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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	rejoice_v	use_v	weep_v	1,848	5	9.5776	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26896	The Christians converse with God, or, The insufficiency and uncertainty of human friendship and the improvement of solitude in converse with God with some of the author's breathings after him / by Richard Baxter ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Divine life.	1693 (1693)	Wing B1222; ESTC R14884	71,442	184

be when thou hast fallen into the dirt that tho● mayst wash thee from thy filthiness and the fitter for his converse Draw near to him that will not wrong thee by believing misreports of Enemies or laying to thy charge the things thou knewest not but will forgive the Wrongs thou hast done to him and justifie thee from the sin that Conscience layeth to thy charge Come to him that by his Word and Spirit his Ministers and Mercies calleth thee to come and hath promised that those that come to him he will in no wise shut out O walk with him that will bear thee up and lead thee as by the right hand Psal. 73.23 and carry his Infants when they cannot go O speak to him that teacheth thee to speak and understandeth and accepts thy Stammering and helpeth thine Infirmities when thou knowest not what to pray for as thou oughtest and giveth thee Groans when thou hast not words and knowe●h the meaning of his Spirit in thy Groans that cannot be contained in the Heaven of Heavens and yet hath respect to the contrite Soul that trembleth at his word and feareth his displeasure That pityeth the Tears and despiseth not the sighing of a broken heart nor the desires of the sorrowful O walk with him that is never weary of the converse of an up●ight Soul That is never angry with thee but for flying from him or for drawing back or being too strange and refusing the kindness and felicity of his presence The day is coming when the proudest of the Sons of Men would be glad of a good look from him that thou hast leave to walk with Even they that would not look on thee and they that injured and abused thee and they that inferiours could have no access to O how glad would they be then of a Smile or a word of hope and mercy from thy Father Draw near then to him on whom the whole Creation doth d●pend whose favour at last the proudest and the worst would purchase with the loudest cries when all their pomp and pleasure is gone and can purchase nothing O walk with him that is Love it self and think him not unwilling-or unlovely and let not the Deceiver by hideous misrepresentations drive thee from him when thou hast felt a while the storms abroad me thinks thou shouldst say How good how safe how sweet is it to draw near to God! 7. With whom should I so desirously converse as with him whom I must live with for ever If I take pleasure in my House or Land or Country my walks my books or friends themselves as cloathed with flesh I must possess this pleasure but a little while Henceforth know we no man after the flesh Had we known Christ himself after the flesh we must know him so no more for ever Though his Glorified spiritual Body we shall know Do you converse with Father or Mother with Wives or Children with Pastors and Teachers Though you may converse with these as Glorified Saints when you come to Christ yet in these Relations that they stand in to you now you shall converse with them but a little while For the time is short It remaineth that both they that have wives be as though they had none and they that weep as though they wept not and they that rejoyce as though they rejoyced not and they that buy as though they possessed not and they that use the World as not abusing it or as though they used it not for the fashion of this World doth pass away 1 Cor. 7.29 30 31. Why then should I so much regard a converse of so short continuance Why should I be so familiar in my Inn and so in love with that familiarity as to grieve when I must but think of leaving it or talk of going home and look forward to the place where I must dwell for ever shall I be fond of the company of a passenger that I travel with yea perhaps one that doth but meet me in the way and goeth to a contrary place and shall I not take more pleasure to remember home I will not be so uncivil as to deny those I meet a short salute or to be friendly with my fellow-Travellers But remember O my Soul that thou dost not dwell but travel here and that it is thy Fathers House where thou must abide forever Yea and he is nearer thee than Man though invisible even in thy way O see him then that is invisible Hearken to him when he spea●eth Obey his voice Observe his way Speak to him boldly though humbly and reverently a● his Child about the great concernments of thy State Tell him what it is that aileth thee And seeing all thy smart is the fruit of thy own sin confess thy folly and unkindness crave his forgiveness and remember him what his Son hath suffered and for what Treat with him about thy future course Desire his Grace and give up thy self to his Conduct and his Cure Weep over in his Ears the History of thy misdoings and unthankful course Tell it him with penitential tears and groans But tell him also the advantage that he hath for the honouring of his grace if it may now abound where sin aboundeth Tell him that thou art most offended with thy self for that which he is most offended with That thou art angry with thy disobedient unthankful heart That thou art even a weary of that heart that loveth him no more And that it shall never please thee till it love him better and be more desirous to please him Tell him of thy Enemies and crave the protection of his Love Tell him of thy frailties infirmities and passions and crave not only his tender forbearance but his help Tell him that without him thou canst do nothing and crave the Grace that is sufficient for thee that through him that strengtheneth thee thou mayest do all things When thou fallest despair not but crave his helping hand to raise thee Speak to him especially of the everlasting things and thank him for his Promises and for thy Hopes For what thou shalt be and have and do among his Holy ones for ever Express thy joys in the promise of those joys that thou must see his Glory and love him and praise him better than thou canst now desire Begin those praises and as thou walkest with him take pleasure in the mention of his perfections be thankful to him and speak good of his Name Solace thy self in remembring what a God what a defence and portion all believers have And in considering whither he is now conducting thee and what he will do with thee and what use he will make of thee forever Speak with Rejoycing of the glory of his works and the righteousness of his judgmen●s and the holiness and evenness of his ways Sing forth his praises with a joyfull heart and pleasant and triumphing voice and frown away all slavish fears all importune malicious suggestions or doubts all peevish hurtful nipping griefs