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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	deny_v	lust_n	ungodliness_n	2,308	5	11.2023	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50258	An instrument from that little stone cut out of the mountain without hands, to help to break in pieces, that great image which Daniel mentions, Ch. 2. whose feet was part iron and part clay. Or, A few queries written to satisfie the chief preacher in the independent church in Bedford, who desired the author to write unto him, what proofs he had for a woman's speaking in the church He being concerned that so many of his hearers should leave him to go to hear Margaretti Everard declare what God had done for her soul, the 17th day of June last at my dwelling in Bedford. Published for the information of all professors in religion, that are part strong and part weak (as the feet of the said image) ... That they may no longer (like the harden'd Jews) expect another grace or saviour, (that is) a restranining grace that shall force them out of their sins. Poor hearts! who has taught you, that God will except of forc'd love, when men doth not esteem such love each to other. By William Mather, ... .	Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.	1694 (1694)	Wing M1284B; ESTC R221849	8,977	11

* He cannot be a true Teacher that has no authority to rule his ouin Family well Be●rders and into my Orchard adjoyming and also throwing Stones into the middle of my Orchard to sp●●● my Trees that I verily believe the Boys have thrown Cart loads of Stones from your Meeting-yard into my Orchard within these 5 years last past thy Hearers laughing or smiling to see them and yet you will order no man to keep good Orders in the time of your Worship though the Magistrates have often told you of it yea one of the Magistrates told me that be said to some of you It was a shame you kept 〈◊〉 Discipline and that it was more like a Play-house than a place of Religious Worship yet though I have been often wronged by these things I bear no Enmity to any of them Now considering that some of those People that have seen the first part of the Queries in writing begin to consider that there 's no true satisfection to the Soul in h●●●ing man's wisdom preach Act. 2.4 1 Cor. 1 17 20 21. and 2 3 4 5. 2 Cor. 2.17 tho they have been learning of Man 30 or 40 years and neglect the Teaching of Christ's inward 〈…〉 my heart to publicsh them in the fear of God and true Love to all hoping they may be of some service to these who have not yet chosen Christ's inward and spiritual Grace for their Teacher To 〈◊〉 I am very sensible 〈◊〉 are a few 〈◊〉 Hearts amongst this People whom my Soul dearly loves I 〈…〉 after Righteousness that God might 〈◊〉 them therewith and that Righteousness might fill the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hearts of all Men and Women These I say truly loves all People yea their very Enemies These and all such as these where-ever they are walking at present and of different Forms of Worship at this time are of the true Seed of Sion of whom glorious things are spoken of in the Holy Scripture and which the Lord loves above all the Dwelings of Judah above all the Out-works of formal ways of all Professions it 's they that honour the God of Heaven and maketh his Name to be loved in the Earth These truly noble self-denying Souls will not go to any place to preach before God has sent them and if sent will be of Paul's mind To work with their hands rather than to make the Gospel changeable And in the mind of Prosper an ancient Protestant who saith That he that takes any thing for Preaching and is able to live of himself loth it not without Sin Oh that many more might be rais'd up that delights in a holy Conversation to please God that the Name of the Lord may be magnified in the Earth is the Prayer of William Mather For these worthy and renowned Souls will not to get Money for preaching shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against Men by telling them as too many Teachers do now That the small Talent of Grace that troubles you in your Conscience when you do evil is not the Key to God's Kingdom A Testimony SELDEN the greatest Scholar and Antiquary of his time one who had taken a diligent Survey of what Knowledge was considerable amongst the Jews Heathens and Christians at last professeth this towards the end of his days in his Conference with Bishop Usher That notwithstanding he had been so laborious in his Inquiries and curious in his Collections and had possest himself of a Treasure of Books and Manuscripts in all ancient Subjects yet he could rest his Soul on none save the Scriptures and above all that passage lay most remarkable upon his Spirit Tit. 2.11 12 13 14 15. For the Grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might reedem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority See W. P. No Cross no Crown p. 388. and the Character of a true Christian in p. 54. in my Young Man's Companion BEDFORD Aug. 20. 94. THE END