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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	father_n	king_n	servant_n	3,226	4	6.7708	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51810	Catholick religion: or, The just test or character of every person that in any nation is accepted with God discovered, in an explication of the nature of the true fear of God, and working of righteousness, with which the same is connected. In some discourses upon Acts 10. 35, 36. Wherein several important doctrinal truths, more immediately influential upon practise, are plainly opened, and vindicated from their too common misunderstanding. By William Manning.	Manning, William, 1633?-1711.	1686 (1686)	Wing M491; ESTC R217102	67,577	173

God is oft put for his Service or Obedience If then I be a father where is mine honour and if I be a master where is my fear saith the Lord of Hosts Mal. 1.6 ye offer the blind for sacrifice the lame and sick is it not evil offer it now unto thy governor will he be pleasod with thee or accept thy person saith the Lord v. 8 14. It 's termed a fearing of the Commandment Prov. 13.13 That they may fear thee to walk in thy ways 2 Chr. 6.31 It 's all Grace and true Piety in the Root Spring and Principle of it I will put my fear in their hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32.40 to walk in the fear of God and in his Commands is one and the same thing Only that it connoteth the inward respect that the Soul hath unto God in the keeping of his commandments it's eye to him and deference of all to his Glory which is it that specifieth every instance of obedience and renders it truly Religious Then had the Churches rest walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost Acts 9.31 the words of David speaks out the sense of those I have set the Lord always before me Psal 16.8 this works holiness into the very frame of the Soul Oh that we might never forget it but as of sincerity but as of God in the sight of God speak we in Christ saith the Apostle 2 Cor. 2.17 as in the sight of God This is indeed to walk with God which was the Encomium of Enoch and of Noah they walked with God in their Generation No man dare to call God to Record for a Witness when he is about to commit any notorious sin Let him but dismiss the thoughts of God and shake off his fear and then he hath let himself loose to all manner of Abominations And Abraham said because I thought surely the fear of God is not in this place and they will slay me Gen. 20.11 he could have no security whilst the fear of God was not before their eyes nor God concerned in their actions contrariwise as the Fear of God whereof I am now speaking doth seminally and virtually contain in it all obedience to his will so doth it run through every line of it and preserve the Soul in it A Prince that feareth God ruleth Justly and that because he feareth God For the former governors had been chargeable to the people yea and their servants bear rule over them but so did not I because of the fear of God Neh. 5.15 such a one is a Conscientious a Dutiful Subject Rom. 13.5 subject for conscience sake Such a one is a Just and Righteous Judg in his place VVherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you with him there is no respect of persons nor receiving of reward 2. Chr. 19.7 It maketh good and faithful Wives Col. 3.18 as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands v. 19. Children v. 20. Fathers v. 21. Servants v. 22. Obeying in singleness of heart fearing God Masters ch 4.1 knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven It influenceth the most secret Actions and runs through all Obadiah feared the Lord greatly 1. Kings 18. and he hid the Prophets of the Lord v. 4. I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth v. 12. There was a good beginning and example unto such as are young Eccl. 12.1 The Midwives feared God and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them but saved the Men-children alive Exod. 1.17 and therefore God made them houses v. 21. Such a one feareth an Oath Eccl. 9.2 or to do any injustice 1 Thes 4.6 It 's the fountain of life Prov. 14.27 It sets all a work and whilst it keeps the Dominion it keepeth the Soul steddy to God throughout the whole course of its life It 's not so much one single Grace as it is the habit of all Further instance of its effectual Operation in whosoever it is the next Branch of the Text will furnish us with which is the other Character of a Person accepted with God of a Person I say accepted with him not only of a working saving Faith as some would have it which is to read the Scripture backward but immediately of a Person accepted to Life For it hath the Promise thereof connected with it as well as Faith its self as the Text witnesseth Nor indeed can any evidence of a mans Justification or Acceptance be fetcht from that which hath no Promise of it 2. But in every nation he that worketh Righteousness is accepted with God That is the other Character to be opened what it is to be a worker of Righteousness Righteousness is the Commensuration or answering of what a man doth to the Rule or Standard of it which is the Law of God even as sin to which it is opposed is defined by its Transgression of the Law as containing its whole formal nature Look then as he that doth any thing which in the matter or circumstance thereof the Law of God forbiddeth and so for omissions he doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 make or work sin 1 Joh. 3.9 The illegality of the action is its obliquity and that can never be separated from the entity of the action or the being of the same so long as the Law doth abide that prohibiteth it so he that doth what is conformable to the same Law of God he doth or worketh Righteousness He that doth righteousness is righteous even as God is righteous 1 Joh. 3.7 For the more distinct understanding of what we are upon it is necessary in the first place that we enquire into the Rule or Standard of this Righteousness whereof the Text speaks The Mosaick Law strictly such as it was peculiar to the Jews to be sure is not it The Gentile Nations then knew it not nor was Cornelius proselited to it Among the Jews whilst some of the Highest pretenders to it and to an absolute conformity to it Phil. 3.6 misinterpreted it to a subversion of the ancient Faith of the Gospel and neglect of Christ they fell short of so much as a sincere obedience unto it in its spiritual interpretation Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven Matt. 5.20 When the Gentiles attained unto it Rom 9.30 Wherefore let it be considered that there hath been a twofold Law or Rule of Righteousness enacted by God and given to mankind the one to him whilst innocent the other to fallen man the one termed the law of Works of perfect sinless obedience the other the law of Faith Rom. 3.27 Tho neither did the former exclude all Faith nor yet the later all Works To the former there is none righteous now no not one Rom. 3.10 Some are more atrocious sinners than others but none that doth good and sinneth not Eccl. 7.20 1 John 1.10 No work done measured by that