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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	faith_n	reason_n	see_v	6,880	5	4.6981	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

their bowells issuing forth and yet lifted vp their eyes to Christ by prayer nay rather by singing brake through the noyse of the flames Therefore O flesh and bloud tell me here if Christ were not there if he assisted them not effectually or clothed them not really with his power against the violence of that Element and against the crueltie of those who sharpens it against them thinkest thou that there could be any one found that could stand And from whence then came so many millions Yea where could there haue beene found any one that should resolue with himselfe to die for one dead to suffer himselfe to be tortured for one Crucified and from whence then could this come if it were not in that Christ liveth in them and in them with them is crucified Verily in them who cast their burden vpon the Lord the Sonne coeternall with the Father not to shake off their burthen but the more couragiously to beare it being incouraged by his presence strengthened by his hand And therefore in other crosses the wonder consisteth herein that the Lord being called vpon in faith doth graciously deliver thee But loe here the myracle is in that the faithfull against sence reason and nature offer themselues vp in sacrifice vnto God their flesh and bloud their humaine reason altogether flesh and bloud renouncing themselues to confesse Christ And seeing it is impossible of themselues whence is it then for the honor of God but by God The burden of our Calling And so much for the burthen of the Crosse and affliction when it overchargeth vs. Now followes that crosse which concernes our calling and function vnto which God calleth vs. A true burthen also for there is none so small in regard of the weaknesse of our nature vnder the which our shoulders doe not bow yet be it never so great in his power who calls vs thereunto wee need not feare to passe provided alwayes it be a true calling by which he makes it his owne And therefore the Apostle exhorts every one Ephes 4.1 to walke worthy his calling according to that grace which is given vs according to the measure of the gift of Christ To walke is not simplie to goe but to hold a certaine way and to ayme at the true end thereof and besides in a mans Calling to looke he haue it from God who is a God of order who ordaines and who imployes all his Creatures every one to some certaine thing every stone to haue a certaine place in his building He that walkes in his Calling sets all his paths vnto profit walkes alwayes well though he halt in it he that strayeth from thence what speed soever he makes goeth the further out of his way and for the most part goes backward Well then every calling hath his labour or rather his crosse yet not without some inward comforts and helpe from aboue even from him who hath created all things He I say with the same power bountie and wisedome preserveth them and directs all things For let vs not thinke that he hath lesse care or takes more pleasure to comfort an Artificer in his shopp then he doth a Prince in his Throne a family as well as a Common wealth for every where where his name is called vpon he hearkens he heares he puts to his helping hand without exception without acception of persons vnto him who hath equally made them the brasse is as deare as the gold the hempe as the flax the course cloth as the scarlet But in the callings of those whom hee calleth to the conducting of his people of his Church this bountifull providence doth more appeare because shee is set as it were vpon a hill because they are or ought to be the light of the world as also because the Lord in his holy Scriptures hath left them for our examples Art thou then in a publicke Calling 1. In the Magistracy be it either polliticke or ecclesiasticke and dost thou meete with a stiffenecked people being ready every houre to murmure with gyants advancing their heads against heaven against whom thou art every houre to pronounce and lay open Gods judgements A hard Commission troublesome rough hard to vndergoe if thou onely looke into thy selfe but looke vnto God who hath imposed this Calling vpon thee doe not thou therefore shake off thy burthen as another Ionas Who fled vnto Tarsis from the presence of the Lord and shipt himselfe at Ioppa who meets with him amōgst the waues Whether shall I goe from thy spirit sayth the Prophet Psal 39.7 or whether shall I flie from thy presence Therefore rather humble thy selfe before his face acknowledg thy imbecillitie seeke thy strength from him take thy warrant from his Commission What oh Lord is dust and ashes that thou shouldest expect such strength such service if thou put not to thy helping hand if thou worke not in it There needs no greater matter then lyce to confound the wise the ruine of the pride of Egypt Well then Lord worke thou Who am I Lord saith David 2 Sam. 7.18 19.22.23.24 and what is my house that thou hast brought me hitherto is this the manner of men is there any thing here whereof man can presume or promise ought vnto himselfe But he takes him at his word wherein his glory is interressed And sayth for thy promise sake and according to thy heart thou hast done all this greatnesse c. to get thee a name and a people for evermore And where his calling meets there his promise secretly comes betweene Who am I also saith his Son Salomon 1 Kings 3. to iudge this so great a people c. Alas I am but a childe who knowes not how to goe in and out before them And further the Lord from whom every good gift comes giues him to him I say who acknowledging his owne incapacitie seekes the supply thereof in his grace a wise and an vnderstanding heart a habit very necessary for a King he giues him more then he requireth riches and honour things very seemely Also who am I saith Moses Exod. 3.11 that I should goe vnto Pharaoh and that I should bring the Children of Israel out of Egypt c. Exod. 4.10 Alas Lord saith he neither yesterday nor before yesterday am I a man of cloquent speech but on the contrary of a slow mouth and tongre Now the businesse was to speake vnto a great Prince to perswade him of strange offensiue things but I sayth the Lord will be with thee and beholde the signes Who made the mouth of man who made the dumbe c. Exod. 4.12 I will be with thy mouth and will teach thee what thou shalt say or rather by thy hand I will doe that which thou shalt haue to say that we might know the great priviledge those haue whom God sets on worke in respect of all others Those whom the Princes of the earth imploy in their services if they be not adorned with exquisite