Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	believe_v	faith_n	overcome_v	3,934	5	9.3895	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15504	Some helpes to faith Shewing the necessitie, grounds, kinds, degrees, signes of it. Clearing diuerse doubts, answering obiections, made by the soule in temptation. By Iohn Wilson, preacher of Gods word in Gilford.	Wilson, John, d. 1630.	1625 (1625)	STC 25769; ESTC S103081	44,436	242

manner of persons they be that God admitts into heauen And what manner of person may receiue Christ vnto iustification of life The answere to the first is that God receiueth none into heauen but such as he hath made meete thereunto by iustification and sanctification in Christ Iesus Col. 1.12 2 Thes. 1.11 The Apostle praies for the Thessalonians that God would make them meete for or worthy of his calling of the high things in heauen vnto which hee called them by the Gospell not that there is inherent dignitie in any man but by imputation of the worthinesse of Christ which is euer accompanied with sanctification or Godly nature The inheritance is vndefiled 1. Pet. 1.4 no vnrighteous person nothing that is vncleane shall enter into it Reu. 21. 27. Whosoeuer remaines in the full power of sin working iniquitie though he blesse himselfe in his heart transforme God in his thoughts deceiue himselfe in his imagination he shall finde that God will not be mercifull to him Deut. 29.19 but set his sinnes in order before him Psal. 50.21 His religion is in vain Iam. 1.26 Without holinesse no man shall see God Heb. 12.14 The answere to the latter question is whosoeuer finds his owne guiltinesse and death euery burdened sinner hearing Christ propounded and the couenant of grace in him may come receiue him with the promise of mercy though when he heares the Gospell preached he be in a cleane contrary way to righteousnesse Rom. 4.5 He that worketh not but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly his faith shall be counted for righteousnesse Faith possesseth the sinner of Christ and his righteousnesse which God of his grace imputes to him which is then as truely his own as if he had wrought it himselfe and so is not putatiuely iust as some blaspheming say but truely and perfectly iust and in that iustice worthy of heauen Christs passions are his actions Christs workes his merits by the vnion which by faith he hath with Christ. God cleares not the guiltie against order of iustice his sin is translated froÌ„ him to Christ in whom God finds him and Christs righteousnes to him receiuing in Christ full satisfactioÌ„ he holds him no longer guiltie but is iust in the forgiuenesse of sins and the sentence of righteousnesse pronounced vpon him he receiueth right vnto life Christ and the couenant in him is offered to vnregenerate men who inabled by Gods spirit to performe the condition of the couenant which is to beleeue in Christ the promises conteined in the couenant are surely his as a true heire of them Galath 3.29 If ye be Christs then Abrahams seed and heires by promise Regeneration is not the condition of the couenant but a promise conteined in it which is receiued by faith in Christ in whom the beleeuer is a new creature the workmanshippe of God created vnto good workes A man must not stay to beleeue till he finde regeneration and repentance towards God the worke of it but first beleeue that he may receiue in Christ the promise of the spirit vnto his new creation or conuersion to God which declares it selfe in outward workes Christ is sent to blesse men in turning them from their iniquities Act. 3.26 Him God hath lifted vp with his right hand to bee a prince and Sauiour to giue repentance to Israel Act. 5.31 We are not to looke first to find repentance in our selues and then come to Christ to obtaine forgiuenesse but seeke both in him As the woman beleeued first that shee should be healed touching the hemme of Christs garment and vpon the touch felt in her selfe that she was healed so we feeling our loathsome disease of sinne are to beleeue that we shall in Christ be healed comming to him who healed all manner of diseases in them that sought to him after to seeke experience of his vertue in our soules ChildreÌ„ of the promise are such as are borne by faith of the promise as Isaac was when Sara was vnlikely to beare children as if shee had been dead Heb. 11.11.12 Gal. 4.28 Offer violence to your vnbeleeuing nature resolue and bind your soule by vow promise to God as Dauid doth to keepe his commandements whereof this is not the least to beleeue in the name of his Son and hold to your promise think of the rebuke you will