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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	lord_n	word_n	16,216	5	4.2023	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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go_v offer_v thy_o son_n isaac_n for_o a_o burn_v offer_v not_o general_a give_v to_o all_o the_o man_n glory_v in_o his_o work_n that_o he_o have_v keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n from_o his_o youth_n up_o affect_v the_o praise_n of_o perfection_n what_o lack_v i_o yet_o christ_n to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o pride_n error_n and_o vanity_n therein_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o thou_o be_v real_o that_o which_o thou_o boast_v thyself_o to_o be_v to_o wit_n perfect_a give_v a_o proof_n hereof_o in_o sell_v and_o give_v all_o that_o thou_o have_v and_o follow_v i_o or_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v as_o thou_o pretend_v perfect_a in_o righteousness_n and_o charity_n then_o go_v and_o sell_v all_o and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o come_v and_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o so_o mark_n have_v it_o chap._n 10.21_o or_o christ_n speak_v this_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o imperfection_n when_o he_o 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say_v 13.7_o say_v rom._n 13.7_o paul_n that_o be_v in_o word_n as_o well_o as_o in_o deed_n by_o deny_v pity_n and_o relief_n to_o other_o 4_o tongue-slander_n by_o raise_v or_o spread_v false_a report_n of_o other_o as_o many_o do_v of_o 20.10_o of_o jer._n 20.10_o jeremiah_n who_o say_v report_n and_o we_o will_v report_v it_o by_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o other_o by_o judge_v hardly_o of_o other_o man_n 1_o saying_n and_o do_n as_o eli_n do_v of_o hannah_n move_v her_o lip_n when_o she_o pray_v in_o her_o heart_n only_o eli_n say_v to_o she_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v drink_v put_v away_o thy_o wine_n from_o 14._o from_o 1_o sam._n 1.13_o 14._o thou_o and_o as_o they_o do_v of_o the_o apostle_n speak_v diverse_a language_n who_o mock_v say_v these_o man_n be_v full_a of_o new_a 2.13_o new_a act._n 2.13_o wine_n 2_o of_o other_o man_n person_n as_o job_n friend_n condemn_v he_o for_o unrighteous_a because_o he_o be_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o the_o barbarian_n do_v paul_n for_o a_o murderer_n when_o the_o viper_n come_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o fasten_v on_o his_o hand_n act._n 28.4_o thus_o god_n have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n in_o his_o law_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v thou_o to_o speak_v and_o what_o he_o forbid_v thou_o to_o say_v speak_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a two_o 4.29_o profitableness_n of_o speech_n eph._n 4.29_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v profitable_a and_o useful_a not_o vain_a and_o idle_a let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n say_v paul_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v or_o to_o edify_v profitable_o that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o in_o eph._n 5.3_o 4._o neither_o filthiness_n nor_o foolish_a talk_n nor_o jesting_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a but_o rather_o give_v of_o thanks_o our_o speech_n shall_v be_v profitable_a for_o four_o reason_n reas_n 1._o because_o vain_a speech_n 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exaltation_n or_o honorificall_a event_n which_o be_v either_o confer_v by_o the_o father_n on_o his_o son_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o deep_a humiliation_n as_o piscator_fw-la and_o other_o think_v or_o at_o least_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o it_o as_o calvin_n conceive_v quod_fw-la dictio_fw-la illativa_fw-la in_o phil._n 2.9_o consequentiam_fw-la hic_fw-la magis_fw-la sonnet_n quam_fw-la causam_fw-la that_o wherefore_o in_o phil._n 2.9_o denote_v rather_o his_o exaltation_n to_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o his_o humiliation_n 9_o phil._n 2.9_o verse_n 9_o than_o his_o humiliation_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o his_o exaltation_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n which_o be_v above_o every_o name_n 10._o verse_n 10._o