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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	enlighten_v	light_n	shine_v	2,266	5	9.0968	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54907	The captive (that hath long been in captivity) visited with the day-spring from on high. Or the prisoner (that hath fitten in the prison-house of woful darkness) freed into the everlasting light and covenant of God, in which perfect peace and satisfaction is Written by way of conference, and sent out into the world for the sake of those who have long groped upon the tops of the dark mountains, where the barrennesse and emptinesse is, without the knowledge of the true light to be their guide, that they (as in a glass) may see themselves, and read what hath been the cause why they have so long sought, and not found that they have sought for. Given forth especially for the sake of the scattered people in America, by one who labors for and waits to see the elect gathered from the four quarters of the earth, known by the name of Richard Pinder.	Pinder, Richard, d. 1695.	1660 (1660)	Wing P2262; ESTC R219448	16,995	45

hath fulfilled his Promises who said he would give him that should he for a Covenant of light unto them that sat in darkness and to bring forth the Prisoners out of the Prison-house and to deliver the Captive out of Captivity and to Proclaim liberty the acceptable yeare the day of vengeance to comfort those that mourned And the Lord hath according to his Promise sought out that which was lost and is bringing back that which hath been driven away and hath been scattered in the Cloudy and dark day in which I with many more were deceived by such Teachers as before I told thee of who called the Light which Christ hath enlightened every one with all naturals and such as set up their own imaginations and carnal Ordinances and tells people they must observe them and wait for the appearance of Christ in and such as tells people they must live in sin as long as they live let me be a warning to all for following such Teachers any longer who long was led a stray by such from the light which now through the visitation of God I see is my way guide and leader into the fold of everlasting rest the appearance of which I found very near me though I stumbled at it until I was Informed Post-script MUch more might be written then here is concerning the visiting and bringing of the Captive forth of captivity but this is the sum of all the eternal and everlasting light having shined forth which as it is waited in discovereth and breaketh the chains of darkness under which the captive hath been kept in the grievous oppression by the sin and corruption which hath abounded and been brought forth through the motions of the evil which the light being received and believed in will shew the appearance of and so as it s walked in take away the evil and the bond of corruption and will reveal life and bring deliverance unto the captive by taking away the evil in its apearance whereby the mind with the true light will be informed and guided up unto God who hath immortallitie and dwelleth in that light which no mortal eye can approach unto but is onely revealed as the mind is made single by the taking away of the darkness which makes the eye of every ones mind evil that doth not believe in the light which Christ hath enlightned every one withall that their whole body is filled full of darkness and yet the light shineth in darkness by which the captive which through the darkness is kept in captivity is visited through the tender mercyes of the Lord who so loved the world that he gave his onely begotten Son a light into it which enlightneth every one that cometh into the world that through the light they might believe and be saved from the darkness which hath blinded the eye of all man-kind untill they came to feel the true light in themselues discovering the darkness unto them and leading them from it And so as this is witnessed the eye is made good again and so comes the body to be filled full of light in which the seed which hath been captivated through the darkness rejoyceth and praiseth the Lord for his deliverance that I say this is the sume of all the appearance of the true Light being felt though much more might be written concerning the release and deliverance of the Captive and Prisoner of hope for darkness is onely that which doth Captivate and Imprison that light is onely that which must lead out of it and concerning this light of the appearance and operation of which I have spoken and informed all such as feels themselves captivated with the darkness but many of the Servants of the Lord before me hath written large and excellent Declarations for the information of such as have any true desires in them to be freed from that great gross darkness which lieth over all in the fall transgression also that such as despiseth the visitation of God might be left without excuse that the things which we bear Testimony of is not of our selves neither have we received them from man but from God alone whose visitation and love we bear witness unto though by the world we be despised for it and unto such I do not direct this but unto them who are weary and feels the load of sin that they through the everlasting light may be led from it to partake of the Power of the endless life which freeth from the Power of death which all are over-shaddowed by till the day of visitation arise upon them which onely is known as the light is received which discovereth to every one their own darkness that most unhappy are they that doth reject the appearance of it for such letteth the day of their visitation pass over their heads that it will be hid from their eyes when they desire to see it So happy are they that while it is called to day doth not harden their hearts against the reprofes of the light which sheweth unto them their own sin and darkness but believes in it for to that end it is given that through it all might believe and this is the true faith and here the increase of it will be known as the Light is obeyed which from all Sin leadeth unto Life eternal all them doth follow it and freeth the Soul from all captivity and bondage into peace and satisfaction which they cannot receive who rejecteth and turneth their Backs on the reproofes of the Light unto which I have informed such as have long layne in captivity expecting freedom and help by observing of those things which life comes not by for he that is the Light unto which I inform is the life also that what is wanting is in the Light to be waited for THE END

