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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	ghost_n	holy_a	sinner_n	7,089	5	9.1918	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10850	The vineyarde of vertue collected, composed, and digested into a tripartite order, conteining XXXII. most excellent plants of fruitful vertue: in most beautiful and blessed maner enuironing the true elect churche of God vpon earth. Euery plant conteining this tripartite order: namely definition testimonie examples of vertue by R.R.	Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.; Uvedale, E.	1579 (1579)	STC 21121; ESTC S105759	48,653	138

power good willes in giuing of thanks for his benefits and in liuing so thankfully that his continued mercie may bee a salue to our myserie Testimonies Reioyce alwaies pray without ceasing and giue thanks in all things for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus towards you all 1. Thessa. 5. What better thing may we beare in our minde expresse with tongue or set foorth with penne then Thankes bee to God Then this nothing can bee spoken more shorte more ioyfully heard more thankfully vnderstoode nor more frutefully be perfourmed Augustine in epist. ad Marcil Let euery one as hee hath receiued the good grace of God despise the same vnto an others benefite as the good stewards of the manifolde grace of God. 1. Pet. 4. The best conseruer of benefites is the remembrance of those benefites receiued and the continual thankfulnesse which wee ought to render for the same Chry. Homi. 25. super Matt. I exhorte you that you doe alwayes giue thankes vnto the Lorde if euill chaunces happen vnto you blesse yee the Lorde those euils shall be taken away if prosperous good things happen vnto you blesse the Lord they ●hall continue still with you Chrys in tract de Symbol Thankesgiuing is a moste pure perfect Balme and therefore it requireth a pure sound profound vessel for the same Brent super Can. Examples Christe Iesus our Lorde and Sauiour oftentimes lifting vppe his eyes vnto the Heauens would giue thankes as in breaking the Bread in multiplying of Breade to his Disciples in reuyuing Lazarus in the institution of the holy Eucharist Matt. 26. The Lorde commaunded that his deliueraunce of the Children of Israel out of Aegypt should neuer departe out of their mindes It shall be saith he as a signe in thy hand and as a monument before thy eyes that the law of the Lorde may be euer in thy mouth Exod. 13. Moyses and the Israelites sung a song vnto God and said Let vs sing vnto the Lorde that is to say after they had meruelously passed through the red Sea. Exod. 20. Dauid when he heard the Reuelation which God made vnto Nathan touching the continuance of his kingdome gaue very humble deuoute thankes therefore vnto God. 2. King. 7. We ought heere in England to prayse God greatly for his goodnesse which prospereth the reigne of our so gratious soueraigne lady Queene Elizabeth according to that saying Blessed be God which hath giuē vs Dauid a most wise Prince to gouerne the people c. 3. Kin. 1. and 15. When Tobias had recouered againe his sight both he his wife all they which before had seene him blinde glorifyed god Tob. 11. For other Examples of Thankesgiuing looke Cyrus 1. Esdras 1. The Israelites Iudith 16. Nabuchodonozer Dan. 2. Iudas Machabeus 2. Mach. 1. The blessed virgin Mary Luk. 1. Zacharias Luke 1. Matt. 9. Luk. 7. and other places The xi Plant True Preaching Definition TRue Preaching is the message of the great God and embassage of the highest King of kings the same is an office of effectuall vertue vertuous effect of glad tydings and of saluation bestowed vppon mankinde by the Almightie Messias in the light of his holy lawe and Gospell reuealed and in the true testification of his grace and gratious goodnesse towardes man as S. Paul descrybeth the same more amply in the 1. Cor. 14. 1. Tim. 4. That is to say it consisteth in Doctrine Exhortation and consolation and thervnto is applyed the exposition or interpretation of any parte or portion of the Scriptures The efficient causes of which office and function duely applied are these The holy Goste by the will of God enioyning the Apostles first to performe this office Mat. 10 The tongue which ought to be the trumpet sounding the glory of God his wrath towards sinners and mercie towardes those that heare his will and fulfill the same The faithfulnesse diligence and constancy by the Preacher obserued heerin to the end that God may be obeyed rightly honoured and acknowledged that many soules may be woon as coheyres with Christ in his kingdome for euer Testimonies And the Lord saide I will rayse vnto them a prophet out of their Brethren which shall bee like vnto thee and I will put my woords in his mouth and hee shall speake vnto them all those things which I shal prescribe him and he that will not heare him speaking in my name I will bee reuenged vppon him Deut. 18. Howe beautiful vpon the hilles are the feete of him that bringeth preacheth peace Esay 52. Man liueth not by bread onely but by euery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god Luk. 4. Thou shalt heare the word proceeding out of my mouth and thou shalt tell it them from me Ezech. 3. Goe your wayes throughout all the world preach the Gospell to euery creature teaching al nations baptizing them Matt. 28. Reproue Exhorte blame and rebuke with all patience and doctrine 1. Tim. 5. For the worde of God is liuely and effectuall and pearceth more then doth a two edged swoorde entering euen into the deuision of the soule the spirite c. Heb. 4. Examples Iesus Christe our Redeemer and Sauiour comming into this worlde to call sinners to repentaunce first preached the Gospell and deliuered the Lawe vnto the Prophetes he himselfe affirming that he is the true light of the worlde whome who so did followe should haue light of life Iohn 8. Iohn Baptist preached repentaunce and the kingdome of GOD in the deserte of Iudaea and preuayled therein Matt. 3. The twelue Apostles were sent of the Lord to preach had power giuen them to caste out vncleane spirites to heale the diseazed by vertue of the holy Ghoste and efficacie of the Gospell and namely these for the testimonie of the trueth suffered persecution Sainte Peeter was crucifyed S. Paule at Rome beheaded Saint Iames the brother of our Lord stoned at Hierusalem Iames the brother of Iohn be headed there S. Philippe in Scythia S. Bartholmewe in India S. Matthias in Iudaea S. Andrew in Scythia S. Matthew in Aethiopia suffered martyrdome all within the space of 85. yeeres after the birth of Christ Ionas was sent of the Lord to preach at Niniue fortie dayes respite before they should bee destroyed and yet the Lord knew that they would repent whereby hee spared them and withdrewe his scourge Ionas 3 For other Examples look in Acts. 2. 3. 4. 5. and 11. besides other places in Paule Peter Iames and Iohn concerning Preaching The xii Plant Confession vnto God. Definition COnfession is a constant and perpetuall desire while we beare aboute vs this earthly and corruptible tabernacle of the flesh to acknowledge the true doctrine of the Gospell before God and man and to confesse our sinnes and manifolde infirmities vnto God who onely is the promised comforter in our myseryes the only redeemer of vs from sinne death and hell and the onely sauiour of our