that_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v that_o be_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o 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●●_o and_o the_o work_v i_o do_v and_o the_o father_n himself_o afterward_o christ_n say_v 8.14.18_o joh._n 8.14.18_o though_o i_o bear_v record_n of_o myself_o my_o record_n be_v true_a because_o god_n be_v witness_v sufficient_a of_o himself_o i_o know_v whence_o i_o come_v and_o whither_o i_o go_v i_o be_o a_o divine_a person_n exempt_v from_o error_n and_o falsehood_n 3_o he_o confess_v and_o bare_a witness_n to_o the_o truth_n 18.37_o joh._n 18.37_o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n say_v christ_n lest_o pilate_n before_o who_o he_o have_v confess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o king_n shall_v conceit_v he_o to_o be_v a_o earthly_a king_n rolloc_n non_fw-la regem_fw-la agere_fw-la sed_fw-la servum_fw-la potius_fw-la rolloc_n he_o show_v the_o end_n why_o he_o be_v bear_v etc._n etc._n be_v to_o act_v the_o part_n not_o of_o a_o king_n depositâ_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la regis_fw-la personâ_fw-la but_o to_o give_v testimony_n as_o a_o servant_n make_v obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o word_n and_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o to_o this_o in_o particular_a that_o he_o be_v king_n and_o that_o his_o testimony_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n hear_v my_o voice_n say_v christ_n 3.14_o rev._n 1._o ●_o &_o 3.14_o that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v regenerate_v by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n hence_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o true_a and_o faithful_a witness_n because_o he_o have_v true_o and_o faithful_o reveal_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n necessary_a for_o salvation_n and_o have_v attest_v the_o verity_n thereof_o yea_o seal_v it_o with_o his_o blood_n hence_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v a_o witness_n joh._n 3.11_o christ_n testimony_n vers_fw-la 32._o seeing_z this_o be_v christ_n practice_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n that_o 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shall_v not_o contend_v who_o shall_v get_v the_o better_a but_o that_o truth_n may_v prevail_v and_o get_v the_o victory_n over_o ignorance_n and_o error_n or_o be_v draw_v forth_o to_o light_n out_o of_o the_o pavilion_n of_o darkness_n or_o obscurity_n under_o which_o it_o have_v lie_v hide_v but_o obstinacy_n in_o opinion_n render_v a_o man_n culpable_a of_o great_a imperfection_n and_o liable_a to_o many_o exception_n seven_o rule_n it_o be_v lawful_a and_o may_v be_v sometime_o needful_a to_o discourse_v of_o natural_a moral_a and_o civil_a matter_n to_o improve_v our_o knowledge_n in_o they_o and_o to_o get_v direction_n for_o the_o better_a manage_n of_o such_o affair_n whether_o public_a or_o private_a respect_v our_o body_n relation_n or_o estate_n or_o common_a business_n which_o we_o have_v one_o with_o another_o 112.5_o psal_n 112.5_o discourse_v about_o they_o may_v help_v we_o to_o guide_v our_o affair_n with_o discretion_n 33_o 1_o king_n 4.32_o 33_o the_o three_o 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not_o as_o a_o sensual_a voluptuous_a epicure_n but_o as_o a_o sober_a discreet_a experience_a man_n there_o be_v nothing_o better_a under_o the_o sun_n than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v and_o use_v what_o he_o enjoy_v with_o delight_n and_o cheerfulness_n now_o pleasantness_n of_o speech_n be_v one_o mean_n of_o honest_a mirth_n and_o may_v conduce_v as_o to_o the_o cheerfulness_n of_o the_o mind_n so_o in_o the_o consequent_a to_o the_o healthfulness_n of_o the_o body_n obj._n say_v not_o the_o preacher_n 2.2_o eccles._n 2.2_o i_o say_v of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o ans_fw-fr the_o preacher_n speak_v of_o such_o mirth_n as_o be_v 1_o sinful_a in_o the_o cause_n occasion_n or_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o excessive_a in_o the_o measure_n 2_o mere_o carnal_a in_o the_o end_n without_o any_o further_a profit_n or_o benefit_n and_o be_v make_v the_o end_n of_o itself_o and_o happiness_n be_v place_v in_o it_o as_o the_o sole_a or_o chief_a delight_n 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