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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	death_n	sin_n	wage_n	5,129	5	11.4276	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53265	New-England pleaded with, and pressed to consider the things which concern her peace at least in this her day, or, A seasonable and serious word of faithful advice to the churches and people of God, primarily those in the Massachusets Colony, musingly to ponder, and bethink themselves, what is the tendency, and what will cetainly be the sad issue, of sundry unchristian and crooked wayes which too too [sic] many have been turning aside unto, if persisted and gone on in delivered in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England, May 7, 1673, being the day of election there / by Urian Oakes ...	Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681.	1673 (1673)	Wing O21; ESTC W23179	65,078	72

labour under And it is a matter of sorrowful and sad Resentment with me that the Nurseries of Piety Learning liberal Education should languish dye away as they do in my Apprehension on this account If this were well considered and provided for I doubt not but our Schools would revive flourish again You have done wel for the New Colledge Thanks be to God as Paul speaks in a Parallel Case 2 Cor. 9.15 for his unspeakable Gift Now therefore perform the doing of it that as there was a readiness to will so there may be a performance also out of that which you have 2 Cor. 8 11. You have done very well for the Reverend President I beseech that the Fellows may be remembred also that there may be a competent comfortable and certain allowance made for their Encouragement who are next to the President the Props and Pillars of that Society and have a c●reful and Laborious Life of it Think not that the Common Wealth of Learning may languish and yet our Civil and Ecclesiastical State be maintained in good plight and Condition The wisdom 〈◊〉 Foresight and Care for future Times of our first Leaders 〈◊〉 nothing more conspicuous and admirable then in the planting of that Nursery and N●w-England is enjoying the sweet fruit of it It becomes all our 〈◊〉 and Worthy Patriots that tread in their steps to water what they have planted to superstruct on their Foundations to support and cherish and go forward with what they have begun and to carry it on to greater perfection Otherwise who sees not what Ignorance and Rudeness and Barbarism will come in like a Floud upon us Where there is a contempt or neglect of Learning there is a degeneracy from the Primitive Spirit and Way as you call it 12. Last●y Consider what will be the Latter End of that great neglect of the Rising Generation among us The Word in my Text which is translated Lat●er End Acharith is sometimes rendred posterity as Psal. 109 13. Let Acharitho his Posterity be cut off It is the very same word with that in the Text which is rendred Latter End And it would be happy if we could be wise to understand this to consider Posterity We make very solemn Complaints to God and one to Another of the Degeneracie of the Rising Generation But are not we to blame Do we not grievously neglect them to instruct them to cherish and promote any good in them to go before them with a gracious Example to watch over them according to the mind of Christ we teach them I am afraid by our Examples to sleight Magistrates to reproach and vilify Ministers to be proud and worldly and Factious and Contentious as if we meant to leave Contention for a● Inheritance to our Children and to provide for the perpetuation of our Brubbles and Divisions to succeeding Generations As if men were so much in love with Contention that it were not enough for them to contend while they live but they had a mind to do it when they are dead I mean to transmit and make over their Strifes and Variances and Emulations and Wraths and Divisions and pe●●y Enmities to after Ages And so to contend and quarrel in respect of the vertue and influence of their Example to the end of the World But alas What good do we do them Our Children are little beholden to us We own them so far as to baptize them But then Fare ye well Children we have nothing more to do with you This is as a wise Man said ingeniously just as you are wont to Brand you Cattel and then turn them into the woods Or as the Popish Priests in the Indies drive scores of Indians to the Wa●●r and Baptize them and set down so many for Christian Converts they have made and then let them run wild into the Woods again to their old Pagan courses I fear God is angry with us on this account Certainly something should be done If we are not agreed in all particulars as to the way and manner and other circumstances yet let us practise so far as we have attained and Fast and Pray and Consult the Scriptures and discourse out things in a Brotherly way without Heats and Animositics and wait upon God for the further and fuller Discovery of his mind to us and be willing that Truth should be Truth how contrary soever to any of our apprehensions Sad it is to consider how many poor Children have their Souls overgrown with Ignorance Atheism Security and Prophaness and are going to Destruction without controll whilest we are contending and quarrelling about these things Oh consider with bowels of Affection and Compassion how sad the latter end of our shameful neglect of Posterity will be Thus Honoured and Beloved in our Lord Let us be perswaded in this our day to consider what will be the latter end of our sinful and unsuitable Depor●ments before the Lord and be sure to make a right Judgement of it To that purpose take these Directions 1. Consult and credit Scripture-Testimony in this matter The good Word of God informs you what the end of these and those wayes will be and is able to make you wise in this respect if you listen to it The Scripture tells us that the end of false Teachers will be according to their works 2 Cor. 11.15 And of those that blindly follow them to fall into the Ditch or Pit of Destruction with them Mat. 15.14 that the end of Worldly mindedness will be Destruction Phil. 3.19 the end of Back-sliding and Apostacy will be the loss of Gods Favour and Perdition Heb. 10.38 39. The end of unfruitfulness will be to be cut down Luk. 13.7 9. and burned Heb. 6.8 That the latter end and wages of sin one word in the Hebrew signifies both end and wayes will be Death Rom. 6.21 The end of the wayes of sin depends upon the constitution of God in his Law and Covenant and the sanction thereof and the Scripture acquaints us faithfully with it If you would understand the end of man you must go into the Sanctuary Psal. 73.17 To hear Gods Counsel and Instruction in the Scripture is the way to be wise in and about your latter end Prov. 19.20 Make Gods Testimonies the men of your counsel as David phraseth it Psal. 119.24 in this matter 2. Consult instructing Examples and Experiences in order to a right Vnderstanding of the latter end of your wayes The Scripture furnisheth you richly with considerable instances The way of Sensuality Security Neglect of Gods Worship Degeneracy of the Children of the Church and corrupting their way ruined the old World The way of Uncleanness and of unnatural Lusts ruined Sodom and Gomorrah the Cities which God overthrew and repented not The way of Persecution and Oppression of the Church of God ruined Pharaoh and his Co-partners and Followers The way of Rebellion against Civil and Ecclesiastical Authority ruined Korah and his Company when they