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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	lord_n	soul_n	7,621	5	5.0274	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62465	The saints great duty in time of the dangerous afflictions, persecutions, and oppressions, they may meet with in the troublesome and tempestuous sea of this world, either by spiritual or temporal enemies. Preached in a farewel-sermon by Mr. George Thorne, of Weymouth in Dorset-shire. From Psal. 37. 34. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way. Published by a friend.	Thorne, George, of Weymouth.	1664 (1664)	Wing T1057B; ESTC R220883	31,965	67

of his Grace which is able to build you up and give you an Inheritance among those that are sanctified He recommends the Word of God to them So Beloved now that I may no more speak to you from this place for the teaching of you the right and the good Way I recommend to you the Word of the Lord which will be a Light to your feet and a Lanthorn to your Paths to guide you in the Way of the Lord till you attain the end of your Faith the Salvation of your Souls What knowledge I have of the Way of the Lord what I have taught you of the VVay of the Lord I have been taught by the Spirit of the Lord through the VVord and though you want the great help of a plain powerful and faithful Ministry for the future yet let not those that are sincere in desiring to walk in the VVay of the Lord be discouraged by those who would make them believe that the VVord is hard to be understood for that as it is more from malignity in us than difficulty in the Scriptures that the most do not understand them so they are easie to be understood by them that sincerely endeavour it being not only most plain and clear in teaching the Way of the Lord but also appointed to enlighten the eyes and make wise the simple Psal 19.7 8. Yea the entrance of it giveth Light it giveth understanding to the simple Psal 119.130 And how weak and simple soever any of the Saints may be in worldly matters and in the VVorlds account yet of them all is that spoken 1 John 2.27 But the Anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lye and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in Him Though they corrupt and pervert this Text that make use of it to the disanulling of all Ministerial teaching for if John had meant so to what purpose did he write this Epistle yet when God depriveth us of this help this Scripture affords support and comfort to the Saints that by the Spirit in them they shall be enabled to understand what he teacheth in the Word so as to abide in the Lord and in his Way as they have been taught Having then the Spirit for your principle and guide let the VVord be your Rule and you shall keep the VVay of the Lord according to that promise Isa 35.8 The way faring-men though fools shall not err therein 3. Let the example of Christ be your pattern that you may keep the Way of the Lord set this copy alwayes before you He alwayes kept the Way of the Lord as he came down from Heaven to do the VVill of his Father John 6.38 so he did alwayes those things that did please him John 8.29 He never departed in the least from the VVay of the Lord He knew no sin neither was guile found in his mouth If then you would keep the VVay of the Lord learn of him follow him walk even as he walked Indeed in the things that are proper to Christ as God or as Mediator therein he is not to be imitated by us but in the things that he did or suffered as man he left us an example or pattern that we should follow his steps 2 Pet. 2.21 Hence that exhortation of his Mat. 11.29 Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart That then you may be directed as well as encouraged to keep the VVay of the Lord look to Jesus and walk as you have him for an example Indeed the Apostle exhorts to walk as you have Him for an example Phil. 3.17 But knowing that he could give them but an imperfect copy he exhorts in that 1 Cor. 11.1 Be ye followers of me even as I also am of Christ It may be of good use to us to mind the Examples of the Apostles and faithful Ministers of the Gospel that have walkt on in the VVay of the Lord before us But forasmuch as there is none of them even Peter himself but went awry more or less Therefore make the example of Christ your pattern Time will not permit to prosecute this at large I shall only offer some few particulars from the example of Christ to you such as may be most seasonable to further you in keeping the VVay of the Lord. 1. It was the work and business of the Lord Jesus Christ to do the VVill of his Father to do what pleased him As he came down from Heaven to do his Fathers VVill as you before heard from John 6.68 so he made it his work and business To this purpose is that Luke 2.49 How is it that ye sought me wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business with that John 4.34 Jesus saith unto them My meat is to do the Will of him that sent me and to finish his work If then you will keep the VVay of the Lord herein be ye followers of Christ let it be your work and business to do the VVill of the Lord and to walk in all well-pleasing before him Let the Exhortation be in the words of the Apostle 1 Thes 4.1 Furthermore then we beseech you Brethren and exhort you That as you have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God so ye would abound more and more 2. It was the practice of the Lord Jesus Christ to look on all the sufferings that came upon him as coming from the hand of his Father in accomplishment of his Word and therefore quietly to submit to them To this purpose is it that he tells Pilate in John 19.11 Thou couldst have no power at all against me except it were given thee from above He looks beyond Pilate to him that was above So John 18.11 The Cup which my Father hath given me shall I not drink it He over looks the instruments and looks on his sufferings as a cup put into his hand by his Father And as he observed the hand of his Father in the sufferings that came upon him so he takes notice that they are in accomplishment of Scripture Mat. 26.53 54. Thinkest thou that I could not now pray to my Father and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of Angels but how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be and he takes notice that the Scriprure had foretold that thus it must be and that he must suffer and enter into glory as he clears it in that of Luke 24.25 26. Therefore though he prayed if it be possible as Mathew hath it and if thou be willing let this Cup pass from me as Luke hath it yet he quietly submits to his Fathers VVill with a Not my will but thine be done And as Mat. 26.42 If this cup may not pass away except I drink it let thy will be done Thus you see how by looking