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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	deny_v	live_v	ungodliness_n	2,303	5	11.2667	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32783	Via lactea, or, The saints onely way to true blessedness opened in a sermon from Matth. 5, 8 : also the danger of neglecting gospel-salvation, from Heb. 2, 3 / by Thomas Cheesman ... ; with his epistle to vindicate himself from those absurdities of method and language and little less then blasphemies, with which he was abused by a mercenary pen, in the former impression.	Cheesman, Thomas.	1663 (1663)	Wing C3776; ESTC R43092	18,787	38

and pay the utmost farthing Never yet did any sinner come to Christ and Christ refused to save him meerly upon this account because his sins were too great to be pardoned there never was any had occasion for such a complaint No the greatest sinner in this congregation may be encouraged Those which for many years together have continued slaves to the Prince of darkness those which have spent the flower of their age in the service of sin and making provision for their lusts those that have trifled away their time that have abused the patience of God that have trampled under foot the riches of his goodness that have resisted the work of grace and grieved the Spirit why yet if they will accept Christ and come up to the terms of the Gospel they shall not miss of a full salvation Thirdly This is called a very great salvation in regard of the great price which was laid down to procure it God scornes to sell salvation to any creature it is therefore freely offered unto us we may have it without money and without price Oh! but it cost Christ full dear it cost him no less than the shedding of his own precious Blood the least drop of which was more worth than the whole frame of this material world if all the mountains had been turned into gold and every blade of grass on the face of the earth had been changed into a precious Jewel and all this laid together had been offered up to procure the salvation of but one single person yet it would not have been accepted Fourthly This is a very great salvation if we consider those great benefits that are comprehended in it why this salvation it doth comprehend Adoption Justification and Eternall life The benefits are exceeding great though men are naturally born vessels of wrath and fire-bands of hell why yet the Gospel shews them how they may get into a state of peace and reconciliation with God The Gospel shews them how they may have their sins forgotten and forgiven how they may have their persons justified and their natures sanctified that they may be made meet to be partakers of an inheritance with the saints in light Fifthly This is called a great salvation because it brings a great revenue of Glory to the excellent Name of God God is more glorified in that salvation which is extended to sinners in the Gospel than by any thing else why here in this Salvation the riches of his wisdome are discovered his justice is satisfied his grace and love are exalted his mercy sparkles forth to the greatest advantage And then in the sixth place It is a great salvation if we consider its everlasting nature Those that are once effectually called and justified though they may fall under the merit of condemnation yet they shall never be brought into a state of condemnation they that are once the children of God shall so remain for ever for the gifts of God are unchangable they shall sure enough be kept by the mighty power of God through faith unto salvation They that are once made partakers of this Salvation though they may be encompassed with trouble why yet their graces are safe their comforts are safe Christ their head their hope and all is safe This is the salvation concerning our soules being bestowed upon the greatest sinners having a great price laid down to purchase it comprehending great benefits bringing great glory to the name of God and being of an everlasting nature justly called a very great Salvation I haue finished the second thing proposed and come to the third inquiring how many ways persons may be guilty of neglecting this great Salvation And first men are guily of neglecting this great Salvation when they will not obey the Gospel whosoever lives in the practice of any known sin in a state of open rebellion against God presuming to out-face the Sun of Gospel light Oh that God would powerfully speak to his heart and effectually convince him of it this person is guilty of neglecting this great Salvation Why sirs why doth the great God of Heaven speak to poor wormes here upon the earth unless it be that they should obey him and how can persons more evidently discover that they despise the Gospel of Christ then when they will not give up themselves to be ruled and governed by it when they will not suffer it to have any transforming or reforming efficacy upon their hearts when they peremptorily refuse to live up to the purity of a Gospel conversation but though the word be never so much Preached yet they still wallow in their filthines the Swearer the Sabbath-breaker the Perfidious person the Scorner at an holy life will still be the same say the Preacher what he will If Gospel Ministers call upon the Drunkard to be sober and watch least he be drowned in the next intemperate cup of Wine and he be snatcht away by death in the midst of his sin as many others have been in the like condition before him why yet he will not be prevailed upon to break off his revelling courses Though Ministers would fain perswade the covetous wretch to seek after the Kingdome of God and to lay up treasure in Heaven and to look after an inheritance of a better nature then the World can give why yet he still remaines a slave to unrighteous Mammon he still continues rooting like a Swine in the earth Though they call upon the lascivious person to put on the Ornaments of chastity and to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour why yet when they have spoken all that can be spoken the Whore must still be followed and Christ be rejected Alas Friends meer nominal Christians by their wicked conversation they are a perpetual reproach to the name of Christ Cyprian brings the Heathens in his days thus upbraiding the Christians Quare in ore semper evangelium evangelium cum tua vita ab evangelii praeceptis discrepat Why is the Gospel so much in their lips when there is nothing of Gospel purity that appears in their lives Why you may be sure that Ministers were not sent that they should be as musical Instruments to gratifie the ears of the people with pleasant sounds nor to feed the wanton curiosity of nice critical hearers with choyce refined notions Christ did not send his Gospel that it should onely furnish men with matter of discourse and empty speculations No but the holy Apostle tells you why the Gospel was sent Tit. 2.11 12 13 14. The grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared to all men to what end why Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie to himself a peculiar people zealous of goodworks Secondly men are