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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	miserable_a	sinner_n	son_n	18,038	5	8.4630	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19504	A preparatiue for the new Passeouer very profitable to be perused and read of all those who are called to the holy table of our Lord / by Maister William Cowper ...	Cowper, William, 1568-1619.	1607 (1607)	STC 5933.3; ESTC S2563	54,238	126

sprinckled in our hearts from an euill conscience Here is a Sacrament more excellent thē the passeouer here is bread more holye then that Shew-bread heere are the tokens of Gods presence more glorious thē the Arke heere the Lord commeth downe and saluation vnder his winges not to sound by Angel● the precepts of his lawe on Sin●i but to seale vp by his Spirit the promises of his Gospell to the inhabitants of Sion shall we then presume to come to this holye Table without sanctification Or if wee will may we not looke assuredly for iudgement The Corinthians were stricken with death and sundrie diseases because they discerned not the Lordes bodye and which is most fearfull of all he that came to the marriage wanting his wedding Garment was hee not taken from the banquet Table and cast into the place of vtter darknes and shall wee looke to escape the like iudgement if wee fall into the like contempt of God Prepare thy selfe oh Israel to meet thy God let vs search and trye our waies let vs lift vp our hands with our hearts vnto God in the heauens If wee bee this day come to the Lord with all our heart let vs put away our strange Gods which are our sinnes from among vs let vs with Iosephs Brethren make ready our presents sith wee haue no better thing then our heart le● vs ●acrifice our hearts to the Lord that in the best estate that pos●ible we can get it for the Lord our God is a greate King Cursed is he that hath a male in his Flock ●nd voweth and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lord. Beware therefore wee offer not that which is lam● and torne to the Lord● a diuided heart a ●alting heart betweene two an vnpenitent heart is neither a meete Sacrifice to offer vnto the Lord nor a meete vessell wherein to receiue th●t holye thing which heere the Lord offers vnto thee The Apostle saieth that the breaking of this breade is the Communion of the bodye of Iesus Sith Christ is that holy thing which heere is communicated take heede how we make readye the heart wherein to receaue him Ioseph of Arim●thea and the rest of those goly ones who tooke downe Iesus from the Crosse wrapped his deade bodye in pure and fine linnen what shall wee then doe with the liuing bodye of Iesus shall not wee receiue it into pure fine and well prepared hearts No man sayes our Sauiour puts new Wine into old V●ssels far lesse wil any man put the ordin●r● food of his body into vnclean vnseasoned and vnsauerie vessels but least ● of all should men presume with vnholy hearts and handes to meddle with things saccred and h●auenly Here is new wine indeede let vs not put it into old vessels Heere is heauenly Manna let vs not receaue it with earthlye hearts Any man that is in Christ should become a new creature If we be these blessed ones who are called to the participation of the Lambes supper then shall it be graunted to vs to bee arayed with pure fine linnen and shining which is the righteousnesse of the Saints The Lord vouchsafe this grace vpon vs that sith hee hath made vs partakers of the heauenly vocation and ca●led vs to the marriage of his Sonne that wee receiue not so excellent a grace in vaine but it may be vnto vs his seruants according to his word And now before wee enter to speake of this tryall least the tender consciences of the Godlye by reason of that which I haue spoken should be discouraged and cast downe with the sence of their owne vnworthinesse which at all times is great in their eyes but greatest when by tryal they looke most narrowlie vnto themselues We haue therefore to consider that there bee two sortes of tryals One whereby a thing perfect is tryed in such sort that it is not made better but found to bee that which it is and with this kinde of try●ll man is saide to trie the Lord and his word so speakes the Lord by Malachie Proue me try me now if I will not poure you ou●● blessing without measure By this tryall if a man fall too to trye the Lord hee shall finde him such as hee is true constant and faithfull to performe that which he hath spoken or if againe man will enter and trie the word of the Lord hee shall finde that the lawe of the Lord is perfect no drosse in it but like siluer fined seauen times in the fire There is againe another tryall whereby thinges imperfect are so tried that they are made better and at the length perfected and hereby God tries man for so hee speakes by the same Malachie The Lord wil fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as gold and siluer that they bring offerings to him in righteousnesse And with this triall also man tries himselfe searching out his iniquities that he may forsake them and this triall tendes indeed to a perfection at the last but stands rather in a finding out and forsaking of our imperfections then in any present perfection And of this tryall the Apostle meanes heere so that this precept dooth commaund vs to search out our iniquities to depart frō them but doth no way import that we should not communicate at this Table because that new tryall discouers to vs new transgressions for we come not he●e as men without sin but as poore and miserable sinners seeking the Sauiour of the world knowing that hee came not to call the righteous but sinners vnto repentance Thou then who after examination shalt finde the selfe a miserable and yet a penitent sinner say not with Peter Lord depart from me for I am a sinfull man but so much the rather goe to him and crie with Dauid Haue mercy on mee O God and according to the multitude of thy cōpassions put away mine iniqu●ti●s for it is a true saying Christ came into the world to saue sinners Stay not thou therfore backe from him because ●hou art sinfull onelye trie if thou bee wearie of thy sinnes for we are sure that a sin discouered by tryall and cast out by repentance will neuer condemne vs Wash you saith the Lord make you c●●an take away the euil● of your workes from before my eies and then though your sinn●s were as crimson they shall be made whi●e as snowe though they were red lik● Sva●●● they shall be as VVool. Omne quod ipse mimihi non imputare aecr●uerit S●c est quasi ●on fuerit euerie sin saieth the ancient which God hath concluded not to impute vnto me is as if it had neuer beene If therefore in thy conscience thou feele thy sins an hea●y burden vnto thee vnder the which thou sigh●st gronest and wherof thou earnestly desir●st to be rele●ued crying with that holy Apostle O miserable man who shall deliuer me from ●his bo●●e of sinne

