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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	holy_a	spirit_n	3,941	5	4.8416	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45740	A sermon preached at the Oxford-shire feast, at St Mary le Bow, November 29, 1683 by John Hartcliffe ...	Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712.	1684 (1684)	Wing H968; ESTC R19398	18,299	43

the whole Creation serviceable to Mankind Whilst the glorious Spirits above and our own Fellow-Creatures do contribute as much as they can to the good of our Bodies and the delight of our Minds Men may highly esteem the Titles of Honour and they may be proud of their large Possessions But it is not possible there should be any thing bestowed upon a Man of equal Value with a faithful Friend and Neighbour There are few Hearts that are not double few Tongues that are not Cloven and a Man must have Recourse to the age of Poetry the golden Times to find such a happy Pair as entirely love one another Let this Rarity be found in our Conversation Let us shew that Friendship to each other as may be valuable for its stability and lasting Nature such as may not be subject to the change of Fortune the Rust of Time nor the Violence of Men let others glory in their high and slippery Places we envy not their Happiness so long as we preserve the love of our Country-men let others ascribe what they suffer or enjoy here below to some good or malignant Influences from above as for us we do not think there is any Planet so lucky as a trusty Companion and on the contrary none so malicious as false hearted and perfidious Acquaintance let others be solicitous how Jupiter or Mercury look upon them in their Affairs it imports us most to mark what Men we Converse withal And altho we are to prefer our Country-Men above others yet these are to be avoided if they are Vicious if they would draw us into any familiarity or acquaintance with Sin For above all things we must be careful that the Virgin-purity of our Minds may not be Deflowred nor its native Modesty laid wast by any manner of Vice Therefore for those of our Country we are to have a particular Affection who exercise a due Care and Government over their Lives and Actions who excel in the peculiar Virtues of Conversation Modesty Humility Meekness Cheerfulness universal Kindness and Charity They who are Cloathed with these good Qualities have in a most eminent Degree that Ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit which St. Peter says is in the Sight of God of so great Price There is no appearance of Pride or Passion in any of their Words or Actions they are free from Anger and bitterness of Spirit their Company is Affable and Pleasant which arises from a Christian serenity of Mind and a great evenness of Temper These Virtues of all others ought to shine brightest in us then we shall be always Cheerful and always Kind upon all Occasions and Accidents perpetually the same by receiving these virtuous Qualities into our Temper we shall be rendered truly Wise Holy and Good We shall give real Demonstrations of the Truth and Integrity of our Religion by our Actions we shall ever employ our Faculties and determine them to that which is good and fit to be done and this will convince Men that we live under the Guidance and Influence of the Good Spirit of God From which good Spirit do proceed all good Notions and Inclinations in Mankind all their good Qualities and Desires all their mutual Love and good-Will When Christ Jesus by his Spirit hath thus turned us into the same Disposition with himself hath moulded and fashioned us to the Temper of himself our Head then we shall be always devising the most effectual ways of doing Good in the World managing and disposing our charitable Deeds to the best Purposes and to the largest Extent Our whole Heart will be employed in these things so that we shall be little affected with any other matter and seldom mind the strange Occurrences of a troublesom and busie Age. Let us therefore think our selves happy in nothing here upon Earth but in the Opportunities we enjoy of corresponding with one another in the Duties and Offices of Religion and Friendship which is nothing else but a Commutation of Hearts whereby the greatest dearness is created towards each other especially where there is an agreeableness of Humour and a resemblance of Disposition The Impression that these make can never be blotted out For we do ever carry in our Minds the amiable Perfections of Virtuous and Worthy Persons We always think of those who have touched our Inclinations with their agreeable Nature which is most probably to be found among the Natives of the same Place and Climate and where this agreeable Nature is the Friendship resulting thence must be very consistent and well setled such as nothing can disorder and Death its self cannot End For it will at last translate us to those happy Regions where Peace and Charity Benevolence and Good-Will are in their Kingdom and reign over every Heart From the Premisses this Inference may be made That we are bound with all Thankfulness to acknowledg the Goodness of God that we were born of Christian Parents that we have been Educated in the true Religion whereby we have enjoyed the advantages of God's Grace and his holy Spirit that we have any Bowels of Compassion for the Poor and Needy so as to consult their Relief in this publick manner especially in placing out indigent Youth to Trades because the whole Content and Felicity of a Man depends upon the choice of an honest Calling and State of Life that Brotherly Love doth continue among us so that we can Converse together without Offence that we are not of surly and uncompliant Humours that we are not of savage fierce or insolent Dispositions which would make us fitter Company for Beasts than Men and for Wildernesses rather than Cities To all therefore that shall ask us the like Question as the Prophet Jonah was asked whence we came and of what Country we are May we answer them as he did that we are Christians who fear the Lord of Heaven and Earth that made the Sea and the dry Land that we were born in a Soil no less Fruitful in the Race of good Men loving Neighbours and obedient Subjects than it is remarkable for yielding an abundance of all things that may render our Beings in the World either happy or easie to us That as the Country from whence we came is much taken notice of and Commended for its quick Streams free from Stagnation and stinking Vapours that may ascend to darken and corrupt the Skye so we may be as exemplary for good Humour affable Temper and humble Conversation clear of all Sullenness Malancholly and Discontent that may raise Clouds and consequently Storms in the Nation They say likewise the Air in which we drew our first Breath is beyond all others the most Serene and Pure may the pureness of this Air incline us to more refined Passions than other Men may it animate the Spirits of the Heart as well as enliven those of the Brain to a more vigorous Pursuit of noble and generous Actions The wise and judicious King Alfred did select Oxford for the Muses