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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	covenant_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	97	3	10.0697	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93790	Halting stigmatiz'd in a sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons on the monethly fast day, Octob. 25. 1643. at Margarets Westminster. By Arthur Salvvey, pastour of Severne-stoake in the county of Worcester. Published by order of the said House.	Salwey, Arthur, b. 1605 or 6.	1644 (1644)	Wing S522; Thomason E77_13; ESTC R17704	11,333	28

infinitely out-shines all earthly splendour It is the priviledge of our spirituall Adoption To as many as received him he gave the power or priviledge to become the sons of God even to those that beleeve on his name Ioh. 1.12 For there is a Nobilitie which is divine and supernaturall whereof God is the top of the kin and Religion the Root in regard of which all other Nobility is but a meere shadow It would be a sad thing Noble Senatours if after the hearing of so many soule searching Sermons out of this place if after so much good done by you unto the Kingdome in the worke of Reformation any of you should remaine in an unregenerate condition if any of you should be like the builders of the Arke who provided for the safetie of others but could not save themselves from perishing by the Deluge Consider I beseech you worthy Christians that the Vowes of God are upon you you have abjured Neutralitie in your late Solemne Covenant farre be it from any of you to glory in a luke-warme indifferency as if it were a peece of singular policy They who thus glory in their shame shall one day be ashamed of this their glory You have with your tongues renounced this Neutralitie and indifferency as detestable Follow the Lord in promoting a Nationall Reformation You have an admirable patterne the zealous Prophet Elijah a man of such transcendent zeale that toheighten the expression thereof some have legendred of him that when he drew his mothers breasts he was seene to sucke in fire I wish from my soule that a double portion of his spirit may be given unto you that you may act in his power and spirit Elijah opposed Idolatry and oppression so doe ye down with Baals altars down with Baals priests doe not I beseech you consent unto a toleration of Baals worship in this Kingdom upon any politick consideration whatsoever I have heard that you have already Voted that you will never give your consent to the toleration of the Romish Masse in this Kingdom I will take up the words of Davids prayer 1 Chron. 29.18 O Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Israel our Father keepe this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of your hearts Follow God I beseech you in the speedy and impartiall execution of Justice Give me leave I beseech you to be your humble Remembrancer The mouthes of your Adversaries are opened against you the hearts of your true friends are grieved That so many Delinquents are in prison and yet but very few of them brought to their triall I know that your occasions are many and pressing but I beseech you lay hold upon the next opportunitie for the doing of it Remember your late Covenant When Elijah had done execution upon Baals priests there was raine enough 1 Kings 18. Who knoweth how soone the Lord may blesse us with an holy peace and blessed Reformation if Justice were more fully executed Let us follow on to know the Lord his going forth is prepared as the Morning and he shall come unto us as the latter and former raine Hos 6.3 Twice in the yeere there fell store of raine in Israel in the beginning of the yeere about September or October and halfe a yeere after The first raine fell after the sowing of their corne that it might take rooting in the earth the latter raine was a little before the harvest that the eare might be full We have had the former raine in the calling of this Parliament we hope that the Lord will give us the latter raine also in the continuance of his blessing upon it in perfecting the worke of Reformation God hath raised you up to be the repairers of the breaches consider I beseech you that from the first service in the Temple when it was built and the time of Elijahs Reformation was about an hundred yeers and from the Reformation in Edward the sixt his dayes untill this present is much about the same proportion of time Is not this the very time for which God hath reserved and for which he hath so admirably prepared you Make the word of God your Rule in the Reformation of Religion Shortly I hope a plat-forme of worship discipline and government will be presented unto you by those whom you have employed for that purpose I beseech you bring all unto the Touch-stone of the word Beleeve it Worthies that Forme of Government will be best for the State which is most agreeable unto the word It hath been often said by the Bishops of the Government of the Reformed Churches and they did commonly instance in Presbytery that it was no friend to Monarchy But I am sure that Prelacy is no enemy unto Tyranny The Lord guide you in the managing hereof that what you shall do herein may tend unto the glory of God and the good and peace of his CHURCH FINIS