Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	enter_v	kingdom_n	lord_n	7,476	5	4.1420	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52918	Vox clamantis, or, A cry to Protestant dissenters calling them from some unwarrantable ways, with which they are vulgarly, and perhaps too truly charged, viz. from all unnecessary medling in matters of state, from too deep engagement of themselves in this present world, and too great conformity to it : from thinking too highly of themselves for their separation-sake only : from fanaticism, properly so called, in their prayers, sermons, books, &c. : and seriously exhorting them to the minding of the great concerns of heaven, to fruitfulness in well-doing, to sobriety, and the use of reason in all religious matters / by N.N. a Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England, as far as that church dissents from Christian liberty, to holiness and charity, and no further.	N. N., Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England.	1683 (1683)	Wing N63; ESTC R5934	64,696	84

great Author of it and his intent and design in it hath this main and principal purpose to be carried on First The amendment and betterment of men in their Souls and Spirits that they may be regenerate inwardly and really changed from evil or a state and condition of evil unto good have the Divine Nature wrought in them which is diversly described and set forth in the Scriptures of the New Testament You may take it in Paul's Commission in which he gives account of what he was to do by vertue of it Acts 26. v. 18. i. e. To turn men from darkness to light from the power of Satan unto God that they might receive forgiveness of sins and Inheritance among them that are sanctified by the Faith of Christ Or we may take it in short as our Lord expresses it viz. To make the tree good i. e. The man the Christian man to have a Divine living principle of goodness in himself The next part of this blessed design follows upon the other i. e. the bringing forth good fruits that the goodness or soundness of the Tree or Christian man signified by it may be known to himself and others by his fruits Now the fruits by which alone we or others can rightly judge are not of that sort of duties that consist in outward profession and performance of outward Ordinances Praying Hearing Preaching or doing such kind of works but in the doing of others better than those and demonstrating our true Faith in Christ So Christ our great Prophet teaches Mat. 7. v. 21. Not every one that saith Lord Lord i. e. That calls on the Name of Christ and makes Profession of him yea that doth this with great zeal for that 's the meaning as appears in the doubling of his Title Lord Lord. All that do thus seem they or be they never so zealous in it shall not therefore enter into the Kingdom of Heaven But saith our Lord He that doth the will of my Father which is in Heaven i. e. He that actually and really does it in the most substantial parts of it which is not done by only calling upon his Name but in other more excellent works and fruits beyond this of a Profession of and calling upon him And in the 22. v. To enforce this he tells us of a sort of men owning this way and Religion and doing many great and wonderful works upon the account of it who were confident in themselves of being right and accepted Yea it seems they lived and died and rose again in this confidence because they had Prayed Prophesied Preached in the Name of Christ were great doers in and frequenters of Religious exercises and moreover wrought great works cast out Devils in Christs Name c. Yet all this would not do In the 29. v. They must depart into everlasting fire Mat 25. Christ knows them not they were workers of Iniquity and it is not likely that they were open sinners openly prophane or like the Publicans c. For then they could not have had such confidence But thus it was they either had reserved to themselves some secret sin indulged themselves in some corruption or particular evil or else they had not done that good nor brought forth those fruits which they ought to have done for the glory of God and to answer those great obligations of holiness righteousness and Divine purity and rectitude which the Gospel and blessed Religion of Christ Jesus had laid upon them And now this matter being weighty and considerable and seeing men are like to deceive themselves by a zealous Profession without real goodness and good fruits to demonstrate it Therefore our Lord further presseth and enforceth this matter from v. 24. to the end by a Parable of two men that built Houses upon different foundations one upon the Rock and the other upon the Sand the one was wise the other foolish The application shews that let men pretend what they will nothing else but the doing of the real indisputable will of God will stand them in stead and make them able to stand and weather it out to the last Read the place and consider it well Now according to this blessed design of the holy Gospel of Christ Jesus which is we see to make men good And next to manifest this by good works and abounding in them in such good works and fruits that both good and bad men can judge of which they can't do by all your great professions and outward Religious performances According to this I say consider and judge of your selves First As to the temper of your Spirits to see if the Tree be good You seperate from common sins and corrupt worship then ye ought in all things else to be uniform in your Lives and Spirits First Are ye more patient meek humble than others Secondly Are ye more mortified to this present World or do ye make it evident that ye are more moderate in the things of it than others and doth your moderation in this appear unto all men c. Thirdly Have you mortified your corruptions and inordinate affections such as anger wrath pride hatred malice evil-speaking Fourthly Are ye more courteous condescentious kind affable gentle c. Read that of the Apostle Gal. 5. ver 22. what the true fruits of the Spirit are you shall find them there specified viz. Long-suffering goodness gentleness faith meekness temperance And if you mind the place you shall find the fruits called the fruits of the Spirit here mentioned to be such that are shewed towards and made manifest to others And for the good and benefit of others E. G. the Love there spoken of is not love to our selves but to others or the loving of others So Joy there mentioned is joy or rejoycing in the good of others for it is no great vertue to joy in our selves or to rejoyce because of our own happiness c. So Peace another fruit is to be peaceable with all men long-suffering i. e. suffering long or bearing with other men though never so great enemies to us or long-suffering in bearing all the injuries men can heap upon us And also long-suffering in bearing with and waiting long upon men with much patience for their good and to do them good and to take them off from their evil ways To this is added Gentlenenss and to all Goodness i. e. Beneficialness or a being beneficial and profitable to men The Apostle Rom. 5. will give us a full account of a good man what he is and how distinguished from a righteous or a just man by which we may know what goodness is here and what he means there Another fruit is Faith i. e. Fidelity or faithfulness for so sometimes the word is used and must be here so taken We are to be true and trusty in all things faithful to our words and promises and in things committed to our charge c. Then follows meekness temperance and vertues of that kind against which