Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	lord_n	sincerity_n	1,662	5	9.7763	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57938	Joshua's resolution to serve the Lord Containing the resolution of every true Christian, fully and wholly to cleave unto the Lord, and to dedicate himself to the Lord and his service. Wherein is shewed, what the resolution of a Christian is. And the reasons of the necessity of this resolution with a word of exhortation both to private, and family worship. To which is added, a prayer for a family. By Robert Russel in Sussex. Licensed according to order.	Russel, Robert, fl. 1692.	1694 (1694)	Wing R2347F; ESTC R221582	13,384	27

JOSHUA's Resolution TO Serve the Lord. CONTAINING The Resolution of every True Christian fully and wholly to Cleave unto the Lord and to Dedicate himself to the Lord and his Service Wherein is Shewed What the Resolution of a Christian is And the Reasons of the Necessity of this Resolution With a Word of Exhortation both to Private and Family Worship To which is Added A Prayer for a Family By Robert Russel in Sussex Jer 10.25 Pour out thy Fury upon the Heathen that know thee not and upon the Family that call not upon thy Name Licensed according to Order Printed for ● Blare at the D●●●…ing glass on London-Bridge 1694. Joshua's Resolution c. Joshua 24. part of vers 15. But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. THese are the words of Joshua to the Tribes of Israel for ●●ving in this chapter declared unto them the many benefits which God of his mercy hath bestowed on them as particular in vers 15. in ●●at he hath given them a Land they laboured nor for and Cities which they bui●●●ot and Vineyards and Oliveyards to ●…at of wh●●… they planted not Joshua having thus laid before their 〈◊〉 God's benefits he in verse 14. Exhorts them to offer unto God a thankful and obedient heart for those benefits which he hath bestowed upon them Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in truth And put away the gods which your Fathers served serve ye the Lord. And so I fall immediatly upon the 〈◊〉 of the Text wherein we have these two things conaderable First The freedom which Joshua seems to give the Tribes of Israel in case they refuse to serve the Lord that they should chuse who they will serve Secondly His Reselution concerning himself and his family As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Now in this small Book I shall joyn these two together into this one Observation that is How ever the Men of this world live what ever they do what ways soever they follow a Child of God is fully bent and resolved to cleave to the Lord to cake care that his family and all under his charge walk in the ways of Holyness and Piety Now for my funderstandling of this Subject I shall praceed after this manner First I shall shew you what the Resolution of a Christian is Secondly the Reasons of this Resolution And lastly the Application First to shew you what the Resolution of a christian is First it is a full and firm Resolution Secondly it is a present resolution Thirdly it is a settle and deliberate revolution First the resolution of a Christian is a full and firm resolution the men of this world they naturally chuse Sin Death and Hell they chuse death and damnation before life and salvation they resolutely run on in the ways of Luxery Wantonness Drinking Gaming and all manner of lewd and loose Practices and tho' they are told and told again both by the Messengers of God's word and their godly friends whether these ungodly ways will lead them yet they will run on still and take their own course as if they were in love with their own ruin and destruction But a true Christian after all his Reproofs and Admonitions when he finds that they will not be reclaimed he as it were hids them take their course and chuse whom they will serve as Joshua did the people of Israel But for his part he resolved with full bent and purpose of heart to give himself up to the Lord and choose him for his portion and to yield up himself soul and body as instrument for his service Now the resolution of a christian is not a sick bed promise but a full bent and purpose of heart to lead a new life there are many that fa●●ly promise but few resolve every weak promise is not a full resolution Alas how many are there who under a sharp fit of sickness or under some judgment ready to ●efal them they will promise fair what a now Creature they will become what new lives they will lead how holy and how purely they will live but if it please God to spare them give them a time of respire then how soon are these vows and promises forgot thus the Children of Israel how fairly did they promise Deut. 5.27 All that the Lord our God shall speak we will hear and do But tho' they had a tongue to promise yet they had no heart to perform as you may see vers 29. O that then such an heart in them that they would fear me and keep my commandments that it may be well with them But as for a sincere returning sinner he not only promises but resolves to yield up himself body and soul to be the Lord's yea the whole frame of his heart is bent that way as an unconverted wicked sinner goes on in sin with a full purpose of heart even so a returning sinner who is a coming to Iesus Christ serves him with full Purpose and resolution of heart And as a wicked resolute sinner neither Mercies nor Iudgments neither Reproofs nor Admonitions neither Perswading nor Intreating by Ministers nor Friends will stop him in his sinful Course so on the other side a returning sinner that is resolved for Christ and Holiness will not be drawn back neither by promises nor threatnings neither by frowns nor flatteries let his sinful Companions ●ntice him by never so many orguments he will not consent but he is full ben● and resolved for Heaven and Happiness whatever it cost him and therefore seeing the weakness of his own flesh and his natural inclination to be overcome by the least temptation therefore he plys the chrone of Grace and there he pours out earnest prayers and supplications for the assistance of divine grace to streng then him in the inner man he daxes not trust to his own strength he considers how soon Peter was overcome notwithstanding his Resolution to stand saying If I should dye with thee I will not deny thee and yet because he was to consident of his own strength it pleased Bod for his tryal to leave him to himself how soon he denyed and forswore his Lord and Saviour he began to curse and swear that he knew him not Mat. 26. Now I say a returning sinner considering this he dares not resolve in his own strength but Labours and orders in the use of all means to get strength from Heaven and in the strength of Christ he strides and labours to go on towards the Heavenly mark he aims at he rests not in any certain attainments but truly resolves by the help of Divine Grace towards the mortification of the whole body of sin and for the attainment of Grace and Holiness unto perfection And after he had done his best yet still he feels Lust to be strong in him and grace weak therefore he is more and more outragious against his natural inclinations and his earnest de●●ce and