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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	doctrine_n	false_a	1,796	5	6.6776	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63270	The saints declining state under gospel administrations, or, The case of desertion briefly stated in a few considerations by William Troughton ...	Troughton, William, 1614?-1677?	1652 (1652)	Wing T2318; ESTC R6248	32,617	114

restanrādae quam retinendae subservire debet they rather revile them and raile at them in a publique way and it is very observable that divers ministers and others whose faces have formerly shined with the glimpses and rayes of Gods countenance upon them whose discourses have ben exceeding savory and spirituall since they fell upon this violent and railing stormy and promoted selfintrest their spirits have ben flat dul their discourses generall and confused and their society uncomfortable neither is there that spirituall life and vigour in them that was wont to bee If the vitall parts of a mans body bee weakened you will say hee is in a consumption it is so in spiritualls when there is not that life of faith love joy c. in the saints which they have manifested in times past 11 Symptome If there be ā departing from the simplicitie of the Gospel Againe if ye depart from the simplicity of a Crucified Christ and cry up every new notion every vaine opinion as a glorious discovery of God are unstabied and unsetled like so many wandering stars waves of the sea being tossed to and from with every winde of Doctrine ready to change your Religion and principles every day according to the judgments of men with whom yee converse It s a symptome that ye are but babes and infants in the Knowledge of Christ for it is the Property of children to be much affected with new things for a little while and then to cast them away againe for other toyes Thus it was with some members of the churches at Corinth and Galatia who it seemes were unstable Christians and much given to novelties and therfore a great trouble vexation to the Apostle for no sooner was he departed from them but they were taken with new doctrines and run after the false Apostles disrelishing both the person and Doctrin of Paul in so much that he breaks out into that vehement interrogation to the Galathians a Gal. 3.1 Oh foolish Galathians who hath bewiched you that you should not obey the truth as if he had said I left you in a good condition when I was last with you you did obey the gospel of Christ but since my depature ravening wolves Satan and his instruments have been among you and they have bewitched you with their false doctrines And againe have yee begun in the spirit and will you end in the flesh with many other passages to this purpose in his epistle to the Churches So that it was not the least worke which Paul had to do to settle and stablish Christians in the Doctrine of Christ after they had submitted to it nor was it the least of his suffrings nay it was a heavy affliction to him as it is to every faithfull dispenser of the Gople that after all this paines and care trouble and suffrings in there behalfe they should depart from the simplicity of that Gospel which hee had boldly preached and contended for * Nostra bac aetate inven as inuumeros qui cam Evangelium Dei audivissent mirabili quodam zele ardo-respiritus in amorem illuis exarserint postea vero per falsos featres circumventi consummat onem salutis suae non amplius in fide ac spiritu Christi sed in justitus carnis quarere coepermt the mother after shee is delivered of her child is put to as much trouble in nurfing and educating it as she was in bringing it forth So was Paul in a spirituall sence he had many throwes and panges after he had begotten them to Christ nay he falls in travaile with them again my little children saith he of whome I travaile in birth againe till Christ be formed in you I wonder not that professors in these daies are cold and dead hearted and that they ly open to the violence of every storme and every temptation for how can it be other wise with them so long as they play fast and loose with truth and depart from the true rocke and foundation But for your better information in this point I shall heere lay downe two cautions First notwithstanding what hath beene said yee ought not to content your selves with this or that measure and degree of faith Two cautions 1. Rest not in the measure you have attained to and knowledge it the mystery of the Gospel as some professors do who fearing they should fall into error and be deluded with new lights as it is called * Learned Zanchy cals it a new heavenly light remaine still in their old formes Si igitur sentimus in animis nostris novū celestem lucem accensam c In explicat ad Ephes fol. 47. and measures as if nothing could be added to their knowledge in spirituall things wee ought neverthelesse to take heed of laying new foundations and taking up new Gospels for no other foundation can any man Lay then that which is Layed b 1 Cor. 3 and if an Angell from heaven preach any other Gospel let him be accused c Gal. 1.8 every faithfull Christian holds to the true foundation though hee cannot argue against every thing that crosses the foundation or vindicate every truth which hee is convinced of yet he closes with that heavenly Martyr that said though he could not despute for Christ yet he could dy for Christ 2 Caution Censure not thy brother upon every alteration Secondly neither ought yee to censure Christians as Apostats for reiecting some things which they formerly embraced for this they may doe and yet not change the foundation or cry up another Christ but it may be they have more light and knowledge and a cleare judgement concerning the foundation and the superstructure or matter to be builded theron that whereas they have formerly builded hay stubble such like combustible matter which shal be consumed by the fire of the spirit of God a 1 Cor. 3.12 they now build Gold and silver and pretious stones that is true Doctrine and faithfull workes upon the true foundation Twelfthly 12 Symptome If ye live more on the acts than on the object of faith love joy if you cast your eye more on that which is inherent in you as your faith in Christ your love to God your knowledge of spirituall things which are weake and imperfect for yee know but in part yee beleeve but in part yee love but in part then on the righteousnesse of Christ which the Lord in his infinit love and grace hath imputed unto you It appeares that you are not much acquainted with the mystery of the Gospel neither do yee give that honor to Christ the obiect of faith which is due to him for should these graces or rather effects of grace have a greater traine more attendants and a fuller Court then that glorious righteousnesse which is layed up for you in Christ should these which are but hand-maides and servants have greater respects and be more honoured in