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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	aaron_n	canaan_n	murmur_v	38	3	10.8787	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93062	The sinfulnesse of evil thoughts: or, a discourse, wherein, the chambers of imagery are unlocked: the cabinet of the heart opened. The secrets of the inner-man disclosed. In the particular discovery of the numerous evil thoughts, to be found in the most of men, with their various, and severall kinds, sinful causes, sad effects, and proper remedies or cures. Together with directions how to observe and keep the heart; the highest, hardest, nad most necessary work of him that would be a real Christian. / By Jo. Sheffeild Pastor of Swithins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3064A; Thomason E1863_1	165,696	337

the Sea ready to perish he feared and cryed out Lord save me then when on firm ground he feared not and therefore prayed not Be strong in the Lord Eph. 6. 10. and in the power of his might saith the Apostle when thou art to engage in the spirituall warfare and put on the Armor of God but take heed of presuming on thy own strength but put it off as David did Sauls Armor that thou mayst not be saved by bow 1 Sam. 17. and by sword and by battle as it is Hos 1. 7. but by the Lord and as in Zach. 4. 6. not by might nor by power but by the spirit of the Lord. When I am weak said the Apostle 2 Cor. 12. 10. then am I strong and we find by sad experience when we are strongest then are we weakest Much safer therefore it is to 2 Cor. 12. 9. boast of our infirmities that the grace and strength of Christ may rest upon us then to make our boast in our own strength to be sold for our presumption into the hands of our enemies Be not high-minded Ro. 11. 20. 1 Cor. 10. 12. therefore but feare and when thou thinkest thou standest take heed least thou fall Blessed is he that feareth alwayes Pro. 28. 14. and hideth himselfe the foole rageth and is confident How many had been safe Pro. 14. 16. how many had been saved if they had not presumed CHAP. XVI Of Murmuring Thoughts NExt follow a Regiment of Murmuring and discontented thoughts both neere a kinne and much alike onely these are more unconstant tumultuous and quarrelsome and as undisciplined Souldiers are ready to mutine upon all occasions you may hear them muttering and complaining as they go along They are bred onely in an ungratefull and ungracious heart and argue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 derivant quidam a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 grunio quod more suum gruniant Aret. in Jud. 11. 16. Leigh Crit. a proud haughty froward and dog-like or swine-like disposition They run to and fro and like the snarling dog saith the Psalmist they grudge if they be not satisfied The quiet and contented spirit never wants a feast And the murmuring discontented spirit never wants woe when he wants he seeks and makes it creating it to it self and such have Pashurs doom to me Magor-Missabibs Jer. 20. a Trouble and Terror to themselves They are never long pleased in any condition If they want then they grumble if they want not but see another have what they have not they murmure as much Rachel hath more of beauty and more share in her husbands affection than her sister yet if she have not children too at her desire she breaks out into murmuring with open mouth crying give me children or I die Humble Hannah in like case prayes but quarrels not mournes but murmures not grieves but grudges not layes open her desire to God and resignes up her self to God and lost nothing by the hand But others are neither well full nor fasting somewhat discontentieth still The mixt multitude were weary of their lives in Egypt and weary of the way to Canaan out of Egypt Over-joyed with Manna at the first and greedy of it never had such fare in their lives after a while cloyed with it they say their Onyons smelled better And carnall Israel how did they provoke God by their continuall murmurings Their bricks were doubled in Egypt there they murmured Pharaoh pursued them then they murmur they meet with bitter water they murmur again at another time no water more murmuring they murmur for bread murmur for flesh murmur for the way murmur at Canaan it self murmur at Moses murmur at Aaron they must be stoned murmur at Caleb and murmur at Joshua they must be stoned too yea murmured against God himself nothing but murmuring oh vile perverse disposition A godly man ever checks these distempered thoughts and keps them down and when he findes his heart begin to whimper and wrangle as a froward child he seeks to hush and quiet it My soul keep thou silence unto God Why art thou disquieted within me O my soul said David reasoning with himself I was dumb and opened not my mouth said he at another time because thou didst it Of Patience comes ease we say and of submission comes contentation It is the Lord said Eli let him do what he will Correct me he may injure me he cannot Good is the Word of the Lord said Hezekiah when a sad message was sent him concerning his posterity It shall not be in my dayes that is a mercy It is captivity that is threatned not destruction that is a mercy again if destruction yet not damnation that is a greater mercy still It is not hell and what ever is short of that is short of desert and rich Mercy Why should the living man complaine It is meer mercy that we are not consumed said the Church Lam. 3. 22. CHAP. XVII Of Carefull Thoughts CAreful thoughts These are necessary to be spoken to as being a great part of our thoughts ordinarily and therefore the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 taking care is oft rendered by our Translators taking thought Mat. 6. 25 26 27. and 10. 19. Take no Thought Careful thoughts are forbidden Phil. 4. 6. Be carefull for nothing 1 Pet. 5. 7. Cast all your care upon God As if he should say all man is all care but all your care must be cast upon God Yet there is an evil carelesness such as that in Laish Sodom and the Sidonians Judg. 18. 7. In the idle dames of Israel Esa 32. 9. 10 11. He that is thus an ill Common-wealths-man or ill husband or ill house-wife cant be a good Christian 2. A good Carelesness 1 Cor. 7. 32. I would have you be without carfulnesse Mat. 10. 19. Dan. 3. 16. We are not carefull to answer thee 2. There is a holy commendable carefulnesse 1. For the things of the Lord 1 Cor. 7. 34. 2. For thy own soul thou must be full of cares 2 Cor. 7. 11. 3. For the Church so the godly Pastor is really Curatus hath a carefull heart above any other man and his work is rightly called Cura animarum care of souls Such a carefull Minister was Timothy Phil. 2. 20. Paul and Moses were worn out with their daily weighty cares 2 Cor. 11. 28. 4. For the Ministers of the Church Phil. 4. 10. Their Cura Pastoralis should be answered with your Cura Pastorum their Cura animarum with your Cura Corporum Their care and diligence in sowing to you spirituall things should be answered with your care and forwardnesse to minister to them carnall things 2. There is another Indifferent and tollerable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 haud dubie sunt mediae significationis Leigh Carefulnesse 1 Cor. 7. 34. The married careth for the things of the World 3. There is a sinfull carefullnesse and such for the most part