Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earth_n	heaven_n	high_a	10,258	5	5.6924	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60421	The last sermon of Mr. Henry Smith sometime Master of Arts in Christ-Church College in Oxford, & late minister in Sallop. With his earnest invitations to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. And directions to young beginners that they may be fitted for that Holy Communion, and receive it with profit. 2. His holy and pious sayings in general, necessary for all persons. 3. Instructions for young people, exhorting them to obedience, and duty towards their parents. 4. The sad effects of disobedience, in the examples of many wicked and unnatural children, who ame [sic] to untimely ends. With prayers suitable to divers occasions, by the same author. Published for the instruction and benefit of all Christian people. Licensed and entred according to order.	Smith, Henry, d. 1702.	1686 (1686)	Wing S4041; ESTC R220563	10,445	29

inâ—reated to embrace Life and Salvation â—ay how we have been almost at the Gates of Heaven and then fainted and turned back not â—hinking it a prize worâ—h striving for In â—uch a case I say if God withdrawing his â—avour should give us up to a Reprobate â—ense and we by sad experience find the hour of Grace is past and not the least Beam of â—t left to comfort and refresh our weary souls â—hen I say we should be miserable and yet this will be the case of every impenitent Sinshadow for although God is a God of Patienâ— and forbâ—arance long-suffering and abuâ—dâ—nt in mâ—râ—y and pardon yet will not hâ— spirit alwaies strive with mâ—n but beiâ— grieved and often affronted will withdraw ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ self and then will they be given up to be gâ—verned by their own Lusts and unrâ— passions and run into all wickedness as toâ— plain are the examples of Cain and Judus aâ— many others that I might instance as ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ examples of Divine Vengeance through thâ— own perâ—erseness and folly for the moâ— Mercies and Opportunities we have to repeâ— the greater will â—e our punishment and shamâ— if we neglect to lay hold on them for if bâ— such neglect we grieve and affront the Hoâ— Spirit that with sighs and groans unuâ—terâ—ble makes intercessâ—â—n for us what can we leâ— expect than that so high an affront should bâ— as highly resented And upon the like ocâ—sion was it that the Prophet Isaiah in tâ— 1. Chapter of his Prâ—phecy the 2 3 4 anâ— 5. Verâ—es thus complains viz. Hear O Heâ—vens and give ear O Earth for the Lord haâ— spoken I have nourishâ—d and brought up Childreâ— and they have rebelled against me The Ox knoweth his owner and the Ass his Masters Crâ— but Israel doth not know my people doth not consâ—der Aâ— sinful Nation a Nation laden wiâ— iniquity a Seed of evil doers children that are corrupters they have forsaken the Lord they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger they are gone away backward Why should you be striken any more you will revolt more and more the whole Head is sick and the whole Heart is faint In consideration of this I say let us look back and consider what God has done for us how gracious he has been and what little Reason we have to sin against so much mercy and goodnesâ— against so much light and so much love and how we by doing it provoke him to withdraw the light oâ— the Gospel and to remove his candlestick from among us and overshadow us with darkness and desâ—laâ—ion as too sadly the Churches of Asia though planted by the bâ—essed Apostles have experienced of which once glorious and flourishing Churches now remâ—ins nothing but a Name those Câ—unâ—ries being at this day totally overspread with Paganisme and Superstition and this proceeded from their luke-warmness and coldness in holy Duties plenty of the Gospel for want of being rightly usâ—d surfeited them made them grow wanton and so forget the hand that protected them cavelling about niceties and falling at variance among themselves to the scandal of their profession And what less can we expect unless in timâ— we repent and be heartily sorry for the mercies we have abused and thankful for the many deliverances we have had no Natioâ— under Heaven having more visibly participated the Almighty's immediate favour How often and how mâ—raculously have we been delivered from the treacherous conspiracieâ— and bloody contrivances of our implacable Enemies visited as with a Fatherly correctioâ— by Plague Sword Fire and mâ—ny otheâ— calamities to wean us from our Sins and yeâ— have been hardened the more which may justly incense the God of meâ—cies to deal witâ— us according as he has pronounced by hiâ— Prophet â—eremiah in the 23. chapter of hiâ— Prophecy verse 10. Moreover I take froâ— them the Voice of Mirth and the Voice of Gladness the Voice of the Bridegroom and the Voiâ—â— of the Bride the sound of the Milstone and thâ— light of the Candle In which words are comprehended all that can render a people miserable in this Worlâ— and the World to come Therefore whilst iâ— is to day hear his Voice aâ—d put not off Repentance till to morrow for no man knows what a day may bring forth Delays are the guilded Baits smoothed over by which the Devil insnares and deludes mens Souls leading them through â—he whole progress of their life by vain flatâ—eries of long continuance here when God â—nows we are as often cut off in the flower of â—ur Age as when Palsey-Winter chills our â—lood and leades with trembling steps unto â—he Grave and then we may assure our selves â—s Death leaves us so will Judgment find us â—nd woe and alas will be our condition if at â—he coming of the Bridegroom we want Oyl â—n our Lamps for then it will be too late to â—â—y and we shall for ever be shut out or if â—e should enter wanting a Wedding Garâ—ent that is if we should by vain flattery or ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ conâ—dent relyance on Gods mercy have â—ome proâ—pect of Heavenly happiness and yet â—ever enjoy it our case will be so much the more miserable And it will be more toleraâ—le for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of â—udgment than for such because they never â—ad the means of Salvation offered them but groped in the dark Mist of Errour darker â—han thâ—t the Angel overshadowed them with when they groped for Lot's door And what â—an be then expected but for ever to be shut â—ut from the Beatiâ—ick Vision to hear the dreadful Sentence of Depart from me ye cursed â—nto everlasting Fâ—re And who can dwell with everlasting burning â—er 33. 14. And ten to â—ne this will be the end of such as trifle out their time in hopes a Death-bed â—epentanâ— will be sufficient to attone for the sins ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ their whole life when for the most part thâ—â— are at that time neither able nor willing ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ especially of all impenitent sinners for ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the Son of Sirach says Eccl. 21. 10. â—he way ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ sinners is paved with stone but at the End is ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Darkness and Pains And holy David in ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ 61. 12. saith God rewardeth every man accoâ—ding to his Works yet is not God willing thâ—â— any should perish but that all should be saveâ— and has in the Gospel of his Son left precioâ— promise as Balm to cure the wounded Souâ—â— Nay he is not only desirous but eâ—treaâ—â— desirous we shou'd be saved for our bleâ—â— Saviour assures us There is more joy in Hâ—aâ—â— over one Sinner that repenteth than over Ninâ— and Nine just persons that need no Reâ—entaâ—â— And God expostulating with the rebellioâ— Israelites demaâ—ds of them the question ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ will ye dye O house of Israel seeming therâ— bâ— loath to stretch out his hand against them but like an indulgent Father strives to reâ—laiâ— them by mildness and prevent their ruinâ— for certain it is that his mercies are over ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the works of his Creation Nor was

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