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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	holy_a	word_n	13,850	5	4.2657	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08768	Reasons of a fast, appoynted by the Commission of the General assemblie to bee kept through all the kirks of this kingdom, on the Lords day; December 22, 1650.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1650 (1650)	Wing C4251B; ESTC R171358	7,559	18

REASONS OF A FAST Appoynted by the Commission of the Generall Assemblie To bee kept through all the Kirks of this Kingdom on the LORDS DAY December 22. 1650. THe Commission of the Generall Assemblie seriously considering That how-so-ever this Land lyeth under the Guiltiness of many-fold Provocations of al sorts against the Cōmandemēts of the Law of GOD abounding in all Rancks Conditions of People Yet that the despysing and refusing of the Gospell and of the Rich Free Grace of GOD in CHRIST held foorth therein is the Great National Sinne of this Kirk and Kingdom against which the LORD is most evidently and remarkeably pleading a Contraversie in His present judgements vpon the Land And that this is the very Fountayn and Cause of so great abounding of all other sinnes Considering also that this Sinne having been often mentioned and held foorth amongst the Causes of former Fasts hath been little or no wayes at all layd to heart Yea nor well understood what it meaneth by the most part of People And therefore having appoynted a Fast and Humiliation to bee kept especially for this Sinne on the LORDS Day December xxij 1650 throughout all the Congregations of this Kirk it is thought fit to the effect That all may haue the more clear and distinct apprehension of the foresayd Sinne and bee helped the better to discern their guiltiness therein To hold foorth unto People the Mayn Branches thereof in this Paper which is desyred to bee read in all Congregations Sinnes relating to the Gospell-Ordinances FIrst To the WORD Neglecting to come and attend on the Preaching of the Word both on the LORDS Day and on week dayes in these places where such Exercises are on these dayes 2 Not comming to the Preaching of the Word for the right end viz to fynd communion with Christ and a taste of His goodnes and excellencie to be built vp in the most holy fayth but eyther out of custome or to eschew censures or to satisfy hold off the challēges of a naturall conscience or some other by-respect And not preparing the heart befor hand in secret to come with Godly fear and reverence humility spiritual hungring and thirsting after the Kingdom of God and the Righteousnes thereof and desyring as new born babes the sincere milk of the Word to grow thereby 3 That when People are at the preaching of the word besyds great carelesnes overlines sleeping wandring of the heart in advertencie to what is preached the Word is not heard as an Ordināce and meane appoynted of God to work vpon and carry in grace and comfort vnto the heart but is only reguarded as other discourses proceeding from mens ability and parts and is accordingly esteemed by the most part or at most is only made vse of as a mean of informing the judgement 4 That in the preaching of the Word neyther doeth Ministers speak the same as the Oracles of God not remēbring themselves to be the ambassadours of Christ speaking in Gods stead nor doeth people present thēselves in so immediat a way befor God Himself as to receive the Word not as the Word of man but as the true Word of God whence it commeth to pass that there is litle trembling at the Word and so litle rejoycing in it 5 That people in the hearing of the Word contents themselves with mans teaching and doeth not in the conviction of their own blindnes vtter inability of themselves to perceive the things of the Spirit and of the insufficiencie of the outward means without Gods immediat work therewith vpon the heart imploy Him self to teach them inwardly by His Spirit joyning with the outward means according to the promise of the Covenant They shal be al taught of God whence it commeth to pass that there is so much Preaching and so little profiting so much Learning and so little speed comming in the knowledge of GOD. 6 The not mixing of the Word preached with Fayth whyle as in the hearing thereof even these who seem to giue most heed thereunto do for the most part rather imploy the judgement to consider and judge of the pertinencie coherence the way of uttering of the doctrine delivered or in a meer speculatiue way to apprehend the matter trueth of what is spoken than they do labour with the heart to close with embrace and apply to themselues the Trueth preached 7 No care to lay up hyde the words of CHRIST in the heart to remember the same for use making But letting them slip and run thorow which the Apostle accounteth a neglecting of the Great Salvation of GOD HEB. 2.1.3 Nor imploying the Spirit to bring the Word that hath been heard but forgotten to remembrance Not making conscience to conferre on the Word Preached and to whet it on upon an other Not taking payns nor delight in it in private to reade and meditate on it 2. IN relation to the Sacraments And first in general cōmon Not making vse of them as Seals of the Covenant of Grace and promises thereof made to us in Christ but laying al the weyght of confidēce vpon thē selves being cōtent with the deed done which was the ordinary sin of the Iews in the vse of Circumcision other Rits and ceremonies of the Law so often charged vpon them in Scripture Then particularly In Baptisme 1 In Parents bringing their Children therevnto eyther out of meer fashion and custome as meerly to have a difference put between them and vnchristned people or in effect as vnto a meer ceremonie and not from any sense that they are vnclean from vnclean born dead in sins and children of wrath of themselves defyled with original guilt and corruption nor from a desyre that they may be spiritually regenerated incorporated vnto Christ to be made partakers of the vertue of His Death Resurrection to be washed from their filthines in the blood of Christ and to get interest in the Covenant of grace and promises thereof sealed vp vnto them 2 Not setting themselves in the administration of this Sacrament to consider pryze the free love and grace of God which hath prevented vs our seed in provyding such a fountain for sin vncleanes in Christ making such a Covenant with vs so well ordered in al things sure preventing vs and our seed with the seall thereof nor to apply the Covenant and the promises thereof for our selves and our seed and this Sacrament as the seall of the same 3. The great evident slighting of the administration of this Sacrament while as few in the Congregation joyneth therin eyther for their own edification or to hold vp the baptized to God that He might bless His own ordināce to them and receive them in amongst His Children in Christ and many with-draweth themselves from the administration thereof as if it did not concern them and only the Minister and Presenter were to be actors in it 4 Parents not making conscience to make known vnto their