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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	holy_a	lord_n	sabbath_n	5,103	5	9.4103	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60648	A new primmer, wherein is demonstrated the new and living way held forth by way of question and answer, as from a child's enquiry after truth, to be informed by the father. Here being divers particulars answer'd, and plainly opened, that may be profitable both in this present age, and ages to come. Published for the benefit of all sorts of people, and may be very serviceable for every family, and of great use for young children to learn in, so soon as they can understand their language, that they in the fear of God may be instructed, and remember their creator in the dayes of their youth. For which I travel, enduring affliction for the truths sake, William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1665 (1665)	Wing S4322; ESTC R224034	28,937	98

Language unto a single Person F. Why Child a single Person being One and no more the true Language is Thou unto him or her and hath been the Language spoken by all that have been guided by the Spirit of God without respect of Persons And we do not read of another that was spoken by the Holy men of God unto any person whether a King or any in Authority under him for the Spirit of Truth leads into all Truth and Thou to One is the Language of Truth without respect and the Spirit of Truth teaches to speak it and not another C. But how is it then that People use the word You to one another when they speak One to One F. Because in that thing they do not mind the Spirit of God and its Teachings and so the false spirit acting brings forth a false Word For You to One is an Apostate Language and through the v●in custom of it is become seated in the Pride of Heart and when the true Language is spoken the pride cannot bear it but it is the true Language Child and was so in the beginning before the fall and God is turning it again unto his People in this day of Restauration C. And must I use the Word Thou to all sorts of People F. Yes When thou hast occasion to speak to One And do not respect the Person of any Man or Woman for it is as true to the Rich as to the Poor and the Spirit of Truth will teach thee to speak it if thou mindest and obeyest it and if thou dost not it will reprove thee C. But is it not a thing that will become me to use good Manners And People do not take the word Thou to be good Manners when I speak to my Betters and they will not have their Children taught to speak that Language because they say it is unmannerly F. It is the evil words Child that corrupts good manners whether it be in a Child or Elder People but true words is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of Truth which is good manners And thou must not mind what others say or how they will have their Children Taught but mind thou the Lord and his Teachings and he will teach thee to speak good words and true words which is good manners and it is the evil words that crrupts it And People that know not the Teachings of God nor the Truth of God they know not the manner of it and so are seeking how to honour one another and to speak to one another and after what manner to do it which is not in the manner of Truth but in the false spirit which corrupts their words and actions and so corrupts good manners C. And how must I do concerning Oaths seeing that Swearing in many things is required as sometimes to give Testimony to what I know and sometimes to Testifie my Submission unto a Ruler and also in other things F. Whatever men require of thee Child thou must mind what the Lord requires of thee and if men require that of thee which the Lord forbids thee thou must obey God And Christ Jesus hath forbidden all Oathes and it is not lawful to Swear upon any account though men may require it because Christ hath commanded not to Swear at all and if thou lovest him thou wilt keep his Commandments and not Transgress against him because men require thee to do otherwise but do thou mind the Spirit of Truth and it will teach thee to speak truth in what thou art called unto and thy Yea in the Truth will bind thee to perform faithfully what thou Testifieth or Engageth to And so in all things thou art called unto speak the truth from thy Heart as in the sight of God and let thy Yea be Yea and let there be no more in any wise for what is more comes of evil C. But there is much said concerning the Lawfulness of an Oath in such needful matters as to end Striffe or Engage to a Ruler with other things and there are many Scriptures brought for it F. They that bring Scriptures to plead for Swearing in this day they do not understand the Scriptures for He who is Lord of all saith Swear not at all neither by Heaven nor by Earth nor by any other thing but let your Yea be Yea and your Nay Nay for what is more comes of Evil And thou art to obey Jesus Christ whose Doctrin is true and who ends the Dispensation of Oaths where strife was and in that Dispensation when they did Swear and were not to forswear themselves it was not an Oath formed in words and then imposed by the laying a hand upon the Bible and kising it but was solemnly spoken from their own mouths and what proceeded out of their mouths that they were to perform unto the Lord And this was the Oath commanded in that Dispensation as thou mayest read Num. 30. If a man vow a Vow unto the Lord or Swear an Oath to bind his Soul with a Bond he shall not break his word he shal do according to al that proceedeth out of his mouth now Mark Child This was the thing the Lord Commanded in that Dispensation and it was no more but the word that was to proceed out of their own mouths and were not to break because it was the Soul's bond therefore they were to do according to all that proceeded out of their mouths so that it was to proceed out of their own mouths and not to be imposed in formed words which binds not the Soul And there is no Scripture that mentions any other way of Swearing in that Dispensation but now Christ Jesus who Ends all the Changeable things He saith Swear not at all but let your Yea be Yea And it is without Exception or putting any difference betwixt vain Oaths and solemne Oaths He saith Not at all nor by any thing For what is more than Yea and Nay comes of Evil Therefore Child obey thou Christ's Doctrine what ever men may Require of thee and if thy Yea will not be taken to the Truth of thy word let nothing else be done by thee lest thou fall'st into Condemnation C. Father Inform me concerning the Observation of Dayes as those called Holy-dayes and that called Sunday which some call Sabbath-day and some the Lord's-day and whether the Lord require that I should observe them F. If thou Observest a day Child Observe it to the Lord but he requires not the Observing of particular Dayes for the Seventh Day was Holy in which he Rested from all his Work and that was the Jews Sabbath and they observed it to the Lord as he Commanded but Christ Jesus hath fulfilled it and ended it And those called Holy Dayes are set up in the Apostasie in which the Saints have been Killed and Martyred upon which Dayes the Apostates Rejoyced and Feasted and they are called Feastifal Dayes and thou art to abominate the observing of them because they were set

