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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	church_n	see_v	2,779	5	3.7252	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14203	Nevves from America; or, A new and experimentall discoverie of New England containing, a true relation of their war-like proceedings these two yeares last past, with a figure of the Indian fort, or palizado. Also a discovery of these places, that as yet have very few or no inhabitants which would yeeld speciall accommodation to such as will plant there, viz. Queenapoik. Agu-wom. Hudsons River. Long Island. Nahanticut. Martins Vinyard. Pequet. Naransett Bay. Elizabeth Islands. Puscat away. Casko with about a hundred islands neere to Casko. By Captaine Iohn Underhill, a commander in the warres there.	Underhill, John, d. 1672.; R. H., fl. 1638, engraver.	1638 (1638)	STC 24518; ESTC S111497	22,794	49

without him better in the Lyons denne in the midst of all the roaring lyons and with Christ then in a doune bed with wife and children without Christ. The speech of David is memorable that sweet affectionate Prince and souldier how sweet is thy word to my taste yea sweeter then the honey and the honey combe hee spake it by experience he had the sweet relish of Gods comforting presence and the daily communion he had with the Lord in the midst of all his distresses tryals and temptations that fell upon him And so the Lord deales to this day the greater the captivities bee of his servants the contentions amongst his Churches the cleerer Gods presence is amongst his to pick and cull them out of the fire and to manifest himselfe to their soules and beare them up as Peter above the water that they sinke not But now my deare and respected friends and fellow souldiers in the Lord are not you apt to say if this be the fruit of afflictions I would I had some of those that I might injoy these sweet breathings of Christ in my soule as those that are in afflictions but beware of those thoughts or else experience will teach all to recall or to unwith those thoughts for it is against the course of Scripture to wish for evill that good might come of it wee cannot expect the presence of Christ in that which is contrary to him a man laying himselfe open to trouble but wee are rather to follow Christs example Father not my will but thy will bee done in earth as it is in heaven and when thou art brought thus prostrate before the Lord like an obedient child ready to suffer what hee will impose on thee then if hee thinke good to trie us wee may exclude no tryall no captivitie though burdensome or tedious to nature for they will appeare sweet and sanctified in the issue if they bee of the Lords laying on specially when the Lord is pleased to impose trouble on his in way of tryall as hee said to Israel of old I did it to prove you and to see what was in your hearts whether a soule would not doe as the foolish young man in the Gospel cling more closer to his honour or profit or ease or peace or liberty then to the Lord Iesus Christ and therefore the Lord is pleased to exercise his people with trouble and afflictions that hee might appeare to them in mercy and reveale more cleerely his free grace unto their soules Therefore consider deare brethren and erre not neither to the right hand nor to the left and bee not as Ephraim like an untamed heifer that would not stoope unto the yoke but stoope to Gods afflictions if hee please to impose them and feare them not when they are from God And know that Christ cannot be had without a crosse they are inseparable you cannot have Christ in his Ordinances but you must have his crosse Did ever any Christian reade that in the purest Churches that ever were that Christians were freed from the Crosse was not the Crosse carried after Christ and Andrew must follow Christ but not without a Crosse he must take it and beare it and that upon his shoulders implying it was not a light crosse but weighty Oh let not Christians shew themselves to bee so forgetfull as I feare many are of the old way of Christ case is come into the world and men would have Christ and ease but it will not be in this world is the servant better then the master no he is not neither shall he be But you may demand what is meant by this crosse wee meet with many crosses in the world losses at home and abroad in Church and Common wealth what crosse doth Christ meane was it a crosse to bee destitute of a house to put his head in or was it his crosse that hee was not so deliciously sed as other men or to bee so meane wan●ing honour as others had o● was it that his habit was not answerable to the course of the world or to bee destitute of silver and gold as it is the lot of many of Gods saints to this day this was not the crosse of Christ you shall not heare him complaine of his estate that it is too meane or his lodging too bad or his garments too plaine these were not the troubles of Christ these are companions to the crosse But the chiefe crosse that Christ had was that the word of his Father could not take place in the hearts of those to whom it was sent and suffering for the truth of his Father that was Christs crosse and that is the crosse too that Christians must expect and that in the purest Churches And therefore why doe you stand and admire at New England that there should bee contentions there and differences there and that for the truth of Christ Doe you not remember that the crosse followed the Church hath it not beene already said that Christs crosse followed him and Andrew must carry it and that Paul and Barnabas will contend together for the truths sake And doth not the Apostle say contend for the truth though not in a violent way doth not Christ say I came not to bring peace but a sword and why should men wonder at us seeing that troubles and contentions have followed the purest Churches since the beginning of the world to this day wherefore should wee not looke backe to the Scriptures and deny our owne reason and let that bee our guide and Platforme and then shall wee not so much admire when wee know it is the portion of Gods Church to have troubles and contentions and when we know also it is God that brings them and that for good to his Church hath not God ever brought light out of darknesse good out of evill did not the breath of Gods Spirit sweetly breathe in the soules of these poore Captives which we now related and doe we not ever find the greater the afflictions and troubles of Gods people bee the more eminent is his grace in the soules of his servants You that intend to goe to New England feare not a little trouble More men would goe to Sea if they were sure to meet with no stormes but hee is the most couragious souldier that sees the battell pitcht the Drummes beate an alarum and Trumpets sound a charge and yet is not afraid to joyne in the battell shew not your selves cowards but proceed on in your intentions and abuse not the lenitie of our noble Prince and the sweet libertie hee hath from time to time given to passe and repasse according to our desired wills wherefore doe yee stoppe are you afraid May not the Lord doe this to prove your hearts to see whether you durst follow him in afflictions or not what is become of Faith I will not feare that man can doe unto me saith David no nor what troubles can doe but will trust in the Lord who is my God