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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	love_n	love_v	neighbour_n	2,121	5	9.0617	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89682	An apology for the service of love, and the people that own it, commonly called, the family of love. Being a plain, but groundly discourse, about the right and true Christian religion : set forth dialogue-wise between the citizen, the countreyman, and an exile : as the same was presented to the high court of Parliament, in the time of Queen Elizabeth; and penned by one of her Majesties menial servants, who was in no small esteem with her, for his wisdom and godliness. With another short confession of their faith, made by the same people. And finally some notes & collections, gathered by a private hand out of H.N. upon, or concerning the eight beatitudes.	Niclaes, Hendrik, 1502?-1580?	1656 (1656)	Wing N1122; Thomason E1610_1; ESTC R210332	24,412	73

his And the mighty God from whom all good doth proceed shall through his Christ claim unto him all godlinesses or vertues which are proceeded from him together with all whatsoever separateth it self from the iniquity hath handfast it self or held fellowship with the godlinesses all those as incorporated members to the godlinesses and godded or spirited with God in one spirit shall go to God again and shall reign with God and Christ soul and body in the kingdom of heaven and live in joy everlastingly It is very true Citizen But is there not some Predestinate unto preservation and again some predestinate unto condemnation as also elected thereto from the beginning Exile Yes verily there are two with their members that are predestinated or preordained thereunto from the beginning The one is Christ the man of God predestinate unto preservation and with him all his incorporated members The other is the man of sin Antichrist predestinate unto condemnation and in him all his incorporated members As for any other predestination then this come it out of Turkey or else where I know not of it Citizen Thou hast told me the truth and also fully answered me to all things natural and spiritual which I have demanded of thee What shall I ask more God be merciful unto us and unto all such as err of ignorance and give them eys of understanding and ears of pure hearts that they seeing in what estate they yet do stand and hearing also which is the right way to come out might repent them turn from their wickedness believe rightly and so come to the knowledge of truth and be saved Amen Now Countrey-man thou hast heard this fellow and his wonderful answers what sayest thou to it for I am almost at my wits end and marvellously astonied Countrey-man Doubtlesse Citizen he is in great Heresies and misbelief or else I may tell to thee in counsel in any of the learned in these days are far out of the way that leadeth to life and also ignorant of the ground of the heavenly truth wherefore I think it not amiss that thou examine him concerning his belief in God the Father in Jesus Christ the Son and in the Holy Ghost the Comforter and whereupon he hath grounded his Religion how he came by this understanding what he thinks of our learned Preachers in these days as also of other matters as thou shalt think meet lest haply we might be seduced through some subtil heretick infidel or disobedient person which perchance might be against the Queens Religion or else pretended to bring confusion over the Land Citizen Thy counsel is very good but then I pray thee rather talk with him thy self for I am brought into such a trembling perplexity and sorrow of heart since I have heard him and that as well for mine own cause as also for others which I yet see going astray that I dare ask no more questions Countrey-man Very well then I will talk with him my self Come hither Exile shew us I pray thee whereon thy belief and thy religion standeth grounded Exile I protect before God and man That my belief is in God the Father in Jesus Christ the Son and in the Holy Ghost the Comforter and is grounded on the Faith of the Holy Fathers Prophets and Apostles mentioned in the holy Scriptures also according to the common Apostolick Creed the Creed of Athanasius and the Nicene Creed to even so far forth as I may obtaine grace and power thereto of the Lord. Secondly I acknowledge there is no other way or mean either of remission of sins or of salvation for us to be had or yet mercy to be obtained at Gods hand but alone in by and through the death passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour And that he hath offered once for all upon the Altar of His Cross a full perfect and sufficient sacrifice and oblation for the sins of all the whole world Thirdly I do acknowledge that none shall be partakers thereof but only such as upon the publishing forth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ do shew forth an unfained repentance for their sins past and walk in new obedience or in a new life according to the requiring of the Gospel also such as believe aright in God and Christ and are even so baptized into the death of Christ Such as are regenerate of the water and of the spirit and forsaking themselves and their own lives do take up their cross on them and follow after Christ in death and sinful lusts and desires and so stand as those that are waking and waiting for the coming of their bridgroom ready prepared having both oyl in their vessels and light in their Lamps Such as love God and his Christ and as his very disciples keep his Commandements and walk in all love towards God and their neighbour and in all dutiful submission and allegiance towards their Governors and also live obediently under all their manly Ordinances And finally such as in whom Christ liveth and dwelleth or those that incline themselves under the obedience of the love of Jesus Christ and of his holy word with all diligence thereunto Now as touching my Religion this I say so often as I call to mind and consider the great love and kindness of God the Father shewed on me unworthy one in that he hath created me like unto his own Image and given me also his Law for that I might live therein And which is much more hath out of his meer love and mercy and of our part undeserved sent his sonne Christ to be a Saviour of the world c. So stand I Religatus or bound again that is to say Religious to love my Lord and God which loveth me so intirely with all my soul heart and might and for His loves sake to love my neighbour as my self To love my Prince and all that bear authority under her to live as a subject under her Laws and humane Ordinances And finally to walk uprightly peaceably and brotherly among all people in all love And this is only to be obtained at Gods hand by prayer and humble submission under the obedience of Gods holy word through the comforting of the Holy Ghost or Spirit of Love of which spirit God hath promised to shed forth upon his sons and daughters plentifully now in these last days like as is manifest in the Service of Love And therefore I acknowledge that whosoever now shall refuse to incline or indeavour himself for to walk in the same small or narrow way being called or warned thereto out of love by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to live in such a groundly faith of Jesus Christ in such a true Religion and upright obedience to God and Governors and in all subjection under Gods holy Laws and manly Ordinances and likewise in such a brotherly love towards his neighbour and peaceable life towards all men as I have here rehersed and likewise as is more at large expressed