for his Sonne Christ Iesus sake but presently performes it inuesteth vs againe with our Fathers inheritance which we forfeited in Adam and where we were of our owne nature but deade dogs vncleane creatures dead in sinne trespasses Now behold what loue the Father hath shewen vs He hath made vs partaker● ofthis heauenly voc●tion as to be his sonnes his heires and shall not we then in our very hearts be humbled before him acknowledge our great vnworthinesse and his excellent mercies Let vs confesse with God lie Iacob I am not worthie O Lord of the least of all thy mercies and let euery one of vs say with the Cēturion I am not worthie Lord that thou shouldest entre within my roofe Let vs with the womā of Canaan acknowledge our owne roome if the Lord should giue vs but the benefit of whelps dogs that is should suffer vs to goe vnder our maisters Table and eate of the crummes that fall from it yet were 〈◊〉 it more then any way we haue deserued how then are we bound to haue our hearts and our mouthes filled continually with the praises of our God who hath bestowed vpon vs his greatest mercies whē we were not worthy of the least hath set vs down as Sons daughters heires at the table of his children that were not worthy as dogs and whelps to creepe vnder it haue we not cause to crie out with Dauid O Lord what is man that this maner of wa● thou art mind●ful ●f him Elizabeth maruailed y t Mary came to vis●●e her in the humility of her hart cryed out W●ēc● cōmeth this that the mother of my Lord sh●ld come vnto me but we haue more cause to maruell at the maruaillous mercies of the Lord for what are we that the fairest ●mong the Children of men shold be d●lighted with our loue and our Lord should come to visit the base estate of his Seruants cōmunicate himselfe his light and his life and his grace vnto vs Let no mā think that I haue multiplied these places of scripture without a cause The beginning of the diuisiō between vs the Lord flowed from the pride of our nature vnlesse we humble our selues be cōtent in our mind to sit lower then dust ashes by reason of our sin it is not possible we can bee vnited with the Lord. This is the councell that in few words Michah giueth vnto vs He hath shewed thee O mā what ●s good and what ●he Lord requireth of thee surely to doe iustly and to loue mercy to humble ●hy selfe to walke w●th thy G●d The Lord is indeede a moste high God yet he is nearest vnto them they goe soonest vp vnto him who are least in their owne eyes and trem●le at his words And beside this inward humiliation ●rising of the sence of our owne vnworthinesse and weakenesse let vs come with a hunger and thirst of the Lord his righteousnesse and saluation For he will sati●fie the hungrie but the full he s●●deth away emptie onelie they that haue the spiritull appetite hunger and thirst are meete to be communicants ●t this holy table As that oyle multiplyed by El●sha ceased not so long as the widdow had any vessell wher●in to receiue it so shall neuer that oyle of grace decay but bee multiplyed and increased vnto all that with open inlarged hearts are ready to receiue it Thou therefore who art more ready to faint for spirituall hunger then was Ionathan come hither put out y e hād offaith eate of this hony and make thee full and thou that art sicke with the Spouse in the Canticle for the loue of Ies●s come either and the Lord shall stay thee with the flagons of his wine Art thou almoste dead like that Aegiptian the seruant of an Amalekite whō Dauid found in the fieldes take and eate of this bread and thy spirit shal returne againe vnto thee But alasse where is this spirituall appetite to be found amongst vs the deadnesse of our heart is lamentable we see not our wants we see not his beautie wee smell not his oyntments we taste little of his goodnesse and therefore ●e make not haste to runne after him Dauid mourned ouer the dead body of Ab●er but alasse if we could we haue much more cause to mourn ouer our dead soules Oh that there were in vs y e holy desire which Dauid protesteth to haue beene was in him My soule fayn●eth for the saluation of God A● the heart brayeth for y ● riuers of waters thirstie ground desireth rain so my soule pa●teth aft●r the liuing God blessed are they who hunger and thirste for his righteousnesse for they shal bee satisfied These onely are the guests banketters that shall eate of the delicates which here he hath prepared and whose soule shall bee delighted with his fatnesse These shall go from this Table as Moses came down from Mount Sinai and his countenance changed they shall arise with Eliah and walke on in the strength of this bread al the whole daies of their pilgrimage they shal go on in their way with S●mpson eating of the hony which they haue found They shall depart from this Table as the two Maries did from the Sepulchree with great ioy These shall goe home to their owne houses iustified with the Publicane reioycing because they haue found a treasure and hath felt the sweetnes of this Manna they shal shal not be able to conceale this great ioy from Israel but shall be forced to tell euerie Nathana●l whome they meet We haue found the Messiah And in all time to come their soules shall cleaue to the Lord without separation more streightly thē the mē of Iudah Ierusalem cleaued vnto Dauid their King they shall say to the Lord as Elizeus said to Eliah as the Lord liueth and as thy soule liueth I will not leaue thee and with Peter whither O Lord shall I goe from thee seeing thou hast the words of eternall life The Lord worke this spiritu all disposition in vs for Iesus Christs sake to whome with the Father the holy spirit be all honour praise and glory for euer Psal. 36.7 How excellent is thy mercie O Lord therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings they shall be satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuers of thy pleasures Psal. 6● 4 Blessed is the man whome thou choosest and causest to come to thee he shall dwell in thy courts and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thine house Let glorie be giuen to the Lord and his blessing be vpon his people FINIS Rom. 1 Es 42 16 Esa 49 22 Esay 43 6 Psal. 19 6 Esai 2 3. Iosh. 10 1● Ro. 11 25 Gen 9 27 Mich 3 6 Hos. 9.12 Io. 12 35 Luk. 19 42 Psalme 2. Luk. 15 8 Psal.