up in the Blood-thirsty Spirit And for that called the Lord's Day or Sabbath Day People do no● understand what they say for the Sabbath is the Seventh-Day and the observing of that is ended in Christ and that called the Lord's Day is the first Day of the Week And the name Sunday is from the Heathens who celebrated that day unto the Sun and so called it Sunday But Child every Day is the Lord's Day and thou art to observe them all unto him and walk in his fear and in his dread every Day and Hour and who come to Christ and believe in Christ come over the observation of Dayes into the one Day of the Lord which is as a thousand years and so walk with the Lord in his Day and observe it to his Glory and Praise C. I now feel my understanding pretty well informed and opened but will the Light of Christ in my own Conscience let me see all these things and teach me to understand them in Truth F. Yes Child it will if thou enclinest to its Teachings and stand'st single to obey it will give thee a perfect understanding of God his Way and truth and will let thee see all the Customs and Fashions and Traditions of the World to be vain for condemnation And now my Child receive Instruction and be wise and let not the Counsel of thy Father depart from thee but treasure it up in thy Heart that thou mayest lay up for thy selfe a good foundation and know the hand of the Lord to build thee up And now I Exhort thee Child to mind the fear of the Lord that thou mayest know the beginning of Wisdom and therein be made wise unto Salvation and let not thy mind in any wise go after vanity keep thy eyes from beholding vanity and as thou mindest the Light of Christ thou wilt see it and be kept from it And now unto all Sorts and Sects of People a few Words I write Vnto the Aged THou that hast past over many years and hast spent thy time in vanity now wait to redeem it thou drawest nigh thy end and the time that is past thou canst not call again thou must lay down thy earthly body and how soon thou knowest not the World must pass away and thou must leave it if thou hast gathered great Riches thou must not abide with them What profit will there be in all these things when thou must go hence and be no more seen And what will all thy professed Religion do for thee in that day It will all forsake thee Therefore whilst thou hast yet a day turn and obey the Lord and his living Voice in thy conscience that thou maist be gathered unto God and know his salvation before the day pass over Vnto the Young Men. THou that art in the strength of thy Youth spend it not in vain nor satisfie thy hearts lusts which many times provoke thee to do evil thy dayes will end and an account thou must give unto God therefore in time consider before the evil day come upon thee for thou knowst not how soon the Lord may call for thee and require an account of thee Therefore stand in aw and sin not but walk in the fear of the Lord that it may go well with thee in the latter day Vnto little Children THou that art yet in thy young Years and art but like a plant springing up into strength thou knowest not the day of thy cutting down therefore whilst thy time is mind the Lord that made thee and gives life and breath unto thee and walk in fear before him so will he teach thee the way wherein thou art to walk and he will order thy conversation a right and shew thee his salvation and thou wilt be kept from the evil of the dayes that yet thou hast to pass through and wilt know the power of God to pluck up the root of evil whilst thou art yet tender and before it be too much grown in strength and thou wilt come to be grounded and rooted in the love of God and in that spring up like a pleasant plant so will thy dayes which yet thou hast to pass through in this world be joyful to thee and in the end everlasting peace will be thy portion Therefore Little Children keep out of vanity Lye not Swear not Envy not be sober be gentle be peaceable be tender love one another be not proud in any wise put not on costly Apparrel take no thought after that be not curious in your Meats and Drinks but having Food and Rayment be therewith content Let not your Apparrel be more than what is needful for your bodies nor your Food more then what is convenient for your refreshment so will the Lord adorn you with the beauty of holiness and feed you with that meat that doth not perish A few words concerning true Discerning and Judgment NOw is Salvation come from the most High and the God of Israel is over all he is confounding the Wise men in their Wisdom and destroying the strong men in their strength he is breaking the Idols of silver and the Idols of gold and every carved work he is throwing down and his eye beholds the way of every man and he sees their work of what sort it is he is the searcher of the heart and he passeth by and beholds the intents thereof hidden things he brings to light and by the gift of his own Spirit he shews to every man his thoughts this is his perfect gift to every man a manifestation thereof all men have that they thereby might profit and though a measure of this Spirit hath a being in All and makes its self manifest in all and is the true light that doth enlighten all that come into the World yet all do not receive it nor come to be guided by it so walk in the flesh and cannot please God neither can perceive the things of God and what is performed by such as a Service or Worship to God he doth not require it at their hands and though they make many prayers he will not hear for they have no Union with his Spirit and this tryes all people and their works in a true Discerning and gives true Judgment upon all according to their doings and who have not this Spirit of Christ they are none of his but all that receive it and have Union with it they walk not in the flesh but in the Spirit in which they see the Shapes and Forms of every Image and Likeness and the ground from whence they do arise and no false birth can have a hiding-place but from the least to the greatest they are discovered and the fairest covering that any have cloathed themselves withal is seen through and all the formed likenesses which appear this day amongst the sons of men in what they do profess of God they are all seen to be of the flesh and their Root and principle is of that part and nature that is