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truth_n	holy_a	spirit_n	worship_v	3,077	5	9.0447	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50478	An appendix to Solomon's prescription for the removal of the pestilence enforcing the same from a consideration of the late dreadful judgement by fire : together with some perswasions to all, especially suffering Christians, to exercise and maintain faith and patience, courage and comfort, in this dark and cloudy day / by M.M.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1667 (1667)	Wing M1544; ESTC R19176	113,221	168

conquered by them But now in all these respects the case is different The Apostles did not stay for Caesars leave nor depend upon his aid for building the Christian Church the new Jerusalem as the Jews did upon Cyrus for the Old Though I grant the countenance of the Civil Magistrate to bee a great mercy neither ought Christians whether Pastours or People upon any pretence whatever to disobey his commands whilst they do not interfere with Christ Nor is it in Temples made with hands though in such we are to worship him in publick communion that God now dwells but in every holy Soul who at any time in any place may worship him acceptably in spirit and in truth And this Ark of his presence the inhabitation of his Spirit no Philistine force can take out of the heart of man Now by Jesus Christ hath God so far sav'd us from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us that though we are more assaulted by them than ever yet we may serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness all the daies of our life as Zachariah sings Luke 1.71 74 75. Though Christ told his Disciples hee came to send n Sword upon earth yet hee tells them also that his peace should abide in their hearts Joh. 14.27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world gives give I unto you For the world indeed gives peace by removing outward troubles but my peace shall possess and secure you in the midst of them as a learned Commentator glosses upon the words and therefore he adds that injunction which I have been so long inculcating Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be affraid And to finish my answer let mee in the last place wish you to remember seriously and believingly that what ever pressures the Church of God now militant upon the whole earth or any part of it may lie under it shall besides its present victory at length rise up from under them into the most flourishing and triumphant state And all those that are embark't therein being faithful to her cause and quarrel and sharing in all her afflictions shall also partake of her glory Even now I say all sincere Christians by their faith overcome the world yea when they seem most overcome by it like their Master they conquer when upon the cross For it is not with him as with temporal Monarchs whose interest is ruin'd when their Subjects are destroy'd or impoverisht But his Kingdome is oft promoted by the sufferings and slaughters of his followers Nor therefore should we serve him with such kinde of apprehensions as common subjects are wont to have in their quarrels for their King and Countrey who are beforehand doubtful of the event and being vanquisht bewail themselves and pitty their Prince But hee whose battle we fight does not so need our lives or fortunes that his strength should be weakned by their loss Nor does he let his enemies so far prevail over his Church because through their power and policy they are too hard for him Though there was not a man upon earth that would stand on his side he would know well enough how to deal with the greatest Potentates and Politicians of them all as they will ere long know to their cost But hee bears thus with them beside other ends which will hereafter be better known that the Graces which hee hath given to his Servants may bee exercised and that they may have opportunities of demonstrating that they love him to the death And this is all he cares for or requires and whilst we do thus whatever becomes of us we win the field and are sure of the crown for our Lords Kingdome and therefore ours is not of this world nor would he therefore have any upon pretence of advancing it to disturb the world by Massacres and Powder-plots seditions and tumuls murdering of Princes and burning of people These are fit means indeed to erect some Babel of carnal interest but not for the building up of Christs Church He knows how to defend and exalt it without any such officious wickedness as some men by all means would bring to his assistance And as it is not for want of power or love that Christ suffers his Spouse for a while to be trampled upon by the feet of pride and cruelty so hee will at length discover both in delivering her thence and placing her with himself in glory He that purchast his Church with his own blood will not be fully satisfied till she partakes of the highest benefits of his costly undertaking As in his own person he hath combated and overcome all the Powers of Hell and Death so he will go on conquering and to conquer till he hath finisht the same work for and in his body Now hee is purifying it from all spots and wrinckles and will hereafter present it to himself beautiful and glorious Why then should not all the followers of this victorious Leader march on with courage in their hearts sereneness in their looks and songs of praise in their mouths as travelling to Zion where everlasting joy shall bee upon their heads and all remnants of sorrow and mourning shall flee away Wherefore stir up your selves I beseech you Christians sit not alwaies poring upon miseries and overlooking mercies making things worse than they are and vexing your selves with needless fears Remember still that a Childe of God in the way to his Fathers house hath alwaies more cause of joy and thank fulness than of sadness and complaining Let it appear that you beleive so by your deportment And that you may rise up to this truely excellent spirit let me beseech you in one word To see that you live up to the principles of the Christian Religion Be affected toward the world and all its pomps and vanities as you are engag'd by your Baptism Ever sit loose from it and regard it not as any peice of your happiness 'T is this fills mens mindes with anguish and care even the fears of being depriv'd of their estates and friends their fleshly ease their lives and liberties But consider you that it 's impossible to have a sure hold of these things and therefore the way never to be troubled for them is not to let them have hold of your hearts You have liv'd to see in two years more men taken from their estates and more estates taken from the owners than in so short a time hath almost been ever known Let both teach you what regard to have either to life it self or the appurtenances of it Let your comfort in prosperity be deriv'd from God and Christ the first fruits and promises of heaven then may it be constant and unchangeable as the grounds of it are Ever be inculcating it upon your selves that God is your felicity and labour to make and keep it clear that he is your God Therefore as you love your lives and the comforts of them