Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	pomp_n	renounce_v	vanity_n	3,174	5	10.1762	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61419	An appeal to heaven and earth, against the Christian Epicureans, who have betrayed their king and countrey, and exposed them to the judgments of God drawn up in questions theological, and theologico-political/ by Socrates Christianus.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1691 (1691)	Wing S5419; ESTC R8220	13,491	20

or by neglecting the Reformation of the Evils which his Predecessors had introduced derive the load of that Guilt upon himself III. Whether it be not a most Vsual Method of the Divine Providence when it pleaseth God to Call Lead or Excite any Person to be his special Instrument for Good to a People and not for Judgment or Vengeance in which case he often useth Evil and sometimes the worst of Men to try and exercise such person with various Tryals many times Difficulties and such sometimes as in the judgment of Men might seem insuperable IV. Whether Fidelity to God in Trust and Confidence in his Wisdom and Power be not a special Duty in such case absolutely requisite and so necessary that a Fault therein doth always produce some smart Effects of God's Displeasure and many times Rejection or Destruction unless prevented in time by manifest Works of Repentance and Reformation V. Whether much of that which is Reputed and Practised as Wisdom or Prudence in the World even by Men of Learning and Religion be not a meer Cheat and Imposture a Cover for those dangerous Sins of Fearfulness and Disowning of Christ Revel 21.8 Mar. 8.38 a subtile Stratagem and pernicious Delusion of the Evil One to undermine and frustrate that Great and Heroic Virtue of Faith so much recommended in the S. Scriptures and to corrupt this Fidelity to God in the prosecution of his Service in difficult matters VI. Whether in any good Occasion or fair Opportunity for the Service of God and Good of Men especially if put into ones power or recommended as it were afterwards by any special and extraordinary Manifestation of the Providence of God in Conducting Preserving and Prospering the Person Remisness Negligence or Evil Management especially through such satisfaction in some worldly acquest or application to vulgar Prudentials and Worldly Wisdom as imply an Abatement either of Zeal or Affection to the further prosecution of the Service or of clear and generous Trust and Confidence in God viz. without recourse to dawbing shifts in the prosecution of it be not such a Fault as aforesaid VII Whether the Correction and Reformation of gross and scandalous Prophaneness and Impieties amongst a People by such an extraordinary Providence subjected to ones Power and Authority especially when desired and expected by many and the best part of them be not a special Duty incumbent upon such a person and to be prosecuted without delay by all Good Means and the Neglect and Procrastination thereof and employment in the mean time of persons notorious for such sins and wickedness without check or reproof of their Faults be not a piece of such worldly Wisdom and such a Neglect and Fault and like to produce such Effects as aforesaid VIII Whether a Fault in such case as aforesaid continued or again committed after plain Admonitions by whomsoeoer it be if they be true be not thereby greatly aggravated and become so much the more dangerous IX Whether such a fault continued or again committed after remarkable Providential Warnings or Experiments in a Mans self or others be not thereby also aggravated and become the more dangerous X. Whether a considerable Change or Stop in Success in the Prosecution of a Good Cause so favoured as aforesaid by the Providence of God doth not oblige all but most the Persons most concerned therein to enquire speedily with all care and circumspection into the true Cause thereof and whether there be not something amiss which might provoke God to withdraw or suspend his Direction or his Blessing and permit the Disappointment and speedily to reform the same XI Whether Neglect of Great Mercies without due Improvement and suitable Acts of real Gratitude be not a great Provocation of and usually followed by so much the Greater and Severer Judgements XII Whether it be not the Duty of Ministers of the Gospel to be Watchmen as well as Pastors and to consider well and discern truly all such Faults as may provoke the Judgments or Displeasure of God against a People or their Governours and to discharge faithfully the part of True Prophets in plain Admonitions thereof and not to seek Excuses but seek all Opportunities to do it But the property of False Prophets to flatter Princes and Great Persons and to lead them and the People into Security or confirm them therein by smooth and pleasing and procrastinating Doctrines instead of exciting them to serious Repentance speedy Reformation or necessary Duty especially when Judgements are approaching To these I think fit to subjoyn One Question of Fact concerning the present State and Condition of all the Protestant Churches worthy to be well considered by all serious Persons of whatever Protestant or Reformed Church at least for their own Use and Benefit viz. Whether the Religion State and Condition of all or most of the Churches called in general Protestant or Reformed however distinguished into several subdivisions be not greatly deformed and degenerated from the geniune and compleat State of Christianity viz. either into 1. External Formality Superficial Morality and uncharitable violent Faction after the Genius of the Imperial Romans or 2. Notions and unprofitable Speculations and Animosities and Contentions about them after the Genius of the popular Grecians and 3. Neglect 1. Of divers great and fundamental Christian Doctrines and Virtues viz. of 1. Humility out of a due Sence of the Excellency and Holiness of God and of the Meanness and Corruption of Man and Vanity of all Earthly things 2. Contempt of the World and of the Pomps and Vanities and Superfluities thereof which antiently all Christians did renounce in their Baptism 3. Generous Active Faith and Vigorous Charity in promoting the Honour of God and the Salvation of Souls notwithstanding the great Advantages God by his Providence hath given to prosecute so Glorious a Work to the remoter parts of the World 2. Of certain necessary Christian Means 1. In secret Retirements of Meditation Contemplation and Fervent Prayers with Fasting and Watching upon special Occasions 2. In Publick of the most Solemn and peculiar part of the Christian Worship designed both for the Honour of God by solemn Recognition of our Redemption and for our own Benefit as an external Medium of Sacred and Spiritual Communion both with Him and with one another 3. Of Improvement of that portion of our time which most Churches in all Ages have commended at least and observed if not injoyned to be used for religious Employments for Edification of our own and others Souls under the name of the Lord's Day And at last 4. A Deluge of provoking Sin either 1. Gross and Scandalous Prophaneness Impieties and Contempt of all Religion through want of effectual Discipline or 2. Such as easily escaping the external Discipline of Men are frequently punished even in this World by some remarkable Judgements of God such as Covetousness which the Sacred Scripture calls Idolatry and the Root of all Evil Col. 3.5 1 Tim. 6.10 Deceit Exaction Pride