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spirit_n	holy_a	lord_n	son_n	13,150	5	5.2455	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03078	Panacea Christiana, or, A Christians soueraigne salue for euery soare deliuered in two seuerall sermons, and now digested into one treatise : published for the vse of all distressed Christians.	Herring, Theodore, 1596-1645.	1624 (1624)	STC 13203.5; ESTC S2728	34,209	104

Woe to them that offend any of these little ones it were better that a Milstone were hanged about theyr neckes and that they were cast into the Sea Math. 18 6. Would to God that Romish Strumpet that hath dyed her Garments in the redde blood of the Saints Reu. 17 4 6. would but take this to hart and consider whateuer Massacres and Treacheries she intends for euill Gen. 50.20 shall be turned as Ioseph to his Brethren concerning their malicious proiects against his person to their Good I perswade my selfe out of very malice shee would cease to be malicious and out of very spight shee would cease to bee spightfull shee would intend them no Euill that she might do them no Good The maine vse of all is for Consolation Is the best still working for vs till we get Heauen What-euer changes or chances befall vs howeuer we be tumbled and tossed too and fro as a Leafe shaken with the winde or as the stubble scattered before the Whirle-winde Howeuer we may bee counted the Off-scouring of the world 1 Cor. 4 13 the scumme of the earth heere is our comfort this hard measure lastes but for a short season Wee are now labouring vnder the Bricke-killes in Aegypt Deut. 32.10 wee are now trauailing thorow a vast and Roaring Wildernesse no meruayle if we be stung with Fiery Serpents Euery day will bee better then other euery day we approach neerer Canaan then other Our light may bee ecclipsed for a time the Sunne will breake foorth Light is sowen for the righteous and ioy for the vpright of heart Psalme 97 11. He that leades vs into Temptation wil not suffer vs to be foyled in our Temptations Our crosses are Sanctified our flesh mortified sinne subdued Grace encreased our Glorie shall be perfected Heere is our Comfort in all our crosses losses in all troubles and tryals in all our dangers and distresses we are sure to come off faire and gaine by the Bargaine 2. Tim. 3.13 But it shall not bee so with the vngodly they waxe worse and worse deceyuing and being deceyued It is a sure rule in the Schooles Contraria iuxta se posita magis Elucescunt Contraries mutually opposed lend a lustre each to other I hope therfore it will not be altogether 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor much beside our marke to shew you briefely and distinctly that as all things turne vnto the good of the Good so all things work the bane of the Bad. As all things further the Saluation of the one so all things helpe forward the Condemnation of the other The one like the Bee sucke good out of euill draw Hony out of the sowrest Herbe The other like the Spider sucke venom from the sweetest Flower and turne good into euill 〈◊〉 1.15 Nothing so Good which they corrupt not nothing so Holy which they defile not God he is the chiefe Good yet his Mercy makes them presume his Iustice driues them to dispayre his Grace they turne into Wantonnesse his Patience encreases their sinne and doubles their damnation while they treasure vp vnto themselues Wrath against the day of Wrath Rom. 2. verse 5. They feare him slauishly for his Greatnesse and hate him vnfeignedly for his Goodnesse If God the Father offer himselfe as a Creator they rebell against him If God the Sonne offer himselfe as a Redeemer they Crucifie the Lord of Glory to themselues dayly Heb. 6. verse 6. If God the holy Ghost offer himselfe as a Sanctifier they resist despight the Spirit of Grace Hebrew 10. verse 29. The Angels are vexed with beholding their abominations Magistrates serue for their Terror If thou do ill feare Rom. 14.4 for he beareth not the Sword for naught it is either to curb thee or to cut thee off Ministers are euer raking in their sores rubbing their gall'd backs which makes them kicke and winche storme and fume like Mad men What entertainement can they looke for but that Salutation with which Ahab welcommed the Prophet 1. Kings chap. 22. verse 8. 1 King 22.8 I hate this man because he neuer speakes good vnto me but euill Or as the Deuils greeted our Sauiour Marke 1. verse 24. Art thou come to torment vs before our time The Word of God is vnto them the Sauour of Death vnto Death 1 Cor. 2.16 this Light is as the shadow of death their sore eyes cannot endure the glaring of the Sunne The beating of those radiant beames on Ionahs head Ionah 4.8 neuer vexed him halfe so much as those heauenly Rayes which a edarted from the Sunne of Righteousnesse torments their harts You cannot deuise a greater plague then to let them fry in that flame So it fares with temporal good things Their Honour prooues but like the Stoole of Eli 1 Sam. 4.18 as a steepe Pinacle from whence they breake their neckes Make Saul a King he will proue a Tyrant make Balaam a Prophet he will proue a Wizard a Sorcerer make Iudas an Apostle he wil proue a Traitor a Deuill Their strength is peruerted and giues them an aduantage beyond their Neighbours to powre in strong drinke to follow after strange flesh and to shew them selues the Diuels Nazarites strong to shedde innocent bloud Their Beautie is set foorth as traps and snares to catch fooles By this Beagle they hunt for the precious Soule of a man Prou. 6.26 Their fauour with Great men is as a Sword put into a mad mans hand whereby they wound themselues him that gaue it him and all that comes neere them If those Beggers get on Horse-backe they take a pride to see their Masters Lacquey it on foot Let Haman bee promoted Ester 3.8.9 the Iewes must be crushed Ester 3. verses 8 9. Let Doeg insinuate into Saul Abimelech with his Brethren shall soone be cut off 1 Sam. 22 9 1 Sam. 22.9 Their Wealth makes them as churlish as Nabal as cruell as Diues not a crumme can bee spared for Lazarus As sottish as Ahashuerosh and Haman Ester 3.15 who fate surfetting and quaffing in the Pallace of Sashan when the Israel of GOD were weeping mourning in the Cittie Ester 3 verse 15. Their Wit makes them geering Ishmaelites and scoffing Iulianistes They vvill rather loose their Friend nay their Soule nay their God then their Iest and if all Trades fayle they can liue by their Wits Thus all Good things become euil to them much more all Euill The sinne of their first Parents is set vppon their score Originall Corruption strippes them of all Grace and Goodnesse renders them Slaues to Sinne Vassalles to Satan bindes them as it were in chaines to condemnation Lesser sinnes make way for Greater Grosse sinnes make them publike Scandals odious to God and man ten-fold more the Children of the Diuell Thereby their harts become hardned crusted 1 Tim 4 2. theyr Consciences seared as with hot Irons and themselues stigmatized with that Brand of Caine and of Iudas being