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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	hear_v	heart_n	lord_n	7,448	5	3.9635	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04151	Gods call, for mans heart in 1 Knowledge, 2 Loue, 3 Feare, 4 Confidence, 5 Singing of Psalmes, 6 Prayer, 7 Hearing the word. 8 Receiuing the Sacraments. Deliuered in a sermon, by Abraham Iackson, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word at Chelsey, neere London.	Jackson, Abraham, 1589-1646?	1618 (1618)	STC 14294; ESTC S119409	15,280	54

5. Singing of Psalmes When the Lord calles for our Hearts hee calles for our hearts in singing when we sing Psalmes we must sing with our hearts To this the holy Ghost exhorts vs by the pen of the Apostle Col. 3.16 when hee bids vs Sing to the Lord with a grace in our hearts M. Byfield super locum that is as a learned iudicious Diuine expounds it Wee must exercise the graces of our hearts in singing Wee must sing to the Lord that is with an eye to his glory with sence of his presence with commemoration of his blessings and wee must sing with our hearts not with our tongues onely outwardly for ostentation but with vnderstanding Psa 47.7 with sence and feeling Hence is it that our hearts are to be prepared before wee sing Psal 57.7 and hence is it that Dauid bids his tongue awake Psal 57.8 noting that he obserued in men a lethargie not a hoarsenesse in voyce but a slumber in heart when they vsed the voyce We must therefore sing to the Lord with our hearts yea with the graces of our hearts that is with a holy ioy Psal 9.2 with trust in Gods mercyes Psal 13.5 with a holy commemoration of his benefits Ps 47.6 yea with the prayer and desires of our hearts that our words in singing may be acceptable Psal 104.33.34 Perswading our selues that it is not the sweet voyce but the zealous vow not the harmonious sound but the hearts soundnesse that makes melodie in the eares of God exprest by the Poet thus Non vox sed votum non musica chordula sed cor Non clamans sed amans clangit in aure Dei But if we sing Psalmes as we doe common Songs and Ballads more to delight our owne others eares then to testifie our gratefull acknowledgement of Gods mercyes If we sing more for ordinary recreation then for zealous deuotion If we respect more the musick then the matter If wee care not how harsh the intention of our hearts be so our voyces be tunable wee sing not to the Lord with such a grace in our hearts as hee requires wee giue him not our hearts in singing of Psalmes 6 6. Prayer The Lord calles for our hearts in Prayer When we pray we must pray with our hearts This Dauid knew well when in Psal 51.17 hee saith that God will not despise a broken and contrite heart Whence I obserue that because the prayers which proceede from a broken and contrite heart are neuer slighted by the Lord when wee pray if we hope to speede we must pray with a broken heart with a wounded spirit When wee offer vp any petition to the Lord if we expect an answere wee must offer vp our hearts For if we offer our lips insteade of our hearts it is no meruaile if God giue vs stones instead of bread that is a shadow of comfort instead of reall comfort Non labia vitulorum sed vituli labiorum It is not the calues lippes but the calues of our lippes Ose 14.3 that are acceptable to God Ille magis gratae laetatur mentis odore Quam consecrato sanguine mille boum Hee is more delighted with the sweet odour of a gratefull brest then with the sacrificed bloud of a thousand Oxen. God is not like a childe to be wonne with faire words nor like the people of Tyrus and Sydon Act. 12.21.22 that were rauished with Herods eloquent Oration for hee esteemes no more of the quaintest oratorie if it come not from the heart then of the lowing of an oxe or the houling of a dog It is not the length or well-coucht phrases in a prayer but the zealous heart of him that prayes which God regards for hee esteemed more of the Publicanes foure words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O. God be mercifull to me a sinner Luke 18.13 and of Dauids three sillables Peccaui I haue sinned nay of the Haimorisses touch though without words or sillables because they proceeded from a broken and wounded spirit then of the Pharises long and tedious gratulation Lu. 18.9 c. If then when thou feelest within thee a trouble of conscience thou goest to God in priuate and with Hanna pourest out thy soule before him 1 Sam. 1.19 If with Dauid thou supplicate and cry vnto him with thy whole heart Ps 119.58.145 If with Ieremie thou lift vp thy heart with thy hands and poure it out like water before his face Lam. 2.19 3.41 doubt not but he will accept thy sacrifice yea though thou want words to expresse thy suite if thou canst sobbe and sigh though thou be not able to vtter thy minde thou maist be perswaded that the Spirit vnderstandeth thy meaning and that those bitter sighes and sobbes comming from the Spirit will preuaile with God for the obtaining of thy petition for why a broken and contrite heart the Lord will not despise when thou praiest therefore pray with thy heart 7 7. Hearing of the Word The Lord requires our hearts in the hearing of his Word and therefore in Luk. 8.15 he makes the hearing of the Word with a good heart a note of the best hearers comparing them to the best ground that brings forth the best fruit Hence it is also that Dauid inclined his heart vnto Gods Testimonies Ps 119.36 and hid his word in his heart that he might not sinne Ps 119.11 When then we come to Church we should settle our harts that is our ●ffections our zeales our attentions to heare the Word either redde or preached When Christ puts his hand to the hole of the dore our hearts should with the spouse in the Canticles be affectioned towards him When he talkes with vs by the way of this our pilgrimage our hearts with the two Disciples that went to Emaus should burne within vs. When the Minister of Gods word is deliuering his message which the Lord hath put into his mouth we should with the noble Emperour Constantine Euseb de vita Constant lib. 3. cap. 17. cap. 33. be so rauished with those things which we heare as that we attend to nothing else Our thoughts should not be distracted with variety of worldly businesses our eyes should not be possest with slumber our taste in respect of the Word should not be like old Barzillais without relish we must not thinke of Sermons as Naaman did of Iordan 2 King 5.11 but we must haue them in a reuerend regard we must settle our selues to heare and heare to vnderstand and vnderstand to practice and practice to attaine an habituall obedience to the precepts of holy life 8 8. Receiuing the Sacraments Lastly the Lord would haue vs offer vp our hearts vnto him when we receiue the Sacrament It is not then but vpon good ground that the Minister before the administration of the Lords Supper exhorts the people to lift vp their hearts Ministers exhortation before the Communion and the people answere wee lift them vp vnto the Lord or to