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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	true_a	worship_n	worshipper_n	3,023	5	12.1458	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79841	Emmanuel manifested: or, The two natures of Christ clearly distinguished, in their acts and effects. Wherein is briefly discovered, the means and manner of man's restoration; and, the reasons of the various dispensations of God; before Christ & since. With, a description of the difference betwixt the doctrines and discipline of Christ, and that of Antichrist. / By A.C. a lover of the true manifestation of Jesus.	Clappe, Ambrose.	1655 (1655)	Wing C4411A; Thomason E1492_3; ESTC R208519	29,118	99

oppression to enforce obedience to it's carnal principles e by which she ruleth over the Kings of the earth 2. Worldly riches produce formality and conformity a to such as can and will confer the same laying also a snare of gain in matters of Religion in stead of godlyness which the b worldly-wise do approve and applaud though c it be foolishness with God It maketh indeed a resemblance of the worship of God but as Jannes Jambres withstood Moses so doth it the true worshippers and truth it self but their folly being known they can proceed no further Thirdly worldly pomp fleshly glory the production of the two former upon a Church-account under the new Testament is earthly sensual and devilish and the bringing in of the fulness of Babylon Spiritually she is called the whore which sitteth as and boasteth her self to be a Queene But it is to the power of he world that she is prostituted She s also called spiritually Jezabel for she by pretence of blasphemy doth frequently accomplish her intended cruelty upon life and civil rights as did that Jezabel Ahabs wife by vaunting abusing her husbands power which she had part of on the same pretence obtain Naboths life and Vineyard XXXVIII a As the spirit the water and the blood are the three witnesses of the Gospel-Testament and Church of Christ b So worldly power riches and Pomp in the time of this Testament are the markes of the Antichrist the great city is called spiritual Babylon because it is the confounding of distinct essential truths by which the understanding is so darkned that one thing is taken for another as was in the confusion of tongues at the Building of Babel c It is also called Sodome because of the spiritual Whoredomes and fornications committed by her with the powers of the world under pretence of Religion d And is lastly called Ae●●pt e partly because of the s iritual darkness and also Bondage on all who by the light in Goshen are sensible of it And on them in doctrine thus f bringing in the question Did Christ die for me in the Room of faith and yet say they must believe g causing them to labour in the very fire of desperation like as Israel in Aegyptian bondage were compelled to make brick and gather their own straw whil'st a gain is made of them by their Taske masters As also in discipline it holds them under servitude in their formes of Will-worship for advantage sake even h as the Aegyptians would have permitted Israel to worship God if they would have performed it in Aegypt i which was unlawful but not elsewhere for feare of k losing them their service and l substance XXXIX When the great City is rightly understood in it 's three parts and the great River Euphrates and infant-baptism the inlet of it dryed up and the three unclean spirits like Frogs seen to proceed out of the mouth of the Dragon the beast and false Prophet then shall the way of the Kings of the East be prepared the fall of the City be at hand and God shall give her the Cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath Wherefore the Holy ghost calleth all the upright out of her that they partake not of her sins nor receive of her plagues XL. Let us this once looke back before we close and consider that there is no confession with the a tongue that Jesus is the Christ can excuse of b Antichristianism as corrupt interests do readily suggest blind people as easily receiv if the principles and practices speak vanity and confound c essential truths for the verball confession of Christ is infinitely weighed down by error in doctrine and practice and is the most effectual denying of Christ d and setting up confusion and a meer c resemblance f in the Room of Christ and g the true worship h Whereby mans Invention carried on by humane force is set up i in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God FINIS

Emmanuel manifested OR The two NATURES OF CHRIST Clearly distinguished In their ACTS and EFFECTS Wherein is briefly discovered the means and manner of Man's Restoration and the Reasons of the various Dispensations of God before Christ since With A Description of the difference betwixt the Doctrines and Discipline of Christ and that of Antichrist By. A. C. a lover of the true manifestation of Jesus 1 Tim. 3.15 Great is the mystery of c. God manifest c. 1 Pet. 1.12 Which things the Angels desire to look into Printed at London for William Larnar at the Blackmoor's-head neer Fleet-bridge 1655. An EPISTLE To the Reader Reader IF thy faith retaineth Virginity and is not violated by believing because the Church believeth nor on the other hand beguiled with empty vaine flattering conceptions superficial and irregular principles and notions such as exclude the written rule it is not doubted that thou wilt prejudge the series here discussed by the Frontispiece or Index and so be deterred from reading trying and waighing It is hard to determine whether the weak head that treasures up all yellow metals in stead of