Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	aaron_n	ark_n	rod_n	50	3	8.8405	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97360	The works of the judicious and learned divine Dr. Thomas Taylor, part 1. sometimes preacher of Aldermanbury, London. Published by himself in his life time, in several smaller volumes, now collected together into three volumes in fol. two of which are here bound together. The first volume containing, I. An exposition on the 32. Psalm ... The second volume containing, I. An exposition of the parable of the sower and seed, on Luk. 8. ... The third volume is in the press, and will containe in it, I. The progress of sts, to full holinesse ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1659 (1659)	Wing T560A	683,147	498

his soul As for that A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump the Apostle speaks it to the Governours not to suffer such wicked persons and provoketh only private persons the peeces of that lump to be the more watchful over themselves but not to refuse Gods Ordinances for them And as neither that Church of Corinth ceased to be a Church for suffering that wicked man for the Apostle honours them with that style while he checketh that sin so neither doe particular members cease so to be for that such are suffered much less Look to thy own soul the Apostle wisheth every man to examine himself rather than others Object 5. But how can I hear the Word with profit from a wicked man Ans 1. A wicked man may preach salvation to another and damnation to himself as Judas and the builders of Noahs Ark. A statue may point another the way but it self stand still 2 An instrument hath all his efficiency from the first mover who is God himself a Knife with motion will cut if the hand will use it 3 The Word is like the Light now as the light of the Sun is not defiled though it pass through the dirtiest places so the Word is not polluted through awicked preacher 4 Look to thy own disposition that thy soyl be good as the seed is good take the benefit of the Sun and rain and it is no matter whether the hands be clean or foul that cast and disperse the seed 5 Let Preachers consider what a barr it is to all their labour to bee scandalous covetous disdainful envious noted for Gamesters companions c. how their example doth more harm than their teaching can doe good with how little power or prevailing he can point his finger to other mens sores which every one can point at in himself what an odious thing it is to make Gods people to loath Gods Ordinances because of him and what a woeful case is it that Paul intimates of such teachers who preaching to others themselves by disobedience become cast-aways 1 Cor. 9.27 Rules to avoyd entangling and seduction by Separatists perswasions 1 Labour for wisdom to discern between main truths in doctrin and inferiour in discipline as knowing that Jerusalem was the holy City before Nehemiah builded the wall of it between the person and the place not condemning the place for the person between the thing and the use and condemn not the use for the abuse between Offices and Executions substance and circumstances the being of a thing and the wel-being of it 2 Labour to reform thine own heart first for that is in thy power to amend and then thy own family and if it be in thy power goe further to the house of God but if thou beest a private man and this bee not in thy power thou must turn thee to prayers and tears and yet so strive in seeking the wel-being of things as by unthankfulness thou lose not the comfort of the things themselves 3 Be low in thine own eyes suspect thy own judgement condemn not much less contemn those that are not every way as thy self Pride and contention of spirit are inseparable and it is folly to look that men who have a different measure of grace should not differ in judgement and though they walk in the same way yet not after the same manner 4 Testifie thy self a sound Christian by the badge of Christ which is love by this shall all men know that yee are my Disciples if yee love one another Study to be quiet saith the Apostle and follow things that concern peace Love will make the best even of bad things and give a charitable construction of things doubtful and pitty and pray for such as erre howsoever and much more if they erre of ignorance Use 2. This doctrin teacheth us that the way to sanctifie a mans person or family is to set up the Worship of God in his heart or house 1 Thy heart must be the Temple of God yea as the Ark within the Sanctuary In the Temple God was daily worshipped there were daily Sacrifices offered the Scriptures read and expounded and prayers preferred unto God from his people Thou must get proportion in all these if thy heart be Gods Temple thou must privately yea secretly apart daily worship God with personal worship daily offer the sacrifices of praise and thanks for personal blessings and deliverances daily prefer thy personal prayers daily apart read and apply the Scriptures to thine own use for thus must it be in Gods temple And further thy heart must be as the Ark wherein were kept the Tables of the Law written with Gods own finger endeavour in obedience to all Gods Commandements intreat God to write his Law in thy heart that thou mayest never depart from it Thy heart as the Ark must keep the pot of Manna a type of Christ the food of life close Christ within thy heart and hold him as thy life never to part with him for that figured the Sacraments in which Christ is propounded the food of the soul Thy heart as the Ark must contain Aarons rod that had budded signifying the discipline and government of Christ unto which thou must subject thy self let this rod flourish in thee and stoop with reverence and fear to this scepter 2 Thy house and family must be sanctified also by setting up and preserving Gods worship there We read of some of the Saints who had Churches in their Houses Every Christian professing holiness must have the like care and endeavour in such Family-exercises as God hath prescribed as 1 In diligent teaching and instructing the family-partly in reading and partly in delivering precepts out of the word It is Gods Commandement Deut. 6.7 to whet the law continually on our children and train them up even from child-hood in the Scriptures The benefit whereof shall bee 1 To fit them for the publike Ministry 2 To cause the word to dwell plentiously in them 3 it is a notable means for their growth in godliness and to contain them in good order 2 In calling them to account for things delivered by catechising pittifully neglected in families who yet would be thought to bee Gods people This is the driving of the nail to the head to stick the surer It works care in those who easily reject good means It hinders vain thoughts words and exercises It banisheth much folly and ignorance that is bound up in the hearts of children and servants 3 In applying the works of God past or present on our selves or others to move them to confidence and trust in God by the works of his mercy and to fear to offend by the works of his justice and by this means the seeds not only of true Religion but of good conscience shall bee sown in them betimes this was holy Abrahams practise for which God would not hide his secret works from him Gen. 18.19 4 In daily private prayer with the family at least every morning and