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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	life_n	reap_v	6,710	5	11.2413	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52375	Godly adversity far better than wicked prosperity, or, The rage of the wicked, should not hinder the race of the Godly being a few comfortable reasons or encouragements against the fear and terrour of man : very seasonable & sutable [sic] for the consideration of God's people in this day of tryal, to fortifie them against all troubles and oppositions whatsoever : together with a heavenly discourse concerning the saints in their kingdom, wherein is discovered the excellency of the kingdom itself, and the wonderful glory and happiness of the saints in their heavenly habitation / by Edward Noble ...	Noble, Edward.	1661 (1661)	Wing N1197; ESTC R4611	58,130	70

Reward shall be SURE and NEVER be removed Their Joy shall ALWAYES continue and NEVER be taken away But as they are glorious and beautiful at first so they shall be glorious and beautiful for EVER and as they are rich and honourable at first so they shall be rich and honourable for EVER and as they are blessed and happy at first so they shall be blessed and happy for EVER ALWAYES rejoycing in fulness of Glory and praising the Lord to ALL ETERNITY Therefore sayes the Psalmist Psal 16.11 In thy presence is fulness of joy and at thy right hand are pleasures for EVERMORE So also the Prophet Esay in Chap. 61.7 For their shame they shall have double and for confusion they shall rejoyce in their portion they shall inherit the Land for EVER and EVERLASTING Joy shall be unto them Mark Not only Pleasures but Pleasures for EVERMORE not only Joy but EVERLASTING Joy They shall not only have double Glory for all their Shame and a joyful Portion for all their Confusion but it shall be of an EVERLASTING nature and shall continue for EVER There 's nothing shall be able to diminish their Joy nor nothing shall be able to put an end to their Glory for the portion of Righteousness shall be Peace and the effect thereof ASSURANCE for EVER Therefore sayes Christ Mat. 25.46 The wicked shall go into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life ETERNAL Again Whosoever shall leave or lose any thing for the sake of Christ shall be sure to receive a hundred fold and shall inherit EVERLASTING Life Mat. 19.29 They shall not only have a living portion and a plentiful reward for all their losses and crosses in this life but their portion shall be an EVERLASTING Portion and their Reward shall continue for ever and ever Therefore sayes the Apostle Gal. 6.8 He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap Life EVERLASTING Here 's an Excellent Priviledge and a wonderful Portion here 's a blessed Reward and a happy Inheritance who is able to express the Heavenly happiness of glorified Saints in this eternal and unmoveable Kingdom They shall not only be filled with joy and crowned with glory but they shall so continue for ever and ever and enjoy the same to all ETERNITY So that all these things seriously considered do exceedingly discover the wonderful Happiness which the Saints shall be made partakers of in this heavenly Kingdom of glory Consider all these branches briefly in order together and then judge whether you have not great cause to admire the goodness of God towards his now Despised Saints and People Although indeed all that I have spoken concerning it is but a glimpse as it were of that Glory and Happiness which they shall enjoy when they shall come to receive the fulness of it in their Fathers Kingdom But yet in a Glass behold their Happiness First They shall dwell in a heavenly glorious unmoveable Kingdom Secondly They shall be altogether holy and pure without sin and iniquity Thirdly They shall be wholly freed from all manner of sorrow and trouble of what nature soever Fourthly They shall dwell in the presence of God and of the Lamb and see them face to face and behold their Glory Fifthly They shall have glorious bodies full of splendor and beauty like unto Jesus Christ Sixthly They shall have altogether glorious company and blessed society their meanest companions shall be heavenly Angels Seventhly They shall have fulness of unspeakable joy and be exceedingly crowned with unspeakable happiness Lastly And all this shall be eternal even for ever and ever Oh tast and see that the Lord is gracious blessed are all they that put their trust in him Thus having given you a discovery in some measure of that Glory and Happiness which the Saints shall enjoy in their Fathers Kingdom I shall now come to make a little Use or Application of this comfortable Doctrine and so conclude this Heavenly