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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	pure_a	religion_n	undefiled_a	1,985	5	11.7434	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78566	A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers. Written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Will. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.	Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Joseph.	1693 (1693)	Wing C1934; ESTC R229320	34,744	78

of a stranger and learn of him and follow him who is pure and ever leads to Purity and Holiness that so his offering up of himself for them may be of benefit to them and they experience the great Salvation of God for impress this upon your Minds and take it along with you That notwithstanding our Saviour hath paid a Ransom for us and made an Attonement through the precious Blood of his Cross yet if we experience not the end of his Coming and Death effected and answered in our selves it shall avail us nothing except we know him a Saviour and Supporter near except we know a Principle of Divine Light and Life to illuminate our Minds to revive and warm our languishing Hearts to beget and increase true Love to God and the living Faith that gives victory to convert us and govern our Thoughts to renew and regulate our Wills and limit our Desires and bridle our Tongues to excite holy Inclinations and keep up a due Heat in our Christianity and strengthens our Minds in that which is good and well-pleasing to God Except we know these things in and for our selves all our outside shew of Religion is but vain and our profession of Christ shall profit us nothing but we shall lye down in sorrow at last for none are Christ's but those that Rom. 8. 9 14 have his Spirit and are influenced by it nor are any Children of God but those that are led by the Spirit of God which begets in the Mind a detestation of Sin and Evil and a love to Purity Goodness and Vertue wherefore laying aside all Strife and Animosities all Envying and Evil-speaking let us abhor that which is Evil and cleave to Rom. 12. 9. that which is Good and address our selves with a due and humble Application to the accomplishment of that most concerning and important Affair of our Lives the working out our Salvation And let every one follow the Lord faithfully according to what is made known to them knowing that we shall be judged according to our Knowledge and that 't will be happy for those whose Wills and Performances correspond with their Understandings in that Day when all must stand before the Judgment-seat of Christ and give an Account of their Deeds done in the Body and receive a Sentence thereafter either Come ye blessed or Depart from me ye workers of iniquity It won't be then of what Congregation or Confession of Faith or of what Perswasion amongst the many wast thou among all which there will then be but two sorts the Sheep and the Goats those that heard the Shepheard's Voice and followed him who were guided and governed by the good Spirit of God in their Hearts and those who wrapping their Talent in a Napkin stifled Convictions and neglecting the Day of their Visitation continued under the dark Power of the Evil One One may go a great way and make a fair shew of Religion and Piety and yet be turned to the left hand 't is not having our Heads filled with curious sublime Notions though of never so fine and elevated a Speculation let 's trim and garnish our Lamps never so finely 't will not administer an entrance without the Heavenly Oil without that Holy Divine Unction fills our Hearts enlightens our Minds and inflames our Affections to a due Watchfulness and Obedience to its Teachings which are the most assured Marks of our being really in Christ in whom only our acceptance is That you with us and we with you may so circumspectly live up to Light that and Knowledge given by Christ as that our Consciences may not condemn us but that having finished our Days here with comfort we may lay down our Heads in Peace with a well-grounded Hope of a Joyful Resurrection and have Boldness in the Day of Judgment is our Hearty Desire If what we have Written for your Information may find some place with those who being impartial and inquiring have room to receive it and that it Contributes to their Benefit and Satisfaction we have our End But for those who are full or are critical and ready to Carpe at every Word or Sentence that is not plac'd to their Mind if not also pre-judge it as 't is not intended for them so we don't suppose 't will Prove to their good Liking nor meet with a Reception amongst them For we don't propose to reconcile our whole Belief and Perswasion in Religious Matters to that of our Opposers who notwithstanding what we have writ we expect will yet accuse us of Error However having thus farr declar'd ourselves in the most necessary Points of the Christian Religion we don't think ourselves farther oblidged to answer the Cavils and Criticisms of such who may appear contentious and will never want something to object against those that comes not up in all things exactly to their Level whom yet we advise rather to be quiet and study to know and govern themselves according to that Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and leads to visit and assist the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction Jam. 1. 27. and to keep themselves from the Spots and Defilements of this World Were this as it ought our Principal Care and Concern in our Conduct we should have little mind or leisure to differ about Matters of less moment and while we seem zealously to contend about Religion frustrate its end We should not be taken up in disputing what that Principle is which God hath plac'd in us to do us good and in mean time neglect its assistance and obstruct its Operation upon the Mind but be given up to be leavened and changed by it that we m●● partake of the Blessings thereof a●● 1 Cor. 3. 11 12 13 14. with it build on the Foundation whi●● God hath laid that which may abi●● the fiery Tryal To which we reco●mend you and remains your peaceab●● and loving Neighbours W.C. A.P. J.H. c. THE END