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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	incense_n	prayer_n	smoke_n	1,391	5	11.4786	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33985	The weavers pocket-book, or, Weaving spiritualized in a discourse wherein men employed in that occupation are instructed how to raise heavenly meditations from the several parts of their work : to which also are added some few moral and spiritual observations relating both to that and other trades / by J.C.	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.	1695 (1695)	Wing C5351; ESTC R26037	76,699	180

Task which if he doth he shall be paid for it So cannot the Spiritual VVeaver nay when he hath done all he can he must say he is an unprofitable Servant a Servant so as what he hath done is but his Duty an unprofitable Servant so as what he hath done comes short of his Duty So that indeed our Spiritual VVeaver strictly hath not according to his VVork not according to the Failures and Imperfections of it but according to the Kind of it and Degrees of Goodness in it The Spiritual VVeavers Reward is by no means a Quid pro quo a proportionable Reward unto hi● work but it is a Reward of Grace according to the Nature and Degree of his Sincerity in h● VVork 5. When the Weavers piece cometh off the Loom according to the Nature of the piece it i● either by the Master onely made up and pressed and sealed or else as some pieces require it is Dyed Fulled Tentered Raised Pressed Glozed and so Exposed to the Merchant Much of this is onely to Deceive or please the Buyers Eye Nothing of this is to be done to the Spiritual VVeb that goes to an Eye which as it cannot be Deceived so it will not be Pleased with any Glozings Onely Dyed it must be made up and ●ffered unto GOD it must be Sealed it must be The only Dye that can give an acceptable tincture to the work of Righteousness is in the Fountain set open to the House of David and to the Inhabitants of Hierusalem for sin and for Vncleanness Revelation 7.14 Those that came out of great Tribulation washed their Robes and made them White in the Blood of the LAMB If we sin saith the Apostle and who lives who works and sinneth not We have an Advocate with the Father even JESVS CHRIST the Righteous ●r John 2.1 It is CHRIST that with his Blood and Perfect Satisfaction must dye all our works It is he who must make them up Perfect through this Righteousness 'T is he that must set his Seal of acceptation upon them who must offer them ●p unto his Father This is what Saint John saw Revelation 8.3 when he saw another Angel standing before the Altar having a Golder Censer And there was given unto him much Incense that he should offer it with the Prayers of all Saints upon the Golden Altar verse 4. which was before the Throne And the Smoak of the Incense which came with the Prayers of the Saints ascended up before GOD out of the Angels Hand Thus now hath our Spiritual Weaver finished his work run the Race which GOD set him to run finished his Course and Enters the Paradise of GOD. 6. But I observe that every Poor VVeave● cannot stay for his Wages until the End of the Year but hath it from week to week Possibly they cannot stay so long but must have it from day to day The good Master Indulgeth him considering his Necessities and the N●eds of his Family he giveth him not all but some he giveth him So doth our great LORD and Master Godliness hath Promise both of this Life and also of that which is to come Our LORD knoweth that we are Necessitous Creatures and cannot do him Service while we are in the Body without Food and Rayment Godliness hath therefore many Promises annexed to it which are fulfilled in this Life if not to all in the extent of some Promises yet to all so far as shall be Food Convenient and so enough for them to Support Uphold and Maintain them while in this world they are at their LORDS work Yet not this in Equal Portions But as many Masters that have Various work-men not indued all with alike Discretion sometimes trust one who is the discreetest of them with the portions belonging to three or four 't is all in trust that they should distribute to Six and also to Seven So doth our great LORD and Master in his distributions of the good things of this Life which are capable to be ill as well as well used GOD gives to some Abundance to others enough to others too little He that hath abundance hath with it a charge to be Rich in good works to do good to distribute GOD hath provided for all some have it in their own Hands others have it in their Friends Hands GOD puts for the Poor into the Hand of the Rich and with a charge to them to do good and to distribute it according to his order and under and by the Rules he hath set down in his Word Their great VVages is to be Paid at the End of their Days indeed at the End of the World But they shall in the mean time have Something to support and Uphold them while they are in the Flesh doing and Suffering the will of GOD concerning them The Poem LORD how we labour for a piece of Bread Which when we have It perisheth No sooner are we Fed Our Stomacks crave We work and by and by our gettings Spend What we before Were that we are Our Labour 's without End And we still poor Still but our Body 's fed Our better Self Will starved be It cannot be maintained with worldly Pelf T' Eternity Is there no better Trade might not I work For better pay If I serv'd GOD My Soul let it not irk Thee for to pray To Read to Hear to spend time every day To make that sure Which when all these poor things shall melt away Shall still endure Work how I will while I am in the Flesh My pay will be Or Good or Bad of Either more or less Eternally Why doest thou say no Mortal Man can Live Meerly on Prayer Did ever GOD unto his Servant give Nothing but Air Cans't trust him for a Crown and canst n●t trust Him for thy Bread Hath he not said unto thy part of dust It shall be Fed Did ever any him for nothing serve For nothing here If thou doest not abound thou shalt not starve Thou needst not fear But do not think that thou doest from thy Maker Earn the least Good All 's free Gift or because thou art Partaker Of ●hy LORDS Blood His Hand must Seal his Blood must Dye the Piece If he but write ACCEPTED it shall pass for Righteousness That makes it right Out of that Angel's hand my GOD let all My Prayers come To thee and whatsoever good I shall Work in my Loom The Art of Weaving Spiritualized Part. II. CHAP. I. Of the Excellency of the Trade Observations HItherto I have only helped our Weaver with some hints for Spiritual Meditations and Discourse from the several parts of his Work Let me now give him some few Observations I h●ve made upon eight and twenty Years Converse with many of this Occupation My Observations will some of them be more General relating to other Trades as well as that Some more Special relating to that Employment I shall not be curious in distinguishing them each from other but take them as my thoughts suggest