unto me thou hast long sitten in so encline and bow thine eare for the word of the Lord is towards thee that out of this night of wofull darkness thou might be brought in which thou hast long travelled and groped without the knowledge of the true and everlasting light to be thy guide of which now I shall open my mouth to declare of its appearance and operation which hath been effectuall in me and many others who through it hath obtained mercy of the Lord and am counted worthy to bear testimony of the same among the Nations which hath been overspread with Clouds of darkness and the Lords witnesses we are that he is now risen undoubtedly to destroy the covering of darkness which hath been cast over the face of all Nations and this is the message that we have received of him and which we are sent to declare that he is light and that in him is no darkness at all and this Testimony we give of him unto all people to the end they may be brought unto his light which he hath enlightened them withall that in his Name they may believe and receive life everlasting that their sins may be remitted and blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Captive But before thou begin to open thy mouth to declare of the appearance and operation of this light I would gladly know if thou mean the light which is so much spoken of that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the World that I may know whether I have a measure of it or no. Inform The light of the appearance and operation of which I am ready to open my mouth is the light which Christ who is the Covenant given of the Father hath enlightened every one withal the appearance of which in every one is pure living and eternal and is a swift witness in all against all unrighteousness of what kind or sort soever and the least measure of it is purity it self life it self righteousness it self for it comes from him who is the Fountain of all good who was before all things and is eternal everlasting and endures for ever who is the beginning and the end of all things yet not known by any but as they through his light which he hath enlightened them withal comes to have their hearts and mindes redeemed out of all fading and perishing things which the hearts and minds of the Children of men are enclined unto in the fall and transgression in which the Lord of life and glory is not known but he obeyed and sits as Lord and King that hath subverted the hearts of all man-kind from their Maker and keeps them in subjection unto himself bringing forth fruits of unrighteousness by which the Lord is provoked unto wrath and displeasure he that Created man for his own glory but behold man is become alive and a Servant unto him that did not abide in the truth and is become an alien and a stranger unto him who is the God of all truth from whence every good and perfect gift proceeds who sent forth of his own life into the World a perfect gift to enlighten it the word of life by which all things was made and the life which had been slain from the Foundation of the world did he manifest again in the world to reconcile those again unto himself that did believe that they might receive his knowledg again which through transgression they had lost that man became without sense or feeling of the love life glory and power which God at first placed him in that he became bruitish in his knowledge and drinketh in iniquity as the Oxe the water that all flesh hath corrupted its way that none doth good no not one Hear is the estate of all mankind in the fall seperated from God by that enmity which is unreconcilable namely the carnal mind which is not subject to Gods Law neither indeed can be So the appearance of God again unto man and in man is by his own gift with which he hath enlightened him in reproving of him for his transgression and in shewing him how he is a servant of sin and how that death and the curse hath passed over him and how they have swallowed him up and how Hell and the powers of darkness hath prevailed against him and that which gives man to see this is the gift of God with which he is enlightened and they that comes to be redeemed again unto God will first see how these things hath ruled over them and also they will see there is no other way whereby any can be redeemed from under the power of death and Hell but by believing in the gift which comes from God nor that they can attain unto life strength and Salvation any other way but by receiving and walking in the gift with which they are enlightened the appearance of which is pure as I said unto thee who did enquire what the light led into and what it led from now thou that hath stopped thy ears at its cry thou mayest see darkness hath prevailed and death hath taken hold that under the power of them thou yet fitteth and this is the state and condition of all that stops the eare at the cry of the light in the conscience which cryes for purity and righteousness that I may answer thee in short purity and righteousness is that which the light unto which I inform thee leads into and impurity and unrighteousness is that it leads from for impureness is contrary to its nature and that is it which the light condemns for as thou may well remember how often it hath reproved thee and broken thy peace when thou followed thy own hearts lusts in committing those things which thy heart lusted after and also thou mayest remember that at some times when thou gave heed to it and by it was restrained from the evil that it raised up some good desires in thy heart to walk in the way of God and to come out of the vanitie which thy mind was captivated by wch desires I hope thou art not yet wholly without though thou hast followed such guides and teachers long that hath laboured to perswade thee that the light of which I now speak is naturall to wit the light which shews thee thy sin and darkness which if thou would hearken to would let thee see that thy following such guides and teachers hath been a great cause of thy so long travel in this great darkness which thou art sensible thou art yet in and out of it none but the Lord alone can deliver thee therefore his light he hath placed in thee freely to shew thee the darkness in which thy mind is ensnared and thy soul captivated and his light is freely given unto thee to lead thee out of it and doth not come by hearing man interpret and give his meanings upon the Scripture but is freely given of God which make those which says light and