Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	love_n	receive_v	unrighteousness_n	1,627	5	10.8118	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56451	The sinners remembrancer, or, A serious warning to the wicked, to prevent his destruction, and hasten his reformation by Rich. Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1663 (1663)	Wing P550; ESTC R32210	149,783	319

the Hypocrites very form is quickly blown away with a breath of temptation worldly interest or false doctrine when the shew of religion will stand an Hypocrite in no stead for worldly advantage and a contrary opinion be of more easi attainment then the truth as it is in Jesus according to strict holiness inward and outward too then Hypocrisie will ease and empty it self into Apostasie for Apostasie is but Hypocrisie detected and brought forth 1 Tim. 4.12 The Apostle Paul to Timothy speaks of some that will fall away from the faith and give heed to seaucing spirits and doctrine of devills and they are such as speak lies in Hypocrisie having their consciences seered first an Hypocrite and then a back-sliding Apostate S. 110 When religion is not rooted in the heart and bears not fruit in the life of a professor all his flourish is but like the leaves of a tree in summer and his religion will fall as they doe in Autumn and come to dirt or nothing Mat. 13.21 it may dure for a time but because religion is not rooted and well grounded it dureth but for a while Luk. 8.13 for they fall away when temptation comes for a while they may believe and make profession but no longer will they then safely they may without prejudice to their outward safety worldly advantage and interest S. 111 Now Apostasie is a cursed alienation of mind and affection from the truth and practice of godliness as it is in Christ it is a departure from the truth in judgment or affection or conversation a leaving off to believe in Christ as thy Saviour and obeying and following Christ as thy Lord and example Apostasie is signified by the termes of turning away from the faith of the Gospel by falling away from the profession and practise of godliness by back-sliding and drawing back from a Christians former love and zeal for it and diligence in Religious performances after the rule and manner of the Gospel Isa 1.4 Jude v. 19. 1 Tim. 1.19 2 Tim. 2.18 Heb. 3.12 by forsaking and going away backward by separating from the Gospel Truth Rule and Order and making shipwreck of Faith and a good conscience erring from the Truth and departing from the Living God S. 112 Apostasie taken any of these waies is a very great sin in whomsoever it be in the least degree and if it be not speedily repented of and thy decaies and luke-warmeness amended and thou quickly make haste out of that indifferencie as to all or no Religion halting between God and Baal quickly will such an one fall into that state of Apostasie as is irrecoverable and dreadfull is that state God knows Heb. 6.4 5 6. It is impossible for those who were once enlightned and have tasted of the heavenly gift the good word of God if they fall away to renew them again to repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Son of God and put him to an open shame i. e. put the greatest indignity upon Christ and his Gospel as though he himself were an Impostor and his Gospel a lie S. 113 And it is a sad Truth that there are very many in these last daies who are come even to this pass even to this state and degree of Apostasie and of whom there is very little hope of recovery but a great deal of fear they will be Eternally damned for their Apostasie if God by his Almighty power and miracle of mercy doth not bring them to their right judgement mind will and affections again and so restore them S. 114 Dreadfull is that sentence 2 Thes 2. v. 10.11 12. God shall send such as are declining from his Truth strong delusions that they should believe a lie because they received not the love of the Truth that they might be saved they shall be damned who believe not the Truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness S. 115 See how God nauseates and abhors the luke-warm professor in that Laodicean temper which was a decaying of zeal and fervour in Religion and so but a lesser degree of Apostasie yet saith Christ I know thy works that thou hast a name that thou livest but art dead and that thou art neither cold nor hot because thou art neither cold nor hot Rev. 3. v. 1. cum v. 15 16 19. I will spew thee out of my mouth be zealous therefore and repent S. 116 And there is another remakable passage in the second Epistle of Peter 2 Pet. 2.20 21. which sets forth the nature and danger of Apostasie thus If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledg of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that is when a man hath embraced once the Truth of the Gospel and is in a way of reformation and amendment of Life according to the Rule of Faith and Life if such a man shall be entangled again and overcome that is look back and withdraw from Christs profession and practise of Religion and yield to the temptation to that cursed return to former infidelity and worldliness or any kind of vicious living again the latter end of them is worse then the beginning that is their sin is greater and their return by Repentance harder for it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness though this had been bad and damnable enough then after they have known it to turn from the holy Commandement delivered unto them Pro. 14.14 Pro. 1.30 31. For the backslider in heart he that is a fugitive from Wisdoms rules and godly conversation shall be filled with his own waies i. e. shall be required accordingly they shall be answered in their own kind God will turn away his favour and love from them for God takes no pleasure in those that draw back from following after Truth Righteousness and Holiness S. 117 Well then be perswaded to look unto thy self in time art thou one that hast made some profession of Christianity and some progresse in Religion after Christ and art ingaged in Religious courses and hast tasted some sweetness in the waies of Godliness and resolved to frame thy faith and life according to the Scriptures Then take heed of falling back turn not from the right way to any by-paths of errour or loose living as long as thou livest Let no body nor any thing prevail with thee to Apostatize or make the least defection from the love of the Truth of the Gospel or to remit of thy care diligence and zeal after Truth and Holiness to thy dying day S. 118 And if thou hast been so unhappy through thy sloth easiness and folly to have been tempted and overcome as to yield to any dislike of the Truth and waies of God or remisness in the duties of piety love and zeal in thy heart or if there be in thee a wavering indifferency and thou hangest loose to the Doctrine of Gospel-Truths and Practicals of Godliness and art weary of well-doing as one