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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	faith_n	word_n	2,346	5	3.9902	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45720	The firebrand taken out of the fire, or, The wonderfull history, case, and cure of Mis Drake, sometimes the wife of Francis Drake of Esher in the county of Surrey, Esq., who was under the power and severe discipline of Satan for the space of ten yeares, and was redeemed from his tyranny in a wonderfull manner a little before her death,by the great mercy of God, and (instrumentally) by the extraordinary paines prayers, and fastings, of fource reverend divines, whose names are here subscribed, viz. B. Vsher, D. Preston, M. Hooker, M. Dod; Trodden down strength by the God of strength	Hart, John, D.D.	1654 (1654)	Wing H949; ESTC R15516	54,457	202

this out of Rom. 14. ult Object Whatsoever is not 〈◊〉 Faith is sinne but shee did not believe nor could doe any thing i● faith therefore all her actions m●●● needs be sinfull so aggravating b●● condemnation shee having sinne therefore enough to condemne her would no more this way encreas● their number already too many Answ 1. This Argument he● judged to be Sophisticall subtile and a strong fetch of the Devill for his ultimum vale and last refuge whereunto hee after a little pause thus Replyed That he denyed the assumption that she could not doe any thing in faith for the degrees of faith must be considered There was a degree of initiation of babes in Christ and of strong men in Christ That she must now be considered of in the lower form of the schoole amongst the babes in Christ needing milk not strong meat as the Apostle speaks and therefore though things were not done in a strong yet they might bee done in a weak and true faith which might have a true and sutable reward So that there being in the Word many and large promises made unto the reading and hearing of the Word some whereof wee then repeated now for brevity omitted That duties done in obedience unto the command of God were then so done in faith because according to and with a respect unto the commandement and must needs because of the truth of God who cannot lie nor deny himselfe be rewarded And put the case which he then denyed that shee must eternally perish yet God hath many outward mercies and blessings in store wherewith to reward such outward obedience many times farre beyond our slight performances freedome from many temporall judgements lessening delay and mitigation of them in number weight measure and continuance remove all of them and the like in his bestime So that all things considered the best for her were to submit her selfe unto the will of God lie down Saint-like at his feet use the meanes trust waite upon him and then to let the Lord as Ioab said to Abner doe that which seemeth best in his eyes Answ 2 And for that other cavill of the encrease of her sins in the matter of her endeavours for this he told her That all her good actions done should be upon record all her sins should be forgiven and done away so that this should not hinder her obedient walking Object Unto this shee objected her inability to performe any holy duty and therefore seeing God in the up-shot of all his free promises declares himselfe thus Yet for all these things will I be sought unto of the House of Israel she not being able to aske or make obedient endeavour to wrap her selfe up within the promise so as to have interest or challenge the same that therefore it were in vaine for her to use any meanes Ans Reply hereunto was made That true it was that this was the ordinary roade of Providence in despensing of salvation to sue and challenge the promises for our owne comfort and to dispence salvation in the use of meanes Yet that God being a free agent to give and work at his good pleasure had not so tyed himselfe unto any methode so in his working but that at his pleasure he might despence therewith And that therefore for her inability and weaknesse God could at his good time strengthen her to his work so in the means time that shee did her best endeavor according unto her ability no● being this way wanting for where much weaknesse was yet God many times helpt and took in good part our weak performances and that weaknesse with truth and doing to our power went farre in Gods acceptance he loving us not for any thing in us but freely for what he works in us as that Hos 14.4 I will heale their back-slidings I will love them freely c. And that Revel 3.8 Vnto the Church o● Philadelphia Thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word So was shewed unto her that of the Disciples Ioh. 17.8 being weak ignorant men in many things touching salvation for whom Christ yet pleads with his Father They have kept my word though formerly they were not able to beare those things might otherwise have been revealed unto them Ioh. 16.12 Therefore from hence was much pressed upon her the use of meanes howsoever unto her weak power and strength which God would encrease unto a greater growth being that he giveth strength to the weak and unto them that have no strength Isa 40.29 Her Case was shewed her to be no worse then that Ezek. 16.4.5 of the people of Israel polluted in their own bloud cast forth in a miserable condition no eye pitying of them any way to help them whom yet God in his mercy pitied in that wofull condition saying unto them That even then they should live they should live when they were thus in their bloud Ezek. 16.6 Therefore to hope well in the mercies of the Almighty not measuring the same by the scantling of her shallow conceits of God in whose sight all the sinnes of the world are nothing in comparison of the infinite price payd of that blood of the everlasting Covenant and infinite value and merit of the same which speaks better things then the blood of Abel Heb. 12.24 and whereby we have accesse with boldnesse unto the Throne of Grace by a new and living way which hee hath consecrated for us through the yeile that is to say his flesh The strength of these things thus enforced so overcame her thus delivered that herein she was also convinced that shee ought to use the meanes to her power trust and waite upon God for the issue being contented of his good pleasure whatsoever and therefore resolved and promised that now she would goe to Church Shee is brought to goe to Church use the meanes and try what Gods pleasure were in time to doe with her conceiving now some small hope that possibly shee might bee saved in the use of meanes and so was perswaded to goe to Church at her first going being brought to heare Dr Gibson who knowing of her comming applyed himselfe covertly for her occasions yet not so but she suspected that he had beene prompted and had spoken things of purpose for her case which shee murmured at but was passed over for indeed the burthen wherewith had over-loaded here selfe was so great that we durst never adde any thing thereunto but fed her with all encouragements she being too apt to over-charge her selfe and to despaire upon any addition of fewell unto that fire which already was kindled in her And so wheresoever shee went to heare notice was still given so to mannage their businesse that hee might know they had at that time a hearer thus qualified before them whereby shee received no discouragement in hearing of the Word but by the contrary matter of encouragement her spirit being still jealous that all things were prompted for her sake hearing no more