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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	clear_a	foul_a	night_n	3,451	5	10.2705	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17487	A godly and learned sermon, vpon the 91. psalme Declaring how, and to what place, a Christian man ought to flie in the daungerous time of the pestilence, for his best safetie and deliuerance. By T.C. VVher-unto are ioyned, certaine fruitfull prayers, very necessarie for the time of infection.	T. C., fl. 1603.	1603 (1603)	STC 4303; ESTC S117370	19,764	54

of the night is For when it falleth it couereth all the whole world darkneth the colour and fashion of all creatures captiuateth all men and beastes liuing that they must be still and rest yea and maketh them faintharted and fearefull and so of all things it is a mighty inuincible tyraunt whom no man may withstand Neuerthelesse it is not yet so mighty that it can darken ouerwhelme and quench the least light that is founde in the world For wee sée that the darker the night is the clearer doe the starres shine Yea the least candle light that is lighted withstandeth the whole night and suffereth not onely the darkenesse not to couer or oppresse it but giueth light euen in the middes of the darkenes and smiteth it backe a certaine space on euery side where it is borne thence must darkenesse depart and giue place vnto the light al the power and fearefulnesse thereof can not helpe against it And though a light be so weake that it giueth not light farre aboue it neither can smite the darkenesse backe as the sparke of an whote cole yet can not the darkenes couer it much lesse quench it but it giueth light it selfe alone so that it may be séene a farre off in the darkenesse and remayneth vnouercome of the same though it cannot helpe other thinges nor giue light vn̄to them Yea that yet more wonderfull is a rotten shining péece of Wood which neuerthelesse hath the fayntest light that can be founde remayneth inuincible of all the power of darkenesse and the more it is compassed about with darkenesse the clearer light it giueth so little can darkenesse ouercome or holde downe any light but it ruleth vanquisheth and expelleth the darkenesse which else ouerwhelmeth snareth and putteth all things in feare Euen so likewise doth a well spring also for there may we see how a little vaine of water breaketh out of the groundsome where scarce so great as a finger And when it is closed in rounde about that the water may gather together and must néedes be a ditch or a pitte yet springeth it neuerthelesse And though the water bee certaine hundreds weight aboue the spring yet may not it driue the spring backe but the spring driueth the whole burthen of the water backe and aboue it selfe and springeth still more and more till the poole flowe ouer And if the other water be foule and vncleane it cannot mi●e it selfe vnder the fresh cleare water of the spring but it remaineth cleare till it come farther abroad from the first head thereof as it may wel be prooued by daily experience If a naturall light then be so mighty against the darkenes of the night and an earthen well spring so strong in stryuing against all standing waters howe much more doeth it then the true euerlasting and heauenly light and the onely inuinsible spring of all life namely God the Lorde our maker and Sauiour That God is the true euerlasting and heauenly light witnesseth Iohn the Euangelist in the first Chapter and sayeth God was the worde in him was the life and the life was the light of men Likewise also in his Canonicall Epistle in the first Chapter God is light and in him is no darkenes In like manner That he is the onely inuincible spring of all life witnesseth the Prophet Ieremie in the seconde Chapter For there sayth the Lord My people committeth a double sinne they forsake me the liuing spring of life and make themselues fayre welles which neuerthelesse giue no water And Dauid saieth in the xxxv Psalme With thee is the spring of life and in thy light see we light If God the Lord then be the true light it followeth that all they which put their trust in him bee as a burning candle for by faith doth God dwell in our harts and we are the liuing temple of God as Paul to the Corinthians doeth witnesse more then once Therefore saith Christ of his Disciples Math. 5. Ye are the light of the world And of Iohn the Baptist He was a burning and shining light Iohn 5. Likewise if God be the euerlasting and liuing fountaine it followeth that the faithfull be euen flowing springs Therefore sayth Christ also Iohn 7. Who so beleeueth on mee as the Scripture sayeth out of his body shal flow streames of liuing Water But this he saide of the Spirit which they that beleeue on him should receiue Like as the darkenesse of the night now can hurt no earthly or worldly light but must giue place and flye from the light Euen so saith Satan also which is a Prince of spirituall darkenesse can doe no harme to a true right beléeuing Christian man but must feare and flie from him For God which is the euerlasting light dwelleth shineth in his hart and driueth and expelleth far from him all the workes of darkenesse And like as no heape of water can driue backe any fountaine of the grounde and hinder the quicke spring thereof and like as no vncleannesse can make it foule euen so also can no aduersity of this world take away or shorten any Christian mans life For God which is the fountaine of all life dwelleth and liueth in his heart and driueth all hurtful poyson and mortal sicknesses farre away from thence so that not onely it can not harme him but hee also helpeth other people and deliuereth them by his presence euen as a light that shineth farre about it and as a spring that alway floweth runneth and maketh the ground moyst and fruitfull And this is that the Lord sayeth in the Gospell in the last of Marke The tokens that shall follow them which beleeue are these In my name shall they cast out deuils speake with newe tongues driue away serpents and if they drinke any deadly thing it shall not hurt them They shall lay handes vpon the sicke and they shall recouer So is it read also in the Actes of the Apostles the v. Chapter that the sicke were made whole onely of Saint Peters shaddow So vtterly must we vanish euery thing that is contrary against the euerlasting light and springe of life where a right Christian man is in whome God dwelleth by a true beliefe and out of whom the holy Ghost shineth and floweth Let Satan then presse in here with all his darkenesse and with all his hurtful infection yet shal ye see in beliefe that he can not take or destroy any Christian man therewith if he continue in faith kéepe God in his hart But he shall be smitten backe and driuen away by force as the wounderfull workes of Christ and of all Saints doe manifestly declare Therefore it is a great shame for a christian man to be afraid for the Plague of the Pestilence as to flye from them whome he is bounde to serue by Gods commaundement For by reason hee should without all feare make haste vnto them not onely to fulfill Gods commaundement but also by his presence to helpe them if their faith doe else