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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	death_n	hell_n	victory_n	4,749	5	8.9860	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68136	A letter vvritten by a true Christian Catholike, to a Romaine pretended Catholike Wherein vppon occasion of controuersie touching the Catholike Church the 12. 13. and 14. Chap. of the Reuelations are breifly and trulie expounded. Which conteine the true estate thereof, from the birth of Christ, to the end of the world.	Herbert, William, Sir, 1553?-1593.	1586 (1586)	STC 12752.5; ESTC S112797	52,029	90

thousand two hundred and three score daies That is to say two and forty moneths the which if we reckon after the accompt of Daniel euerie moneth for a sabboth of yeres it amounteth iust to two hundred foure score and fourteene yeres the which number of yeares containeth the whole persecution of the Primitiue church from the first of Herode to the last of Licinius who being ouercome by that most renowmed Emperour Cōstantine the great the church enioyed therupon after a long grieuous storme a sweete blessed happy calme In the meane time she was by Gods especiall prouidence preserued nourished not in pompous glorious ostentation but in hydlock and as it were in the desert not persecuting but persecuted not giuing but receiuing the crowne of martyrdom not glittering with tēporall riches but shining with spirituall vertues not practising the law of armes but preaching the law of God not superiour to all gouernments but subiect to all gouernours not releasing subiectes of their allegeance but instructing them to the doctrine of obedience not making merchādize of gods mercies freely bestowed vpon vs but diuiding frankly and faithfully to the children of God the bread of life O how wel beseemed this the church of Christ how contrarie vnto this is the church of Antichrist 7 And there was fought a great battaile in heauen Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon and his angels fought Here is described a fight and great battayle whereof the place and parties are specially to bee considered for the place it was in heauen that is to say in the church for the congregation of beleeuers is termed heauen euen as the companye of the vnfaithfull and vnbeleeuers is called the earth so wee finde in the beginning of this chapter that the Dragons tayle that is to saye false teachers tyrants persecutors and such like drewe the thyrde parte of the starres of heauen that is to saye a great number that were accompted beleeuers and members of the church militant and caste them to the earth that is made them reprobates vnbeleeuers The parties are Michael and his angels on the one side that is to say Christe and his ministers that is godly magistrates instructers according to the saying of the prophet Daniel in that time shall Michael the great prince arise which standeth for the sins of thy people On the other side is the Dragon and his angelles that is Sathan and his ministers which are tyrants persecutors seducers false prophetes hypocrytes and such like with death sinne hell and damnation 8 But they preuailed not neyther was their place found any more in heauen Here he declareth vnto vs the successe of the battaile the victorie was Michaels the dragon was conquered driuen out of the church and had no place in the hearts of the faithfull Thus Christ vanquished the Diuell death hell sinne in so much that none of these haue any power or authority vpon his elect and chosen people 9 And that great dragon was cast out euen that old serpent which is called the Diuell and Sathan which deceaueth all the worlde hee was euen cast into the earth and his Angels were cast out with him The dragon that is to say the Deuill beeing driuen out of heauen out of the Church out of the heartes of the godlie was cast into the earth that is into the reprobate the vnbeleeuers the wicked whose heartes are the temples of Sathan whose sences are grose and earthlie whose adorations and religions are terrestriall whose affections are altogeather fixed vpon earthlie and worldlie thinges And his Angels were cast out with him death sin hell such other the Dragons associates ministers as they haue no place with the faithful so amongst the vnbeleeuers reprobates they haue their proper seate and throne being together with Sathan their leader cast into the earth that is to say among the wicked and earthly people 10 Then I heard a loude voyce saying now is saluation in heauen strength the kingdome of our God the power of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast downe which accused thē before our God day night Here is laide before vs the reioysing of the heauenly Citizens for the felicitie and happines of the church that by Christs death and passion had ouercome and obtained the victory ouer the Diuell and his aungels For Michaell ouercame the Dragon Christ vanquished the Diuell ouerthrew his dominion power and authoritie and now raigneth only himselfe in most heauenly and triumphant sorte in the hearts and mindes of the faithfull So the accuser is cast downe that we may well say with S. Paule VVho shall accuse the elect of God It is God that iustifieth VVho is he that condemneth It is Christ which died yea which rose againe which is also on the right hand of GOD which maketh intercession for vs. So the accuser of our brethren is cast downe which accused them before our God day and night 11 But they ouercame him by the bloud of the Lambe and by the word of their testimony and they loued not their liues vnto the death The faithfull the chosen and elect people of God ouercame the Diuell but how Not by their desartes workes or merits but by the bloode of the Lambe and worde of their testimonie that is to saye by the death and passion of Christ and by beleuing in him that raised our Lord Iesus from the dead who was deliuered to deathe for our sinnes and is risen againe for our iustification the apprehension by faithe of this incomprehensible benefite which was the word of their testimony by the blood of the Lambe doth ouercome the Diuell conquer the world vanquish the flesh ouerthrowe sinne death hell and all infernall powers according to the saying of Saint Iohn This is the victory that ouercōmeth the world euē our faith And they loued not their liues vnto the death That is to say they most willingly suffered death for the truthes sake and for their testimony in respecte whereof they loued not their liues but after the counsell of our sauiour in the fourteenth of Luke denied themselues tooke vp their crosse and followed Christ and hated their life in this worlde to the end to keepe it to life euerlasting 12 Therefore reioice ye heauens and ye that dwell in thē VVoe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea for the Deuil is come down vnto you which hath great wrath knowing that he hath but a short time Therefore reioyce o ye congregation of the faithful and ye that dwell in them Wo to the inhabitāts of the earth wo vnto you earthly and wicked people woe vnto you inhabitants of the Sea woe vnto you wauering inconstant and vnstedfast in beleefe for the Deuill is come downe vnto you who shall vexe you with sundry calamities both inwardly and outwardly shal replenish you with al vices torment you with anguish and greife of minde