Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	fruit_n	spirit_n	temperance_n	2,201	5	11.2607	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09144	An explanation of the solemn advice, recommended by the Council in Connecticut Colony, to the inhabitants of that jurisdiction, respecting the reformation of those evils, which have been the procuring cause of the late judgments upon New-England. By Mr. James Fitch ...	Fitch, James, 1622-1702.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.; Fitch, James, 1622-1702. Brief discourse proving that the first day of the week is the Christian Sabbath.; Connecticut. Council.	1683 (1683)	Wing F1063; ESTC W24614	58,047	146

and distempers 3. Therefore its just with the Lord to leave these to some notorious neglects of relative duties one to another if the Husband be a man of Belial he is likewise a Nabal and folly is with him 1 Sam. 25.25 and will behave himself foolishly or bitterly against the Wife of his Bosome Colos 3.19 If the Wife doeth not subject to her Husband in the Lord as the Church is subject to Christ she will be left to act the part of a Zipporah in a reproachful manner to her Husband Ephes 5 24. Exod. 4.25 If Parents and Heads of Families do neglect obedience unto and to act in imitation of the Heavenly Father and live as if they had no Master in Heaven Ephes 6.9 they will be left either by their rash passions to provoke unto wrath Ephes 6.9 and to discourage those under their Government Col. 3.21 or they will by an unadvised indulgence neglect to bring theirs up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Eph. 6.4 but let them live like the wild Ass in the Wilderness snuffing up the Wind Jer. 2.24 and if Children are not in subjection to the Father of Spirits they will not behave themselves reverently to the Fathers of their flesh Heb. 12.9 They do not fear God the ancient of dayes and they will behave themselves proudly against the Aged the base against the Honourable Isai 3.5 The like may be said of neglect of duties in a Plantation Church and Common-wealth-Relations if Rulers Civil or Ecclesiastick do not rule actually in the fear of God 2 Sam. 23.3 they will either tolerate intolerable disorders and not care for those things Act. 18.17 or they will lade Men with burdens grievous to be born but they themselves will not touch the burden Luk. 11.46 and will turn Judgement to Wormwood Amos. 5.7 And if a people do not subject to Rulers for the Lords sake they will either pervert Orders and wrest Laws to the bringing in of Disorder and set up corrupt Rulers those of whom the Lord saith he knew them not Hos 8.3 and like People at last like Priest Hos 4.9 or they will despise Dominions Jude 8. and behave themselves as Thorns that the man that shall touch them must be senced with iron 2 Sam. 23.6 The third bitter fruit of Apostasie is Contentiousness Q. How is Contentiousness a bitter fruit of Apostasie Ans Because those who have turned from the right way of true peace with God and their own Consciences are given up to those contentious Principles and Practices which shall break their peace with others 1. There is the right way of true peace with God and with our own Consciences namely to abhor every known sin to deny our selves to mortifie Pride Envy Hypocrisie and all self humoring Lusts Jam. 4.1 and in this right way of peace to take hold of the strength of God Isai 27.4 Luk. 1.79 2. Those who turn from this right way of true peace with God are given up to Contentiousness the things of their peace are hidden from their eyes Luk. 19.42 there is no judgment in their goings they have made to themselves crooked paths and they shall not know peace Isai 59.8 1. Those who strive against their Maker and set Briars and Thorns in Battel against God Isai 27.4 it s no wonder if the best of them be as a Briar and the most upright of them be as a Thorn-hedge Mich. 7.4 2. Those who will not deny themselves for the sake of true peace with God and their own Consciences let it not seem strange if they will not deny themselves to please others in that which is good and would be to edification Rom. 15.27 3. Those who have vexed the Holy Spirit of God by their Rebellion or Unfaithfulness Isai 63.10 they will grieve others by their giving offence or rashly taking up of offences or contentious manner of managing offences and will make divisions Rom. 16 17. 4. Those who never had the sense of the sweetness of true peace with God and their Consciences cannot in a right Gospel sense be kind and tender-hearted ready to forgive as God for Christs sake forgiveth Eph. 4.32 These have broken the staff of beauty and the staff of Bands and Brother-hood shall likewise be broken Zech. 11.10 14. 5. Those who have been wonted to flatter their own Souls with a false peace and to heal the hurts of their Consciences slightly Jer. 6.14 and would not endure the faithful wounds of a Friend by searching reproofs these will speak peaceably to a neighbour and yet their hearts lie in wait Jer. 9.8 the conclusion of this is that fire of Divisions which consumeth their peace with Neigbours did first begin in the fire of Gods wrath because of some grievous provocation against God Judg. 9.20 21. Isai 4.21 The fourth bitter Fruit is Sensuality Qu. How is Sensuality a bitter fruit of Apostasie Ans Because those who have despised the things of the Spirit of God the only objects of Spiritual senses are given up to please their sensual Lusts by Objects suitable to the carnal senses 1. There are the things of the Spirit of God those Graces of the Spirit in and by the means of Grace communicated Love Peace Joy Long-suffering Gentleness Goodness Faith Meekness Temperance Gal. 5.22 23. and these are the Objects of the spiritual senses to ●ear what the Spirit saith is only by a spiritual sense of hearing Rev. 2.7 to see the things of the Spirit is only by a spiritual sensa of seeing 1 Cor. 2.14 and to tast the things of the Spirit is requisite a spiritual sense of tasting Psal 34 8. Heb. 5.14 2. But those who have despised the things of the Spirit are given up to their sensual lusts these are sensual and have not the spirit Jude 19. they have taken more pleasure to hear a vain song or the noise of a Fiddle then to hear the blessed sound of Emmanuel's voice Psal 89.15 they take more delight to behold vanity then to see the beauty of the Lord in his House Psal 27.4 these take more pleasure to please their appetite with meat and drink and to content other sensual lusts then to feed upon the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of God John 6.56 and the feast of fat things and wine of the Lees and those Gospel dainties are despised Isai 25.6 3. Hence they are given up to sensual Lusts 1. Sometimes to excessive Drinking Eph. 5.18 and sometimes to lasciviousness Eph. 4.19 2. They commonly do walk at the utmost bounds of liberty and abuse their Liberties unto carnal libertinism and sensual licentiousness Gal. 5.13 3. Take these at their best the savour they have of the Gospel and of some common gifts of the Spirit is no better than a savour of Death unto Death 2 Cor. 2.16 for they savour the things of the flesh as more pleasant then the things of the spirit and love pleasures more than God 2 Tim 3 4. and do