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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	christian_a	faith_n	life_n	1,074	5	4.4282	4	false

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A95730	Scriptures opened and sundry cases of conscience resolved, in plain and practical answers to several questions, upon the proverbs of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel / by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ, William Thomas ...	Thomas, William, 1593-1667.	1675 (1675)	Wing T990; ESTC R42854	160,919	408

with the Father and the holy Ghost the Author which this word Father signifies Gen. 4. 21. Job 38. 28. and the giver of eternal Life John 10. 28. and all lasting and everlasting good things 2 Thes 2. 16. yea as Mediator He in special is the procurer thereof and the person in whom it resides John 17. 2. 1 John 5. 11 12. 1 Joh. 5. 20. 2. He may be thus called in respect of the care and kindness he hath for his people who are oft like shiftless Children Job 29. 16. He ever looks to his little Children He hath an everlasting Kingdom and as Kings are Fathers of their Country so is he of his Church but They only for a time He for ever But besides both these which are ordinarily mentioned Christ is more properly a Father because he hath a Seed and abundance of Children Heb. 2. 13. Psal 110. 3. Acts 2. 41. purchased by his Death Isa 53. 10. begotten by his Resurrection 1 Pet. 1. 3. Ephes 2. 6. for whom he hath purchased and as an Everlasting Father provided an everlasting Inheritance Ephes 1. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. And in the mean time he takes such a Fatherly care of them here as that no Man shall hurt them Acts 18. 10. 5. The Prince of Peace He as a Priest procureth our peace Ephes 2. 16 17. the chastisement of our peace being laid upon him Isa 53. 5. He as a Prophet preacheth peace Ephes 2. 17. Isa 57. 19. Job 3. 4 29. He as a Prince worketh peace for his People by taking a course with all their Adversaries Mica 5. 5. and bestoweth peace on them even that peace which passeth all understanding Psal 68. 18. Gal. 5. 22. Phil. 2. 7. When he left the world Peace was his Legacy John 14. 27. and now he is in Heaven he is doing that which he went for that is preparing Mansions for his Disciples wherein there shall never be any molestations John 14. 1 2 3. Isa 57. 2. How great a comfort is there in all this for all His To us a Child is born That 's set first and that brings all other comforts near to us He hath married himself to our nature and so He is our Goel and next Kinsman Hereby we are extreamly near to God and God is unspeakably near to us Hence To us a Son is given for He is not only a Child and Son of Man but the Son of God This admits us to the blessed enjoyment of all his following attributions The Government is upon his shoulders He that is our Child and our God is the Prince of the Kings of the Earth Revel 1. 5. having all power given him in Heaven and in Earth and in Hell for our use Mat. 18. 28. Revel 1. 18. For the managing of which princely Power for our best advantage He is Wonderful in his Works Exod. 15. 11. Counseller in his Word the Mighty God for the bearing of our sins on the Cross and disburthening us of them as also for the bearing down of all our Enemies and freeing us from them John 16. 11. and so He is the Prince of Peace commanding peace for us Psal 44. 4. and working peace in us so that our hearts and minds are kept safe and quiet as in the strongest Garrison through Christ Jesus Phil. 4. 7. Ver. 7. Hitherto of our Saviours Person In this Verse followeth the Description of his Government which is the perpetual stay of the Church of God in this diversly and oft very sadly governed world but looking to Christ the Supream Governour Eccles 5. 8. all 's well or shall be well all is right or shall be set at rights at that last and great day Mean-while He moderates the worst things and makes them to those that are his the best things Rom. 8. 28. This Government is described by the extent peace relation administration and perpetuity of it 1. By the extent and amplitude of it for it is a thriving and still encreasing thing Christs Kingdom is still coming and coming on which was especially by the coming in of the Gentiles Psal 2. 8. Isa 49. 18 to v. 24. But still and even unto the end of the world wheresoever the Gospel is preached some are added Acts 2. 47. 11. 24. See Mat. 13. 31 32 33. All other Kingdoms and Monarchies have their decreases but Christ's is still on the growing hand yea He gains by what he loses the Blood of Martyrs being the Seed of the Church 2. By the peace of it for the Kingdom of God is peace Rom. 14. 17. and Christ the King is the peace Mica 5. 5. More particularly in and by the Kingdom of Christ there is a Personal and Social peace 1. A Personal peace and that divers ways For so there is a peace 1. Of Justification by the righteousness of Christ which is a main thing in the Kingdom of Christ Rom. 14. 17. and which being purchased with his Blood as a Priest he doth as a royal King bestow on all those tha● are his Psal 66. 18. Isa 45. 24. And by this Justification through Faith there is inward peace filling the heart with joy in all outward troubles Rom. 5. 1 2 3. 2. There is the peace of Sanctification by those gifts and graces which Christ as an ascending King bestows upon all those that are His by the Spirit of grace Job 7. 39. and by which he rules in their hearts and souls for the Kingdom of God is within us Luke 17. 21. This peace of Sanctification hath two branches for it ariseth 1. From the mortification of our Lusts which when they prevail there is fighting 2 Sam. 24. 10. but when they are prevailed over much tranquillity of mind as we see in David who was freed from grief of heart and greatly rejoiced in God when by Abigail he got the better of his irregular passion 1 Sam. 25. 31 32 c. Thus Christ rules when the peace of God rules in our hearts for the subduing of all those unruly passions that are the make-bates between Man and Man Col. 3. 15. 2. Peace ariseth not only from the subduing of our Lusts but from the quickening of us to newness of life from an holy frame of heart and a lively exercise of Christian graces in our whole carriage Thus by Faith there is perfect peace Isa 26. 3. and by the testimony of a good conscience in the faithful discharge of our duties much rejoicing 2 Cor. 1. 12. and by patience a possessing of our souls in peace Luke 21. 19. 3. There is a Personal peace of relation union and interest in Jesus Christ as Men are much quieted if they have a friend nearly related and dearly affected to them and that is able in every condition to give them help that hath enough in him for their use Thus it is with us in regard of Christ yea much better than thus inasmuch as his love and power is infinitely greater and the union