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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	babylon_n	find_v	zion_n	18	3	8.5282	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05933	The line of true judgment: laid to an imperfect piece published by Thomas Collier, which he calls An answer to an epistle written to the churches of the Anabaptists, &c. : A reply herein is published in order to the exaltation of the spiritual man, with his ordinances and administrations, above the man of sin, with the weak and unprofitable ordices [sic] that doth not make the comers thereunto perfect. / By Thomas Salthouse.	Salthouse, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1658 (1658)	Wing S474; ESTC R183214	22,424	33

it which was not written by me to the intent of strife or contention about words but in the feare of the Lord by way of exhortation to repentance after I had deliberatly read over and considered the state of their Church under their hands in print and although I did write in love and tenderness and in plainness of speech and in English yet T. C. pretends to interpret it to make it speake another thing then is intended and when he hath set down his own false constructions and interpretations he calls it our Logick and so sports himselfe in his own deceivings and then saith he I trust that every tender and faithfull soul that trembles at the word of the Lord will tremble at the thoughts of the reception of such divinity as this is which is nothing but a false divination of his own heart for those that trembles at the word of the Lord doth little approve of his divinitie it s more pleasing among and more delightful to them that cannot indure sound Doctrine and they can well agree with and approve of such teachers as will countenance sin and plead for the being and living in sin whilst in this mortall Estate But to press after holiness perfection and obedience to the light of Christ Within Oh this is a hard saying the land cannot beare such language away with such a fellow it s not fit hee should breathe in the ayr or live upon the earth he brings certain strange things to our eares this is a new Doctrine he us of a light within us but this is a naturall light say they this is not the light of Christ for when Christ cometh no man knoweth whence he is but we know of this light in us let us heare of something that we know not and tell not us of a light within us that reproves for sin and convinces of sin and thus the day of small things is dispised and the reproofs of instruction set at nought and the first principle of pure Religion slighted as too meane and too low things for such high spirits to stoop to in these dayes And because out of a true sence of their miserable Estate and condition expressed in their Epistle I said to the simple hearted come out from among them and be ye separated least you perish in their gainsaying he saith this is the great worke of all Pharisee-like to compass sea and land to make one proselyte now let the understanding and wise hearted judge if I have offended herein and whether it be not safe to come out from among them that are formall in holy duties and without the terrour of Gods Majesty c. as they are by their own Confession Was it Pharisee-like when the true Prophet called to a people to come out from among them that lived in sin and not pertake with them any longer therein least they also should pertake of their punnishment and is it an offence now to call the simple hearted to come out from among them that lives in sin and pleads for the continuance of it so long as they remaine in this world Tim. 35. and the Minister of Christ saith g that those who had the forme of godliness and not the power was to be turned away from for what concord hath Christ with Beliall or what communion hath light with Darknesse or what agreement hath the temple of God with Idolls for ye are the temple of the living God as God hath said I will dwell in them and walk in them wherefore come out from among them and be seperate and touch no unclean thing and I will receive you and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 6. and this was not Pharisee-like to make a prosylite and he saith but why must they come out from amongst us to which I shall here answer in plaine English and so save him labour to interpret first because they have not profited by your Ministry as you Confess you have laboured in vain and that which hath been brought forth hath been to little purpose Secondly because you have h 2 Tim. 3.5 the forme of godliness and not the power thereof and doth impose such ordinances upon them as doth not make the commers thereunto perfect Thirdly because of your coldness and deadness that indifferency and Laodicean spirit that is fallen in upon you Fourthly because you have been drawing iniquity with cords of vanity whilst you have said Let the Counsell of the Lord come that we may know it in a word because your Church hath sin remaining in it and you believe it will never be otherwise whilst you are in this mortall Estate so that your Ministry is not for the perfecting of the saints i Eph. 4. the ends for which Christ gave Giftes to his Ministers and again he saith whether must they come doubtless to them a pure perfect people without sin I say yea unto a people k Deut. 33.29 saved by the Lord saved from their sins saved from the untoward generation with a great and mighty salvation to such a people are they called to come to the generally assembly to the Church which is in God to a pure people l Heb. 12.23 to the spirits of just men made perfect that they may be the Lords in the day m Mal. 3.7 when he makes up his jewells for now he is bringing in the desire of all nations who saith to the sea give up and the light is risen out of obscurity and we have seene it and now the Lord is gathering his seed from the cast and from the west n I say 43. who saith to the north give up and to the south keep not back bring my sons from far and my daughters from the ends of the earth bring forth the blind people that have eyes and the deaf that have eares and let the nations be assembled for now is salvation and strength come and we cannot be silent but freely invite and exhort the simple hearted to come up with us to the house of the Lord. And therefore I say again o I say 2.5 Come let us walk in the light of the Lord come with me from Lebanon in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills or from the multitude of mountains arise and come away look from the top of Amana come from the Lions den and from the mountains of Leopards come up out of Egypt and Babylon enquire the way to Sion seek the Lord while he may be found and call upon him while he is near come up hither to worship God in the spirit and in the truth and seek not the living among the dead p Rev. 22.17 The spirit and the bride saith come and whosoever will come let him come to the waters freely and drink without money and without price This word is to you that are athirst and to you that are tender-hearted in plainness to your understandings and not the