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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	live_v	teach_v	ungodliness_n	2,054	5	11.4833	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60679	Directions for seeker & expectants, or, A guide for weak Christians in these distracted times wherein the language of Sions-builders is confounded : as it was delivered in a sermon at Wickham-Market ... published at the earnest entreatie of many, for a more publique good / by Zeph. Smith, Minister of Wickham-Market in Suffolke.	Smyth, Zeph. (Zephaniah), fl. 1646-1648.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4362; ESTC R37570	24,293	39

Now when we seeke thus God may answer according to the Idol in the heart and this you may see in Ezek. 14.4 Every man that setteth up his Idols in his heart and comes to a Prophet to inquire of 〈◊〉 I will answer him according to the Idols in his heart When a man setteth up Idols in his heart this corrupt opinion and that corrupt opinion and then come to inquire of God God may out of a just judgement answer them according to the Idols in their hearts And this may be one Reason why though people seeke God and use the meanes yet they may miscarry the fault is in their seeking Secondly It may come to passe amongst such as are godly that they may seeke God and use the meanes and yet miscarry for a time that they might be the better established in the truth when the Lord brings them backe againe Thirdly Some though they seeke God and use the meanes yet they may miscarry because they have not true grace such as may be compared to the Stony ground they want roote and these though they doe seeke God yet they may miscarry for being hypocriticall professors God will not regard their prayer as Job 27.8 9. What hope hath the hypocrite when God takes away his souls Will he heare his cry God will not regard their prayer and secondly being but hypocrites they are not under a promise of perseverance in the truth the godly are under a promise of perseverance in the truth and therefore though they should miscarry for a time yet the Lord will bring them backe againe but another that hath no true grace when he miscarries it may be for any thing we know a finall miscarriage he though he make a glorious profession yet is not under the promise the other is every graft the Father plants into Christ he prunes and dresses and makes fruitfull Joh. 15.2 Yea he sends his Spirit and that leads them into all truth Joh. 14.26 Now this may be another ground why people may seeke God and use the meanes and yet miscarry because the persons that seeke are not truly godly Object But may some say if the cause stand thus how shall I know whether I be taught of God yea or no Answ First If God teach thee then thou art very carefull in the use of the meanes thou art carefull to observe all the direction I have given to attend the outward meanes of grace and thou art much in prayer thou doest acknowledge thine ignorance and so of all the rest Now exanine whether thou be very carefull in the use of these meanes or no if thou be then surely God teacheth thee Secondly If thou be taught of God thou art in Covenant with him it is one part of the Covenant of grace they shall be all taught and drawne of God therefore examine whether thou be in Covenant with God yea or no if thou be not in Covenant with God thou art not under the promise of Gods teaching of thee Thirdly If thou be taught of God then he teacheth thee to know thy selfe aright he shews thee thy selfe in the glasse of his Word and to know him aright and then the more thou knowest the more humble thou art Doest thou lie humbly under gifts and parts and knowledge and say All is free mercy and we have nothing but what we have received from God Thus it is with that soule that God teacheth Job 42.2 When he looked upon God then he abhorred himselfe in dust and ashes and Jer. 32.19 After I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed and confounded Thus it is with the soule when God teacheth it the more God teacheth it the more humble it 〈◊〉 art thou puft up with thy knowledge doth it make ●●ee esteeme of thy selfe above others then thou mayest ●●estion if thou hast knowledge whether thou hast any ●●ing else for if thou hadst grace thou wouldest be humble and low in thine owne eyes Fourthly If God teacheth thee then thou doest live a pious godly life for the grace of God which bringeth salvetion teacheth us to deny ungodlinesse and worldly lusts and to live holily righteously and soberly in this present World Tit. 2.11 12. Those that out of pretence of new light live loosly say the Scriptures are written traditions and they pray not in the family they crave not a blessing upon their meate aske them why so they answer they know their liberty by Christ and they contemne the Ordinances of God censure all that are not of the same opinion to be in Babylon and Idolaters it is evident they are not taught of God for those that God teacheth he teacheth them to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live holily righteously and soberly in this present world Fiftly If God teach thee thou art a growing and a persevering Christian thou doest grow in grace for he causeth his Schollers to profit by his instructions it is not with those that God teacheth as it is with those that get no good by going to Schoole seven yeares but those God teacheth he teacheth to profit Unto you that feare my Name shall the Sun of righteousnesse arise with healing under his wings and they shall goe forth and grow as the calves of the stall Those that God teacheth they are a people growing in grace and knowledge and as they shall grow so they shall persevere Isai 40. vers the last They shall run and not be weary they shall walke and not faint it shall not be said of them They are young Saints and old Devils but they shall bring forth fruit in old age Psal 92.13 And they shall be selfe-denying Christians that is one instruction that Jesus Christ the great Prophet of his Church teacheth his people Mar. 8.34 Now examine thy selfe art thou taught of God then thou art a growing Christian Art thou a growing selfe-denying persevering Christian then it is a signe that God teacheth thee and thou art a persevering Christian Sixtly If God teach thee thou doest seeke him in the use of those meanes which thou hast found him in hast thou found him in the preaching of the Word the day of his power hath come upon thee and hast thou found him in prayer thou wilt seeke him in the use of these meanes still the way is not to separate from the Ordinances thou hast found God in and to neglect holy duties for then thou mayest want of Gods teaching of thee and thou wilt not thrive then in grace but thou must attend those meanes thou hast found God in and not such means as thou knowest not whether thou shalt find God in or no. Use 5 Exhortation Is God the best teacher of his people goe to God and beseech him to teach thee First Consider the necessitie of Gods teaching thee as our Saviour Christ saith to Peter If I wash thee not thou hast no part in me so if God teach thee not thou hast no interest in him for all his