Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	work_n	worker_n	world_n	90	3	4.1161	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52699	The lambs warre against the man of sinne the end of it, the manner of it, and what he wars against : his weapons, his colours, and his kingdom, and how all may know whether they be in it or no ...	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1657 (1657)	Wing N290; ESTC R31074	7,973	10

work in time left you and it perish together First see if your Christ be the same that was from everlasting to everlasting or is he changed according to the times in life in death in peace and wars in reigning in suffering in casting out and receiving in and if you finde the true Christ then prove your faithfulnesse to him in all things Doth him whom you obey as your Leader lead you out to war against this world and all the pride and glory fashions and customs love and pleasures and whatever else is not of God therein and to give up your lives unto death rather then knowingly to yield your obedience thereto Doth he justifie any life now but what he justified in the Prophets and Apostl●s and Saints of old Doth he give his Subjects liberty now to bow to the god of this world and his wayes in things that he hath denied in the Saints of old and for denying whereof many both then and now have suffered Is he at peace in you whilest you are in the fleshly pleasures or whilest you have fellowship with the unclean spirits that are in the world Doth he not lead out of the world and to strive against it in watchings fastings prayers and strong cryes to the Father that you may be kept and others delivered from the bondage and pollutions of it Is his Kingdom the same in you And doth he give out the same spiritual Laws against all the Laws and customs of the man of sinne in you as he hath done in his subjects in all ages Doth he beget in your hearts a new nature contrary to the worlds nature in all things motions and delights like himself whereby he works out the old nature that inclines to the world and can be at peace therein and now your peace is wholly in him and that which crucifies the world to you and you to it is your joy and delight Hath he called you out of this world to bear his Name before the powers thereof put his testimony into your hearts and the same Weapons into your hands as was used by the Saints of old against the powers of darknesse whereby you have power given to overcome evil with good and many other fruits you may find which he ever brought forth in his chosen whereby they was known to be in him and he in them for which the world hates them by all which you may clearly know if he be the same in you to day as he was yesterday in his people and for ever for he changeth not nor conforms to the world nor the will of any creature but changes all his followers till they become in all things like himself for they must bear his Name Image before all men and spirits Now if you professe the same as was and is and is to come the same for evermore the same Christ the same calling in you that was in all the people of God then prove your faithfulness in answering and obeying Who is it that sees not that wars is begun and to whom hath not the sound gone forth The children of light hath published the Gospel of Light through the world and the Prince of darkness hath showed his enmity against it the Lamb hath appeared with his Weapons as before-mentioned in much long-suffering and the god of this world hath appeared to withstand him with his Weapons and hath prevailed unto blood with much eagerness and the Lambe hath prevailed unto suffering with much meekness and patience each of them in their Subjects in whom these contrary spirits acts one against another and now see what part you take who hath hired you and whose work are you in or are you idle looking on Or are you gone out with the Beast of the field and regards nothing but your bellies and pleasures Doth it not greatly concern you to try your estate seeing all must come speedily to an account for their lives and service Are you such as spend your time and strength in watching and praying to the Father of spirits for your selves and the people of God that they may be kept in the time of temptation and assaults of the evil one who seeks his advantage on the weak brethren and for your enemies that they may be delivered from under his power who are captivated by him at his will to fulfil his lusts and envie and satisfie his wrath upon the innocent And do you deny your selves of your pleasures profits ease and liberty that you may hold forth a chaste conversation in the power and life of gentleness meekeness faithfulness truth exercising a conscience void of offence towards God and all men that thereby you may shine forth in righteousness so as to convince your enemies whom you pray for thus following him who lays down his life for his enemies Is this your war and these your weapons Is this your calling are you faithful to him that hath called you hereto so as you can by no means bow to the god of this world nor his ways though it were to save your lives or credit in the world or estates yet can serve the meanest creature in Gods way though to the loss of all I beseech you be faithful to your own souls herein Do you find nothing in you that calls or moves this way or reproves the contrary If there be are you not such as quench the spirit put out your own eye denies the Lambs call against your own lives if there be not then are you not dead members cut off from Christ all your profession is but a lye without Christ you are in the world O that you would prove your own selves for there be many deceitful workers at this day of his appearance who do the work of the Lord negligently deceitfully many do their own work instead of his many are called for a while abide but in the time of hardship prove deceitful return to serve in the world again take pleasure therein others are called convinced but com half out of the world even ●s far as they ca●●o it without loss or shame but keep their covenant therewith stil in what makes most for their gain or earthly advantage or credit othe●s have answered their call bin faithful in the whole Covenant of the Lamb against the prince of this world so far as they have seen but not minding the watch against the enemy not keeping low in the fear zealous in the light have suffered the simplicity to be deceived are led back to the old beggarly rudiments of the world again take that for their perfection growth which once they had vomited up these expect great things in their work but they are blinder then the rest more to be pittyed because of the simplicity that is deceived Many other grounds there be that brings not fruit to perfection who are not found faithful to him that hath called them therein so that now truth is that many are called but few chosen and faithful many are ashamed at the Lambs appearance it is so low weak poor contemptible many are afraid seeing so great a power against him many be at work in their imaginations to compass a kingdom to get power over sin peace of conscience but few wil deny all to be led by the Lamb in a way they know not to bear his testimony mark against the world and suffer for it with him Now deceit hath taught you to say and may be you think it also God forbid but you should suffer with Christ til death but come to the trial in deed and truth Doth not he suffer under all the pride pleasures of the flesh by all manner of excess by all manner of customs fashions not of God but of the world is not all against him that is not of him and the Father Is not the lust of the eye and of the flesh and pride of life his oppressors And do you that live in these things and fashions and plead for them suffer with him by them or war with him against them then would you be weary of them and not practise nor plead for them against him This you will will find true in the end you cannot suffer with him and serve his Enemies THE END London Printed for Thomas Simmons 1657.