by publick Authority in the several Churches throughout the Land he deeming it a great prophanation of the Sabbath and contrary to the Word of God refused to read it Mat. 22. 4. though he was threatned for it for which he