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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	peace_n	spirit_n	unity_n	1,812	5	8.9331	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27055	A true believer's choice and pleasure Instanced in the exemplary life of Mrs Mary Coxe, the late wife of Doctor Thomas Coxe. Preached for her funeral by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing B1433; ESTC R218157	25,373	74

Phanaticism Folly and what else ignorance and malignity can devise the Devil knew not how to dishonour Holiness and Vertue nor to encourage the blind world to so common a hatred and opposition of them as they shew in all Nations of the Earth When She chose this Text it was from such a sutable spirit as all men choose the food the friends and company the business and discourse which by agreeableness they most delight in That She made Gods Word and Covenants connoting Gods Love Christ Grace and Glory the spring matter and end her best her heritage her all contemning all that stood in competition and that these were the rejoycing of her heart She shewed to us that knew Her by these notable effects I. By her constant serious diligent use of the Word of God by hearing reading conference and meditation Her food was not more constantly used nor I believe so sweet to her Her hearing in the publick Assemblies nothing but necessity could interrupt And her private constancy her relations know She practically told us that the blessed mans delight is in the Law of the Lord and therein doth he meditate day and night Psal 1.2 II. She made so much in esteem use and thankfulness of every little of the help She could get in these spiritual things as shewed that they were her heritage and joy When some come home with accusations of the Sermon as dry dull or weak She found in it something for profit and solace I am sure my own conversation and duties have been truly guilty of the foresaid faults and yet how gladly would She come over the way to us at prayer time How much did She value now and then a little too dull unprofitable conference and took it for a loss that She could have no more How glad was she of now and then a too dry and short Letter and how carefully would she keep them As if with the Woman of Canaan She had been begging for the crums Alas our duller appetites seldom so desire after or delight in much larger portions of well-drest food but fulness hath loathing and we call it dry manna which we are weary of or every little fault in the dressing turneth our stomach against it full souls loath the honey-comb but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet III. She loved and received the Word of God from any faithful Minister that brought it It s true that She more frequented and desired some than others But her Religion was not Faction or siding with this Party or with that She was far from a Shismatical mind or practice When one Party separates from all that Preach in the Parish Churches and another from all that Preach elsewhere She separated from neither IV. Accordingly She loved all persons that feared God as such Not confining her Affections or Kindness to those of this or that controvertible Opinion But that candour and holy simplicity and serious practical Religion which She had her self was it that She loved in all others whomsoever V. And accordingly her conference was not about controversies or matters of contention which too many spend their hours in these times but that which tendeth to edification and to administer grace to the hearers She was not such as Paul oft reproveth for striving about words and little things that tend not to edifie but subvert VI. Much less was She tainted with any Heresie or dangerous Errour in Religion nor ever drawn from the truth and her spiritual stedfastness but cleaved to the form of wholsom words and the simplicity that is in Christ and to them that held the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace avoiding the vain janglings of men of Contention Pride and Corrupt minds VII She was not of a censorious backbiting temper nor used as too many faulty Christians to make it her discourse to find fault with others and make her self the judge of Controversies Cases Actions and Persons which she understood not but had learned that lesson speak evil of no man and to know and be called to it before she judged VIII She was very desirous of the good of all and glad of any thing which tended to promote the conversion and saving of mens souls IX She was charitable and liberal also to their bodies in an unusual degree as I am able to say by particular experience in which I have known it exercised to the poor X. Her humility and detestation of pride was manifest not only in her Garb and Behaviour but in her low thoughts of her self and the lowliness of all her Conversation and great dislike of all that savoured of Pride XI She was not morose nor a refuser of Converse or useful Visits when reason required them but She took it for a great Affliction to have much diversion by company or by matters from her constant course of better work And besides her health was therefore the more Inclined to be much in the Country that her mind and time might not be at the Mercy of too much intruding diversions and unprofitable discourse XII Much more was She a verse to all sorts of sensuality such pleasing of the flesh as corrupteth the mind and turneth it from holy work and pleasure and such vain recreations as waste precious time and profit not our selves or others Holy things were her food and feast her work and recreation XIII Her prudence in all matters was very exemplary being much more against unadvised rashness and actions which tend to ill effects than most of us of the stronger Sex and I confess I should think much better of my self if I could equal her herein In which her Acquaintance commonly admired her though this is a point which all must acknowledge much imperfection in XIV And her gentleness meekness and calmness of mind and carriage was very amiable to her friends and most that did converse with her She was a great Adversary to passionate behaviour which surely came from that Power of Grace which had made love and meekness become a nature in her seeing no such thing could be else expected in one of her Sex and Complexion and bodily weaknesses XV. She did not as the Hypocrite give God the second place in her heart and life and the World the first nor put off Christ with the leavings of the flesh nor take this World for her best or heritage and the next only for a reserve when she must needs leave this She seemed to prize no Heritage but God nor to set much by any transitory vanity whatever XVI She excelled in the earnest desire of her Childrens good and in the care of their well-doing and salvation How oft hath she desired me to pray for them How glad was she if I would at any time but converse with them and advise them they know better themselves though I know much how much she prayed for them How oft and tenderly she counselled them What Letters of serious holy Counsel she would write to