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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	believe_v	forgive_v	forgiveness_n	3,528	5	10.5756	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81985	The Protestants practice, or The compleat Christian. Being the true and perfect way to the celestiall Canaan. Necessary for the bringing up of young and the estabilshing of old Christians in the faith of the Gospel: the use whereof in families will preserve them from the errors of the times. / By a Reverend Father of the Church of England.	Davies, Athanasius, b. 1620 or 21.	1656 (1656)	Wing D395; Thomason E1708_1; ESTC R209509	72,826	348

they have so blessed a communion with him that he is not ashamed to be called their God and to acknowledge them to be his people To be called their Father and to acknowledge them to be his children Heb. 11.16 2 Cor. 6.16 18. Question Have the Saints a speciall communion with our Lord Jesus Christ Answer Yes for he is their head husband redeemer Lord and advocate and they are his members his spouse his redeemed his subjects and those for whom he prayeth unto his Father Eph. 1.22 John 19.25 Phil. 4.23 1 John 2.1 1 Cor. 12.27 Psal 45.13 14. Rev. 5.9 Heb. 7.25 Col. 1.5 Question Have the Saints an especiall fellowship among themselves Answer Yes for they are fellow citizens fellow servants fellow brethren and fellow members which joyfull communion worketh in them brotherly love a compassionate consideration of anothers estate mutuall prayers and a mercifull reliefe of anothers necessities whether worldly or spirituall Eph. 2.19 1 Pet. 2.17 Rom. 12.5 Heb. 13.1 Rom. 12.15 1 Cor. 12.26 James 5.16 2 Cor. 9. Heb. 10.24 Question How is this joyfull communion of Saints wrought which they have with God the Father with our Lord Jesus Christ and among themselves Answer It is wrought by the communion of the holy Ghost who being one with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ is one also in all the Saints and so joyneth them together in this heavenly and spirituall fellowship 2 Cor. 13.13 2 John 5.7 1 Cor. 12.13 Question Are no wicked men of this fellowship Answer No this is onely the communion of Saints Question How can you believe that the Saints shall ever be admitted into the fellowship with God and Christ seeing the best of them are guilty of many sins Answer Because I believe the forgivenesse of sins The forgivenesse of sins Question VVhat mean you when you say I believe the forgivenesse of sins Answer I mean that I doe believe that the Lord God neither doth nor will deale with all men in the strictnesse of his Justice remembring and taking vengeance on their sins but that he doth and will in his abundant mercy in Jesus Christ forgive the sins of those his people which believe on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Psal 30.3 4. Dan. 9.9 Psalme 103.10 Luke 24.47 Question What is sin Answer It 's the transgression of the Law Gods revealed will either in thought word or deed by doing what he forbiddeth or not doing what he commandeth 1 John 3.4 Acts 8.22 James 3.2 Ephes 4.9 James 2.11.3.17 Question What is the forgivenesse of sins Answer It is the Lords acquitting of a man from the guilt and punishment of his sins in Jesus Christ Rom. 8.33 34. Isa 53.5 Eph. 1.7 Question Is forgivenesse of sins onely to be had in Jesus Christ Answer Yes he alone hath born our sins and the punishment due to them and therefore in him alone we are and can be justified from all our sins and freed from the punishment of them and so brought to receive the forgivenesse of sins Isa 53.10 Acts 13.38.39 Question Who are they that receive forgivenesse of sins in Jesus Christ Answer All those who confessing and forsaking their sins rest by faith on our Saviours allsufficient Sacrifice the blessed means appointed by God for the purging of us from all our sins Prov. 28.18 1 John 1.9 Rom. 3.25 Heb. 9.12.26 Question When doe those who believe in Jesus Christ receive the forgivenesse of their sins Answer They receive forgivenesse of their sins so soon as they truly believe in Jesus Christ the which forgivenesse of sins is continually applied unto them by the continuance of their faith but they receive the full effect and benefit of the forgivenesse of their sins at the appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Acts 13.39 Heb. 10.38 39. Acts 3.19 Question Do those who believe in Christ Jesus barely receive forgivenesse of sins in him Answer No when as any one by faith partaketh of the forgivenesse of his sins in Jesus Christ then is he also accepted of God for righteous in him who is made unto him of God righteousnesse Phil. 3.9 1 Cor. 1.30 Question Doe the faithfull Children of God after their death reap any benefit of the forgivenesse of their sins and of their acceptation with God Answer Yes for their spirits are immediately after their death received into blisse by our Saviour Jesus and their bodies shall be perfectly glorified with him at his appearing Luke 23.43 Heb. 12.23 Col. 3.4 Question How can you be assured that the bodies of believing Saints shall be perfected