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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	blood_n	body_n	wine_n	4,504	5	8.0226	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66029	A discourse concerning the gift of prayer shewing what it is, wherein it consists, and how far it is attainable by industry, with divers useful and proper directions to that purpose, both in respect of matter, method, and expression / by John Wilkins, D.D. ; whereunto may be added Ecclesiastes, or, A discourse concerning the gift of preaching by the same authour.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1653 (1653)	Wing W2180; ESTC R7133	129,988	242

and way That our meeting together may prove for the better and not for the worse That we may after the hearing of it digest and settle it in our mindes by prayer meditation conference practice Expressing the power of it in our lives in all well-pleasing conversation and godlinesse Having our fruit unto holinesse that our ends may be everlasting life That he would prosper unto us the precious seed sown amongst us that neither the fowls of the aire devoure it nor the thornes choak it but that it may sinke down into our hearts and spring up in our conversations bringing forth in us the fruit of repentance and amendment of life that it may be effectual for the subduing of our sins the strengthning of our graces Transforming us daily into his Image from glory to glory That we may lead our lives in some measure answerably to the knowledge and means we have had as considering that to whom much is given of them much will be required That we may not receive his grace in vain Not being forgetful hearers but doers of the word That we may be able to say by experience It is good for us to be here and to wait upon God in his Ordinances That we may grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That he would lead us forward to perfection guiding us by his grace and after bringing us to his glory that in this life beholding his face in righteousnesse when we awake up in the resurrection we may be fully satisfied with his Image 3. Under this Commandment likewise are comprehended the duties that concern our reverent esteem and use of the Sacraments 1. For that of Baptisme That we may be truly sensible of the free mercy of God in making a gracious Covenant to us and our posterity and condescending so far unto our humane frailties as to afford us outward visible signes and seals of this Covenant to present that to our senses which ought to be apprehended by our faith That we may more frequently consider and esteem of this singular prerogative of our being actually admitted into his family and having his name put upon us That therefore we may resign up our selves wholly unto his good pleasure chusing him to be our Governour and our portion for ever that we may be more careful in observing that solemne Covenant which our Baptisme did engage us unto To forsake the Devill and all his works the vanities and lusts of the world and to continue faithfull in our service to him That this Ordinance may not be unto us onely an outward washing away of the filth of the flesh but the laver of regeneration working in us a good conscience towards God and may effctually seal unto us our adoption remission of sins and eternall life with all those promises that are contained in the Covenant of Grace that as we are received into the bosome of the visible Church and distinguished from those that are without so we may labour to walk as becomes this relation that the body of sin may be destroyed in us and his Image may be renued in us daily That we may serve him in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of our lives 2. For the Lords Supper That he would continue unto us our liberty unto that precious Ordinance raising our hearts to an higher esteem and love of it Quickening us to a more frequent attendance upon him in it with fervency and delight That he would prepare us for it assist us in it and make it effectual to us afterwards That he would furnish us with all those graces which may make us worthy Communicants at his holy Table Affecting our hearts with an holy awe and reverence upon our neer approaching unto him in this solemn Ordinance left we should be found amongst the guests at his Table without having the wedding garment That we may after a more special manner stirre up in our selves the graces of his holy Spirit impartially examining the condition of our own hearts how we stand to him in regard of knowledge repentance faith to men in respect of our love and chariity that we may renew our Covenant with him by fresh resolutions of strict and circumspect walking and that he would make good his Covenant with us in taking from us the guilt and power of our sins and in giving unto us a new nature with all those other priviledges that were purchased for us by the death of Christ which is herein represented At the receiving of this Sacrament that he would inable us to behave our selves with reverence and true devotion to use it as a sacrifice of praise unto him a memorial of Christs death for us and a means to confirme our faith in him That as we do by our senses receive the common element of bread and wine to our corporal nourishment so we may by our faith receive the body and blood of Christ to our spititual nourishment that he may live in us and we in him that this may renew in our thoughts the remembrance of Christs Death and Passion for us and our own duty of love and obedience to him that it may be a means to weaken our corruptions to strengthen our graces to renew us in the spirit of our mindes according to the Image of him that created us That we may afterwards labour to feel the benefit of it in our lives and conscionably to perform all those good resolutions which in the time of our preparation we have purposed and promised That we may be careful to examine our improvement by it in respect of growth in grace power against corruption comfort and inlargement of heart labouring to walk worthy of the grace of God herein profered and represented as becomes those who have received so great pledges of salvation CHAP. XX. Of the duties required in the third and fourth Commandment THe third Commandment does enjoyn the sanctifying of Gods Name By this we are directed to pray that he would enable us to bear a reverent and high esteem unto all his glorious Titles and Attributes his holy Word the Religion we professe his mighty works That we may fear that glorious and fearful name the Lord our God that we may sanctifie the Lord God in our hearts being more careful to observe and meditate upon his holy Attributes and Titles more solemn and reverent in mentioning his names and word upon every good occasion That we may be more conscionable in observing all those good promises and resolutions which we have made That we may walk worthy of that vocation wherwith we are called labouring by an holy life to adorn our profession and bring glory to his name That we may be blamelesse and harmlesse the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation amongst whom we may shine as lights in the world That he