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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	city_n	great_a	people_n	1,556	5	4.4120	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

and deceive thee Hence it commeth to passe that the whole world lieth in wickednesse hence it is that when thou comest into the City thou shalt see it swim●… with pride before thee and abound with covetousnesse behind thee on thy right hand as thou go●…st along the streets thou shalt hear them swearing and on thy left hand in their shops lying goe out of the streets into any by-place thou shalt heard some cursing and others backbiting and all almost unlesse here and there one in the City bond their forces together against the Lord Christs Kingly power Me thinks I see now and then a sincere-hearted Country-Christian come walking along the streets of the City and when he sees these abominations before him behind him on his right hand and on his left he begi●● to say Lord what is the cause of this great wic●●dnesse in the City And if he receive no answer from the Lord he enquires for the Lords people and through Gods goodnesse he finds here and there a Christian following of Christ and a pretty considerable party enquiring after Christ well he comes to one and asketh him why doth sin so abound in this City it is true sin reigns much in the Country but it exceeds in the City Why saith the Citizen to him we have more Temptations living in the City then you in the Country Well but the Country-man is not fully satisfied he goes to another and demands a reason Why doth sin reign in this City have you not godly Magistrates and godly Ministers and other godly Officers in your City Me thinks I hear the Citizen answering him and saying Why through the Lords goodnesse it is much better with us in that respect then it hath been here to fore Q. What then is the cause of the abounding of sin A. Sir I think one or both of these following reasons may be given for it either first we have sleighted the means of gra●● more then others or else as I have said before we are under greater temptations in the City then you in the Country But shall we see a little farther and enquire into the cause why both City and Country not only in this Nation but all the World-over is so overspread with all maner of abominations both in Principles and Practice which is the reason so many thousands that would be looked upon as Saints and servants of Christ are fallen off one to this error and another to that faction Some deny Ordinances others deny the Scriptures and some deny both Some will acknowledge God but deny the Son others acknowledge both the Father and the Son but despise the Spirit others will acknowledge Father Son and Spirit in word and in tongue but deny all in their practice And here I am sure is the state of the greatest part of the English Nation but the Lord blessed be his name is beginning to destroy this darknesse by his own light But is not this the cause why the whole world lieth in wickednesse as John saith There is a Devil tempting and a deceitful heart yielding and carnal friends perswading the one comes and takes thee by one arm the other by the other arm the third ties as it were a string about thy middle and all three saying Come along with us Thus much of the cause of our divisions backslidings deadnesse dulnesse formality and infidelity Now I shall in the next place lay before you the Cure and therein speak of two things The first is concerning the being The second is concerning the well-being of a Christian First then if thou wouldest be preserved in these perilous times Put on the armour of Christ and abide in the doctrine of Christ Secondly for thy well-being learn this lesson There is no power but of God who will turn all these things to his glory and thy good Or Abide in the will of God First of the first Put on the whole armour of Christ and abide in the doctrine of Christ The one is laid down by way of command in Ephes 6. 11. the other by way of trial and prevention in the 2. Epist of John v. 9. To each of these Scriptures as far as I have light witnessed with experience I shall hold forth briefly and plainly Ephes 6. 11. Put on the whole armour of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles 〈◊〉 the Devil The armour here spoken unto 〈◊〉 not a temporal but a spiritual armour and what this spiritual armour is you ha●… it laid down distinctly in this Epistle o●● Paul to the Ephesians viz. 1. To gird them with the girdle of truth Eph. 6. 14. 2. To put on the breast-plate of righteousnesse ver 14. 3. To be shod with the shooes of the Gospel o●… peace v. 15. 4 To take the shield of faith which is a most victorious weapon v. 16. 5. To put on the helmet of salvation v. 17. 6. To take into thy hand of faith the sword of the Spirit v. 17. Beloved I dare boldly say that man o●… woman that puts on this armour ma●… march forth into the field and challenge al●… the Devils in hell and all the wicked men in●… the world and rout them all What mad●… David go out against Goliah Why he saw himself armed not with Sauls armour but with this Spiritual armour What was that that made him so confident Ps 27. 3. Though an host should encamp against me my heart shall not feare though warre should rise against me●… ●…n this will I be confident What made him ●…reak forth in such words Psal 3. 6. I will ●…ot said he be afraid of ten thousand of people ●…hat have set themselves against me round about ●…ov 28. 1. The wicked flees when no man pur●…eth but the righteous is as bold as a lyon Q. Why be the righteous so bold as a Lion A. They be armed with the armour of God Q. What is meant or understood by the girdle of truth A. To be rightly principled through●…y doctrinated in the doctrine of Christ Again Q. What is meant by the breast-plate of righteousnesse A. A good conscience or innocencie of life c. and so for the shield of faith what is it but the righteousnesse to Christ able like a brazen shield to protect and cover us from the darts of the world the flesh and the devil Nay I suppose it to be not only a desensive but an offensive weapon I Joh. 5. 4. This is the victory that overcommeth the world even our faith Heb. 11. 33 34. Who through faith subdued Kingdoms wrought righteousnesse obtained promises stopped the mouths of Lions waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the armies of the Aliens c. If we should see an Army of men marching into the field where their Enemies had placed themselves in Battalia 〈◊〉 I say if we should see them march toward their enemy unarmed why we would presently conclude that these men will be put to the worst they will receive