subject Well then is it so That God is pleased to provide and prepare a Kingdom for his People Then in the next place by way of Discovery this will serve to discover two things to us concerning the People of God First It discovers the excellency of Gods People for if it be so That the Lord hath prepared such an excellent Kingdom for his People and accounts them worthy to enjoy such an excellent Reward Oh! then it must needs be true that the People of God are an excellent People and that they are wonderful high in Gods esteem And if it be so that the People of God shall be crowned with Glory and cloathed with Majesty in a heavenly Kingdom Oh! then it must needs be true that the People of God are a glorious People and wonderful precious in Gods account And if it be true that the People of God shall be counted worthy to dwell in his presence and behold his Glory then it appears that the People of God are an honourable People and wonderful famous in the sight of God Though it may be they are much despised and trampled under foot by the men of this World yet be it known unto all That there 's none in the world so excellent as they And though they are much reproached and branded with shame by the men of the world yet of a truth there is none in the world so glorious as they And though they are counted the filth and the off-scouring of the world by ungodly people yet there is none in the world so honourable as they For pray consider The poorest and meanest of Gods People are Princes of Heaven and they that are most despised are now Heirs of a glorious Kingdom and joint heirs with Jesus Christ It 's counted a great honour and dignity amongst men to be an earthly Prince or an Heir to an earthly Kingdom and he that is Heir to an earthly Crown is counted an excellent Person and worthy of honour and great respect But the meanest of Gods People are far more excellent than he for they are all the Sons and Daughters of the living God and Heirs with Christ to a heavenly Crown and Kingdom And they are so lovely and honourable in the sight of God as that he accounts them his Jewels and esteems them his peculiar Treasure and tenders them as he tenders the Apple of his own Eye This is such an honour and dignity as all the Kings on earth are not able to reach unto nor all the Princes great men under the Sun are not able to claim an interest in such an Excellent Priviledge I mean not by vertue of their earthly power and greatness except they are such as belong to the number of Saints and so invested with glory from Heaven Therefore the meanest Saint in the world is far more excellent and honourable than the greatest Monarch on Earth Therefore sayes David Psal 16.3 My goodness extendeth not unto

GODLY ADVERSITY Far better than WICKED PROSPERITY OR The Rage of the Wicked should not Hinder the Race of the Godly Being a few Comfortable Reasons or Encouragements against the Fear and Terrour of Man Very Seasonable Sutable for the Consideration of God's People in this Day of Tryal to Fortifie them against all Troubles and Oppositions whatsoever Together with a Heavenly Discourse concerning the Saints in their Kingdom Wherein is Discovered the Excellency of the Kingdom it self and the Wonderful Glory and Happiness of the Saints in their Heavenly Habitation By Edward Noble an unworthy Servant and Prisoner of Jesus Christ Isa 41.14 Fear not thou Worm Jacob and the few Men of Israel I will help thee saith the Lord. Rev. 2.10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt Suffer Behold the Devil shall cast some of you into Prison that ye may be Tryed And ye shall have Tribulation certain Dayes But be thou Faithful unto Death and thou shalt receive a Crown of Life Matth. 5.10 Blessed are they which are Persecuted for Righteousness sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven London Printed by S. Dover in Christophers Alley in Martins near Aldersgatè 1661. To his Dear and much Respected Father according to the flesh FRANCIS NOBLE one of the Lords faithful Servants and Stewards of his Houshold And one of the Right Honourable Society of Saints in the Faith of the GOSPEL Dear and Well-beloved Father NOt only the Bonds of Nature and the knot of Relation betwixt us but also the great Cord of Affection and Christianity hath drawn me forth and induced me to Dedicate these my weak fruits of Labour and Love unto your serious and pious Consideration judging it may be a great Manifestation of my Duty towards you and a signal Token of that tender Love and Respect which your Deserts through Grace calls for at my hands It is not Silver nor Gold Money nor Riches that I have here to present unto you or to accommodate you withal but such as my