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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	call_v	priest_n	126	3	6.4884	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70812	The glasse of Gods providence towards his faithfvll ones held forth in a sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament at Margarets Westminster, Aug. 13, 1644, being an extraordinary day of humiliation : wherein is discovered the great failings that the best are liable unto, upon which God is provoked sometimes to take vengeance : the whole is applyed specially to a more carefull observation of our late covenant, and particularly against the ungodly toleration pleaded for under pretence of liberty of conscience / by Herbert Palmer ...	Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing P235; ESTC R5391	64,078	71

Die Mercurii 14. Augusti 1644. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That Master Rous doe give the Thankes of this House to Master Palmer and Master Hill for the great paines they tooke in the Sermons they preached before both Houses on Tuesday the 13. day of August 1644. being a speciall and peculiar day of Humiliation appointed by both Houses and that they be desired to print their Sermons and that none presume to print their Sermons or either of them but such as shall be authorised under their hand writing H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I doe appoint Thomas Vnderhill to print my Sermon HERBERT PALMER THE GLASSE OF GODS Providence TOWARDS HIS FAITHFVLL ONES Held forth in a Sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament at Margarets Westminster Aug. 13. 1644. being an extraordinary Day of Humiliation Wherein is discovered the great failings that the best are liable unto upon which GOD is provoked sometimes to take Vengeance The whole is applyed specially to a more carefull observation of our late COVENANT and particularly against the ungodly Toleration pleaded for under pretence of LIBERTY of CONSCIENCE By HERBERT PALMER B. D. Minister of GODS Word at Ashwell in Hertford-shire A Member of the Assembly of Divines Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth much more the wicked and the sinner Prov. 11. 31. All these things happened to them for ensamples and are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come 1 Cor. 10. 11. Whatsoever things were written afore-time were written for our learning that we through Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures might have Hope Rom. 15. 4. LONDON Printed by G. M. for Th. Vnderhill at the Bible in Woodstreet 1644. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE The House of PEERES AND TO THE HONOVRABLE The House of COMMONS Assembled in Parliament at Westminster THe Records of Holy Scripture whether they concerne the Actions of GOD or Men are not onely Stories of things done in that Age but Prophesies also of future events in succeeding Generations This GOD hath been pleased to exemplifie particularly in that Word which divers weekes agoe on a Solemne Day appointed for extraordinary Humiliation He sent to be preached in your Eares While some bodily Indispositions hindred me from a speedy obeying the Call of tendring it also to your hands and eyes It seemed good to Him who doth all things wisely and faithfully to give Instances of His fulfilling both parts of it affording some answers of Grace and expressions of Pardon and favour in Wales and the parts thereabouts and yet withall taking some Vengeance upon our untowardnesses by the sad blow given us in the West I hope that as we shall all learne by it even more and more that a GOD lets none of His Words fall to the ground but whatsoever He speakes to us hath its effect upon us and b takes hold of us even whether we take hold of it or no So we will beleeve also that the effect of it will never be spent as long as we live or any of mankind in as much as all the Word of GOD lives and abides for ever as both the c Prophet and d Apostle tell us And this Beliefe will both make all the Word profitable to us and make us Happy by the Word The Promises and Expressions of Grace in the Word never doing us good never being fulfilled to us compleatly but by our beleeving them And the Threatnings or Expressions of Severity never endangering us never being fulfilled at all upon us but when we beleeve them not We have all need to Pray e LORD Encrease our Faith even in relation to Terrifying Truths as well as to Comforting And though Faith most commonly comes by Hearing yet unquestionable Experience telling us that it is partly encreased by Reading also specially of what was once attentively heard I cannot doubt but this Paper-remembrance of matters of so grand Importance will be blessed by GOD as to some others into whose hands it shall come so specially to your selves according to Your Leasure for making use of it unto your Furtherance and Joy of Faith Which that it may be continually augmented in You who have so great businesses to goe through and so great Adversaries to encounter and all Calling for Faith in the strength and Glorie of it through Iesus Christ the Author and Finisher of our Faith is and shall be the earnest Desire and Prayer of Him who is for IESVS sake Your ever most Devoted and Humble Servant HERBERT PALMER THE GLASSE OF GODS Providence TOWARDS HIS FAITHFVLL ONES PSAL. 99. ver. 8. Thou answeredst them O LORD our GOD Thou wast a GOD that forgavest them though Thou tookest vengeance on their inventions BEhold an Apostrophe to GOD in the midst of an Exhortation to Men whatever else we learn from it this we should improve it to to make us remember That we have now to doe with GOD that looking Him in the face may awe us and the Consideration that we are now speaking to Him and from Him and of Him may Affect our spirits to Regard what He doth toward the children of men For these words are the Glasse of GODS Providence towards men towards His Owne those that are most faithfull to Him Would you know who they are See ver. 6. Moses and Aaron among His Priests and Samuel among those that call upon His Name c. Their Faithfulnesse is exprest not only in their Calling upon GOD in the next words They called upon the LORD and He heard them but also by their Obedience ver 7. They kept His Testimonies and the Law that he gave them and then followes GODS Dealings with them in the words of the Text Thou answeredst them c. I will sing of Mercy and Judgement unto Thee O LORD will I sing saith the Royall Psalmist Psal. 101. 1. He doth so here his song is plainly of Mercy and Judgement and that Vnto the LORD as he there also expresses it GODS Great Mercy is set forth towards His Servants in Answering and Forgiving them and with all His Judgement His Heavie Judgement in taking Vengeance on their inventions Behold then the Goodnesse and severitie of GOD saith the Holy Apostle Rom. 11. 22. so say I and that not relating to two sorts of persons as there Transgressours and Beleevers But both towards men of approved avowed faithfulnesse even toward one and the same person in Goodnesse answering and forgiving and yet in some severity taking Vengeance also There are but two maine Dispositions in mens minds that sway our practises and regulate our lives keeping them within compasse that is Faith or Comfort and Feare according to the intimation Act. 9. 31. They walked in the Feare of the Lord and in the Comfort of the Holy Ghost The Comfort of the Holy Ghost or Faith which is all one in Effect on the one side and Feare on the other doe compasse us in We walke