Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	abundant_a	goodness_n	lord_n	1,757	5	4.1358	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74716	The last visitation: conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock batchellor of divinity, and fellow of Brasen-nose-Colledge in Oxford. Published by E B from the copie of that famous divine, Mr. Robert Bolton, late minister of Broughton in Northhampton-shire.	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.; Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3514A; Thomason E2103_1; ESTC R210121	21,659	90

your name is written i● the heart of Christ Sir let m● watch with you this night N● Why because it would hu● you He fearing the conclus●on said Here is a snatching a●gument nay rather I will not su●fer you because you would trouble m● In the morning M. Dod came ●gain to him and asking hi● how he did he answered wretc●edly lamentably abhominably no stamp of grace in me Doe yo● desire to be eased Infinitely Oh if God would give me a drop I was so foolish that I would alwaies be doing something but did nothing well I pray you tell me what was the calling of the good thief upon the crosse Doe not you think that God can put a distinction between his grace and our corruptions Behold the Church sometimes helples and hopeles and Jonah in that his bed God seeth you though you see not him But I feel horrour Where misery is there is grace much more Then especially appeareth the excellency of the Physician when health is least hoped The Devil doth abuse your minde and tongue against your self but doubt not the Lord will cast down the strong holds of carnall reason Onely doe not suppresse that grace of God which although it appeareth but small as big as a mans hand ye● it shall be increased into a● mighty rain by which your dry soul shall be moistened Chris● rising again did first appea● to Mary Magdalen that sinner● after commanded her to tel● it first to Peter which ha● denied him See thence hi● mercy The godly in thei● afflictions doe but forget thei● comforts God helps thei● memory helps all Th● godly losing his sense o● Gods favour is like to 〈◊〉 man that hath lost his purse● which if he could finde h● were rich enough But th● wicked cannot be brought t● remembrance because they never knew it Thus he suffered him to rest a while afterwards returning with others prayed Then he was asked how he did Miserably Doe not you search into the secrets of God It is too true and manifest Sir doe not alwaies be digging in at your sinnes A wound continually rubbed cannot be cured Suffer the plaisters of the Word of God to rest upon it that it may be holpen Oh if I had Oh if it would please God! I had rather then any thing in this or other three thousand worlds Who now giveth this desire unto you Of our selves we cannot think a good thought God giveth both the will and the deed A desire is a sure token But I cannot truly desire You doe not desire falsely therefore truly what doe you dissemble Here is a trick You must needs distinguish between unperfect desire and hypocriticall Will you know whether your desire be true There are two signes thereof Constancy and a conscionable using of the means You have found these in you doth this argument hold You doe not feel therefore you have it not I know when you would have denyed such an argument If that did follow it should fare well with the Reprobate he hath no sens● of the wrath of God therefore he is not under it Elizabeth said Whence is it tha● the mother of the Lord shoul● come unto me surely from their Christian heart Truly I could hardly have come to you but that I thought I was bound in conscience because I know you to be the servant of the Lord When you were well if we should have come with proofs out of the Word of the Lord you would have believed us Yes Why not now when your ●udgement is blinded Oh the ●udgement of God! Call it as ●e calleth it Corrections Oh ●ny insensible heart Oh dead A dead man cannot perceive ●imself dead and God quick●eth the dead Oh if he would ●nlarge my heart This desire ●s good But it is without sa●our God in mercy will ●eild you a comfortable rel●ish Consider I pray you ●hereas man may object The Lord is strong and terrible It followeth Mercifull withall But I am backward in seeking it He is gracious more forward then thou canst be backward but I have provoked Him he is slow to anger but my sinnes are great but he is abundant in goodnes and in truth The Lord hath promised that he on hi● part will be our God an● we on our part shall be his people For a while he commended him to God shortly after returning he prayed with him Cast your burthen upon God He hath rejected me Who mad● you his counsellour Secre● things belong unto God bu● revealed things unto us wil● you make Almanackes He dot● manifest it Oh mine abominabl● bringing up of youth he witha● groaned most deeply If you had done as well as the justest man you should stand in need of the merits of Christ I or another may bring arguments but it belongs to the Lord to fasten them on the heart I say to you as Noah did to Japhet God perswade Japhet c. What if your sinnes were as crimson God can make them as snow That is true of those that are capable Behold we make your estate our own we have part in your sorrow who hath thus think you disposed our hearts God And doe you think that he which causeth us to love you doth not love you himself I fear I did too much glory in matters of private service to God The neerer we come to God the more we see our own vilenesse This is the use which I make of it blessed be God which hath not put our estate in our own hands but kept it in his The Devil hath now winnowed you and you think all is gone out bu● God holdeth what is his A●● Artificer can distinguish dross● from the metall cannot God his from yours Well with Jo● lay your hand on your mouth and hold your peace and so goo● rest have you Onely conside● your comfort though it be bu● small whence it came even from Gods Word and servants no otherwise M. Dod. When he returned again t● take and give farewell he began to complain Oh great an● grievous The Lord knowet● what power he hath given you A father will put a greater bu● then upon a stronger sonne Bu● see the difference When a earthly father or master setteth his on work they must doe it with their own strength but the Lord setteth on work and giveth strength to be not discouraged You are now in your calling Oh mine heart is miserable What then A father loveth his sonne as well when he is sleeping as when he is waking Sir I have known you heretofore and although if I were in your case I might doe as you doe yet I remain the servant of God as you certainly are The Holy Ghost calls to your remembrance what you have heretofore taught and now heard And although I shall be absent in body yet shall I be present in minde Be not too covetous to seek abundance by and by If Jacob could say to Esau I have seen thy face as though I had seen the face