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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	deed_n	light_n	reprove_v	2,736	5	10.3625	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00587	Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1626 (1626)	STC 10725; ESTC S115083	203,491	770

place that might bring forth better fruits Yet thou sparest mee and striuest to ouercome my euill nature with thy goodnesse Mine eyes gush out like riuers of waters for my sin and the sinne of this nation Doth not the land euen groane vnder the heauy burden of our transgressions Haue not our infectious sinnes long agoe deserued an infectious disease and our rebellions against thee the sword and our barrennesse in good workes a dearth and our want of penitent and compassionate teares a drouth our ouerflowing luxury a deluge and our burning lusts fier from heauen and our loathing the Manna of our soule a famine of the Word Notwithstanding thy mercie triumpheth ouer iustice and contrary to mine and all our deserts and aboue hope of any of vs thou sendest blessings for curses peace for trouble plenty for want beauty for ashes and the oyle of gladnesse for the spirit of heauinesse Who is a God like vnto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage who considerest not the euill that we do but the goodnesse which thou art This last night past for the sinnes of the former day thou mightest most iustly haue taken me away in the darke and east mee ●nto vtter darknesse But thou coueredst my sins and hiddest me safe vnder the shadow of thy wings and I haue taken quiet and comfortable rest and with ioy and cheerefulnesse I behold the day spring from on high come to visit me Lord let not these thy mercies because they are ordinary diminish but rather because they are continual increase my thankfull duties and religious obsequies vnto thee As thou heapest blessing vpon blessing so still adde grace to grace that thy goodnesse continued to me may make me continually better And sith now thou hast giuen mee a day more to my life grant that I may giue and consecrate it to thee by spending it wholly in thy seruice and the necessary duties of my calling Which that I may more cheerefully performe open thy hand to fit mee with all those good things I neede and stretch out thine arme to turne from me all the euills I feare Aboue all things keepe mee from the vnprofitable workes of darknesse that my sins turne not day into night sith thy goodnesse hath turned night into day Awake my soule from carnall security as thou hast my body from sleepe that I may stand vp from the dead and Christ may giue me light to walke honestly vprightly and circumspectly as becommeth the childe of the day And that I be not ashamed to walke naked in the light put vpon mee the true wedding garment and couer me with the robes of thy sonnes righteousnesse And as the light of the Sunne shineth before mee so grant that my light may shine before men that they may see my good workes and glorifie thee my heauenly Father And because thou art the light which enlightneth euery man that commeth into the world cast I beseech thee the bright beames of thy fauour vpon thy whole Church Propagate thy Gospell through the whole world and by the preaching of thy Word adde those daily to the Church that shall be saued Say to the North Giue and to the South Restore and speedily accomplish the number of thine Elect and so Come Lord Iesu come quickly More particularly I pray thee for the prosperous and flourishing estate of the Churches of great Britaine and Ireland Crowne the Kings Maiesty with all royall graces befitting his high calling Establish his Throne that hee may aduance thy Kingdome Blesse our Queene that she may bee a nursing Mother to thy Spowse Blesse the Prince and Princesse Palatine and all the royall Issue that in their stocke the roote of Iesse may spring vp and flourish ouer the whole earth Blesse the Nobles and Peeres of this Realme that they may maintaine thine Honour and support thy Gospell Blesse the Bishops and Ministers that they may preserue thy worship and carefully feede thy flocke Blesse the Iudges and Magistrates that they may execute thy iudgements and keepe thy peace Blesse the Captaines and Soldiers that they may fight thy warres and defend thy Church Finally blesse all thy people that they may obey thy Gospell and enlarge thy Kingdome And giue mee grace in this my day to learne and follow the things that belong to my peace to accept the saluation now offered vnto mee and bring forth fruits worthy of amendment of life So be it deare Father for the merits and Passion of thy Sonne by the powerfull operation of the holy Ghost with whose assistance I summe vp all my requests and tender them vnto thee in that forme of Prayer which thy Son hath taught me saying Our Father which art in heauen c. The close out of Scripture THe Lord blesse me and keepe me The Lord make his face shine vpon me and be gratious vnto me The Lord lift vp his countenance vpon me and giue mee peace The Admonition for the Euening IF any man walke in the day hee stumbleth not because hee seeth the light of this world Ioh 11. 9. But if a man walke in the night hee stumbleth because there is no light in him verse 10. Walke while yee haue the light least darknesse come vpon you for hee that walketh in darknesse knoweth not whither he goeth Ioh. 12. 35. While ye haue the light beleeue in the light that yee may be the children of the light verse 36. Worke while it is day the night commeth when no man can worke Ioh. 9. 4. This is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men loued darknesse rather then light because their deeds were euill Ioh. 3. 19. For euery one that doeth euill hateth the light neither commeth to the light least his deedes should be reproued verse 20. He that hateth his brother is in darknesse and walketh in darknesse and knoweth not whither he goeth because darknesse hath blinded his eyes 1 Ioh. 2. 11. Let not the Sunne goe downe vpon your wrath Ephesians 4. 26. And haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darknes but reproue them rather Eph. 5. 11. For it is a shame euen to speake of those things which are done of them in secret verse 12. Yee are all the children of light and the children of the day ye are not of the night nor of darknesse 1 Thes. 5. 5. Therefore sleepe not in sinne and carnall security as doe others but watch verse 6. Watch yee for yee know not when the Master of the house commeth at euen or at midnight or at the Cock-crowing or in the morning least comming suddenly he finde you sleeping Mar. 13. 35. A Hymne for the Euening IT is a good thing to giue thankes vnto the Lord and to sing praises vnto thy Name O thou most high Psal. 92. 1. To shew forth thy louing kindnesse in the morning and thy faithfulnes euery night ver 2. For day vnto day vttereth speech and night vnto night