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spirit_n	body_n	sin_n	soul_n	13,963	5	5.3517	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00931	A bright burning beacon forewarning all wise virgins to trim their lampes against the comming of the Bridegroome. Conteining a generall doctrine of sundrie signes and wonders, specially earthquakes both particular and generall: a discourse of the end of this world: a commemoration of our late earthquake, the 6. of April, about 6. of the clocke in the euening 1580. And a praier for the appeasing of Gods wrath and indignation. Newly translated and collected by Abraham Fleming. The summe of the whole booke followeth in fit place orderly diuided into chapters.	Nausea, Friedrich, d. 1552.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1580 (1580)	STC 11037; ESTC S102280	47,166	126

haue contemned it is not Succot-benoth nor Tartak whome we haue renounced finally it is not any abhomination of the idolatrous Gentiles whom wée haue displeased we abhorre and vtterly detest all such fornication and vncleannesse of the Heathen But it is thou O almightie GOD whose seate is the Heauen and whose footestoole the earth against whome wée haue transgressed thy lawes wée haue violated and not liued within the compasse of thy cōmandements Our bodies wée haue defiled with the filthines of concupiscence euery member and part of it hath béene accessarie to the committing of many an outragious sinne our very souls also O Lord we confesse are defaced and haue lost their glorie through the staines of our infinite transgressions so that both within and without we are polluted poisoned and like to perishe except the Mithridatum of thy mercy which is a present souereigne salue against all sores preserue vs from this peril Thou O most mercifull Father as tendering the estate of vs thy children hast vouchedsafe by sundrie signes and wonders as foretokens of thy plagues prepared for our punishment to call vs to repentance Our forefathers haue not wanted these warnings and we are not without them so meruellous is thy mercie From Heauen thou vouchsafedst to visit vs and hast commanded the earth to call vpon vs visions of fire haue declared thy iudgements blasing Starres thine indignation mortall plagues thy vengeance Our progenitors haue lien groning vnder the yearks of thy sharpe rod that we their posteritie by their chastisement might be drawne to amendement O the vnmeasurable mercie of thée our almightie God! O thy long sufferance O thy fatherly kindnes O thy vnspeakable pitie patience Thou hast forborne vs euen in our wilfull offences and hast spared vs when we deserued iustly to be smitten Thou hast powred plentie vpon vs and prolonged our peace and yet vngratious children we will not obey thy voice O Lord beare with our imbecillitie we beséech thée for thou knowest we are but dust and ashes fraile and féeble vnconstant and variable corrupt and mortall It is not in vs to direct our owne waies but the working of thy spirit in vs and therfore we acknowledge our owne vilenesse and falling flat before the throne of thy presence submit our selues both bodies soules to thy good pleasure and will O Lorde looke vpon our humilitie behold our submission regard our heauines despise not our contrition hearken to our praiers and ponder our supplications which we powre foorth before the throne of thine incomprehensible Maiestie And though wée haue béene startbackes though we haue béene stubberne though we haue béene rebellious though we haue béene merciles though we haue béene couetous though we haue béene murtherers though we haue béene deceiuers though we haue béene hypocrites though we haue béene contemners though we haue béene liers though we haue béene blasphemers though we haue béene riotters though we haue bene wantons though we haue béene dronkards though we haue béene irreligious finally though we haue béene neuer so bad as we cannot bragge of one sparkle of good in this lumpe of fraile flesh yet we beséech thée to cast an eie vpon our accurssed case and vouchsafe to raise in vs the vertue of repentance of true and vnfeigned repentance of sincere and hartie repentance of Christian and perfect repentance that we may sobbe sigh at the sight of our sins which are so many so gréeuous that the remembrance of them striketh vs downe into desperation vnlesse thy mercie shine from Heauen vpon vs sinners sore distressed and minister due consolation O Lorde God most mightie most gratious most bountifull most righteous the giuer of all good gifts the welspring of all felicitie the treasure of euerlasting blessednes create in vs a new heart and plant in vs a right spirit reforme that which is amisse in vs and make vs that are carnall spirituall lighten our minds with the lampe of thy grace that we may through repentance which we most humbly beséech thée to establish in our harts for sake our former conuersation and beginne to lead a new life both we our families wiues children and seruants endeuouring by the good gouernement of thy spirit to bridle the wildnesse of our wandering desires that they excéede not the limites of thy lawe to amend our manners to put off our olde disguised garment of vncleannesse and to cloth our selues with a suite of new raiment namely of regeneration whereby being renewed we may honour thée our Lord GOD almightie Christ thy Sonne equall with thée in deitie and the holie Ghost the thirde person in Trinitie obey our gouernours reuerence thy preachers loue our neighbours succour the comfortles helpe the widowes maintaine the orphanes offer no wrong but deale iustly in all our affaires that by our conuersation thus reformed we may be reconciled vnto thée O our good God againe and escape the plagues which thou hast denounced against vs by strange signes and wonders We are fraile fleshly corrupt sinfull and without the assistance of thy spirit vnable to bring forth the fruits of the Gospell In consideration whereof we exaue at thy handes O heauenly father the gift of thy grace which may sanctifie our soules and purifie our bodies that both our soules and bodies may be made acceptable and swéete smelling sacrisices to offer vnto thy diuine Maiestie Put away from vs by the fruitfull preaching of thy worde all kind of enormities vnséemely for our vocation and as nothing is vnpossible vnto thée vouchsafe that this our age vpon whome the endes of the worlde are warranted by vndoubted forewarnings to be come may sée those happie daies which haue béene prophesied by the mouths of thy messengers that the Woolfe should dwell with the Lambe and the Leoparde lie with the Kid the Lion and the Calfe kéepe together the Cow and the Beare be at agréement the sucking Infant play vpon the hole of the Aspe and the wained Childe put his hande into the Cockatrice nest that thy spirit reforming vs and knitting our hearts with the knot of mutual charitie we may liue in loue without dissembling fauour ech other without grudging casting off all cruell affections which transforme men into monsters in whome thou O God hast vouchsafed to expresse the image of thy Maiestie The end of all is this which we beséech thée O mercifull father to establish in vs namely the fearing of thy name and the kéeping of thy commandements for herevpon dependeth the whole dutie of man knowing that thou O Lorde wilt bring euery worke vnto iudgement and euerie secrete thing euen our verie thought whether it be good or euill to account These blessings we beséech thée O gratious God grant vs with the increase of thy loue and fauour for his sake in whom thou art well pleased Jesus Christ the iust to whome with thée O Father and the holie Ghost thrée persons and one immortall