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id: A40188
author: Fox, George, 1624-1691.
date: 1660
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flesch: 76
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title:
  For your whoredoms in the City of London, is the hand of the Lord stretched forth against thee, and the sword of the Lord God drawn to hew thee down ...

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A40188 of text R215499 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing F1823A). Ye chaffish mindes , the plagues of God is to confound you all .


id: A76334
author: Begg, Alexander, fl. 1686.
title: A New Years gift for a⁰ 1686
date: 1686
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mime: application/xml
words: 1493
sentence: 67
flesch: 72
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summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 170994)


id: A89852
author: Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.
date: 1655
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1993
sentence: 46
flesch: 58
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title:
  The secret shooting of the wicked, reproved or, A word to the namelesse publisher of that he calls strength in weaknesse, or the burning bush.

summary:
  Oh thou full of all subtilty , was not God able to direct the wise without thy forestalling slanderous opinions ? how hast thou helped God , or any wise man herein ? hadst thou printed them both , and been silent , then thou hadst left it to God indeed , and I should have been silent also ; hast thou dealt moderately herein , or as thou would be done unto ? shall not the least of wise men Judge thee , and thy spirit ? And this is the bush thou boasts of which is not consumed though fire be in it : I say , there is a time when the fire is in the bush , and the bush unconsumed ; then is the seed of God in Egypt under Pharaoh and the Magitians , and in that state death raignes from Adam till Moses : Also there is a time when the light of Israel doth burn up the bush , and devour the Briars and thorns in one day , then is that God known who is a consuming fire to all that choakes his seed ; go learn what this means , then shalt thou see whereof thou art glorying ; and under that glory a fire shall be kindled .


id: A26060
author: Assheton, William, 1641-1711.
title: A defence of the country parsons admonition against the exceptions of the plain-man's answer.
date: 1687
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mime: application/xml
words: 3301
sentence: 161
flesch: 71
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summary:
  2. There is greater uncertainty ; more Divisions and diversity of Opinions ( and that in matters of Faith ) in the Chruch of Rome , then there are in the Church of England . If he pretends that it is Defective ; he must then shew , that there are some Truths necessarily to be believed , as Articles of Faith , which the Church of England doth not receive as such .


id: A56436
author: Parnell, James, 1637?-1656.
date: 1655
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mime: application/xml
words: 4854
sentence: 104
flesch: 57
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title:
  The stone which the builders have rejected, the same is now become the head of the corner: or, Christ exalted into his throne and the scripture owned in its place.

summary:
  But of this light you people and Teachers of the VVorld are ignorant , and so are doting upon the Scripture without , with your dark mindes there , with the blinde Pharisees seeking for life where it is not to be found , but will not come to Christ , the light , that you might have life , but would cast him out of his throne , and exalteth Scripture above him , calling them the judge , and the light , and the word , and the life , and the rule , and the guide , and thus with your dark mindes , you would take the authority from Christ , and would give it unto the dead letter , which is but a Declaration of these things . if not , they even prepare warre against them ; and such like the Prophet in the light saw , and by it testified against them , Mich. 3. 5. And all this the Scripture bears testimony of , which was spoken from the light , but is not the light , nor the word , nor the life , nor the judge , nor the rule , nor the guide , nor the tryer of spirits , for all this belongs to Christ , who is the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart , Heb. 4. 1 , 2. who is the light , John 8. 12. who is the word , John 1. 14. who is the life , John 14. 6. who blamed the Pharisees , that thought in the Scriptures to finde eternall life , but would not come unto him that they might have life , John 5. 39 , 40. who is the anointing , who is the guide and teacher , and the Rule , 1 John 2. 27. who when we are going to the right hand or to the left , cryes , This is the way , walk in it , Isa. 30. 21.


id: A75336
author: Andrews, John, b. 1582 or 3.
date: 1673
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mime: application/xml
words: 6568
sentence: 279
flesch: 77
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title:
  Andrews resolution to return unto God by repentance Directed unto all the elect children of God which truly repent, perfectly guiding them in the right way therein. Right godly to read, as delightful to hear, but most profitable to be practised. Newly published by John Andrews minister and preacher of Gods Word. Being first seen and allowed.

