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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	deed_n	light_n	manifest_a	2,272	5	9.7572	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09965	Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant and lively description of spirituall death and life. III. The doctrine of selfe-deniall. IV. Vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie; master of Emanuel Colledge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Preston, John, 1587-1628. Three sermons upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. aut	1633 (1633)	STC 20222; ESTC S115040	185,075	475

people fasted and assembled themselves together but it was but for Corne and Wine take away our respects wee are cold these are desires that should be denied Fourthly if all that have interest in Christ must deny themselves then try whether you have interest in Christ or no are ye willing to deny the flesh Are ye willing to undergoe the crosse To crucifie the flesh for Christ Else ye are not in him He must deny himselfe that is in Christ all are ready to say that they deny themselves when as it is spoken in generall but if yee will know whether you deny your selves or no consider but these three things First are ye willing to be informed Will ye try and sift thing to the bran Try ye if the thing be lawfull which yee desire If yee stop your eyes and eares and will not examine it you doe not deny your selves it is all one to stop the light as to have it and not to follow it Is there not a secret light within you that tels you this and this is a sinne doth your conscience whisper within you if it doth ye deny not your selves except yee desire to be informed Num. 22.20 Balaam would not goe upon any tearmes to curse Israel at the first and second request he had a secret light within him that told him that hee should not goe though God bade him goe but yet God who knowes the waies of the flesh and Spirit saw that hee lingred after Balacks wages and therefore he bids him goe and he went hee did not satisfie his conscience So SAVL caried it fairely when as he offered Sacrifice before SAMVEL came so hee did when h●●●ared AGAG and the best things pretendi●g Sacrifice to be made with them yet his conscience told him that it was a sinne he did not satisfie it· Examine things to the full else yee deny not your selves Wee preach to you that you must doe thus and thus peradventure yee deceive your selves and reason against it yet your Consciences are convinced 2 Corinth 4.2 Wee speake to your Consciences and approve our selves to them we preach not to the wits and humours of men but to their consciences in the sight of GOD and men You must love the light Ioh. 3.12 Hee that doth truth commeth to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought of GOD. Doe yee choose the light without seeking any ●istinctions or evasions If a man seeke evasions it is a signe hee is not of the truth Hee that loves the truth is of the light approves things that are excellent he is willing to hold up his actions to the Sunne as one doth a vessell to see if there be ever a flaw in it Yee may call sanctifying the Sabbath Iudaisme yee may call strictnesse of life Hypocrisie and Precisenesse Zeale indiscretion But what say your consciences of them If that which we doe bee but hypocrisie why doe you not it in reality Yea but you are more strict than the rule Why then try whether it bee so or no take not the word upon trust 1 Corinth 3.5 Wee are the Ministers by whom yee beleeve and not what yee beleeve If yee are not willing to search what the good 〈◊〉 of GOD is yee deny not your selves In those things that are in question see that you satisfie your Consciences and that light which is within If there bee a question about sanctifying of the Sabbath and gayning doe as your Consciences bid you see if there be not a reluctancy within Secondly consider what yee doe in case of a strong affection in a strong temptation in a particular humour it is not what a man doth in coole blood but what doe you when as opportunity and strong affections mee●e Hee is a good Pilot that shewes himselfe so in a storme hee is a good Souldier that shewes himselfe so in a breach see if you doe as ABRAHAM hee denyed himselfe in his Son It is Selfe-deniall when as a man renounceth himselfe and his flesh when as they aske him violently and importunately Will you omit no duty though it cost you much As DANIEL would not leave off Praier though it should cost him his life Dan. 6.10 wil ye not commit any sinne though you gaine never so much by it as BALAAM did and as those that have the persons of men in admiration because of advantage doe Try what yee doe in such cases as these If some trouble follow such a duty what doe yee Mark 8.38 Hee that is ashamed to professe CHRIST though it brings a Crosse to him hee that will not professe him in time of tryall of him will the Sonne of man also bee ashamed when hee commeth in the Glory of his Father Hath Christ need of the same thing that you your selves have need of will yee bestow it on him Suppose it be a boxe of oyntment or tenne times more the tryall is how we doe deny our selves when as we shall injure our selves Thirdly yee shall know if yee deny your selves by the humility and lowlinesse of your minds Are yee content to be translated from one condition to another An humble man is willing and content to bee translated from one estate to another hee wonders he hath so much hee will be trampled on for GOD. If yee are proud having great thoughts of heart ye never will deny your selves The proud resist GOD and hee resisteth them 1. Pet. 5.5 They are full of murmurings and disquiet The broken hearts make no account of themselves care not for any condition are contented with the lowest roome as the Prodig●ll was so they have grace it is enough If ye have this disposition it shewes you are men denying your selves Apply these rules and try if yee deny your selves or not if yee doe not know your condition and labour to bring your hearts to it to deny your selves The wayes to doe it are these First to deny your selves have a right judgement of your selves reckon the inward man your selfe if yee reckon the Flesh your selfe riches honours credit and wealth that perfect the flesh your selfe then yee will lose all for it yee will not deny your selves Such a one will leave Religion wound his Conscience rather than lose his estate But if wee reckon the regenerate part our selves it hath friends and a Kingdome and reckoning it our selfe wee will suffer any thing rather than hurt it we will lose our life and liberty and yet are well because this is safe After a man is regenerate he reckons another thing himselfe than he did before the Spirit is now predominant he is himselfe doing Spirituall things the Spirit is Lord of the house the flesh may come in as a theefe but there is a great difference when as it comes thus and when as it comes as a Lord When as the Spirit is a mans selfe his hold is in heaven Let us judge of our selves and wee shall be able to deny