in glory at our Saviours appearing seeing their bodies after their death are consumed in the earth Answer Because I believe the resurrection of the body The Resurrection of the body Question What mean you when you say I believe the resurrection of the body Answer I mean that I am assured that the bodies of all such men and women and Children as have dyed or shall dye before the last day shall rise again out of the dust of the earth and by the union of their souls unto them shall be made to live again 1 Cor. 15. Question What is it that worketh this assurance in you Answer This assurance of the resurrection is wrought me 1 By the word of God wherein it is plainly testified Isa 26.19 Dan. 12.2 2 By the consideration of Gods power whereby it shall be effected Rev. 20.12 Mat. 12.19 3 By the belief of our Saviours resurrection whereby it is sealed and confirmed 1 Cor. 15.12.16 Question Doe you believe that the same bodies which dye shall rise again and live Answer Yes I assure my self that God will not give new bodies but at the resurrection will restore the very same bodies to the Children of men which they formerly lived in Job 19.26 27. 1 Cor. 6.15 Question Shall the bodies of the Children of men at the resurrection be of the same condition that now they are of Answer No for the bodies of men which are now subject to death shall after the resurrection be no more subject thereto and the bodies of Saints which are now weak and vile shall in the resurrection be made conformable to the glorious body of our Lord Jesus Christ being freed from all those infirmities which doe now accompany flesh and blood Luke 20.36 2 Cor. 15 42 43 44. Phil. 3.20 Question When shall this resurrection of the body be A. At the last day when our Lord Jesus Christ shall come to judge the quick and the dead Q. What shall become of the Saints after the resurrection The life everlasting A. They shall be put into the possession of life everlasting Q. What doe you understand by life by the life everlasting A. I doe understand thereby a glorious estate of heavenly and perfect blessednesse wherein the Saints shall live for ever Jo● 7.22 3.2 1 Th. 4.17 Q Shall none of the wicked partake of everlasting life A. No all unrepentant wicked men shall

first and principall duty belonging to a Christian Answer The hearing of Gods word James 1.19 Rev. 2.29 Question 73. In what manner must it be heard 1 Attentively Nehem. 8.3 Psal 78.1 That is without distraction and wandring of heart and with all readinesse of mind and due regard Acts 17.11 James 1.19 Acts 28.14 2 Sincerely Acts 10.33 without a dissembling heart Jer. 42.20 3 Understandingly so as to conceive it Mat. 13.51 Mark 1.14 4 Affectionately so as to have our hearts quickned and warmed with it Luke 24.32 5 Faithfully so as to be fully perswaded of the truth of the Doctriue the worth of the Promises the weight of the threatnings and generally of the undoubted certainty of all those things whereof we are instructed in the word of God Heb. 4.2 Luke 1.4 6 Meekly so as to submit to it James 1.21 Even when we are reproved and threatned by it Isa 38. ult 7 Fruitfully so as to profit by it and be doers of it never getting rest to our selves till we be like that word we hear in all holinesse both of heart and life James 1.22 2 Cor. 3.18 8 Providently laying up in stock for the time to come what we have not present use of Isa 42.23 Psal 119.9 Question 74. What 's the second maind uty belonging to our Christian calling Answer Receiving the Sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 11.25 Question 75. In what manner ought we to receive it Answer 1 With some good understanding of the grounds of Religion in generall to wit mans good Creation sinfull fall and gracious redemption that so we may know what need and use there is of a Sacrament and Sacrifice as at the Passeover there was instruction to acquaint them with the grounds and use of it Exod. 12.26 2 Chron. 30.22 As also with the understanding of the Mystery of the Sacrament in particular so as to be able to discern the Lords body 1 Cor. 11.24 2 With an earnest desire and eager appetite which without the understanding before spoken cannot be John 4.10 and that shewes the necessity of it Isa 55.1 John 7.38 3 With faith for we cannot partake in Jesus Christ for our spirituall nourishment unlesse we come to him and to come to him is to believe on him John 6.35 4 With a good conscience which contains in it both repentance and charity for it is as much as to see 1 As much as may be that God have nothing against us Rev. 2.4 our sin being put away by repentance Psal 32.5 2 That men have nothing against us all offences being removed by Reconciliation Mat. 5.23 Question 76. What 's the third speciall duty of a Christian Answer Prayer Mat. 7.7 Psal 50.15 1 Cor. 1.2 Question 77. In what manner are we to pray unto God Answer 1 Watchfully Col. 4.2 the time and place being as much as may be fitted Mark 1.35 But alwayes the heart being fixed and settled on the service Psal 108.1 2 Wisely praying for things lawfull and needfull good and fit 1 John 5.14 1 Kings 3.9 10. 