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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	love_n	young_a	youth_n	62	3	7.6992	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26231	A dialogue (or familiar discourse) and conference betweene the husbandman and fruit-trees in his nurseries, orchards, and gardens wherein are discovered many usefull and profitable observations and experriments [sic] in nature, in the ordering fruit-trees for temporall profitt ... / by Ra. Austen ...	Austen, Ralph, d. 1676.	1676 (1676)	Wing A4233; ESTC R5888	40,239	128

not in to God so soone We see instances of this in Scripture in Samuel the Prophet who was called of a child 1. Sam. 3. so the Prophet Jer Ch 1.6 who was sanctified from the wombe Joseph who for bringing forth good Fruit when he was but 17. yeares of age was sold into Egipt by his brethren what remarkable favours did he receive from God all his daies Gen. 37.2 Obadiah feared God from his youth 1. Kings 18.12 a singular person in his time The Prophet Daniell began to feare God in his youth Dan. 1. And God shewed him miracles of his care and Love he had Learning and wisdome in all Visions and dreames Dan. 1 17. besides the immediate comforts of the spirit of God an Angell was sent with a spetiall message to him to tell him he was greatly belov'd of God And God wrought a Miracle in preserving him from the Lyons The Prophet David of a Young Twigg was ingrafted into Christ Psal 71.5 Taught of God from his youth ver 17. And who ever had a greater testimony from God then he a Man after Gods own Heart And who ever had clearer evidences of the love of God and consequently communion with God than he How great a Prophet was John the Baptist who was filled with the Holy Ghost and sanctified in the wombe Luke 1.15 The Apostle John called the beloved disciple began to follow Christ in his youth and had intimations of Christs love more then the rest of the Disciples he leaned on his brest and lay in his bosome he had full assurance of the love of God to him 1 Jo 4.13.14 and Ch 5.19.20 1. Jo 3.14.24 We know we are of God We know we are in him We know we are translated from Death to Life c. And besides all this such as are Engrafted into Christ whilst they are young and tender twiggs they attaine unto large growths and measures of grace If one have but a small measure of grace but as a graine of Mursterdseed if he begin with it betime in his childhood and youth it will improve and grow in many yeares to a large measure and degree their Brooke will become a River and their River will become a Sea Every Act of Grace will add to the habite of grace They shall proceede from strength to strength from Glory to Glory by the Spiritt of the Lord 2 Cor. 3.18 Section 21. HVSBANDMAN Yee have many Visitors frequently have you this familiar discourse with every one as we have at present and as often as we are disposed Grosse ignorance reproved FRVIT-TREES Many people of all sorts come from time to time and walk among us and look upon us and commend us for brave handsome Trees lovely and beautifull especially when we are in our Gallantrie full of beautifull blossoms and pleasant wholsome Fruits and some greedily pluck us and tear us and sometimes breake off some of our Branches to get our Fruits and so go their waies But speake never a word to us neither do they understand what we say to them though we are continually speaking to men and are never weary of instructing and teaching man his Duty towards God our Creator and also praising and setting forth his glory according to the Law of our Creation as thou knowest and hast often witnessed the same on our behalfe Most people are ignorant both of Gods word and Works HVSBANDMAN I believe what yee say to be true People for the greatest part of the world are ignorant of God of themselves and of all his Creatures as well as ignorant of the Scriptures Though God hath given us two great Volumes or Books to read and study his word and his Workes yet people generally are ignorant of both sottish children as the Prophet calls them who have no understanding wherefore he that made them will not have mercy on them and he that formed them will shew them no favour Isay 27.11 Tremble at this word yee ignorant sottish people there is not any mercy for you whilst yee remain ignorant of God of your selves of his word and of his workes Therefore learn and be instructed else ye shall surely Perish the very Trees of the Garden and all the Creatures of God will witnesse against you Vnlearned men may read in the Booke of the Creatures The illitterate man that knowes not a word or a letter in the Book and thinks to be excused because he is not learned yet he shall find it otherwise one day For this Book of the Creatures is open and legible by all men As St Paul said of the ignorant heathen Rom. 1. They shall be left without excuse Because the invisible things of God his Attributes his Wisdom Power and Goodnesse his Love Bounty and Kindnesse to all are clearly seen in the things that he hath made Therefore it concerns men to learn the voice and Language of the Creatures of God and among them the voice and language of Fruit-trees as well as of his Word and to observe their Lessons and instructions for the mind and things of God are seen clearly in them though not so clearly as in his word But being joyned and considered together we may learn our Duty to God And in the doing thereof We shall be blessed of him Section 22. An invitation and incouragement to a conference with Fruit-trees HVSBANDMAN Come my Friends let us walke into this pleasant Garden and have some further Discourse with those innocent harmlesse Companions the Fruit-trees they will bid us welcome and are still ready and at leasure to conferre with us and will be sure to teach us one good Lesson or other But We must not forget what hath been often said concerning the way and manner of their Discourse with Men That it is not audible to the outward sence of hearing in the sound of words but alwaies to the inward sence the mind and understanding And thus they will Discourse with us as long as we please And they always speake Rationally and Religiously in every thing taking Gods part speaking to his praise and glory and for the instruction of all men both for our Temporall and Spirituall Profitt Here is a very large Garden full of Faire and beautifull Fruit-trees whereby we have both Profitt and Pleasure but I have heard also there are many things amongst you occasioning admiration in men what things are they that may occasion admiration what say yee of your selves Many things in Fruit-trees occasion admiration FRVIT-TREES Thou maiest see many things in the course of our Natures that may occasion admiration of the Wisdome Power and goodnesse of God 1 if thou do but take Notice of our Originall and first springing up we then lying wrapt up in small seeds each one no biger then a graine of Wheate yet out of those came these huge and vast bodies that thou seest here above Ground each one according to its own Nature every seed keeping exactly it s own kind and Nature though many sorts