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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	soul_n	spirit_n	3,987	5	5.1512	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08238	Chronologia sacra By the high ... Doctor Phil. Nicolai. lib. 2. de regno Christi. Shortly collected and augmented by Neils Michelsone. Cum priuilegio S. R. Maj. Newly translated out of the Germans and Dence tongue into English, by David Forbes. Pervsed, and accompanied with a short treatise and exhortation tending to repentance; Chronologia sacra. English	Nicolai, Philipp, 1556-1608.; Michelsone, Neils, ed. and trans.; Forbes, David, of Edinburgh.; Arthus, Gotthard, b. 1568.	1630 (1630)	STC 18572; ESTC S106265	30,699	106

lust of the flesh in abusing the Temples of the holie Ghost with incest adulterie and fornication drunkennesse in spending of their owne life and meanes behold the verie beggars who as men would say in troubles in necessities and want should worke and seeke that everlasting riches in the LORD waiting for the comming of the LORD IESUS thou shall marke no hungring nor thirsting after righteousnesse in them but a maine consort of ignorance lewde and vitious creatures who are more exercised and busied in time of divyne service in tipling and secret places and about their owne bodies rather as to finde them in GODS house begging grace vnto their soules will we looke vnto the common course of youth thou shalt finde and heare the first lesson they learne is pryde cursing and prophaning of GODS Name even from their verie infancie againe from their youth to their age running from one vice to another and where then wee see commonly they are more addicted vnto the worlds avaritiousnesse and lewdnesse than with any godlinesse or goodnesse and so most part ending their dayes without repentance they die miserablie without any sence of their sinnes and are swallowed vp at the houre of death into the horrible pit of despare where their torments doe beginne with never dying paine Behold the Ecclesiasticall government thou shall see avarice and ambition so to haue intruded themselues amongst many of them so that they seeme rather to digge earthly than heavenlie treasures resembling well the workemen of Noah who were good biggers but not possessers so that many Kirkmen are good edifiers in the word but are evill example givers who are so possessed part with ambition and other with avaritiousnesse of the world that they seeme to neglect their owne salvation Farre bee it said from the worthie Divine and faithfull Preacher of the Ghospell who seeketh not their owne glory and advancement but the advancement of GODS glory and edifying of soules vnto GOD all which spait of iniquitie and senselesse securitie are evident tokens I say of imminent ruine and destruction for this our age liveth as secure of our selues as in the dayes of Noah Sodom and Gomorrha and as the Iewes before the destruction of Ierusalem but how came it to passe in these dayes when they were most sure and expected least any destruction presentlie the flouds of Heaven opened and the waters overflowed the whole earth with her creatures the elements conjoyned them selues in fire and brimstone and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha and when the Iewes cuppe of abhomination was full GOD stirred vp instruments amongst themselues who presentlie were the cause of their owne destruction in Ierusalem and the whole land of Iudea It is to bee feared therefore that it will likewise so event in these last dayes when all sinne taketh the vpper hand and when men liue most negligently and carelesse of themselues that then the LORD IESUS will come in the clowdes and take account of the wickednesse of mankynd The wicked abhomination of mans heart made GOD in his wrath cry out and say I repent that ever I made man Genes 6.6 And certainly if we will view and consider now in those tymes the tragedie of the world it is placed in verie wickednesse it selfe and when wee looke vnto conscience of religion how many wonderous cursed and damned sects and opinions are spred on the faee of the earth and everie man affirming Scripture for vpholding their hereticall opinion wresting the Word of GOD vnto their owne willes and inventions O thou religion how art thou changed and disfigured yea rather abused how can the simple soule knew thee or to what hand shall hee turne when so many miserable opinions are at strife 2 Cor. 4. It is onelie the humble heart that the trueth is manifested vnto it is not without cause that the spirit of GOD prophecieth in the Revelation that thou shouldest bee clothed in sackcloth Revel 11. yea thou art surelie disguysed and most by the great comfort of Antichristians who are dispersed amongst all Nations Now is the mother of whoredome mounted vpon the seven headed beast that ten horned monster yea that old Dragon the devill hath given him his power and hath printed on his fore head the name of blasphemie he spueth out now a dayes vncleane spirits who are ambassadours to inlarge the Kingdome of Sathan so that the Church may now lament in the prophet Ieremiah Haue you no regard all yee that passe by this way behold and see if there bee any sorrow like vnto my sorrow and that GOD is forced now to speake I haue long tyme holden my peace I haue beene still and refrained my selfe now will I cry like a traweling woman and I shall destroy and devoure both at once O wicked and abhominable age O sinfull and miserable generation what other object dost thou bring before our eyes but sinne and wickednesse are not Kings opposed against Kings and Nation against Nation so that the one triumpheth over other mens spoile yea subjects mutine against their owne naturall Prince and all sinnes wickednesse are conquerours and drunken in by men as water of a thirstie stomacke what lying and deceiving what slander and shamelesse villanie is done by all the estates of men in all places the generall voice of the people is nothing els but vanitie baudrie whooring detraction and backbyting pryde envy deceit drunkennesse dissimulation wantonnesse flatterie lying swearing perjuring and blaspheming so that all abhomination and wickednesse is growne to a certaine perfection and maturitie in those dayes and that the shoulders of this vniversall globe is overlaiden with the wickednesse of mankynde The trumpets of GOD may now cry out with the Prophet Ieremiah O yee Heavens bee astonied at this bee afraide and vtterly confounded saith the LORD And lastly will wee looke vnto GODS creatures and vnto the elements what comets signes and wonderous tokens hath beene seene and heard within those few yeares I doubt not but it is well knowne vnto the diligent searcher as experience hath well taught albeit not to all in those parts yet in sundrie parts in Germanie Italie Denmarke and Norvay are kythed fearefull tokens as vntimely birth and Monsters borne in Denmarke blood rained from the Heavens on the earth one halfe foote deepe ashe stones and fire rained from the Heavens in Island the pittifull crying thryse of a chylde in the mothers wombe in Berone in Norvay All which I haue seene approved and heard by experience and many more visions and terrible tokens seene in Europ both by earthquakes overflowing of watters and fearefull visions seene and heard in the elements and witnessed by sundrie all such things may verie well teach vs that the latter dayes are imminent Therefore hee that is vnjust let him bee vnjust still saith CHRIST Revel 22. let the wicked man dwell in his abhominations and triumph in all kynde of wickednesse for beholde saith Christ I come shortly and my reward is with mee to render everie