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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	reprove_v	2,125	5	10.3012	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15797	The sincere preacher prouing that in whom is adulation, auarice, or ambition, he cannot be sincere. Deliuered in three sermons in Dartmouth in Deuon, vpon I. Thes. 2. 5.6. By Walter Wylshman, Mr. of Art, and minister of the Word there.	Wylshman, Walter, 1571 or 2-1636.	1616 (1616)	STC 26058; ESTC S114199	31,536	100

vngodly so riches is not euill in the heart sanctified Goods then with godlinesse is no hindrance to sincerenesse but mistrustfulnes with much or little riches breeds neither soundnesse nor sincerenes A second vse is that such people as in their owne knowledge and consciences perceiue their Pastors to be faithfull and freest off couetousnesse these should giue great credit to their doctrines for sincerenes In the eleuenth of the Acts it is recorded that when the Church vnderstood that a great number at Antiochia beleeued and turned vnto the Lord they sent Barnabas vnto them who when hee was come and had seene the grace of God in the sincerenesse of his heart he was glad saith the text and exhorted all that with purpose of heart they would cleaue vnto the Lord Where the holy Ghost sheweth that his so holy exhortation had a great and a blessed effect for much people ioyned themselues vnto the Lord. And what was the cause that should moue this people thus to ioyne vnto the Lord it is there noted that he was a good man and full of the holy Act. 11. 24 Ghost As if hee should say his goodnesse and sincerenesse was of great force to moue them to turne vnto the Lord. So we reade of Herod though otherwise a proud Prince and prophane yet when hee heard Iohn Baptist hee did many things Mark 6. 20. 21. and heard him gladly And what was the cause that should moue him hereunto the holie Ghost noteth the cause that it was Iohus sincerenesse For Herod feared Iohn knowing that hee was a iust man and an holy and reuerenced him so that those that will not reuerence their sincere Preacher are more prosane then wicked Herod was And yet behold the proteruitie of these times wherein all for the most part hate to be reproued because they haue no hearts to be reformed who like the peruerse Galathians count him Gal. 4. 16. their enemie that tels thē the truth The reason whereof our Sauiour yeelds namely that hee that euill Ioh. 3. 20. doth hateth the light neither commeth to the light lest his deedes should bee reproued So that the most profound are esteemed the most profane euen monstrous persons Zach. 3. 8. as signes and wonders Isai 8. 18. the most conscionable thought to bee most contentious Ierem. 15. 20. But what doth this bewray but that the whole body is dangerously sicke and out of order euen as a man in a feuer whē the gall hath dispersed it selfe ouer the stomacke findes no good taste or relish of the best meates and as the sluggish sleeper in the lethergie holds him his greatest foe that is his best friend in awaking him so it fareth with those poore soules that are most sicke with sinne they would goe to perdition in peace and cannot abide to be roused out of their sinnes Therefore wee haue great cause to pray with Dauid to establish vs with right and free spirits that being spirituall we may be able to discerne all things as they are we may loue soundly them that deale sincerely and haue them in 1. Thes 5. 13. singular regard for their workes sake Finally seeing that couetousnes is so great so grosse and so generall a sinne let euery man betimes examine his own soule whether it haue taken any hold in his heart for assure our selues their liues are miserable and their ends damnable as Phil. 3. 19 S. Paul saith that liue and dye in this sinne And therefore seeing the danger is so great and yet the sinne so common neede haue we euerie one of vs to pray to God with Dauid to encline our hearts vnto his Psal 119. 36. testimonies and not to couetousnes Which that wee may doe wee must labour to get that blessed gift of contentatiō that the holy Ghost Heb. 13. 5 exhorteth vnto saying Let not your conuersation be in couetousnes but be content with that you haue for hee hath said I wil not faile thee nor forsake thee A notable example of this vertue we haue in the Apostle Paul who had learned in whatsoeuer state hee was therewith to be content Phil. 4. 11. 12. and therefore he saith I can be abased and I can abound euerie where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry to abound and to haue want This which Paul practised is soone said but not so soone done That wee therefore may after his example be content in euery state of life and shunne this foule sinne of couetousnesse let vs consider of these preseruatiues First set before our eyes the commandement of God that saith Thou shalt not couet not thy neighbours house only but not any thing that is his For looke what is sinne to take in the sight of man is sinne to wish in the eyes of God but in mans sight it is sin to take any thing that is thy neighbours for it is against the law of nature that wils thee to doe as thou wouldest bee done vnto and against the law of iustice that commandeth to giue euery man his due Therefore saith God thou shalt not couet any thing that is thy neighbours be it neuer so little it is too much to couet and though hee can spare it God will not spare thee for wishing it and though it bee not much wherein thou offend'st yet the Maiestie of God is great whom herein thou offend'st therefore thou seest there is no warrant at al to couet Againe consider that though a man haue that which hee doth couet yet it cannot profit him vnlesse God blesse it The Israelites saith Dauid coueted flesh for their lusts and God gaue them their desire with their desire he gaue them flesh but hee sent leannesse withall Psal 106. 15 into their soules so many are sicke with Ahabs disease proposing to themselues if I had such a dwelling then I should haue content if such a liuing thē I should haue no want But consider I pray you may not this be a fond and false perswasion may not God crosse thee in thy wished-for dwelling with vnwished for diseases in thy body and with torturing horrour in thy conscience and then thy dwelling will not delight thee and thy couering will not content thee And as for riches thou maist drinke in gold with Balthazar and see with him Dan. 5. thy doome and downfull grauen in the walles of thy palaces that may more quaile thee then thy gold and wine can comfort thee Therefore Dauids counsell is worthy Psal 62. 10. 11. where he aduiseth saying If riches encrease set not thine heart vpon them Why for three reasons first for God spake once or twice and I heard it that power belongeth to God As if hee should say Nothing hath any power to do a man good but only God Secondly to thee O Lord belongeth mercie noting that nothing procureth pitie and mercie but onely God and that a man is loued and kindly entreated it is