summary:
  O Gracious and most high God a , most holy b , most strong c , most mighty d most merciful e , most righteous f , and most beautiful Saviour g , I the Son of thy handmaid h , whom thou hast created , and redeemed k , ●a●e in all dutifull affection assigned my , ●elf , and my dearest love into thine hands 〈◊〉 my humble Petition , which I dedi●red unto thee , O sweet J●su , th●u light ●f my soul m , and to the uttermost of my ; ●ower ( by thine assistance ) have made it ●y daily prayer , and true copy of my ●ya●est aff●ction unto thee , O Lord my God n , in the which , through my conti●●ul exercising thereof , I know my sigh●g for my sins is not hid from thee o , nor ●●y tears , which cry from the bottom of My ●eart , for thy crimson priceless drops of ●ood , that trickled down thy azure veins p , 〈◊〉 wash away my scarlet sins q , unknown to ●ee , And now again , O my soveraign delight r , in token of my humblest devotion , and dearest Love , which I owe unto thy most sacred self , I am here imboldned ( although far u●worthy ) to dedicate this other Mite unto thee ( entitu●ed Andrews Resolution ) which I cast into thy treasury ſ , not of superfluity , but meer penury , desiring thee , O my Saviour t , from the tender bowels of my heart , that through the multitude of thy mercies u , thou wilt guide me therein . REpenta●ce is libera donatio , a gift absoluts , without consideration ; and it comes freely from God , who is the very efficient and principal Author or Donor thereof k .


id: A40900
author: Farmer, William.
date: 1648
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mime: application/xml
words: 10883
sentence: 322
flesch: 66
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title:
  Art thou a ruler in Israel and knowest not these things? Viz. The great errour in that which is called the Apostles creed And the reall truth of Jesus Christ his glorious conquering personall reigne on Earth, over the Devill, sin and death for one thousand yeares. With mans salvation by the free grace and favour of God and Jesus Christ. Laid open by him who heartily desires the manifestation of all the truths of God, and of Jesus Christ. And the utter excirpation of all the errours of men. William Farmer, Gent.

summary:
  With mans salvation by the free grace and favour of God and Jesus Christ. With mans salvation by the free grace and favour of God and Jesus Christ.


id: A60648
author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
date: 1665
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mime: application/xml
words: 15658
sentence: 369
flesch: 61
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title:
  A new primmer, wherein is demonstrated the new and living way held forth by way of question and answer, as from a child's enquiry after truth, to be informed by the father. Here being divers particulars answer'd, and plainly opened, that may be profitable both in this present age, and ages to come. Published for the benefit of all sorts of people, and may be very serviceable for every family, and of great use for young children to learn in, so soon as they can understand their language, that they in the fear of God may be instructed, and remember their creator in the dayes of their youth. For which I travel, enduring affliction for the truths sake, William Smith.

summary:
  Why Child , thou must wait to know something of God in thee , which in thy own Conscience he maketh manifest ; and by minding and obeying of that , thou therein wilt come to know God , his Way , and Truth . F. Why Child , I shall briefly inform thee of this thing : When thou feelest thy mind inclining toward● any evil , and that the Light discovers it to be evil , then do thou mind the Light that discovers it , and stand thou still and joyn not to it , but deny thy selfe , though thou mayest feel ● strong inclination towards it ; and i● thou stand still , & waitst in the Light● thou wilt receive Power against it● and strength to overcome it , an● thou wilt feel the Power of th● Light to cross thy Will in what i● would do , and in the Power tho● wilt feel thy Salvation : and so ● thou mindest the Light , and in it believ'st thou wilt be kept from joynin● to the Evil , and walk in the dail● cross to thy own Will , whereb● the World will be crucified unt● thee , and thou wilt be crucifie● unto the World , and true Judgement will be Executed upon th● Evil-doer , and death will come upon thy own life , and slay thy lust , that hath loved any thing more then God.


id: A66437
author: Williams, John, 1664-1729.
date: 1699
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words: 15595
sentence: 661
flesch: 76
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title:
  Warnings to the unclean in a discourse from Rev. XXI. 8. Preacht at Springfield lecture, August 25th. 1698. At the execution of Sarah Smith. By Mr. John Williams pastor of the Church at Deerfield.

