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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	affection_n	love_n	love_v	1,882	5	6.6827	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91898	Panoplia. Universa arma. Hieron. Or, The Christian compleatly armed: being a treatise of the Christians armour, clearly opening every part thereof, both pressing to the putting of it on, and instructing us so to use it, as we may not be soyled in time of temptation. / Delivered by that late reverend, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, pastor of Mary Woolnoth, London, to his congregation there, in several lectures: and now published for the further benefit of the Church of God.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1710; Thomason E1586_2; ESTC R208953	180,905	372

Omissions of good as well as the perpetration of evill 2. If Christ be in them the Image of Christ is in them 2 Cor. 5. 17. All things are become new The minde and understanding are renewed he sees what he did not before discern The loathsomness of sin the beauty of holiness the preciousness of Christ the excellency of the soul the emptiness of all worldly things The will is renewed Acts 9. 6. Before Christ came it was hard stubborn contentions selfish but now it s made plyable ductile submissive to God in all things and that with chearfulness and constancy and speedinesse Acts 9. 6. Lord what wilt thou have me to do before it was an Iron sinew a Brazen Wall now 't is fleshly and yielding The Conscience is renewed Before it was sleepy secure stupid now 't is watchful tender sensible both of the least sin and of the least duty The affections are renewed love joy hatred fear sorrow anger zeal were before misplaced now they are set on right objects and greatly intended towards their objects He loves God with a great love he hates sin with a perfect hatred He rejoyceth in the hope of the glory of God more then ever he did in the things of this life He fears his God more then ever he slighted him He is more grieved for sin then ever he was for any worldly losse He is more angry with the wicked then ever he was with the godly His zeal is more fervent for God then ever it was for the world before conversion 2. That in 1 John 3. 3. Every one that hath this hope purifieth himself as God is pure It is laid down not only by way of duty but by way of evidence and character He is continually cleansing and purging himself from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God No pattern will serve him but God himselfe the exemplar of all holiness He findes it written Be ye holy as I am holy 1 Pet. 1. 16. and no other Copy is in his account fair enough for him to write after If you read but verse 13 14. you shall finde the Apostle brings it in as the Character and evidence of one that hath a right hope of Heaven Gird up the loyns of your minde c. And the like you have Tit. 2. 11 12 13. You that think you have holiness enough you that can allow of any spots of sin do not talk of hoping for Heaven This is not the fruit of such hope No man is more frequent in washing himself then he that hath hopes of salvation There is this reason for it he sees Heaven to be an holy place and he desires to be made like it before he come to enjoy it 3. That in Phil. 3. 20. Our Conversation is in Heaven from whence we look for the Saviour He that hath a well-grounded hope of salvation after this life hath his thoughts and heart much in Heaven while he is in this life This hath been the guise of men that hoped for salvation 2 Cor. 4. 18. Cap. 5. init His heart is not taken up much with any earthly thing He is not too much lifted up with the enjoyment nor too much cast down with fear of losing these mean things His spirit is loosened from them his heart is above them his soul converseth daily with things of an higher nature He is with God when he goes to sleep and when he awakes he is with him He hath the Kingdom of God within him Put this home and see how it is with you Wheresoever your Treasure is there undoubtedly will your hearts be also Luke 12. 34. 2. I have a word of Exhortation to you in particular who have hopes of Heaven upon good grounds Nourish and preserve this Helmet Keep it upon your heads and labour to confirm it Shew all diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end The Doctrine hath motive enough in it I shall but give some helps or directions and so conclude The Directions are these 6. viz. 1 Labour to be armed against all the Arguments of Satan to drive you to despair He objects for this purpose three things especially 1. Your own unworthinesse You are great sinners c. Against this do you consider by way of answer 1. That as great sinners as you are or ever were are now in Heaven Manasseh Magdalen c. 2. That you do not expect Heaven for your own worthiness but for the worthiness of Christ Ezek. 36. 32. I do not this for your sakes c. 3. That a Christians worthiness doth not consist in legall perfection but in sincerity and remission of sin 4. That you will not add to your unworthinesse the great sin of rejecting Jesus Christ and despair 5. That its better to perish hoping then perish despairing II. The present overcastings of the light of Gods countenance and your many outward troubles Against this consider 1. 'T is no new thing to the dear servants of God to be under Spiritual Desertions and outward troubles David Psal 43. Generally all that are now in heaven have bin under these Clouds 2 These Providences are soonest removed by the grace of Hope God hath appointed them to strengthen this Grace not to destroy it Psal 43. ult Lam. 3. 18 19 20 21. 3. God can make the Valley of Achor a door of Hope Hos 2. 15. III. Many have been shipwracked upon false hopes Ergo. Against this answer 1. That many have perished for want of Hope many have been destroyed by despair Cain Judas Saul 2. Those who have perished did not perish because they hoped but because they hoped amiss 3. A commanded Duty is not to be neglected because many by doing it amiss have been rejected Nourish the Grace of Faith if Faith be strong which is the Mother Hope the Daughter will be strong Act your Hope upon Christs All-sufficiency Gods faithfulness Heb. 6. 17 18. The example of the Saints Be much in prayer Keep your hearts in the love of God Jude ver 21. This is the way to keep up Hope LECT XXIII March 13. 1649. EPHES. 6. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And take the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit c. IN these words we have the sixth piece of the Spiritual Armour which the Apostle would have all Christians to use for their safe standing and certain Victory in the day of Temptation In which we have two things First The Armour it self the Word of God Secondly The Notion under which this Word of God is recommended to Christians the Sword of the Spirit The Sword The Sword is a piece of Armor which the Souldier useth both to defend himself and to wound and offend his enemy 't is both offensive and defensive 't is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to Eustathius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because it doth rejoyce in bloud according to Stephanus from the Verb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