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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	darkness_n	light_n	light_v	5,748	5	10.2934	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20390	Two precious and divine antidotes against the plague of pestilence; or any other judgement incident vnto vs Giving excellent instructions and comforts vnto all that well vse them in time of neede. The first prescribing holy preservatiues against this, or any other plague: written by a Christian and charitable well-willer vnto his countrey. The second, setting downe sweete consolations for such as be visited by the plague: written by a famous, learned, and faithfull pastour, vnto some of his flocke in the time of their visitations.	S. P., fl. 1625.	1625 (1625)	STC 680; ESTC S118833	14,265	22

TWO PRECIOVS AND DIVINE ANTIDOTES against the Plague of Pestilence or any other judgement incident vnto vs. Giving excellent Instructions and Comforts vnto all that well vse them in time of Neede The first prescribing holy Preservatiues against this or any other PLAGVE Written by a Christian and charitable well-willer vnto his Countrey The second Setting downe sweete Consolations for such as be visited by the Plague Written by a famous learned and faithfull Pastour vnto some of his flocke in the time of their visitation LONDON Printed for NATHANAEL NEVVBERY 1625. An Antidote against the Plague or any other Iudgement incident to this NATION IT is sayd of Laish that they Iudg. 18. were a secure people and dwelt carelesse poore silly soules they never dreamed of any harme till the beesome of destruction came and swept them all away It is sayd likewise of the old world that they Mat. 24. 38. eate they dranke they married and were given in marriage they gaue themselues wholly to iovialitie and mirth living so here as if they should haue lived here for ever never considering that the reioycing of the wicked is short and the ioy Iob. 20. 5. Iob. 21. 13. of hypocrites is but for a moment That they spend their dayes in mirth and iollitie and sodainly goe downe to the graue they lay in a dead sleepe drowned in a deepe securitie till a fearefull Gen. 7. and vniversall Deluge came out from the Lord and drowned them all onely waking Noah was wonderfully preserved in the Arke I would I could not say of our Nation as it was sayd of Laish wee are a secure and carelesse people I would these Scriptures were not this day fulfilled in our eares but alas it is more then manifest wee are a Nation drowned in securitie this is the fruit of our long prosperitie wee are at ease in Sion wee sit every man vnder his owne vine and vnder his fig tree therefore we sing a Requiem vnto our soules and say We shall haue peace though we walke after our owne lusts wee shall never be mooved Soule take Luk. 12. 19 20 thy rest thou hast much goods layd vp for many yeares eate drinke and take thy pleasure let thy heart cheare thee be ioviall and merry but alas poore soules they never consider that this night their soules shall be taken away from them That for all these things the Lord will bring them to iudgement they Eccles 11. 9. put farre from them the evill day But in this sleepie and drowsie age I doubt not but there be some waking Noahs who if they cannot prevaile for others yet at least build an Arke for the safety of their owne soules in this cold and frozen age doubtlesse there be some zealous Moysesses who stand in the gap between God and his people and hold Gods hand from smiting by their vncessant prayers though Aegypt be full of darkenesse yet there is some light in Goshen some that shine as lights though the whole world lye in darkenesse though the world be full of folly and the most part runne on as fooles and are punished yet questionlesse there be some prudent men that learne to foresee the evill to come and hide themselues Prov. 22. 3. God hath given to this Nation of ours many a faire warning as loath to smite till needs he must he hath sent his Ministers early and late to thunder in our eares yet except we doe repent we shall all likewise perish judgement will come he hath set our neighbours house on fire as a beacon to giue vs warning I meane the judgements that haue befallen our brethren beyond the Seas he hath sent many small judgements before as forerunners of that great one to come as little gunshots before the great murthering peece It hath beene told vs before that if we repented not God would doe such a thing in England that whosoever should heare thereof both his eares should tingle thus the Cockes crowed before the storme but we regarded it not God hath now sent a fearefull plague amongst vs as another warning more heavie then the former and if this cannot moue vs to repent we may still looke for heavier for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it I will yet punish them Levit. 26. seven times more and if that will not doe seven times more the Lord will not cease to smite so long as wee cease not to sinne he hath more scourges then one if the present Plague will not doe famine shall if famine will not doe the sword shall vtterly cut vs off from being a Nation I beseech yee my brethren consider it even with teares I beseech yee what a woefull spectacle will it be to see our streetes swim with the bloud of vs all to see our women ravished and their little infants dashed against the stones to see the cursed and abominable Masse set vp in our Churches to see all turned topsie turvie vpside downe whose heart doth not yearne and even melt within him to thinke on these things oh consider the fearefull desolation that befell Ierusalem Lamentatiō the whole Booke and the grievous calamities comne vpon our brethren beyond the Seas they were God his people as well as we oh that we could be warned by other mens harmes Quest But what haue I done sayth England that such things as these should befall mee Answ Behold thou hast requited the Lord evill for good God hath given thee the glorious light of his blessed Gospell to be Preached plentifully for threescore yeare together he dispelled the mists and clouds of Popery and superstition and caused this cleare light to shine he hath committed to thee his statutes and his covenants he hath not dealt so with every Nation he hath given thee many great and glorious deliverances the like never heard of especially those of the Gunpowder-Treason and Eighty-eight then thou didest promise better obedience he hath given thee long peace and quietnesse no noise of Warre hath beene heard in thy streetes he hath given thee plentie and prosperitie a land flowing with milke and hony even all that heart can wish he hath made thee even a Mirrour and a Wonderment to the whole world for his manifold blessings But how hast thou now requited thy God O England 1. with ignorance not onely compelled but affected Light is come into the world but men loue darkenesse rather then light 2. with contempt of the Gospell a crying bloudy sinne a sinne never heard of among the Iewes 3. with Blasphemy of all sorts swearing forswearing taking God his great and dreadfull name in vaine nothing more rife even in the mouthes of children that can but newly speake 4. with prophanation of the Sabbath spending it in sports and idle pastimes In thee is secretly cōmitted that cursed sin of Idolatry in thee is Atheisme drunkennesse rioting feasting when the Lord calls for fasting in thee are disobedient to parents contemners of authoritie despisers of