Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	answer_v	know_v	love_v	2,783	5	5.8891	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60641	A manifestation of the love of God unto all such as are convinced of truth and do not obey it.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1663 (1663)	Wing S4315; ESTC R32689	6,708	9

A Manifestation OF THE LOVE of GOD unto all such as are convinced of TRUTH and do not Obey it THE breaking forth and dawning of the day is very pleasant unto such as have long walked and been wearied in a night of darkness for by the appearance of the day there is a discovery of the crooked paths in which there hath been a sore travel whilst darkness over-spread and in some measure there have many seen this day to dawn and it hath been pleasant to them in its appearance as making those things manifest which in the darkness they could not see and by the manifestation many have been convinced of the evil deed of darkness and also of the Truth and so the day-spring from on high hath visited to give light to many that sat in darkness by which they see what is good and what is evil but all have not obeyed and therefore many are yet covered with darkness notwithstanding they are convinced and the Seed is yet in bondage though the Light hath shined for many may be convinced of evil and not forsake it and they also may be convinced of what is good and not come to live in it and this is for want of obedience to the Light which visiteth and convinceth and that is the ground why darkness standeth and the Seed is burdened for none can come out of darkness but in the Light which reproves it and though People may be convinced of all the deeds of darkness and the evil of them yet if they do not obey the Light which convinceth and deny those deeds which the Light reproveth there is a continuance in them notwithstanding there be a convincement in the conscience to the contrary and this is a disobedient state by which the Light is denyed and not the darkness and unto this state there are many stripes belong for they that know their Masters will and do it not they must be beaten with many stripes Therefore you that be convinced with the Light and are not yet come into obedience so as to deny that which you are convinced is evil and to live in that which you are convinced is good be mindful to answer the requirings of God and keep close to the Light which convinceth you of that which is evil and so love the Light and obey it as to confess it and bear testimony to it and whatsoever would let or hinder you for obeying deny it and take up the Cross unto it for many stumble at the Cross by which they are hindred from obeying the Truth and that which stumbles at the Cross will deny Christ when he should be confessed and they which deny him before men he will deny them before his Father which is in Heaven so mark there is none that are to expect that Christ will confess them before his Father in Heaven but as they confess him before men upon earth and so come to be his Witnesses upon Earth in a true and faithful testimony by denying the darkness and confessing him the Light and this is the Cross which must be taken up before there be a true Disciple for they that deny not themselves and take up the Cross and follow Christ they are not his Disciples so a Disciple is known by self-denyal and submitting to the daily Cross that is a mark of a Disciple for by that they are known to follow Christ in his Light as Children of obedience now many may be convinced and yet not come to be Disciples because they do not obey the Light unto self-denyal nor submit unto the daily Cross and so keep that life and nature living which is to be crucified and such never come in that state to be Gods Witnesses upon earth though they be convinced of what is Truth therefore all are to examine what it is that hinders you from obeying the Truth for if you do not search it out with the Light and so deny it and take up the Cross unto it you will find it to be a hinderance to you all your dayes and so you will never come to confess Christ before men but on the contrary deny him and then what will he do for you before his Father in Heaven but as you have done unto him before men upon Earth Now as you mind the Light which convinces you it will let you see every particular thing that hinders you from obeying for the Light will search unto it and find it out and make you sensible of it and then you will see that you are in love with something more than Christ and that you do not answer the Light as Children of Obedience and so every particular thing which hinders you from obeying will be manifest in the Light as you mind it and there you will know whether you love Father or Mother Wife or Children Houses or Lands worldly Honour or Esteem more then you love Christ and how they have hindred you from obeying the Truth and how scorn and reproach and persecution which such suffer as live in the Truth how those things have hindred you from obeying it and so you will come to see in your selves what is the hinderance as you mind the Light with which Christ enlightens you and by which he convinceth you For have you not purposed sometimes to draw nigh and have not those things hindered you and when ye have purposed to go forward have they not drawn you back again and doth not the Seed of God travel in pain as being oppressed with that nature which you should deny and crucifie and is not that Hagar and her Son which is to be cast out for Hagars Son must not inherit with Isaac who is the Heir of Promise therefore all wait in the Light with which Christ Jesus doth enlighten you and be faithful to every manifestation of the Light in you that as you are perswaded that Christ doth enlighten you so you may be perswaded to obey the Light which doth convince you and so through obedience came to witness Redemption and Salvation by his Power for as you yield your selves servants to obey him he will turn you and convert you and work deliverance for you and there you will know him in his power who is able by his power to subdue all things to himself and as you come to be converted by his power you will feel his virtue and goodness in a sweet savour for he loveth the Children of obedience who are willing to turn unto him and in your obedience unto him his Life will rise in you and there you will know the streams with which he refresheth Chosen and if you yet love him and follow him you will come to know the River which maketh glad his Heritage for until you be converted and turned unto God through obedience to the Light you neither taste nor feel the virtue of his Life but sit in the Land of Famine and sore drought and there you are as dry and unfruitful branches that cannot bear