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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hand_n	let_v	lord_n	8,430	5	4.2823	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06068	Two godly and fruitfull treatises the one, vpon the Lords prayer. The other, vpon the sixe principles. Both penned by that learned man, Paul Baine, sometimes preacher of Gods word at S. Andrewes in Cambridge.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1619 (1619)	STC 1649; ESTC S115503	46,776	286

sinne which he freely forgiueth So that as he who seeth a print of this or that Image doth know that the seale hath bene set there and applied so wee feeling our selues readie to forgiue do come to know this more surely that Gods forgiuenesse hath bene applyed in vs. And as one that doth see that done which is greater will easily beleeue the lesser so we seeing our selues made by his grace though sinfull ones readie to forgiue may much more be perswaded that God so infinite in goodnesse hath pardon for vs that we may feare him Thirdly as they who haue the condition on which a thing is to be done may boldly expect performance of that which dependeth on it so we hauing forgiuenesse in which God hath promised vs forgiuenesse may be bold to assure our selues that we are pardoned Let vs therefore nourish this grace and put away implacablenesse which once out will neuer returne we so forgiue as neuer to forget whereas Gods and so all true forgiuing is his neuer remembring any more that which is remitted Petition 6. And leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill Here are two things to be considered The petition the explanation or correction annexed to it Petition Leade vs not into temptation the explanation But deliuer vs c. that is leade vs not so into temptation but saue vs from the euill of it We reade of three temptations First Gods tempting man Secondly mans tempting God Thirdly the diuels tempting man The first is two-fold as when God manifesteth his grace he hath bestowed on man and thus he tempted Abraham or when he maketh man see his weaknesse and how vnable he is to stand without his grace Man tempteth God when leauing his ordinary way of waiting on God in meanes he will put him to it to shew his mercie power c. before his time Thus the Israelites tempted him But the third belongeth to this petition the diuels temptation who laboreth to bring vs into sinne and to with-draw vs from God to our temporall and eternall destruction Euill here signifieth that which maketh vs worse not in regard of our feeling onely but in truth and before God as which doth harmefully separate our vnion or diminish our communion with God who is our onely God and all-sufficient portion The summe is O Lord we know it is to thy honor our life should be a warfare neither can we here liue without temptation Do not ioyne vs against Sathan in battel but so as still to haue vs in remembrance that whether he tempt vs by aduersitie or prosperity or what way soeuer yet he may neuer seuer vs from thee take vs out of thy hand nor diminish the blessed communion we haue with thee farther then thou seest it needfull to the end we might receiue it in great abundance The things we aske are these First that God would of his mercie keepe vs from knowing temptation so farre as he may with his glory not suffering the diuell to assaile vs this way much lesse preuaile against vs for though we cannot absolutely make this request yet vnder the Lords correction and with condition it may be propounded If it be possible let that cup passe Secondly we desire that if we needs must conflict that yet God would vphold vs and make vs superiors euen conquerors in euery thing wherein we are to be tempted Now this we do not aske absolutely for sometimes it is good that we should be foiled Thirdly we desire in this petition that God if he see it good so to humble vs as to let vs take the fall yet he would not let our faith faile finally but would so strengthen vs that we may see all the euils that we haue suffered working to our good and our selues at length more then conquerors in him who loueth vs. Finally as we aske this presently for our selues who are alreadie in this warfare so we wish it to all Gods elect when they shall be called to the like condition Now the motiues First to thinke to what the temptations of the diuell tend this is the white he shooteth at that he might make vs naked before God stripped of his fauour which is better then life For the diuell seeketh by them to make vs dishonor God rob our hearts of his kingdome setter vs so with our sin that we may be disinabled from obeying him to take away all our peace and prosperity in things outward to fill vs with feare and wearisomnesse in all the duties we go about and vncomfortable doubtings yea despairings touching the pardon of sinne in a word to bereaue vs of all good which in the former petitions we desire and to bring vpon vs the contrary euils which are most horrible He playeth no small games when he beginneth his temptations Secondly we must remember how tedious his former tempting preuailing against vs hath bene for we like children who remember beating no longer then it smarteth we I say remember the bitternesse of our daily falls the diuell giueth vs no longer then God letteth the sting of them stick in vs and this doth make vs that we feelingly cannot pray against that whose anguish and euill we do not remember Thirdly we must consider how we are euery where subiect to temptations at home abroad in wife children seruants in good companie to securitie and vnfruitfulnesse in bad yea in good deeds before we do them when we haue done them as to securitie and pride after thē at bed at board For as fooles and children not knowing euils feare them not so we not knowing this euill are lesse fearefull and flee not so fearingly praying to haue it preuented euery where snares of temptation are laid for vs. Who that should go such a way in which he could not take a step without danger would not go warily and often lift vp his heart for protection Fourthly we must think how diligent and watchfull the diuel is he knoweth what baites we bite at and will cast them out euery where he knoweth where we are weakest and he will neuer want occasions to prouoke vs. Againe we must thinke how mighty he is what can he not do with vs if God keepe vs not he would carrie vs to any euill as a whirlwind doth the dry stubble Fiftly we must often repent our owne infirmities how we be so farre from being able to withstand him that all we haue of our owne is readier to follow then he to whistle vs after him Sixtly we must remember such examples of worthies as haue bene grieuously foiled as Dauid Peter c. Yea presidents we haue of some hanging themselues some tempted to it for such examples are like the thunder though it striketh a few it feareth all and are not we subiect to haue our minds distracted assaulted with any euen the most grieuous things that euer we heard to haue befallen others Lastly we must consider what a ioy it is when we go a day more freed Lord