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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	dead_a	sin_n	trespass_n	4,880	5	10.3889	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40652	The best name on earth together with severall other sermons / lately preached at St. Brides and in other places by T. Fuller.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing F2413; ESTC R28667	34,017	156

Sermon unto us 1. It putteth us in mind of what Christ hath done for us and the many benefits we obtained by his life death resurrection and intercession 2. It is a remembrancer unto us of what we should do for Christ in gratitude to the many favours he hath done for us 54. Secondly Christians it is the largest name it takes in all Christs little flock within the compasse thereof agreeing in the same fundamentall doctrine though there may be difference betwixt them in unimportant controversies where the errour doth not intrench on salvation though their opposites may unmercifully censure and condemn them for the same O! if God were not more mercifull to us then we are charitable one to another his flock would be so little it would not deserve the name of a flock 55. 3. It is the ancientest proper name Believers Saints Brethren Disciples they were but epithites and appellatives and though they still be in being and lustre yet they are all out-shined with the word Christian the best largest and ancientest name for all of our profession And the Disciples were first called Christians at Antioch FINIS THE WORST of EVILS Ephes. 2.3 And were by nature the Children of wrath even as others By T. F. B. D. LONDON Printed by R. Daniel MDCLVI THE WORST of EVILS Ephes. 2.3 And were by nature the Children of wrath even as others IN this chapter S. Paul is the remembrancer to the Ephesians and reades them a lecture of their badnesse before their calling and conversion surely such thoughts are right profitable to Christians to call to minde how bad they were whilst they were wilde Olives before they were ingrafted into Christ for first it will raise their thankfulnesse to God What am I or what is my fathers house that thou shouldst bring me hither it will make us pay one tribute of praise more fully more freely when we consider if we be vessels of honour it is no difference in the clay but in the pleasure of the Potter Secondly it is excellent physick against the pleasure of pride to let our souls bloud with the consideration how bad we have been he that will not confesse his former badnesse I suspect his present goodnesse whether he hath any or not Lastly it will make us both pitty the present wofull estate of wicked men and hope well and pray heartily for their future conversion why should we fear that arm of God should be too short for others that could reach us thinke not that we are the last lost sheep that shall ever be found The most crooked tree will make timber for the temple if God pleaseth to hew it For these and other reasons S. Paul in this chapter paints out to the life the dead estate of the Ephesians whilst they were in trespasses sinnes following their own lusts and the power of the Prince of the aire and in conclusion showes the cause thereof namely their corruption by nature so that the last item in this black bill is in effect the very imprimis of all the rest And were by nature the children of wrath even as others we will observe this plain method 1. That by Nature all are the Children of wrath 2. How it comes to passe that we are so 3. Seeing so it is what good use we may make thereof to our selves 1. That by nature we are the children of wrath is the very language of my text yet lest any should object my text should be but a single Instrument heare how it is tuned according to the dolefull consort both of scripture and reason in this point of scripture Psal. 51.5 behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sinne did my mother conceive me Romans 5.12 wherefore as by one man sin entred into the world and death by sinne and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned 2. By reason fetcht from the mystery of Circumcision under the old Testament Baptisme in the new the whole saith our Saviour have no need of the Physitian but those which are sick Secondly because we want that original righteousnesse wherein we were created and which is required to the purity and perfection of our nature which righteousnesse was in Adam who was created after Gods own image consisting chiefly in knowledge and holinesse as for Adams knowledge he gave sufficient proof thereof in giving names to rhe Creatures if a Godfather at the font give a foolish and fond name to a child the Bishop at confirmation hath power to alter it had Adam either imposed improper or insignificant names on the creatures God no doubt could have reversed and revoked them but the text saith Gen. 2.19 whatsoever Adam called living creatures that was the name thereof God did concurre with Adam and approve their names as brief definitions of their natures nor was his sanctity any whit inferiour to his knowledge each faculty of his soul did look straight forwards on his proper object without squinting aside on any other so that what was said of this great world was as great a truth of this little world man and behold all things therein were exceeding good now because we want thi● originall righteousnesse we are therefore the children of wrath Thirdly because all the part● and powers of our soul and bod● are depraved with originall corruption now as Nehemiah did by night survey the ruines of the walls of Jerusalem so let us with shame sorrow and silence behold the breaches and dilapidations of our souls Our understandings are so bad that they understand not their own badnesse our wils which are the Queens of our souls become the vassals of sin our memory like Jett good onely to draw strawes and treasure up trifles of no moment our consciences through errours in our understanding sometimes accusing us when we are innocent sometimes accquitting us when we are guilty our affections all disaffected and out of order must not that needs be a monstrous face wherein the blewnesse which should be in the veins is in the lipps the rednesse which should be in the cheeks in the nose the hair that should grow on the head on the face must not our souls needs seem ugly in the sight of God who have grief growing there where joy should joy where grief should wee love what wee should hate hate where we should love wee fear where no fearis and fear not where we ought to fear and all our affections either mistake their true object or exceed their due measure this made the purest Pagans see somewhat of their naturall impurity and the most refined Philosophers complain of their drowsinesse by nature they saw al● was not right all was not well which made them complain tha● nature was Noverca a stepmother nature was a mother in law but when or how their own mother dyed that they could not tell or remember they could not know how their souls forfeited originall righteousnesse being a mystery too high for them