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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	devil_n	faith_n	2,565	5	5.9598	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20191	A pastime for parents: or A recreation to passe away the time; contayning the most principall grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.	1606 (1606)	STC 6622; ESTC S116342	31,603	114

speciall interest in Christ that you shall be saued by his merits sith thousands shal perish which will say as much as you and in words make great brags that they hope to bee saued as well as the best of them all Child I doe certainely know it by the worke of grace in my soule I doe certainely know it because I féele it for this I am sure of that I féele that wrought in me from aboue which cannot bée in any but those whom God will saue Father What is that I pray you Child A liuely féeling of his grace a féeling of his loue a féeling of his mercie assured faith in the promises a féeling of the spirit of adoption a chaunge of my heart an alteration of my wayes an vnfained hatred of all euill and a syncere loue of all righteousnesse Father May not a wicked man haue all this Child No He may haue certaine shewes and shadowes of these things but in déed and in truth these things can be in none but the very elect Father Cannot the wicked and vnregenerate man be fully perswaded that Christ is his and that he shall be saued Child He cannot whatsoeuer he saith because hée cannot possibly receiue the spirit of adoption whereby this inward assurance full perswasion is wrought whereby also the merits of Christs death are sealed to euery particular conscience Father What other reason haue you Child Because none of the wicked haue that liuely and iustifying faith which maketh Christ and all his righteousnesse ours Father But there is none so wicked but he will say he hath faith and for the most part they thinke that they haue all the faith in the world and that there is no want in their faith Child Alas poore soules In these matters of GOD they say and thinke they know not what For Faith is a mystrrie and all heauenly things are such mysteries as they men of this world cannot vnderstand they are hid from their eyes Father Tell me then what is the heauenly and iustifying faith Child A full perwasion and inward assurance of Gods particular loue to vs in Christ with a sence and féeling of the same in our hearts Father May not this be in the wicked Child No It is not possible Father How farre then may a wicked man goe in faith Child A wicked man may goe thus farre to haue knowledge of the truth An assent to the same a ioy both in hearing and speaking of it and an outward profession of it for a time but the inward assurance of Gods loue and sensible féeling of it in their heart they can neuer haue which is indéede the very life of faith Father Is not this knowledge and assent sufficient If a man know the word of God and consent to the truth of it in his heart is not this faith Child No For the diuels may goe so farre and further too For the diuels doe beléeue the Scriptures to bée true They beléeue all the articles of the faith They haue excéeding great knowledge of the will of God and of the whole Scripture they beléeue that there is a God and that there is a reward for the righteous and torments to come for the wicked and as Saint Iames saith The diuels beleeue tremble and yet I hope no man will say the diuels shall bée saued Therefore wée must séeke a difference béetwixt their faith and ours or esse our faith is no better then the faith of diuels Father If this be true then Lord haue mercy vpon vs For out of doubt thousands are deceiued in this matter of faith and most men content themselues with a shadow of it stead of faith indeed And assuredly the faith of many carnal protestants is little better then the faith of diuels Child It is true the more is the pittie for the faith that now a dayes goeth for currant in the world is but an idle dead barren fruitlesse and fantasticall faith or rather an opinion conceit and mathematicall Imagination of the braine Father Hovv many parts be there of the true and liuely faith Child Two Father Which be they Child Iustification and sanctification Father What is iustification Child A setting of vs frée from the guilt of sinne by the blood of Christ Father What is sanctification Child A clensing renuing of our nature by the spirit of God Father How many parts be there of iustification Child Two That is to say remission of sinne and the imputation of Christs righteousnesse for when our sinnes are forgiuen Christs righteousnesse imputed to vs then are wée truly and indéed iustified Father How many parts be there of sanctification Child Two Father Which be they Child Mortification and viuification Father What is mortification Child A dying to sinne Father What is viuification Child A liuing to righteousnesse Father How many parts be there of viuification Child Two Father Which be they Child Regeneration and repentance Father What is regeneration Child A repairing of our nature which was corrupted by Adams fall Father What is repentance Child An inward change of the soule and a conuersion of the whole man vnto God Father Cannot a wicked man haue this repentance which is in the change of the soule and the conuersion of the whole man vnto God Child This is neuer wrought in y e wicked Father How far then may the vvicked goe in repentance Child The wicked may goe thus farre to haue a sight of sin and a féeling of it a confession of it a sorrow for it A great pensiuenesse and terrour after some horrible fact for feare of shame Law punishment hell fire c. as had Iudas Cain Saule Esau Ahab and such like They may haue also a resolution for the time to sinne noe more But that part of repentance which hath the promise of mercy annexed vnto it that is the conuersation of the whole man vnto God they can neuer haue Father How many parts be there of repentance Child Thrée Father Which be they Child Inward sorrow confession new obedience Father Whether is faith before repentance or repentance before faith Child If we respect time then they goe together for so soone as there is fire ther is heat so soone as a man hath faith so soone hée repents but in the order of nature faith goeth before repentāce before all other graces because it is the roote of all things that please God But if we respect the outward manifestation then repentance goeth béefore faith and regeneration and all other vertues Because it first of all appeareth outwardly For Faith is like the sappe of a trée that lyeth hid within the barke But repentance is like the bud that spéedily sheweth it selfe before either blossome fruit or leafe appeare Faith is like the fire and repentance like the smooke for though fire bée béefore smooke yet the smooke sheweth it selfe before the fire Father You defined repentance to bee an inward change of the soule how vnderstand you