not come to mee that you might haue life vnlesse you see signes and wonders you will not beleeue how it is that you haue no faith Thinke of the praise of faith in such as without any experience vpon the hearing of the Gospel when before they were great sinners staying merely vpon the word of promise whith by faith was neere vnto them euen in their heart and mouth Thus much of the second vse 3 Vse Seeing there is such danger in not beleeuing when God promiseth it requires our examination whether since wee heard the Gospell preached to vs wee haue truely beleeued Iames and Iohn disprooue some in their profession of faith by the want of vertue with it to testifie of it When men doe beleeue in Christ indeede he makes them free and God that knoweth their hearts giueth testimony in fact of his accepting for iust by their faith in giuing them the Holy Ghost The Apostle Paul cals to examination of faith by experience of Christ in vs. 2. Cor. 13.5 Obiection I. This seemes not to bee by ordinary way attained infallible knowledge that I doe sincerely beleeue in Christ seeing there is a kinde of faith which alters men so as they escape the filthinesse of the world yet it saues them not How may I know the right kind Answer First The exhortation had beene vaine if they which beleeue could come to no certainety of faith in themselues 2. Their profession ouer-bold that from sense professed that they did beleeue and their comfort to bee suspected that reioyced that they did beleeue Secondly It is true there bee diuerse kindes of faith historicall which hath some degrees temporary faith may be counted a higher degree of the historicall and iustifying faith they differ in subiects efficacie and parts of nature The historicall and temporarie faith may bee in reprobates as it was in Iudas and Alexander the coppersmith and such as hauing beene illuminated and tasted the word of God fall totally and for euer away Iustifying or faith properly so called is onely in the elect the seate of that is onely the minde that assents to the truth and goodnes of the word This is in the heart receiuing Christ with his blessing staying vpon him with affiance of heart for our whole felicitie The temporarie faith receiues neither what should bee receiued nor as it should nor is effectuall in giuing out as the sauing doth by diuine vertue Faith which is onely historicall receiueth not Christ vnto vnion and communion what it receiueth is neuer with an honest heart it purifieth not the affections Faith properly so called

haue giuen themselues to God and their members instruments of righteousnesse they applie themselues to fulfill Gods Statutes and it is their comfort that their conscience beares them witnesse of this care and strife for the vniuersall righteousnesse of the law as it concernes them I will walke at libertie casting out tormenting feares enioying a quiet rest and comfort in conscience for I seeke thy precepts Verse 45. I with my minde serue the Law of God Rom. 7.25 The wicked are said to forsake the law to depart from Gods Statutes and therefore saluation to bee farre from them because they seeke them not and to bee taken away as drosse Psalme 119.155.119 For motiues As the strife is betweene a fleshly mind and sensualitie that informing the conscience that the thing to be done is pernicious and against ciuill behauiour this wilfully egging him on to satisfie vnregenerate humour So the arguments to hold backe the will from consenting to the act are taken from feare either of danger in the world or damnation in hell or shame and reproch or some fleshly respect which sometimes though they hinder the act yet not the desire that in loue to sinne they deuise vaine reasons and pretexts and draw iniquitie with cords of vanity inducing theÌ„selues to false conceits which concluding that they fancie are to them strong to draw on sinne as cartropes to draw weights They do not abhorre euill Psal. 36.4 And though a man haue a right iudgement for matter of good and euill and his choise be according to his iudgement his practise according to his choise if he hate not the euill which he forbeares or loue not the good which he doth hee is guilty within how soeuer his out-side be Thus Christian rigteousnesse is noted Heb. 1.8.9 The sceper of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnesse thou hast loued righteousnesse and hated iniquitie That which moues strife against sin in the beleeuer is the will of the spirit against the will of the flesh with loue to God to Christ to Gods law by the inherent holinesse agreeing with Gods Law so the commandement is not greiuous but obedience