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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	according_a	holy_a	speak_v	3,167	5	4.4715	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15495	Physicke, to cure the most dangerous disease of desperation Collected for the direction and comfort of such Christians as trauayling and being heauie loaden in their consciences, with the burthen of their sinnes, stand in danger either in time of their sicknesse to fall away from their God, through deepe despaire, or else in time of their health, to yeelde to one desparate end, or other, to the ruine and vtter confusion of both bodyes and soules for euer. By W.W.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.	1605 (1605)	STC 25762; ESTC S102526	47,571	122

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as_o write_v s._n barnard_n utraque_fw-la cognitio_fw-la dei_fw-la scilicet_fw-la et_fw-la tui_fw-la tibi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la tui_fw-la venit_fw-la superbia_fw-la ac_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la venit_fw-la desperatio_fw-la the_o knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o of_o thyself_o be_v necessary_a unto_o salvation_n because_o out_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o thyself_o arise_v pride_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o god_n come_v desperation_n out_o of_o this_o ignorance_n of_o god_n must_v desperation_n needs_o arise_v desperation_n ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o desperation_n for_o how_o can_v it_o otherwise_o be_v but_o that_o he_o that_o be_v altogether_o without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o god_n must_v despair_v to_o receive_v any_o good_a thing_n of_o he_o for_o as_o no_o man_n can_v take_v pleasure_n nor_o any_o profit_n by_o hide_a and_o unknowen_a treasure_n so_o no_o man_n can_v look_v for_o grace_n mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n or_o any_o other_o benefit_n or_o good_a gift_n at_o his_o hand_n of_o who_o he_o be_v utter_o ignonoraunt_a &_o of_o who_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n chapter_n v._o the_o three_o cause_n of_o desperation_n be_v the_o great_a servitude_n or_o bondage_n of_o sin_n desperation_n the_o three_o cause_n of_o desperation_n with_o which_o who_o soever_o be_v clog_v he_o become_v thereby_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n john_n 8.34_o and_o the_o woeful_a and_o hurtful_a effect_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o procurement_n of_o god_n curse_n and_o plague_n upon_o body_n sin_n the_o woeful_a and_o hurtful_a effect_n of_o sin_n soul_n land_n child_n stock_n crop_n and_o every_o thing_n else_o that_o a_o man_n have_v or_o go_v about_o at_o home_o or_o abroad_o in_o town_n or_o in_o field_n in_o city_n or_o in_o country_n by_o land_n or_o by_o water_n deut_n 28._o levit._fw-la 26._o sin_n harden_v the_o heart_n heb._n 3.13_o it_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n 1._o pet._n 2.11_o it_o gnaw_v and_o torment_v the_o conference_n 1_o sam._n 25.31_o and_o so_o bring_v man_n into_o the_o most_o damnable_a gulf_n of_o desperation_n wherein_o multitude_n of_o worldling_n matchevillians_n ●picures_n and_o impious_a atheist_n be_v daily_o implunge_v and_o irrevocable_o drown_v for_o ever_o chapter_n vi_o desperation_n the_o four_o ca●se_n of_o desperation_n the_o four_o cause_n of_o desperation_n do_v many_o gather_v to_o themselves_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o math._n 7.13_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o and_o again_o out_o of_o math_n 20.16_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v and_o again_o out_o of_o luke_n 13.24_o s●r●_n e_o to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n for_o many_o lay_v unto_o you_o will_v seek_v to_o enter_v in_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a all_o which_o place_n do_v plain_o teach_v that_o few_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o in_o bid_v to_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o christ_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a matter_n but_o a_o matter_n that_o require_v great_a strife_n pain_n and_o earnest_a diligence_n against_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n upon_o these_o consideration_n many_o the_o fear_n and_o doubt_n of_o many_o many_o begin_v to_o fear_v and_o to_o tremble_v to_o stagger_v and_o to_o doubt_v whether_o they_o may_v think_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o few_o that_o shall_v be_v s●●ed_v yea_o or_o no●_n and_o so_o be_v draw_v into_o despair_n while_o that_o they_o find_v this_o present_a evil_a world_n against_o they_o with_o all_o the_o bait_n snare_n ne●●es_n and_o let_v pleasure_n and_o profit_n thereof_o to_o catch_v they_o letter_z they_o and_o entangle_v they_o while_o they_o find_v their_o own_o flesh_n desperation_n the_o great_a &_o manifold_a adversary_n to_o man_n 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