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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	act_n	faith_n	grace_n	4,322	5	5.9067	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47565	The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister of the Gospel Mr. Hanserd Knollys who dyed in the ninety third year of his age written with his own hand to the year 1672 ; and continued in general in an epistle by Mr. William Kiffin.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.; Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.	1692 (1692)	Wing K715; ESTC R25128	24,815	65

some others brought several Red Coat-Souldiers and took it by force thrust out those persons I had left in Possession and kept Possession by Souldiers both of my House Garden and my Goods which had cost me above 700 l. with the Purchase bought of the Artillery Company of London to whom I paid 300 l. and laid out 400 l. more in building upon the Ground which I had bought and paid for I had at the same time 200 l. in Weavers Hall which was given away to the King among many greater Summs of other mens Money I spent above 150 l. more in Holland and Germany and when I had spent all that I was forced to sell all my Goods there to bring me to England again In which Return I met with two remarkable Acts of Providence towards me my Wife and two Children I had agreed with a Skipper at Cullen in Germany to Rotterdam for a Summ of Money and he was to pay all the Tolls Licences which he did at two or three places till we were come where we were Strangers and then he made me pay Licences at 2 places and at a place called Rurote upon the River Rhyne he made me pay both Toll and Licence and kept me there two or three days at great Charges and my Wife being set and very sad in an Harbour or Victualling house came in a Gentleman and observing of her asked me what the Gentlewoman ailed I told him she was my Wife and he understanding the Latin Tongue a●ked me what the matter was I told him all my Case and what my Condition was Well said he if you be a Son of Abraham God will deliver you and so he went into his Chamber and sent for the Skipper and Toll Masters and caused him to produce our Agreement and understanding how he had wronged one he being Lord and Chief over the Tollmasters there he Commanded them to take our Goods from him and to hire us another Skipper to carry us and our Goods to Rotterdam And made the Skipper that had done me wrong to allow me so much as I had paid for Licences all the way thither After we were come to Rotterdam and my Wife and Son and Daughter were come to England God made two Catholicks in Cullen instrumental to prevail with the Prince Dewit to send me by a Bill of Exchange 160 Rix-Dollers for a House that I had Built in his Country and could not Sell which I received at Rotterdam and then came over to England my self and came to my Wife and Children whom I found at a Friends House in London Then I set upon teaching School again and by Gods Blessing upon my honest Labours have provided things Honest Necessary and Convenient for my Family To my Eldest Son I had given 60 l. per Annum during his Life which he enjoyed above 21 Years ere he Died. To my next Son that lived to be Married I gave the full value of 250 l. in Money House School and Houshold-Goods and left him 50 Scholars in his Schoal-House To my only Daughter then Living I gave upon her Marriage above 300 l. in Money Annuity Plate Linnen and Houshold-stuff and left her Husband 50 Scholars in the said School-House in Partnership with my said Son To my youngest Son that lived to be Married I gave more than 300 l. Sterling besides it cost me above 60 pounds in his Apprenticeship and 40 l. afterwards Thus my Heavenly Father made up my former Losses with his future Blessings even in outward Substance besides a good increase of Grace and Experience in the space of 40 years that I and my dear faithful Wife Lived together we removed several times with our whole Family whereof once from Lincolnshire to London and from London to New-England Once from England into Wales twice from London into Lincolnshire once from London to Holland and from thence into Germany and thence to Rotterdam and thence to London again In which Removings I gained great Experiences of Gods Faithfulness Goodness and Truth in his great and precious Promises And I have gained some experience of my own hearts deceitfulness and the power of my own Corruptions ond the reigning power of Christ and his Captivating and subduing my Sins making Conquests of the Devil World and Sin and then giving me the Victory And causing me to Triumph and to bless his most Holy Name Three things made my latter Sufferings very easy to be endured 1. The former Straits and Hardships which I had undergone with patience 2. The present lively acts and exercise of Grace especially Faith and Hope under those latter and greater Tryals 3. The Light of Gods Countenance and the full assurance of his Love and of eternal Life I would not want those experiences and teachings that my Soul hath enjoyed for all that ever I suffered My Wilderness-Mercies Sea-Mercies City-Mercies and Prison-Mercies afforded me very many and strong Consolations The Spiritual sights of the Glory of God the Divine sweetness of the Spiritual and Providential presence of my Lord Jesus Christ and the joyes and comforts of the Holy and Eternal Spirit communicated to my Soul together with suitable ●nd seasonable Scriptures of Truth have ●o often and so powerfully revived refreshed and strengthened my heart in the days of my Pilgrimage Tryals and Sufferings that the Sence yea the Life and sweetness thereof abides still upon my heart and hath engaged my Soul to live by Faith to walk humbly and to desire and endeavour to excell in Holiness to Gods Glory and the example of others Though I confess many of the Lords Ministers and some of the Lords people have excelled and outshined me with whom God hath not been at so much cost nor pains as he hath been at with me ● am a very unprofitable Servant but yet by Grace I am what I am In the beginning of my Ministry I Studied in the Forenoon and Visited my Religious acquaintance in the Afternoon and some of my natural Relations I did Preach constantly twice often 3 times and some Lords days 4 times at Holton at 7 in the Morning at Humberston at 9 at Seartho at 11 at Humberston at 3 a Clock all in the same day I also Preached every Holiday once at every Burial Poor or Rich. And I have most commonly Preached 3 or 4 times every Week if in any measure of Health for above 40 years togather except now and then I got some other Godly Man to Preach for me but rarely When I was in Prison I did Preach usually every day if well And God was pleased to confirm my Call unto that great Work 1. By the Conversion of many Sinners who having declared the dealings of God with their Souls testified God did convince them convert them and establish many of them by my Ministry through the powerful and effectual Operation of his Holy Spirit and Word preached by me unto them 2. By some healing power of God put forth upon the sick and infirm