to it is chearfull and delightsome thereby it setts it selfe against the corruption of it self thus Dauid I haue refrained my feet from euery euill way that I may keepe thy word the strife was from the loue of the word of God and so from the loue of God to obey and please him Thirdly The vnbeleeuer though he escape for some time the filthinesse of the world he is intangled againe and ouercome and come vnder a stronger bondage then before obstinated in euill 2. Pet. 2.20 The true beleeuer striues in the strength of God faith possessing him of Gods power pointing him to Christs suffering in the flesh armes him 1. Pet. 1.5 4.1 that though in some particular he receiue the foile yet his will is not wonne from righteousnes he fights againe for his owne freedome and is inuincible thanking the Lord for his helpe he holds on his way grows stronger stronger as did the kingdome of Dauid against the house of Saul which became weaker and weaker They by the allurement of temptations may sinne sometime against their light and conscience as Dauid by violence of lust captiued of the flesh as gotten into the power of it in that particular the conscience brought a-sleep the soule doting for a time vpon the deuise of the flesh and a while lieth in a kinde of liking of the sinfull motion concerning the carnall part in the soule now grace is driuen as it were from her station and lyeth in weak and disseuered desires yet without purpose to continue in and heape vp sin But God will send new succour from heauen to ioyne to that weak grace remaining then conscience awakes the will is excited downe goeth the power of the flesh the heart is affectioned to Christ. This may appeare in the temptation of the Church as she confesseth all the matter Cant. 5.2 I sleep but my heart waketh c. Yea it may fall out that after victories they may in some particular be brought backe to repented sinnes which increaseth the fault in that being healed they sinne again it endangers to greater paine for their cure Thirdly It weakens grace that it giues not that helpe as before to the meanes vsed as it is with nature made weaker by relapses into bodily disease As frequent acts of vertue strengthen the habite so by more acts contrary to it it is weakened Yet thus may it fall out in this strife of flesh and spirit the diuell though resisted flees from vs yet will returne againe with new assaults and not alwaies tempt to other sins but many times to the selfe same that we haue repented if God see it good to leaue vs and not confirme our wills in the strife A good man may be brought vnder again in the same sin as Ionas that after his repentance of flying away from his worke at Niniue stands to iustifie it and defiled his praier with it Ion. 4.2 He praied vnto the Lord and said I pray the O Lord was not this may saying when I was yet in my country and therefore I preuented it to flee to Tarshish As in anger grace giues an inclination against the inordination of it yet vpon occasions it will preuaile it was mortified without question in Dauid as other sinnes in root yet find how Nabals churlishnesse stirred it to resolue vpon reueng vnto blood so may it be in some other sinne with which a man is specially left to wrestle Yet where resolution is to keepe the law of God continued strife to performe the resolution hope of sufficient grace to abide with him not to be brought any more vnder dominion of sinne mourning with many a low sigh for such a sinfull disposition seeking newnesse of heart walking constantly with God in other duties hatred after falls renewed yea increased argueth clearely that grace is present sinne reignes not the will is on Gods side truly though weakly Fourthly God will not be lesse mercifull then he commanded vs to be hee requires vs to forgiue men that repent seuen times in a day seuenty times seuen times Math. 18.22 The after griefe of hypocrites is not for Gods offence but for their owne distresse either feared in the threatning as Achabs or felt as in Esau weeping for the lost blessing or â—t the best in the triumph of vertue ouer vice in their coÌ„science as Dauids innocencie compared by Saul with his wrongs to him did draw teares from him conuinced in his heart that God was with Dauid but without turning to God it workes not repentance vnto saluatioÌ„ The true belieuer sorroweth of loue to God whom it greiues him to haue offended his teares are dropped downe to God Iob. 16.20 the sorrowfull water that hee drawes he powers it forth before the Lord 1. Sam. 7.6 he repents towards God and weeping inquires the way to Sion

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