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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	drink_v	eat_v	word_n	14,073	5	4.8489	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30579	Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing B6076A; ESTC R213106	221,498	277

be joy there they would account it acceptable news indeed Now then Those that do beleeve this Gospel or do profess it that they have entertain'd this Gospel this glad Tydings they must be careful to walk in their Conversation so as it becomes this Gospel as becomes such glorious glad Tydings as are sent unto them from Heaven As becomes The word signifies Worthy of the Gospel that that is translated in your books become it signifies worthy of the Gospel But this cannot be meant as if so be that our Conversation should be such as deserves al the good that there is in the Gospel No but Worthy that is as much as Beseeming the Gospel as meet for the Gospel or as it is translated in your books Becoming the Gospel as he that eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks his own damnation Can one eat and drink so as to be worthy of the Body and Blood of Christ No but he that eats and drinks so carries himself so in that Ordinance of the Sacrament as is unbeseeming the Body and Blood of Christ that he comes to receive and on the other side those that do eat and drink so as to sanctifie Gods Name in that Ordinance as you have heard they do it worthily for so the same word is here Worthy of the Gospel of Christ And so bring forth fruit worthy of repentance saith John to those that came to him that is meet sit for repentance such fruit as may manifest your repentance as is sutable unto such men or women that do profess their repentance for their sins Further I find that the word that is here translated Becoming in another place is translated Convenient and meet and can be understood in no other sense as in 1 Cor. 16. 4. If it be meet that I shall go also the word that is translated there meet it is in the Greek worthy the same word that we have here translated Becoming if it be a comly thing or a meet or convenient thing then I 'le go so then it 's cleer that this word that we have here is meet convenient sutable or becoming the Gospel Let your Conversation be such as it meet for or becoming the Gospel You will say What Conversation is that which is meet for or becoming the Gospel To that I answer First a Conversation raised to a higher degree than the light of Nature or than the Law can raise one to it must be that certainly it is not a Conversation becoming the Gospel except it be a Conversation raised higher than the light of Nature or than the Law can raise one to it becomes not the Gospel else Secondly A Conversation sutable and answerable to those many blessed and glorious truths that are revealed in the Gospel there is much of the mind of God revealed in the Gospel glorious truths are there presented to us that is a Conversation becoming the Gospel that is sutable and answerable unto these blessed and glorious truths that are revealed in the Gospel Thirdly A Conversation manifesting the power of the Gospel Fourthly A Conversation that is sutable unto al the Ordinances of the Gospel agreeable unto whatsoever there is in any Ordinance of the Gospel And then fiftly A Conversation holding forth the beauty excellency and glory of the Gospel before those with whom we do converse here 's a Conversation becoming the Gospel when those that are Christians professing that the Lord hath revealed the Gospel unto them and that in some measure they have been brought to beleeve in the Gospel when as now their Conversation is beyond that which any man can attain unto by the light of Nature when it is beyond that that any man by the Law can be raised unto when it 's answerable to the many blessed and glorious truths that are revealed in the Gospel when it manifests a power of the Gospel in him when it 's answerable unto the blessed Ordinances that he doth enjoy in the Gospel and when his Life and Conversation holds forth the beauty excellency and glory of the Gospel before the world here is a Conversation becoming the Gospel and this is that which the Apostle here exhorts unto Only let your Conversation be such as becomes the Gospel of Christ Thus you have had the words opened Now for the Doctrinal Points in the words only these two the first is but to make way to the second 1. Doct. The first is this That those that profess the Gospel must have a great care of their Conversations 2. Secondly This Conversation of theirs must be such as becomes as beseems the Gospel These are the two main Points in the Text. I shall this morning but make way to the second Point which is the great Point in the Text. First That Christians that do profess the Gospel must have a great care of their Conversations to look to them They must not satisfie themselves with what is inward in their minds or in their affections but look to their Conversations You think or hope at least that through the Gospel there hath been conversion wrought in you After the Lord hath wrought conversion he doth expect that you be careful of your Conversations before men you have knowledge you can speak well you have some stirrings of heart that you have felt in hearing of the Word preaching of the Gospel but now look to your Conversations and know there is a bond laid upon you more than ever was to look to your Conversations in James 3. see the exhortation of the Apostle there at the 13. verse Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among yeu mark let him shew out of a good Conversation his works with meekness of wisdom It is a very sweet and excellent Scripture Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you What should he do Let him shew out of a good Conversation his works with meekness of wisdom here is wise and knowledge and wisdom again If you would manifest that God hath wrought any true saving knowledge any wisdom in you to save your souls why know that God requires that you should show your good Conversation that with meekness and wisdom your Conversations you must have a care of them both in respect of men and in respect of God In respect of men 1 Pet. 2. 12. Having your Conversation honest among the Gentils And the latter part wee shall speak to by and by so that Christians they must look to their Conversations in respect of men And then in respect of God In 1 Pet. 1. 15. But as be who hath called you is Holy so be ye holy in all manner of Conversation There you have Honest Conversation and in this scripture holy in all manner of conversation so that you are to have regard to your Conversations both in respect of men and in respect of God and upon these grounds First in general First in regard of God more generally that God may be