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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	lord_n	spirit_n	3,992	5	4.8318	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76349	Behold a cry! or, A true relation of the inhumane and violent outrages of divers souldiers, constables, and others, practised upon many of the Lord's people, commonly (though falsly) called Anabaptists, at their several meetings in and about London. : Together with the violence offered some of them in Newgate (where they are now prisoners) by the fellons in the same place.		1662 (1662)	Wing B1778A; ESTC R172696	11,110	17

Drunkenness Adultery Contempt of God his Word and true Worship is ushered in many Families impovishered and Wifes and Children sit at home with hungry Bellies and that which may not be forgotten the Curses and Judgements of God hangs over this poor Nation and are threatned against it for these their ungodly deeds and all this is suffered none making any attempt to suppress them but in such Meetings appointed for the Service and Worship of God where his Word is purely taught his Ordinances administred rightly according to the Primitive Institution and his People in the name and fear of Christ assembled whom they can charge with nothing but in the matters of God they are incontinently taken and abused thrown into Prison there kept amongst common Fellons who are desperately bent to harm them did not the Lord protect and keep his poor People as though God were like unto them to delight more in Maygames and Stage-Playes c. than in the solemn Assemblies of his People Oh! England England What wilt thou do when the Lord enters into a controversie with thee thou City of London to whom God hath shewed so many Mercies to whom God hath given such Means and such plenty of the Means of Grace what Nation hath had such Means as England And what City hath God showered down such Flouds of Mercy and Grace upon as he hath upon London and yet how hath England and London required the Lord what have been the fruit of that rich mercy of the Gospel that thou hast had will God accept of Violence Tumults Blood-shed Swearing Cursing as Dam'um Sink'um and many such Execrations fearful belching forth of Blasphemies provoking him to his very face by daring him to destroy them and confound them thinkest thou oh England that God accepts of Bear-baitings Tavern-huntings drinking Healths while they wallow in the filth and mire of their uncleanness no no these things are an abomination to the pure and holy God and these things will hasten his Wrath and bring down his Fury upon thee if thou repent not and break off these crying Sins by Righteousness But to return what shall we say can this be a Christian Nation can any man that hath his eyes in his head see any Christianity or any likeness of Christ amongst them did he ever give them any such example as to persecute any for Conscience hath not he left this charge with his Ministers by the Apostle Paul saying The Servant of God must not strive but be gentle to all men apt to teach Patient in Meekness instructing those that oppose themselves if God peradventure will give them Repentance to the acknowledgement of the Truth 2 Tim. 2.24 25. and again he must be one that holds fast the faithful Word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound Doctrine both to exhort and convince the Gain-Sayers Titus 1.9 Timothy and Titus to whom this Word was writ were Bishops and we have some men that say they are Bishops now but were they such as Christ would own to be such then would they be gentle and not strive yea they would be gentle to all men although they were Hereticks as they say we are and though it should be granted we oppose our selves against the truth yet is it their duty in meekness to instruct us and not to ruinate us and if they say we are Gain-sayers then ought they by sound Doctrine to Convince us and not by such inhumane and violent dealings think to Proselyte us for that is not the Way of God but of the Devil Rev. 2.10 and therefore had they the Truth as they have not they would be willing to take the course the Apostle directs to Were they Bishops as they say they are but are not they would be willing to come forth by sound Doctrine and Scripture-authority to convince us that they are Bishops and that Christ the Head of the Church hath called chosen and appointed them to be Lord-Bishops Archbishops or Bishops and that their wayes of Worship are agreeable to the mind of Christ contained in the Scriptures Their sprinkling Babes their Common-prayer their Holy Garments as they say they are as Lawn-sleeves Tippets Caps Surplices with many more Vestments Their Organs and other Wind-Musick which they use with Singing-Men and Boyes and many more such like things then shall we submit to it and acknowledge we have been mistaken and missed But if they will use no other Arguments than such down right Blowes as we now have they will never convince us that they are the Ministers of Christ or their wayes the good Old Way we should walk in For was it ever known that Peter and Paul Cudgeled people into the way of the Gospel Can it be imagined that they Convinced and Converted any by imprisoning them or any such like way Nay on the contrary they themselves were Persecuted Imprisoned Scourged and commanded not to Preach any more in the name of Jesus Yet would they not forbear because it was better to obey God rather than man And truly though it may not be universally true that every one that is persecuted is therefore a good Christian yet this is most certain and universally true that they that do persecute any for Conscience or Religion are at the best but bad Christians for those that are in the true Faith and Fear of the most High that worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth are by Jesus Christ said to be his sheep now we know that sheep are of such a nature that they will not destroy no nor harm others but are as Christ saith sent forth amongst Wolves which are of a quite contrary nature Beasts of prey and very ravenous Such differences there are between the Persecuted and the Persecutors the true Church and the false For the people of the Lord were grievously persecuted in most Ages it was given to them to suffer for Christs sake And they that would live godly in Christ Jesus suffered Persecution as saith the Scriptures But we never heard of any of them to wit the true Churches of Christ or his true and faithful Ministers that did ever Persecute any for Conscience or took that course to convince Gain-sayers but they laboured night and day in the Word approving themselves by sound Doctrine to every man's Conscience that so they might be profitable to the Souls of Men and finish the Ministry that they had received of the Lord they counted not their Lives dear unto them but exposed themselves to Hunger Nakedness and to an innumerable company of Sufferings and never were Lords and Rulers of Nations neither were they called of men Rabby The truth is except our Consciences be Convinced by the Scripture and sound Reason that we are in the Wrong and the Bishops so called in the Right it is not beating and halling of us to Prison and spoiling of our Goods nor greater matters than all that will do it For though it may be thought by some