3 Reverently that is with humble acknowledgment how unworthy we are to desire any thing from so gracious a God Gen. 18.27 and with humble submission of our suites unto the wil of so wise a God Mat. 26.39 4 Faithfully James 2.6 Earnestly Luke 11.8 and Constantly Luke 18.1 Question 78. What 's the fourth speciall Christian duty Answer Fasting Mat. 9.15 Question 79. What Rules are there to be observed for fasting Answer 1 We are to fast when it is fit that is not when such a day comes superstitiously Gal. 4.10 But when God calls thereunto by any speciall and extraordinary occasion religiously Isa 22.12 Joel 2.12 2 We are to fast as it is fit to wit 1 With inward contrition and renting of our hearts Psa 51.17 Joel 2.13 2 With outward Humiliation that all the world may see our submission unto God 1 Kings 21. last 3 With faithfull and fervent prayer Jona 3.8 4 With a through reformation professed by the renewing of our Covenant in the day of our fast Nehem. 9. last 10. and practised in the renewing of our conversation after the fast and that so as that God may see and he himself may say that we are turned from the evill of our works Jona 3. last 3 We are to humble our selves before God as long as it is fit to wit till God he intreated Judges 20.23 26. even as Jacob continued his wrestling with weeping and supplication till God was conquered Gen. 32.26 Question 80. What 's the fifth speciall Christian duty Answer Vowing Psal 76.11 50.14 Question 81. In what manner is a Vow to be made Answer It must be 1 Of things lawfull not to kill Paul Acts 23.12 Rom. 14. ult It 's against Scripture to Vow Chastity 1 Cor. 7.9 Poverty Prov. 30.8 Regular obedience 1 Cor 7.23 So as the Papists prescribe 2 Secondly of things in our power to wit in ordinary course and by diligent use of the means through that blessing of God which he uses to afford for Vowing requires paying Eccles 5.4 and paying power 3 Of things in our purpose and resolution Psal 119.106 not Vowing in a passion or with dissimulation 4 For such reason as it is fit to wit 1 To expresse our thankfulnesse Gen. 28.20 2 To take some revenge upon our selves for sins committed 2 Cor. 11.7 3 To prevent some sin whereof of we are in danger Job 31.1 A Vow is sepes sanctimoniae to hedge us in a holy course and keep off the breakings in of sin 4 To help our selves in service 1 Cor. 9.25 as to make a light dinner on the Sabbath for attending the afternoones Sermon the better 5 For such a time as is fit in some cases and for some considerations for ever 1 Cor. 7.5 That wine which a young man may have reason to Vow abstinence from will when he is older or weaker be needfull for him and not hurtfull as before to him 1 Tim. 5.23 Question 82. What speciall Caution is there to be observed in Vowing Answer Vow not upon a push of zeal our zeal must be put to the performing but our wisedome and care to the making of a Vow that thou mayest not be slack to pay be slack rather to Vow for to forbear to pay will be a sin to thee but it is no sin to forbear to Vow Deut. 23.21 22. Question 83. But what if I Vow rashly am I then bound to pay Answer A rash and unlawfull Vow binds but to what not to performance but to repentance Question 84. But when a Vow is needfull to be made and hard to be kept what course is to be taken for the keeping of it Answer Vow a hard thing for a short time first whereby thou mayest take a tryall what thou art able to doe and so either injure thy self to keep it for a longer time or if thou find thy self too weak to perform unloose thy self from it

Holy Ghost assureth me that he was perfectly sanctified in his conception by the Holy Ghost and so made a perfect holy one voyd of sin Luke 1.35 Question VVas our Saviour then clean void of sin Answer Yes he was pure and spotlesse separated from sinners voyd of all iniquity and therefore fit to be a Priest to offer a sacrifice to be offred up for our sins Heb. 9.14.7.26 Heb. 9.26 Question VVhat doe you learn by knowing that our Lord Christ was born of the virgin Mary And born of the virgin Mary Answer I learn thereby that he was man Question How doe you know that our Lord Christ was a man by knowing that he was born of the virgin Mary Answer Because I know that every one that is born of a woman doth partake of the nature of his mother and so is man Job 14.1 Question VVas our Lord Christ a man then Answer Yes he was a perfect man in all things like unto us sin only excepted 1 Tim. 2.5 Heb. 2.14 17. Question VVhat doe you learn by considering our Saviours conception of the holy Ghost and birth of the virgin Mary together Answer I learn thereby that our Saviour was and is perfect God 1 Tim. 3.16 God in the flesh and perfect man in one person Question To what end came our Saviour Jesus Christ into this world Answer The main end of his coming into this world was to suffer and by his suffering to satisfie for the sins of the world Psa 40.6 7 8. Question Did he undergoe these sufferings which he came into the world to endure Answer Yes Suffered under Pontius Pilate he suffered under Pontins Pilate Question VVho was Pontius