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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	holy_a	lord_n	3,976	5	3.5961	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36887	Abraham's faith stated and applied a sermon preached February 16, 1695/6 / by Geo. Duncumb ...	Duncumb, George, 1661 or 2-1743.	1697 (1697)	Wing D2609; ESTC R14747	11,585	30

permitted to ride over our Heads a-while and lay trouble upon our Loins yet if we believe verily that he who Orders all Events and brings good out of Evil will cause the very worst to work together for the good of his People a lively Faith will dispose us to pass our time in rest and quietness as also in all our troubles and adversities whensoever they oppress us to put our whole trust and confidence in God's Mercy abiding patiently upon him till he turn again and refresh us as he did David and his Chosen Generation after he had shewed them great troubles Whatever come upon us this Faith will keep us stedfast and unmoveable make us always abound in the work of the Lord nor shall we behave our selves frowardly in his Covenant Our heart will not be turned back neither will our steps go out of his way no not when he has smitten us in the place of Dragous and cover'd us with the shadow of death as the Royal Prophet speaks in Psalm 44.18 19. So that should the Sword be unsheath'd with a seeming Commission to pass through the Land as in Ezek. 14. Since He that stay'd Abraham's hand when the knife was at Isaac's Throat can with the same ease put a stop to the progress of the destroying Angel in a moment every one that has indeed Abraham for his Father will say with Holy Job Though he slay me yet will I put my trust in him or in the A postle's Language I will not cast away my confidence which hath great recompence of reward but will still commit the keeping of my soul to Him in well doing as unto a faithful Creator If then any be apt to torment themselves before the time by formidable apprehensions of threatning Evils they would do well to consider the passage of our Saviour in Mat. 8.25 26. where we read that whilst Christ was in a Ship at Sea with his Disciples there arose a great Tempest which filled the Disciples with so much dread as to make them conclude they must needs be presently swallowed up of the deep whereupon they ran hastily to their Lord as he lay asleep and awoke him by crying out Lord save us we perish and he said unto them why are ye fearful O ye of little of faith then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm Now since Christ who is gone up on High and there invested with Power to save unto the utmost all that call upon him has promised saying Lo I am with you always even to the end of the world If we have Faith to believe it nothing can be wanting to make us live quiet from fear of Evil even though the Earth be moved and though the Hills be carried into the midst of the Sea though the Waters thereof rage and swell and though the Mountains shake at the tempest of the same for the Rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the City of God the holy place of the Tabernacle of the most Highest If the Kingdoms be moved Christ who is very high exalted doth defend his Church as it were with a Shield Thus have I done my true endeavour to make you throughly sensible what kind of Faith is expected from you shewing plainly how that it consists not only in believing that there is a God and that his Son Jesus Christ was made manifest in the flesh for thus far the Devils themselves went who confessed saying We know thee who thou art even the Holy one of God But a right Faith consists in so firmly and unfeignedly believing the whole Will of God Revealed in the Scripture as to act in all things according to it and that with so much steadiness as never to swerve from the Commandments upon any the most specious pretext never presuming to set aside a known Duty upon the pretence of Necessity or by the plea of Providence but by the Example of Abraham still to do the thing which God Commands and leave the issue and success to Him nothing doubting but that if in all our ways we acknowledge Him by ruling our selves after his Word he will surely bring it to pass effecting what is best for the right hand of the Lord has the pre-eminence and does in all places whatever he pleases To Conclude then Let us not Believe in Word neither in Tongue but in Deed and in Truth Obeying from the Heart the Form of Doctrine delivered to the Saints and walking in the steps of our Father Abraham so shall we receive a Blessing from the Lord and Righteousness from the God of our Salvation even the Lord Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be Glory and Honour Thanksgiving and Power now and for ever Amen FINIS Errors of the Press to be Corrected thus PAge 5. l. 2. dele by and l. 19. for has read had p. 6. l. 5. for the r. his p. 7. l. ult del in p. 9. l. 18. r. Agreeable p. 10. l. 16. or 17. del of