all this without any mingling or growing together of our persons and substance with his for as the vnion of the faithfull one with another as members of one body is not by any reall mingling or growing in theyr persons together but by the bond of the spirit so it is in this our spirituall coniunctiō with Christ Father Sith the Sacraments are seales as you say tell me what it is that they seale vnto vs Child The Sacrament of Baptisme sealeth vnto our consciences the remission of sinnes which is the first part of our iustification The Sacrament of the Lords Supper sealeth Christs righteousnesse which is the second part of our iustification and to say all in a word whatsoeuer the holy Ghost teacheth by the Gospell the sacraments doe confirme and seale the same vnto vs but especially that our whole saluation standeth in the onely sacrifice of Christ offered for vs vpon the crosse Father Which be the principall vses of a sacrament Child There be seuen principall ends and vses of a Sacrament Father Which be they Child First to be seales of the new couenant betwixt God vs. Secondly to assure vs of y e truth of gods promises Thirdly to vnderprop the weaknesse of our faith Fourthly to seale vnto our consciences the certaintie of the forgiuenesse of sins Fiftly to distinguish the Church from Infidels heathen as it were by certaine visible markes and brands Sixtly to witnesse our loue and fellowship one with another and therefore they are as it were the bands of the Church Lastly to put vs in a fresh memory of the sufferings of Christ and the benefits which we haue by his death Father Are our Sacraments of the new couenant the same with those of the old Child They are the same in substance for the same Christ the same faith the same promises and the same hope of eternall life are contained vnder both the couenants but the signes were changed according to the circūstance of time some other differences there be in regard of rites clearnesse nomber and time Rites because their outward forme of administration was diuers from ours clearenesse because that which was obscurely shadowed is now clearely reuealed Nomber béecause they had a great multitude of Sacramentall figures wée as few in number as effectuall in signification as may bée In time because there is nourished in them the faith of Christ to come and ours confirme vnto vs the faith of Christ which is already come and hath accomplished all things which are necessary for our redemption Father How many parts be there of a Sacrament Child Two that is to say the outward signe the inward thing signified Father What is the reason that God vseth outward signes Child Because of our babishnes dulnes in conceiuing of heauenly things for if we were altogether spirituall and angelicall wée should not néede such grosse elements but séeing our spirit is drowned in our body and our flesh doth make our vnderstanding dull therefore the Lord is content to apply himselfe to our capacitie and to teach vs by visible signes and sensible things as sometimes he did Abraham Gideon Ezechiah other his most excellent seruants for this cause the sacramēts are as it were mirrors or glasses wherin we may behold the riches of the grace of god which he bestowed vpon vs wherin also God doth more expresly in a more visible manner testifie his loue good will towards vs then by his word Father Which is the outward signe in baptisme Child Water Father Which is the inward thing signified Child The washing away of sin by the blood of Christ Father Which is the proper end of Baptisme Child The proper end of baptisme is that by this solemne and holy action wée might be knowen by the testimony of men and angels to bée in the number of y e visible Church Father Expresse your mind more fully touching the end and vse of Baptisme Child Baptisme is ordained of God not only to bée a sacrament of our regeneration new birth of the burial of the old man but also to bée a visible testimony of our admission into the houshold of god which is his Church for in baptisme we do giue our names to god put on his liuery coat cognizance and take the oath of allegiance to be true subiects to y e crown of heauen to set our selues with al might and maine against the enemies of our Lord king that is the world the flesh the diuill to bée all for him y t is for his credit and honour not regarding our selues so we may bring glory to him whose we are to whom wée haue sworne allegiance giuen vp our selues wholy to serue him faithfully as our speciall good Lord and master Father Is there not yet some further vse of baptisme besides this you haue spoken of Child Yes there is yet somewhat more for Baptisme is a seale of the couenant betwixt God vs for in Baptisme a couenant is made betwéen the Lord and the party baptised solemnly in the assembly of the Church In which couenant God for his part promised Christ with al blessings that come by him as that he wil be our God forgiue vs our sins remēber our iniquities no more c. The partie baptised for his part entreth himselfe as a couenant seruant vnto God promiseth faithfull seruice with a renouncing of sathan sin and whatsoeuer is against the honor and glory of God and so standeth bound to these couenants and conditiōs Then this couenant being thus solemnly made betwixt God his new seruant is forthwith sealed by the sprinkling or dropping on of water and thus you sée that Baptisme doth confirme and seale the couenant betwixt God and vs. Father But yet wee see there be very few that haue any care to keepe couenants and to performe that solēne promise which they haue made in baptisme before many witnesses yea before God and Angels Child The greater is their condemnation assuredly they shal one day know to their rost what it is to dally with God and to breake couenants with so great a king as all they doe which follow their owne wayes their owne lusts not regarding the commandements of God Father What is the reason that infants are baptised sith they can make no profession of faith and repentance Child There be foure reasons hereof First because they are the séed of the Church Secondly because they are within the outward couenant Thirdly because the promises belong vnto them Fourthly because of such is the kingdome of heauen For to bée borne in the wombe of the Church is vnto infants in stead of faith and repentance for faithfull parents do according to the condition of the couenant apprehend the promise both to themselues their children though not all for wée must leaue vnto God his secret iudgements Father Hauing thus far spoken