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spirit_n	eternal_a	holy_a	son_n	7,025	5	5.5036	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09595	A sommon to repentance Giuen vnto Christians for a loking glasse, wherin we may behold our owne deformities, and therein and thereby, we are not onely forewarned of our destructions, but we are learned to humble out selues in these dangerous dayes of wickednesse, before the throane of Gods mercy, that wee maye not be preserued from the lake of damnation, in the great and notable day of Christs comming to iudgemente. Published by J.P. student of Cambridge.; Summons for repentance	Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.	1584 (1584)	STC 19875; ESTC S105036	35,560	70

fyrie flame wherein the godles shall be punished and tormented euerlastinglie But howe or by what meanes they trust not to their owne strengthes they put no confidence in man they stand not sturdie in their owne conceits neither yet builde they on their owne desarts no they stande not to reason with the Lorde as though they would iustifie themselues but they feeling the miserie of their languishing soules they flie vnto the Lord by a liuelie faith they are ashamed of themselues they are heartelie sorie for their sinnes they weepe and crie out bitterlie for their iniquities saing O father we are not woorthy to be called thy children ●…or we haue sinned against thee and are not worthy to be called thy children This humble submission of theirs this hartie sorrowe of theirs is not onely accepted but the Lorde himselfe appea●…ing his furie with the outstretched armes of his compassion and pittie receyueth them to his fauor and giueth vnto them the fat kidde Christ Iesus on whom by faith they féede and haue their fill to their excéeding io●…es and to the saluation of their soules This is the difference betwixt the faithfull and the vnbeléeuing This is an especial token howe and in what kinde the children of light are and may at all times easelie bée discearned from the children of darkenes This is an especiall note for vs to consider howe and in what manner the church millitant may easelie be disciphered from the church malignant for as the members of the true church of Christ continuallie trauell vnder the crosse are at warfare and their fight is endles against 〈◊〉 death hell the flesh this wicked worlde sathan and all the powers of hell So this malignant church this synagogue of the diuel this proud painted strumpet of Babylon 〈◊〉 in all 〈◊〉 glorieth in all vncleannes loueth this world pearcheth for promotion and princelie dignitie and that most 〈◊〉 pampereth it selfe in fleshly filthie lust most shamelesselie soyleth it selfe in all notorious sinnes and euils most abhominably and to conclude Lucipher the prince of pride 〈◊〉 y ● ringleder of this mischieuous church contrary the mihtent church hath learned of hir louing 〈◊〉 Christ Iesus to be hūble lowly meeke gentle patient readie to suffer affliction willing to 〈◊〉 vnder the baner of hir head to continue constant in time of their trial The children of this church are not ashamed of y ● truth of the Gospel The children of this church are readie at al times to giue a reckoning of their faith before princes The children of this church are redie to suffer imprisonment reuiling persecution and willinglie they agree to giue their liues for the testimonie of Christ. Contrary the church malignant most arrogantlie lifteth it 〈◊〉 against the Lorde against his 〈◊〉 and the true 〈◊〉 of his blessed name they resist the Lords armie of his saints they in their kinde as the 〈◊〉 members of the verie diuell himselfe doe all and that with one consent toile without ceasing to destroie the lords vineyard to batter downe the walles of Sion and to ouerthrowe the pillers of the Lords house but he most 〈◊〉 beeing the founder and builder of his church 〈◊〉 the same mainteineth his cause against the vngodlie and breaketh the iawe bones of the malicious a sunder Thus dealeth the Lord our God with his people and yet sundrie and oftentimes he suffereth the woolfe to crushe the tender lambes of his fould but the blood of the martirs that are persecuted for the truth of the Gospell is the seede of his church which bringeth foorth such increase that all the tirants of the worlde shall neuer bee able 〈◊〉 what 〈◊〉 they can to roote vp deface or irradicate his church That same God that spake vnto Saule when he had receaued letters of the high priests to persecute his saints at Damasco speaketh vnto them that make hauocke of the foulde of his inheritaunce and sheweth them that it shall be as hearde for them as it was 〈◊〉 Saule to kicke against the pricke it is all in vaine therefore for mortall men 〈◊〉 what condition soeuer they be to stande vp against the Lorde for he is the Lorde of all power the God of all wisedome and as the pot cannot controule nor check the potter no more can man that is but a clod of claie and the handie worke of his creator resist nor withstand that the Lord of hostes hath purposed to bring to effect Yet where sathan is the ringleader of this disordered 〈◊〉 and shameles rable hee in such sort pricketh them forwarde that they 〈◊〉 no small felicitie and delight to whet their tuskes to make sharp their 〈◊〉 to this very purpose that they may spoile and 〈◊〉 the Lords fould but he that is mightie often and sundrie times confoundeth them in the imaginations of their owne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vs therefore in time of our triall continue constant let vs in time of our affliction indeuour to beare the crosse with patience for the sharper that in this life our torments are or shal be for the testamony of a good conscience the greater shall be our glorie in time to come in the kingdome of heauen The more that we are reuiled ill spoken of 〈◊〉 for our Lord and 〈◊〉 Christ Iesus the more better shall we be accepted and well welcomed accounted of blessed and receaued of Christ our sauiour to his euerlasting kingdome If therfore we will be his disciples we must learne of him to follow his steps to walk in holinesse and righteousnesse of 〈◊〉 to dedicate our selues wholie vnto his seruice we must like good skilful schollers continue our studies in the nourserie of his eternall truth and craue of him that through the asistaunce of his holie and blessed spirit we may learne to vnderstād the blessed 〈◊〉 conteined in his holy law to walke continuallie in his sight as it becommeth godlie and faithfull sonnes adopted by grace to life euerlasting But as I haue saide before so saie I againe the loue of this worlde so 〈◊〉 in vs that the loue wee ought to beare vnto Christ is forgotten the desire we haue to 〈◊〉 and the continuance of our euils maketh vs ●…ned of God and beloued of the dyuell whose seruice we continue to the great dishonouring of the lambe Christ Iesus and to our vtter confusion euer lastinglie Let the auaritious minded 〈◊〉 forget his ●…lthy auaries learne to be contented with a meane let the proude man giue ouer his strange disguisings let ancient custom in appareling our bodies beat down our masquing robes let vs not be proude in our conseats but humble méeke in all our actions Let the beastly epicure that glorieth in excesse forget to make his belly his God Let the vsurer that eateth deu●…ureth vp yoong gentlemen poore artificers aliue learne with Zacheus to make restitutiō of their wrong gotten goods Let the whore●…onger and