treasures of God and Christ and only to such is that high office of preaching or prophecying committed and to none other for such will not resist the godly life in the Love whereunto we are all out of grace undeservedly and lovingly called and warned in the service of Love now in these last days of our preservation Citizen I think no less but that thou hast expressed unto me thy mind aright herein but yet tell me Wilt thou then say the Pope is not Antichrist Exile I know not the man notwithstanding to say what I conjecture of him I do not otherwise imagine of him but that he is or may be possessed with the spirit of Antichrist which is the will of the flesh or of the devil the contrary anointed one and enemy to Christ rhrough which spirit many ignorant ones in these perilous days as well among the high learned as among the ignorant have taken to themselves a freedom to work all manner of blasphemies oppressions persecutions with all other uncomely abuses both against God and men But yet such a freedom and liberty understand doth not the Gospel of Christ bring in or teach but rather the Devil and that spirit of Antichrist Citizen Thou hast doubtless made me afraid and also astonied at these thy wonderful answers so that I dare scarce demand any more matter of thee lest haply any one should ly in waite in some secret place and over-hear us and so carry this our communication to some of our learned that now be in authority for then we all haply if they might find us should sing a Counter note unless we did recant all the same and yet hast thou spoken an unconfutable truth Exile The case is lamentable the whilst the truth may not be spoken freely notwithstanding if you have ought else to demand of me either touching naturall or Heavenly things ask of it freely and I under permission and according to my understanding will answer as the Lord shall give me in minde for as much as all things needfull both naturall and spirituall are expressed at large unto us in the Service of Love Citizen Of fellowship then shew me a little of thy understanding touching the naturall creatures that are earthly and elementish how and in what manner they live move and have their course of being for that my dull capacity might the better conceive of the Lords workes in the Spirituall creatures Exile I find out and perceave according to my simple understanding that the Lord the maker of Heaven and earth hath ordained and set all things naturall that they should remain in the upright form and order and that likewise the whole masse of the earth as man beast fish foule hearb tree with all else that is earthly and elementish which is under the Sun is to be beheld and considered of him in five parts of the which four be elements viz. Ayr Earth Fire and Water of whose substances every particular living creature is partaker The fifth part is a naturall living Being wrought through the almighty power of the heavenly word whereby every creature is sustained and liveth in his naturall kind or being and bringeth forth likewise thereout his fruit or increase And there is no visible substance or creature being earthly and elementish that is not or hath not been partaker thereof And allbeit now that this whole masse hath from in the beginning of Creations increased it self mightily in many creatures on the earth yet do we see in as much as every element so soon as the life is taken away from the creature or the creature from it claymeth or taketh him his own viz. the fiery element his the ayry his the watery his and so leaveth to the earthly onely his own yet the earth is not therefore any whit the bigger the water not any whitt the more increased the ayre never the fuller or larger ne yet the fire any thing at all augmented thereby And why Like as the same increase out of Gods workmanship hath proceeded from them in the life even so doth every element at the departure of the life claim again to himself no more but his own like as is said c. Citizen I perceive more by these thy words then ever I could consider of before For I see now that God hath ordained or set the natural creatures and every one in his course for to remain in a comely order to an everlasting praise of his holy name But yet I pray thee like as thou hast spoken some what of thy understanding things natural so let me also hear a little of thee concerning the spiritual and heavenly workmanship of God in man for his preservation in Christ Jesus Exile The great mercifulnesse of God the Father concerning his gracious workmanship in the man and how he hath in the beginning formed him according to his own Image and similitude is to be beholden or considered in an heavenly or spiritual manner viz. in the very like being of his God-head in perfect righteousness and holiness Notwithstanding now the man being fallen away through Adams transgression from this his former glorious estate wherein he was set so is there no way or mean for him to come again to be brought therunto but through faith in Jesus Christ and that only by his death and passion blood-shedding and resurrection when we as Christians become turned clean about viz. When we out of Gods grace upon the founding forth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ do repent us unfainedly of our sins past amend our lives take up our cross daily on us against the sin and even so crucifie the flesh with the lusts and desires thereof c. according to the Scriptures and also like as we are raught and counselled thereunto at large in the Service of Love To this end and to the mans preservation will the Almighty God now in the end of the world prepare him his Angels or Ministers And all what is gone out from God enranged would gladly return to him again the same shall they now through the sounding forth of his Gospel or last trump gather together as good wheat All those shall be brought again through Christ unto God And contrarywise all middle walls ignorant knowledges false wisdoms wicked imaginations which are not proceeded of God but are risen up out of the bottomless pit of darknesses together with all whatsoever hath handfast it self or holden fellowship therewith and will not have any better shall be in like manner gathered together as unprofitable weeds yea all those shall be found as incorporated members to the iniquity and thrown soul and body into the bottomless pit of the everlasting condemnation as likewise into the hellish fire which is prepared for the Devil and his Angels from the beginning Lo thus shall every one claim his own The bottomless pit of the condemnation from whence all evil doth proceed shall through the sounding forth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ claim