Pilate Answer He was a Roman Governour in Judea in the dayes of our Saviour Jesus Christ Question VVhy is our Saviour said to have suffered under Pontius Pilate Answer Both because he suffered in the time of his Government and was by him adjudged unto death John 19.16 Question VVhat manner of sufferings did our Saviour endure Answer He endured two kinds of sufferings namely inward of soule and outward of body Question VVhat were the inward sufferings which he endured Answer They were that exceeding sorrow and amazing Agony of soule which he sustained before his death when his heart within him was even like melting wax Psal 14.22 Mat. 26.38 Luke 22.44 Marke 14.33 Question How was that exceeding sorrow and amazing agony of soule bred in him Answer By the Lords wounding of him for our transgressions bruising of him for our iniquity and laying upon him the chastisement of our peace that by his stripes we may be healed Isa 53.5 Question Did the Lord then wound and bruise our Saviours soule with such sorrowes and grifes as we by our sins deserved Answer Yes he bare those our griefes and carried those our sorrowes which we deserved by our sins though not in quality or continuance yet in equality of sorrowes and sufferings Isa 53.4 10. Question Did our Saviour then undergoe sorrowes and sufferings equall to those which our sins deserved Answer Yes our Saviour bare such sorrowes and sufferings of soule as were equivalent to those which our sins deserved even such as no creature in Heaven or earth could possibly have sustained Question How can it be proved that the sorrows and sufferings of our Saviour were so great as you affirm Answer This is proved 1 Because our Saviour although his manhood was sustained in his sufferings by the infinite and almighty power of his God-head complained notwithstanding that his soule was oppressed with that ●orrow which lay upon it even unto death Mat. 26.38 2 Because our Saviour though he were of infinite power yet needed the ministry of an Angell to strengthen him in his agony Luke 22.43 3 Because our Saviour in that agony wherein he was before he was betrayed into his enemies hands was so strongly wrought upon by his sorrowes and inward sufferings that it bred amazement in him and drew strong cryes from him and tears from his eyes and drops of sweat like unto clots of blood from his whole body Mat. 14.33 Heb. 5.7 Luke 22.44 4 Because the greatnesse of our Saviours sufferings on the Crosse deprived him of the present fence of his Fathers gracious presence with him and supportance of him in his sufferings All which plainly testifie the unexpressable sorrowes and inward sufferings of our blessed Saviour Mat. 27.46 Question What outward sufferings did our Saviour indure Answer He indured scornings and scourgings and death Question How was our Saviour put to death Answer He was crucified Was crucified and so he dyed John 19.18 Question VVhat doe you mean when you say that he was crucified Answer I mean that he was nailed unto the Crosse Acts 10.39 Question VVas crucifying an ordinary kinde of death among the Jews Answer No It was a shamefull and most accursed kinde of death due onely to notorious wicked persons Mat. 27.38 Question VVhy would our Saviour die so shamefull and an accursed kind of death Answer That he might bear our shame and be made a curse for us that so we may be freed from the curse of sin and wrath of God through him Gal. 3.13 Question Was our Saviours death altogether enforced by the torment which he endured on the Crosse Answer No it partly proceeded from his own will for when he endured such deadly torments as were inflicted on him he then willingly gave up his Spirit into the hands of his Father and so he dyed Dead John 10.17 18. Luke 23.46 Question How could our Saviour be crucified and dye seeing he was truly God Answer Because he was truly man also and so suffered and dyed according to the infirmity of his flesh 1 Pet. 3.18 Question To what end did our Saviour endure all these inward and outward sufferings of which you have spoken Answer That he might be an allsufficient propitiation for the sins of the world that so whosoever believeth in him should receive remission of sins and be delivered from the wrath to come 1 John 2.2 Acts 13.33 39. 1 Thes 1.10 Question How could our Saviour being but one be an allsufficient propitiation for the sins of the world Answer Because he was the onely begotten Sonne of God God and man in one person and there was a person of more worth and value then the whole world 1 John 1.14 1 Pet. 1.19 Question What became of our Saviours body after his death Answer It was taken down from the Crosse and buried And buried Acts 13.29 Question Who buried the body of our Saviour Answer Joseph of Arimethea a wise Counsellor and Nicodemus after they had imbalmed it with spices buried it in a new Tomb which Joseph had hewn out of a rock for himselfe John 19.38 39. Question Was our Saviour willing by these steps of his Crucifying death and buriall to be brought unto his grave Answer He descended into hell Yes doubtlesse for he was not meerly by force