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spirit_n	word_n	world_n	worldly_a	635	4	8.0191	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66447	Experiments of spiritual life & health and their preservatives in which the weakest child of God may get assurance of his spiritual life and blessedness, and the strongest may finde proportionable discoveries of his Christian growth, and the means of it / by Roger Williams ...	Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.	1652 (1652)	Wing W2762; ESTC R7812	48,635	62

body sometimes out of distemper and weaknesse of minde which they labour against and chide themselves for as did David Psal. 42. 43. why art thou disquieted O my Soul and why art thou so heavy within me still trust in GOD for I will praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God Eighthly It argues strength of Grace when we use this world and all the comforts of it with a weaned eye and mind as if we used it not as English Travellers that lodge in an Indian house use all the wild Indians comforts with a strange affection willing and ready to be gone or as Passengers in a Ship willing and ready when God will to land and goe ashoar in our own countrey to our owne House and comforts in the Heavens Thus Gideons Souldiers in a figure of such as are fit for Christs Battels are not onely couragious and depart not with the cowards but also lap at the comforts of this life with a speedy necessity but lye not downe to them in excesse of affection and delight Object May not Hypocrites use this world with a strange affection weaned from the vanities of it c. I answer Doubtlesse not onely a false Christian or Hypocrite but other naturall men out of the sence and experience of the vanitie and uncertainly of this life and the comforts of it may attaine to a great seeming dispising of these earthly things though never without sorrow that they are not more full and certain as being their portion Onely Gods children who have made the Lord himselfe their portion and his word and Ordinances their inh●…ritance they only I say use them as from God tokens of his Love●…nd goodnesse and as golden chaines to draw them unto him and humbly submit to Gods holy pleasure in his gracious bestowing or withdrawing of them Ninthly It is an argument of a strong fear of and affection to God when in all our earthly businesses wee see God and mind●… his name and praise Hence saith James Yee ought in all Journeys and purposes to say If God will Hence Boaz that holy man when he comes into his Field hath God in his mouth The Lord blesse you sayd he to his Reapers Hence the poorest Christian able to contribute 1 Cor. 16. observes weekly and therefore daily the dispensations of God towards him He observes the givings and takings of Gods hand and walks with him though in the poorest and meanest calling and condition Object But may not Hypocrites observe Gods blessing in worldly things in faire winds good voyages in the encrease of children corne wine cattel c I answer Naturall conviction enforceth even Pagans to confesse a Manittoo an Invisible Deity and God-head in these visible things But to make it a worke and Businesse in all these earthly things to see and glorifie God to walke with him and to be full of his praise all the day-long this is onely the Character of Gods children who only truly see his hand and love his name and glory Tenthly It is an Argument of strength and vigour of grace to keep a constant watch and bridle on our lips and tongue that no words passe but such as are seasoned with Salt to the glorifying of our Maker with our glory and the edifying or benefitting of others This Tongue of ours the Lord compares to the bridle of a Horse to the Helm of a Ship which if well managed rules the horse and ship with safety and comfort and the Spirit of God concludes that he is a perfect and strong man in Christ that is thus able to command his Speech and Tongue in this world Hence Christ Jesus preacheth Judgement to the world for the abuse of the Tongue and the idle words of it when our words are not working words and tend not to heavenly profiting of others Hence the Spirit by Paul commands Ephes. 5. that neither uncleannesse nor covetousnesse nor foolish talking nor jeasting be once heard from the mouths of the Saints but rather giving of thanks and praising of God Object But may not worldly persons set a watch before the door of their lips I answer Morall wisedome may teach persons the vanity and grosse wickednesse of the Tongue but onely Gods spirit and strength of it doth teach Gods children in true feare and love of God not onely to restraine from vaine and foolish but also to attaine to a spirituall and heavenly Language Lastly It argues strength and life and Grace in Christ when our hearts by Gods spirit are wrought to such a degree of hatred of sin that we not onely abhor the acts thereof but also fly and shun the looks and appearance of it so that we not only fly pride and passion and covetousnesse and uncleannesse but also the appearance of them Hence Boaz when Ruth lay downe at his feet in the night as claiming marriage by right he not only refrained from uncleannesse or uncIeane touches but also he gravely advised her to be gone so early in the morning that no man should say there came a woman into the floar Object But may not worldly persons not only avoid sin but also the appearance of it I answer No worldly or unregenerate person can truly hate sin or the appearance of it for it is his nature and Element they can onely hate the dammages and disgrace and discredit of it and so a Whore may hate whoredome 'T is only the property of Gods children and the new-borne to hate sin as sin with the sinfull appearances of it as opposite to their new and heavenly nature in Jesus Christ I Now come to the third head of the tryals of spirituall health and strength and that respects our conversation with men in which First I argue that it is a strong argument of a strong constitution and spirituall health when we can make it our worke and trade to aime at glorifying our Maker in doing good to men Thus our great example Christ Jesus made it his worke and trade to goe about to doe good which he did abundantly and constantly to the souls and bodies of men Obj. Christ Jesus and his Apostles and messengers were end●…ed with power from on high not only to preach the Word for conversion but also with power of casting out Devils and healing bodily diseases I answer as an holy witnesse of Christ Jesus a Woman once answered a Bishop I am a member of Christ Jesus as wel as Peter himselfe The least Believer and Follower of Jesus pertakes of the nature and spirit of him their holy head and husband as well as the strongest and holiest that ever did or suffered for his holy name Therefore it is that we read not only of the service of those great master-builders and work-men of Christ Jesus the Apostles but also the service and helpe of Christian women for instance Rom. 16. Phebe Priscilla Mary Persis were eminently noted for helping forward the work