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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	john_n	see_v	6,758	5	4.2083	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42776	The Quakers shaken, or, A fire-brand snatch'd out of the fire being a briefe relation of Gods wonderful mercy extended to John Gilpin of Kendale in Westmoreland, who (as will appear by the sequel) was not onely deluded by the Quakers but also possessed by the Devill : if any question the truth of this story the relator himselfe is ready to avouch it, and much more.	Gilpin, John, 17th cent.	1653 (1653)	Wing G769; ESTC R36544	12,423	17

him as he had done formerly I resisted the suggestions of this power for a time having ben so often deluded whereupon as a motive to perswade me to entertain it he represented to my memorie all or most of the remarkable passages of my life both in England and Scotland told me how long I should live viz. ten yeares and where I should die viz. at London and that I had a weak bodie but he would strengthen it and thereupon caused me to rub my bodie all over with my hands at which instant I conceived my bodie to receive strength and the members thereof to be more in substance then before with divers other passages promising me prosperitie in the world and speaking these words to me John 4.29 Behold a man that hath told thee all things that ever thou didst is not this Christ whereupon I was at last perswaded to imbrace this power thinking that it was Christ indeed whereupon I was presently sensible of a working throughout my whole bodie which soone ceased and then I thought that my condition was good and Christ to be really in me afterwards this power told me that J had highly offended God in all my formes passages in giving way to Satan and that I was guiltie of all sins except that against the holy Ghost but told me that I did it ignorantly and therefore he had pitty on me I was further perswaded by the same power that J should lie seemingly dead which I did not daring to stirre til the power moved me Lying thus a while the power began first to move one of my legs and then the other after that my hands and then my head and at last my whole bodie causing me to sit up in my bed and telling me that thus should my body be quickened and raised up again at the last day then the power told me that I must pull off my shirt and my cap and the napkin which I had about my neck saying that whatsoever was about me was polluted and that he hated the garments spotted with the flesh whereupon I pull'd them off and threw them on the ground uttering these same words that I hated the garments spoted with the flesh the power also told me that all my bonds were broken and my cords loosened and that Christ had set me free whereupon calling for a clean shirt and other linnen I arose concluding my selfe to be in a good condition yet finding my self being up no better nor my bodie more strengtheed but rather weakened J began to see that I had been deluded in this last businesse as formerly whereupon I was strucken with fear and walking into the Garden I thought one while that the Divell would pull me into the earth and another while that he would pull me into the aire so that I was afraid to continue abroad and came againe into the house and suspected every thing that I heard to be the Devil waiting to fetch me away being in this perplexitie of soule I began to consider how grievously I had offended God in rejecting the use of all externall means as reading hearing prayer c. in the use whereof God hath commanded us to wait upon him and therefore that it was most just with him to leave me to my selfe and to give me over to strong delusion that I should beleeve lies which was my condition for a time by the just judgement of God upon me as for other provocations so especially for rejecting the revealed will of God in his Word and hearkning only to a voice within me because what was spoken by it was seconded by lying Wonders of which God hath given notice in his Word that so his people might not give credit to them nor be deluded by them I hope the Reader will so farre give heed to what I have related concerning my selfe as to learn thereby to take heed of being imposed upon by the devil though he doth transforme himselfe into an angell of light which advantage if any reape by it I have my end it hath been no small burthen to my conscience since Gods gracious deliverance of me from this snare that I should so farre gratifie the grand Adversarie as not onely to listen to his suggestions and embrace his voice for the voice of Christ but also wholly to neglect those meanes in the constant and conscientious use whereof God hath promised to reveale himselfe unto his people and to give in comfort to them which because I found not though through my owne desault I did in effect say why should I waite for the Lord any longer and so turned unto lying vanities Oh that all who affect novelties would seriously consider of it and take warning by it for Turpius ejicitur quam non admittitur It is easier to withstand the devill at his first assault then to expell him being once admitted Many besides my self have bin and are in the like conditon but few or none to whom the Lord hath manifested his Grace in such a manner as to my selfe I had before this made this known to the world had I had tranquillitie of conscience and composure of spirit which blessing the Lord having in his grace restored to me I desire the Christian Reader to joyne with me in returning praises unto the Lord for his goodness towards me I rest fully perswaded and I think it doth evidently appear by what is mentioned in this Relation to persons unprejudiced that my quaking and trembling was of the devill that I was acted wholly and solely by him whilst in this condition and I doe really beleeve that others in the like condition which I was then in would be of the same mind with me upon serious tryall of their condition by the principles of Christian Religion and sanctified Reason least the strangenesse of some passages in this Relation should put the faith of any one upon the racke or make them question the truth thereof I have not onely given testimonie my selfe of it by subscribing my name but also procured several persons of known fidelity living in or neere Kendale whose names are under-writen to testifie the probabilitie if not the certaintie of the truth of it by what they have seen and heard JOHN GLPIN I beleeve this Relation to be true Edward Turner Mayor of Kendale By what J have heard of the carriage of John Gilpin and his actings I do beleeve this Relation to be true John Archer I saw him when he went through the Towne declaring himselfe the way truth and life Ja. Cocke We beleeve this Relation to be true T. Walker Pastor of Kendale J. Myriell Master of the Free-Schoole there Rich. Prissoe Tho. Sands Allan Gilpin John Washington Rob. Fisher FINIS