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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	cold_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	48	3	8.9485	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42835	The zealous, and impartial Protestant shewing some great, but less heeded dangers of popery, in order to thorough and effectual security against it : in a letter to a member of Parliament.	Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.	1681 (1681)	Wing G837; ESTC R22540	45,186	68

offer'd without the usual Partiality and Prejudice And thus punishments are instruments of real Reformation and amendment The truth of this we have in part seen For while the Act made by the late Parliament against Conventicles was pretty briskly executed our Churches began to be fill'd and the People were from all quarters coming in and had that course been followed as it was begun it would have done the business in likelihood we had been settled and not exposed to such dangers of Popery as we always shall be while the Church is unfixt and so by the Grace of God we might yet be if this Method were retriev'd But then the work must be done with a steady hand and firm resolution constantly universally that all may see we are in earnest for Establishment Such a course I am persuaded would yet bring us into Regularity and External Vnion which would give Beauty and Strength to our Church gratifie all good Men and disappoint the designs of our Popish and other Enemies CHAP. IV. III. OVr carelessness and indifferency in Religion is one of the greatest and most unhappily influencing occasions of our fears and dangers of Popery Religion requires and deserves our highest Affections and most diligent Endeavours It is Zeal so in the truth of things and in the general sense of Mankind So that where Zeal is not People will not believe that Religion is there The Zealous still lead them and have their company and when ever it happens that the generality of a Church or Way are cold dead and unconcern'd either to Religion in general or to their own particular Profession that Church and Profession is like to be deserted by those of warm affections who will betake them thither where they may have company in their Zeal and entertainment for it Here now hath been a principal occasion that many have fall'n off from our Church to the Roman Superstition Blessed be God we have an excellent constitution of Religion reformed according to Primitive Apostolick Doctrine and Usage But the misery is We the Members have by our Carelessness Indifferency Irreligion brought disgrace upon it and laid it low in the opinion of many zealous and devout People for the most will judg of Religions by the Professors of them Our difsenting Adversaries were and are very zealous they have a Zeal for God though not according to Knowledg that heat hath been very wild and very mischievous and by the ill conduct and bad effects of it we are prejudiced many of us against the very Word and against the Thing So that we run as 't is usual into a quite contrary extream and are afraid of any thing that looks like warm Concernment in or for Religion The Sects are earnest in their Prayers so to Folly and Extravagance On the contrary how indifferent are many of us to the Service of our Church those sober grave Devotions which formerly when they were supprest we disputed so earnestly for How little have they of our Company How undevoutly do we demean our selves at them How slightly do many talk of saying Prayers and being Devout as if they were things to be jested with How little Reputation doth Devotion give any one among us How little Shame or Disrepute the contrary The Dissenters are Superstitious as to hearing Sermons are swift to hear place almost all Religion in it Whereas too many of us reckon little of Preaching perform it as an Exercise hear it as an Entertainment at the best divers make nothing of it at least are without any affectionate concernment about it The holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper which the Fanaticks impale within their select numbers but is freely permitted to us how many slight how few attend The greatest part neglect it quite and will not by the most constant and earnest importunities of their Ministers be persuaded to do thus much to testifie their being Christians The Sects are zealous contenders for their dear Models of Government and Discipline But how little do we most of us heed the Government and Discipline of the Church We care not how it is affronted or trampled on yea we are ready upon every occasion and without any sometimes to flie in the Face of the Governours of it and to tear them our selves The Separatists are zealous to Superstition in the observance of the Lords Day Some of us in opposition reckon not much of it most I doubt are too negligent and remiss here In nothing doth the humour of Opposition appear more among us than in this We hold sacredness of places on the account of dedication to religious uses and respect due to them for this the Sects despise us as Superstitious They on the other side hold Sacredness and Divine Separation of some time the Lords Day at least this Doctrine and the consequent Practice some among us impeach as Superstitious and heed not that Day as they ought Frequent Acts of Parliament are made to inforce its Religious observation and to restrain abuses and prophanations of it which yet are the same as before and Magistrates that should execute Laws in many places take little or no notice of them Now the consequence of this unhappy Coldness and Indifferency must be that many People that are affectionate to Religion must needs turn away and joyn themselves either to the Conventicles on the one hand or the Papists on the other both which have great appearance of Zeal and Devotion and many no doubt have gone off to the Roman Church upon this only score being scandaliz'd by our neglects and indevotion This was the temper of Laodicea and the Remedy prescribed to prevent Ruine was Zeal Rev. 3. 19. And except we learn and practise this our Church in he necessary consequence must fall to nothing Our Enemies on both sides are diligent studious zealous and if we continue negligent and careless their designs to destroy us at length must of necessity succeed and here is one of the most considerable Causes they have succeeded so far already The way of Cure and Prevention is sober active Zeal both in Clergy and People As to the Prayers of the Church the Ministers ' ought to read them with more affection and external Devotion the People to attend them with more diligence and constancy and their attendance ought to be more humble and devout There was never more reason for our constancy and zeal in this Duty than now Prayers are always seasonable but most necessary in times of publick Difficulties and Dangers The rude Mariners betook them to their Prayers in the Storm JOB 1. In their affliction they will seek me early Hos. 5. 15. If we do not so in ours it will be a sad symptom We should further express our Zeal in being constant and unanimous in attending on the holy Sacrament our neglect of this is shameful and intolerable Nothing hath given so great a blow to our Religion it hath made some believe and say we have none We are