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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	hand_n	hold_v	left_a	3,237	5	10.9073	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09956	The deformed forme of a formall profession. Or, The description of a true and false christian either excusing, or accusing him, for his pious, or pretended conversation. Shewing that there is a powerfull godlynes necessary to salvation, and that many have but the forme, but not the power thereof. In handling whereof these three things are plainely and powerfully explained and applyed. what godlines is. what the power of it. what the reasons why some have but the forme thereof. together with the meanes, and marks, both how to attaine, and to try our selves whether we have the power thereof or not. By that late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ. Iohn Preston. Doctor in divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1632 (1632)	STC 20215; ESTC S115055	12,368	16

if you doe not whet your soules every day Fourthly in the last place is this true that many are partakers of the forme that have not the power of godlynes that when we come to look on the faces of our churches we finde the forme in many but if wee come unto their dealings and cariages in private ye shall scarce finde the power it s as rare as the other are frequent in their profession indeed there is a forme but yet ye shall find religious servants as idle as others and wives as stubborne as others husbands and masters as like lyons in their families and as false in their dealings as others if this be true I say as it is too true it is so then be not deceaved God is not mocked but try and examine your selfes heerein for the kingdome of God consists not in word but in power the Lord will not judge you according to your intentions and purposes but according to your workes and it s not he that saith Lord Lord shall inherit the kingdome of heaven but he that doth the will of my Father c. be not then children in understanding for to take counters for gold lay not out your money for counterfeit things be not fooles to take paines and yet not have your turnes served let me speake unto you as Iames doth if you say yee have faith and not workes can your faith save you I say if you have the forme of godlynes and not the power will that save you if you would not be deceaved then examine your selves First of all if thou dost more than nature see that thou beest not the same man thou wast that thou standest not up in the same troupe thou didst if thou dost thou hast no more but the form of godlines in thee for if thou hadst it would turne thy nature and add wings unto thee making thee soare higher then nature I am able through Christ that stēgthens mee and that not to doe some things but all things he sayes not I doe purpose or desire but I am able to doe all things c. those therefore that are able to stand against some lusts that are against their dispositions but not against all are weake and have not this power in them it may be thou art able to serve God when thou art poore but what art thou when the world comes in upon thee thou art able to obstaine from sins by nature but godlynes as we say of Physicke helpes when nature failes and as although a naturall man with his sight see far but with an optick glasse sees further so when nature falls short Art helpes as though by nature a man may measure or count yet if he comes to a large piece of ground or a great summe Art is required so though thou mayest doe many things by nature yet when godlines comes it helpes out in things wherein nature failes as Sampson could doe many ordinary things by his owne strength but when he came to take downe or cary away the gates of a citty and to pull downe an house it is still said the spirit of the Lord came upon him the Lord went with him and even so it is heere Secondly examine whether ye bee in truth or no for in Christ there are said to be dead branches as well as living that is those have the forme as well as those that have the power but how are they distinguished the dead beare no fruit and therefore as Iohn said every tree that bringeth not foorth good fruite God puts the axe to it and so the three grounds they did not bring foorth fruite examine therefore your selves whether ye be full of fruite or no whether ye abound in good duties or no and doe them with an honest heart for therby the fourth ground is distinguished from all the rest Thirdly examine whether ye hold out in tyme of tryall or not whether you are able to approue your selves with joy as the Apostle sayes of himselfe that hee did when hee was in trouble on everie side on the right hand 〈◊〉 ●n the left hand in prosperitie and in adversitie the third gro●●d 〈◊〉 n●t out in temptation and the reason was because they had not depth of earth that is they wanted power and an inward stock of grace f●●●h●t is depth of earth as a man that keepes a great house if hee ha●e ●ot ● st●ckable to supply him he will soone prove bankrupt and for a trades-man as yee say if hee be not diligent in his trade and follow it well and make his returnes hee will soone breake so also when a man wants inward power and an inward stock of graces to beare his dayly expences out hee will soone become bankerupt Fourthly everie grace hath some propertie annexed to it which doth distinguish and difference it from counterfeit as in faith vnfained laborious love patient hope and the like Thirdly take heede least some lust overcome all and so lust overtop all and be predominant as the praise of men or a respect of pleasure as an halke you see though she may soare and flie high yet she will have an eye to the prey below and so have hypocrites see therefore that ye serve God in singlenes of heart and not with eye service that you doe not harbour any last within for that will spoile all at last as weedes in a garden if they be let alone and not plucked up they will over-run the whole hearbes so is it with sin if it be but suffered though it be but a little one at first yet it will like a leprosie over-spread the whole man and therefore looke to that that some lust doe not overcome all in the end and so I end for this text and time FINIS AMEN What godlynes is Five differences betweene the forme and power of Godlynes Reasons why many men have but the forme Cor 1 29 3● Cap 7. 1 Cor 2● 1 Tim 1 ● Eph 3 13 to the end Eph 1 ● 1 Cor 8 Luk 24 49 How to get the power of godlynes Rom 2 Five marks whereby to know whether wee have the power of godlynes or no Ioh 5