Heavenly Father hath out of his abundant treasures bestowed upon me It is not Earthly shadows of a Temporal Concernment but Heavenly Substance of a Spiritual Nature Therefore what I have Received I freely and cordially impart unto you hoping it will be an acceptable Token unto you Your Aged Years I Honour and your Gray Hairs I Reverence especially being found in the Path of Righteousness for give me leave to tell you that it's Vertue and Piety that makes Age truly Honourable and Precious more than Treasures of Riches where Godliness is wanting It 's no small Joy unto me when I Consider you not only as my Father in the flesh but also Related to me in the Spirit That there is a nearer Relation betwixt us than what is outward and a more excellent Affinity between us than that of Nature Our Natural Relations are but shadows and husks and of a momentary standing but Spiritual Affinity is a fountain of Joy that abides for ever the former will perish and cease from being but the latter shall continue and never have an end It 's matter of great Rejoycing to me when I Consider how you press forward and persevere in the wayes of God even to your latter dayes and in the midst of Troubles that you are not frighted from the Truth by the frowns of men but still you continue faithful to the Purity of the Gospel notwithstanding the threatning ruine and spoil that attends it Oh! how many have run well in their young dayes and gone on eminently for God in a Day of Prosperity and yet in the time of Persecution or else in the time of old Age have grown weary of God and declined his wayes and Worship and have minded their own ease and Interest more than the Glory of God! But blessed be the Lord it 's otherwise with you it is not length of time that hath diminished your Love to God nor Changes of Providences that hath abated your zeal to the Truth nor Alterations in Church and State that hath altered your Resolutions in the Work and Service of your Heavenly Father Dear Father You have lived to behold sundry and various Dispensations of God and you have seen much of the out-goings and in-comings of the Lord in this Land of our Nativity and you have experienced much of the Power and Goodness of mighty Jehovah in several Conditions both in Prosperity and Adversity in Sickness and in Health yea in the midst of Discouragements you have received Comforts from God and in the midst of Troubles you have received Strength from the Lord You have seen the Churches of Christ flourishing and shining in these Nations and the Enemies thereof confounded and brought to shame Your eyes have beheld what a Wall of Defence the Rock of Ages hath been to his People and how he hath made their Enemies though more and Mightier to become Tributary and Servants to them and how he had placed men fearing God in great Places of Trust and those that followed Vertue and Piety in Places of great Affairs by which means Magistracy became a Terrour to evil-doers a Praise to them that did well and Religion Vertue and Holiness was Countenanced Upheld and Maintained by a face of Authority in these Nations in your dayes But now you have lived to see a mighty Change and a wonderful Alteration another World as it were flowing with sin and Iniquity wherein the Church of Christ is very low poor and contemptible and the Vineyard of our God hath been laid open to ravenous Beasts the Boar out of the Wood hath laid it waste and they have through their Subtilty caused many tall Cedars to fall and by their Power have Crushed and Oppressed the tender Plants and Vines and a great Inundation of Sin and Prophaness over-flows the Nation Well our God is at Work and he will certainly do great things for Sion and will in his due time turn all things to his own Glory and his Peoples great Good and Benefit Whether you may live to see the Redemption of Sion or the Churches flourish again in this Nation I cannot tell But of this I am perswaded That you will one Day enjoy a far better state of Joy and Perfection without mixture or Changableness and therefore as a Cordial to your Soul in this earthly Pilgrimage I have briefly set before you a glimpse of that Glory and Happiness which the Saints shall enjoy in their Father's Kingdom which Portion I doubt not but you can claim an Interest in and I hope you will assuredly enjoy and possess it when the Earth and Heavens shall be no more Indeed Considering your day is drawing to a period and the great Troubles Calamities and Afflictions which you have seen felt and undergone I did judge that I could not present unto you a more serious sutable and seasonable Subject than this And Considering the Troubles of the Day and the Rage of the Adversary I have here drawn