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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	faith_n	work_n	6,717	5	5.8349	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19873	Seven sermons on, the wonderfull combate (for Gods glorie and mans saluation) betweene Christ and Sathan Delivered by the Reuerend Father in God, Doct. Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, lately deceased.; Wonderfull combate (for Gods glorie and mans salvation) betweene Christ and Satan	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1627 (1627)	STC 630; ESTC S119227	63,833	118

one iote of this Let therefore Haec omnia giue place to Scriptum est marry Omnia illa which both we now enjoy and which are layd up for vs here after are come to by Scriptum est So that Omnia haec is not all we must care for there be things to come besides these things which wee lay hands on farre more precious Though here be all the Kingdomes of the earth yet they are said to be shewed in the twinkling of an eye so cannot the other Kingdome of exceeding glory All the power of all the Princes on the earth haue not power ouer one silly soule to destroy it Math 10 28. All the glory of them is called but a great big fannes or pompe Acts 25 23. Salomon was the most glorious Prince that euer was yet he was not cloathed like a Lilly Mat. 6 29. Nor all the Lillies in the field nor Starres in heauen nor the Sunne and Moone it selfe are comparable to one soule The Scripture whereby Christ answereth the deuill is in Deut. 16 13. Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God and serue him If any fantasticall spirit oppose it selfe against Moses let it be accursed There is in this answer two things set downe worship and Seruice both which are due to God onely Couetousnesse endeth in Idolatry and fitly is so termed if Christ had beene couetously minded then hee must needs haue fallen downe and worshipped the Deuill for Couetousnesse and Idolatry being ioyned together wee would not haue parted from so great a benefit Christ hath heere changed a word which the Septuaginta Translator hath which signifieth a seruice with an open testimony So that wiil ye know if a man do b●leeue Hee beleeueth vnto righteousnesse with the heart that with the mouth confesseth to saluation Rom. 10 10. Such as glorifie God as well in their members as in their spirit 1 Cor. 6 20. As S. Iames faith of Faith Shew mee thy faith by thy workes so may in be said of feare You say you haue feare can you shew me your feare If it be not a dead feare it is to be seene as Dan. 3 5. it must be shewed by falling downe and worshipping The seruant that feared fell downe and besought his master Math. 18 26. Do you feare then where is the outward reuerence The inward affection must appeare by the outward action Religion is outward as well as inward I Kings 19 18. There be two wayes whereby we may haue traffique with the deuill either of both will serue his turne first homage secondly seruice of the body and both these doth God require euen when we are in the darke or in our chamber Ezech. 8 12. Indeede might the deuill say this Mountaine is very open but how say ye will ye be content closly in a corner to worship me If ye will not weare my cognisance on your fore-head yet yee may take my marke in your hand then shutting your hand no body can perceiue it If ye will not take the marke yet take the number of the Beasts name that is six hundred threescore and six Apoc. 13 17 18. Will ye do none of these What then Will ye serue me Rom. 16 18. Thus ye see what glorious termes hee vseth but if one should seeme to do one of these on curtesie hee will not be content till he do it of duty NOw let vs see first what it is to Worship It is that which Cornelius did to Peter he met him fell downe at his feet and worshipped him Acts 10 25. And that which Iohn did to the Angell that is he fell downe before his feet to worship him Apoc. 19 10. It is when one on the knees doth a bodily worship I will shew it you in Dauids words for I cannot tell it ye better When Michol scoffed at Dauid for being bare-headed before the Arke he saith I will be more vile than thus and will be low in mine owne sight 2 Sam. 6 22. A man can neuer be too reuerent to God we thinke it a great disgrace and debasing of our selues if we vse any bodily worship to God It may be said to them as it was to him that feared to do too much reuerence to Caesar Hic homo times timere Caesarem Our religion and Cultus must be vncouered and a bare-faced religion were would not vse to come before a meane Prince as we do before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords euen the God of heauen and earth The foure and twenty Elders fell downe before him that sate on the Throne and worshipped him that liueth for euer and cast their crownes before his Throne The wandring eye mustlearne to bee fastened on him Luke 4 20. and the worke of iustice and peace Esay 32 17. the worship of the Knees to how Ephes. 3 14. and kneele before the Lord their Maker Psal. 95 6. Our feet are to come before his face For the Lord is a great God and a great King aboue all Gods Psal. 95 2 3. Iacob though hee were not able to stand or kneele yet because hee would vse some corporall seruice leaned vpon his staffe worshipped God as appeareth Gen. 49 33. and Heb. 11 21. This must be done as duty due vnto God and in regard of those that be strangers SEcondly what it is to Serue This is to bow the soule as the other is to bow the body For the King to serue and speake kindly to the people that they may serue him for euer after 1 King 12 7. is not the seruice he meaneth nor to do all that the King commands 2 Sam. 15 15. For God must be aboue all and of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome to him he is in bondage 2 Pet 2 19. Wee must serue God with our sacrifices but not with our sinnes nor weary him with our iniquities Esay 43 23. We may not make a dung cart of him to load him with our sinne and filth Amos 2 13. and when he comes againe to haue as much more for him Onely The Deuill himselfe would grant that God is to bee serued his meaning was that a man might serue God and him too but Christ saith God onely But it may be said this word Onely is not in the Scripture whence Christ citeth this sentence and so Christ hath added to the word of God Indeed in Deut. 6 13. Alone is not but in the next verse it is said Do not follow after other gods which is in effect God onely The Papists aske where we finde Onely in siustification by faith Indeed we do not finde it but wee do finde that by faith and nothing else we are iustified Rom. 3 28. and so we may well collect it by faith onely By grace we are saued through faith and that not of our selues it is the gift of God Ephes. 2 7. And on this warrant haue many of the Ancient Fathers been bold to adde the word Onely as Origen vpon Rom. 3 28. Hilarie vpon Math. 8. and diuers