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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bless_a	lord_n	soul_n	6,252	5	5.0695	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49636	The way to good success propounded in a sermon preached upon November the 24th, 1684, at Trinity-house-Chappel, to the wardens, elder brethren, and fraternity of masters and seamen of the same house, at Kingston upon Hull / by N.L., minister of the gospel at St. Mary's Church in Hull.	N. L.	1685 (1685)	Wing L49; ESTC R43334	15,096	37

mans wealth is his strong Citty But 't is but in his own conceit For Prov. 11.28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall They take themselves wings and fly away from one Person to another from one Family to another Therefore we are charged by the Apostle not to trust in uncertain Riches but in the Living God Qu. 3. When or in what cases more especially we ought to commit our Way to God David Psal 62.8 sayes Trust in him at all times ye people God is a Refuge for us Solomon Prov. 3.6 sayes In all thy Wayes acknowledge him and he shall direct thy Paths Yet there are some particular Cases and special Seasons which call for the discharge of this Duty and they are such as concern our Souls or our Affairs First Such as concern our Souls 1. When we are under apprehensions of great guilt that we have contracted upon our Consciences in the by past time of our Lives so that we are afraid that God will never Pardon us never receive us into his favour Then and in this case let us endeavour to perform the Conditions required let us be sorrowful for our sins let us acknowledge our Iniquities let us earnestly beg Pardon in the name of Christ and then we may with confidence commit our Souls unto God not troubling our selves with those unnecessary Enquiries about Gods Eternal Decrees but diligently making use of all these means that he hath appointed for the obtaining of his grace and favour trust in him who hath promised If we confess and forsake our sins he will have mercy and forgive 1 Joh. 1.9 2. Another special Season is when we meet with strong temptations either from Satan the World or our own Corruptions It may be the condition of good men that they may be disquieted with fear lest these sons of Zerviah should be too hard for them In this case they should be active and diligent and trust in God for the mighty aid of his Blessed Spirit knowing that greater is he that is with us then he that is in the World the Eternal God is our refuge Trust in him for he hath not only promis'd assistance but hath given strength to those that have already managed this Warfare The Apostle Paul when he was buffeted by Satan besought the Lord and committed his way to him and God said My grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.7 8 9. 3. In case we have very little comfort in our Christian course sometimes it may be the condition of good men that though they be careful in the discharge of their duty yet their minds may be full of doubts and fears and God seems to hide his face from them This was Davids case Psal 30.7 Thou didst hide thy face and I was troubled But then see Psalm 31.1 In thee O Lord do I put my trust deliver me in thy Righteousness See Isa 50.10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord that obeyeth the voice of his servant that walketh in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God And thus Job a Christian of an ancient date said Though he slay me yet will I trust in him Job 13.15 4. At the hour of Death when we are taking our leave of all that 's near and dear to us in this world and our Souls as it were sits upon our lips ready to lanch out into the Ocean of Eternity This is a special Season to commit our Souls unto God Thus did the Protomartyr St Stephen Act. 7.59 And they stoned Stephen calling upon God and saying Lord Jesus receive my Spirit In like manner did our blessed Saviour Luke 23.46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice he said Father into thy hand I commend my spirit and having said thus he gave up the Ghost 2. Such as concern our Affairs in this World 1. When we engage in any weighty business where there is difficulty and danger Now though we ought to commit our way to God every day and in all our Affairs for this duty is not only to be exercised in the Church and upon the first day of the Week but in our Shops and in our Houses in our Trades in eating and drinking and Recreations and that every day in the Week yet more especially when we are in danger of meeting with temptations and much opposition then we are to beg from Heaven direction and aid and to trust in him for good Success Thus did Eleazar Abrahams Steward Gen. 24.12 O Lord God of my Master Abraham I pray thee send me good speed this day and shew kindness unto my Master Abraham Thus Jehoshaphat 2 Cron. 20.12 Lord we have no might against this great Host but our eyes are towards thee 2. VVhen mens good Names are taken away and they are reproached and falsly accused as Joseph by his Mistris David by Doeg and this seems to be the case of David in the Text for verse 6. He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy judgement as the noon-day Job was charged by his friends for an Hypocrite and he trusted in God and he was pleased to vindicate him and make his Innocency apparent to the whole world Christ Jesus who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth yet did he not escape the reproaches of men and under those reproaches discharged this duty 1 Pet. 2.23 Who when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously Eusebius tells us that Narcissus Bishop of Jerusalem was accused of a foul Crime by three men he had no way to clear his innocency but by committing his Cause to God and he was pleased to inflict heavy judgements upon two of them so that the third seeing Gods hand stretched out against the other became penitent and confessed all so then the cloud of Reproach vanished and his Innocency shined as the light 3. When we are in straits about the things of this Life and have no prospect of any means visible for a supply then is a special Season to commit our selves and wayes to God in the discharge of those duties we ought to perform For he hath promised The young Lions shall lack and suffer hunger but they that fear the Lord shall not want any good thing Ps 34.10 Then trust in him who can bless the little Meal in the Barrel the Oyl in the Cruse who could feed Elijah by Ravens and the Israelites with Manna and Quails from Heaven in the Wilderness and will not suffer those that trust in him to want necessaries 4. When we are full of fears and troubles about Posterity this is the case of many good men who are very sollicitous about their Posterity what will become of them when they are dead and gone Indeed they have reason to be troubled if they have rais'd Estates for them with a Curse by Injustice Fraud or Extortion for then