and reputes it Gold or the carelessly disdaineful hand that seeing the former mistaken rejecteth gold supposing it brass without tryal be most culpable We all confess the Gospel to be truth and all men liars let no man then think of men above what is written for though all men must acknowledge themselves to be short know in part yet most men endevaour to withhold others from transcending themselves which is and hath bin observable in the gradual dawnings of the truth such thickets do especially exercise the eyes and understanding of him that traveleth toward the good Land the professed opposers their hearts or affections I thought good to premonish hee of both that with the wise builder thou mayest fore cast thy costs when thou losest consider 't is usual with travelers moreover has what thou losest beares no proportion with the most excellent things thou daily gainest Consult not therefore with flesh and bloud that 't is easiest swimming with the streame for they will with Peter tell thy spirit Master 't is good for us to be here or with Pharaoh You may worship in Aegypt or go not far away but Christ calls the first Sathan and God by Moses calls the other the house of bondage When thou beginnest thy Journey thou wilt as hardly forget the flesh-pots as the weaned child the breast yet this the child must do so become a man Content not thy self that thou readest and in general tearmes professest the doctrine practice of the Apostles if thou follow not Christ in the regeneration and all truth for his sake and for that 't is the fame with thy new nature To know truth from error is peculiar to the children of the day Christ from Antichrist to the Martyrs witnesses redeemed of the Lord Jesus the voice of the true shepherd from strangers to the sheep No marvel then if the form carcase shadow of truth like a magnificent Image be adorned with curious carving engraven with acute wits painted with deceivableness of unrighteousness cloathed with the sterne lookes of worldly authority and dignities deckt with silver Gold and pearls enricht with the merchandise of slaves and souls of men before whom vain glorious trumpets and all sort of musick eccho and are disported no marvel I say that we see such throngs of worshippers on the face of the earth nothing is wanting to them why then should not the town go on to be built Promises of priviledges of all sorts to as many as will fall down and worship and receive the mark contrariwise they shall not buy or sell Gutta cavat Lapidem continued drops we are a stone Now trust men and multitudes no longer without Tryal lest the light they shew be a Parelii or mock-sun take not thy highth by it lest thou meet with contradictions for assuredly if thy compass be not rightly touch'd thou wilt mistake thy course meet with rocks perilous shores But if thy heart be upright and willing to be taught of God the great Load-stone drawes infallibly true irresistibly strong making apparent difference between God and Mammon the wisdome from above and that which is from beneath the doctrine and discipline of Christ and that of antichrist realities and resemblances The whole discourse is very brief the concurrence of Scripture answereth the same on every leafe which have the words of many written to save the paines as much as might be of turning to them which may be better imployed in considering comparing and commenting in thy serious and judicious thoughts and mind on the whole Tract as well the form and matter as how 't is proved Which course I was induced unto from my observation of many excellent works which notwithstanding do paraphrase in most texts on that part conducing to the interest or imagination of the compiler and in a sort impose their sence on the reader more like Criticks then Christians concealing and waving that other part which makes against it I have therefore endeavoured to bring all to a faire impartial tryal hoping that haveing to do with the understanding part of man this may be a call to many no farther to precipitate themselves Ignorantly into the snare of the fowler Also an invitation to such whom the mercy of God hath in some measure freed to enquire how farre that so they may not think they have answered the will of God when having a Jubilee from the Egyptian servitude will travel no further then the wilderness and lastly that it may be an exercitation to the wise to proceed and contribute their abilities for enlightening of their generation which hath bin the character and imployment of the people of God in all ages Wisdom is justified of her children Wherefore that thou good reader and those who now despise her may so know wisdome as to justifie it hath bin the thing endeavoured in this brief discourse and shall be the Prayer of Thine in the service of the Lord Jesus Ambrose Clappe AN ADVERTISEMENT To the READER WHereas in the seaventh sect and second part of the ninth 't is said man was not under the Covenant of works for life since Adam and that in Jer. 33.31 and Heb. 10.16 is mention made of two Covenants whence lest any should suppose the Jews were under a Covenant of works for eternal life it must be considered that Gods Covenant made with Israel at their coming out of Egypt required outward acts of obedience thereunto also were annexed divers promises of outward Temporal Blessings as the Land of Canaan c. And contrariwise on disobedience threatenings of temporal Judgements the end whereof was to manifest Gods chusing them from all Nations according to the promise made to Abraham To shew his name and will in and by them what man lost by the fall to Typifie Christ the promised seed and shew what was