summary:
  Among which may be reckoned those which are not only violations of positive Precepts , but of the very dictates and law of nature ; in such sins there is both a contempt of the Divine Authority , and a great deal of violence offered to Conscience , which would restrain from the commission of them , and is a plain demonstration of prevailing Atheism of the heart , and mighty power and love of sin in it , to over-bear the light they have ; but that such sins should be committed under the clear light of the Gospel , shews men to be wholly without excuse : It therefore is , and ought to be for a lamentation , that though we live in such an Age of the World , wherein the Light of the Gospel shines with greater clearness probably then it ever did since the first revelation of it ; yea , in days too , wherein the Wrath of God is revealed from heaven against the unrighteousness of men . To conclude therefore , let me perswade all to consider , the heinous nature , and dreadful effects of these sins ; the Apostle gives a particular account hereof , 1 Cor. 6.9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17. It s a sin against a mans own body , it is a defiling of that which should be the temple of God ; it is a Sin loathsome in it self , and makes those who are guilty of it , loathsome to God , and to men too , when it is discovered ; it is a sin that is ordinarily the punishment of other sins , Prov. 23.27 .


id: A13839
author: Stafford, Anthony.
date: 1635
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mime: application/xml
words: 16951
sentence: 739
flesch: 65
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title:
  A synopsis or compendium of the fathers, or of the most famous and ancient doctors of the Church, as also of the schoolmen Wherein is clearely shewed how much is to be attributed to them, in what severall times they lived, with what caution they are to be read, and which were their perfections, which their errors. A treatise most necessary, and profitable to young divines, and delightfull to all such whose studies in humanity take from them the leisure, though not the desire of reading the fathers; whose curiosity this briefe surveigh of antiquity will in part satisfie. Written in Latin by that reverend and renowned divine, Daniel Tossanus, chiefe Professor of Divinity in the University of Heidelberge, and faithfully Englished by A.S. Gent.

summary:
  MY Courteous Auditors , I have oftentimes called to mind the saying of that most excellent , and grave Philosopher , Seneca , Magnam esse dementiam intanta Temporis egestate supervacua discere : It is great madnesse , saith hee , in so great want of time to learne things superfluous . Yet are not Philosophy and Reason to be rejected , but God is to be invok'd that he wil giue us the spirit of wisedome , whereby the eyes of our minds may be illuminated , that wee faine not false Principles , and involve our selves and others in ambiguities , and subtilties of words , as in times past the Valentinians did , and many of the Schoolemen doe , which Abbot Trithemius acknowledgeth when he saith , Ab hoc tempore Philosophia secularis sacram Theologiam f●cdare coepit : from this time , saith hee , secular Philosophy began to pollute sacred Divinitie .


id: A67736
author: Younge, Richard.
date: 1655
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mime: application/xml
words: 19830
sentence: 623
flesch: 70
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title:
  Armour of proof, or a soveraign antidote, against the contagion of evil company Together with the skill, will, and industry of lewd ones; in tempting to sin, and drawing to perdition. Being subjects of concernment for the younger sort. The second part. By R. Younge of Roxwel in Essex, Florilegus.

summary:
  so we find it reco●ded in holy Writ , that some , by a spiritual Ant p●●ist●●sis , have grown horter in their z●ale , by being encompassed with the outward cold o● Wicked and irreligious company : like Roses and Lillies , which flourish the more for being beset with T●●nes : and Violets , which are the sweeter and more od●ri●erous ▪ for being beset with Garlick and Onie●s ; for as much as they suck and draw all the ill ●avours of the ground unto them . Prov. 1 , 10. 15. ●●NDON , Printed by I. M. for Iames Crump , in Little Bartholomews Well-yard , 1655.


id: A38579
author: Elborow, Thomas.
date: 1668
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mime: application/xml
words: 29221
sentence: 1191
flesch: 73
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title:
  A prospect of the primitive Christianity, as it was left by Christ to his Apostles, by the Apostles to their disciples Saint Polycarp and Holy Ignatius, both contemporaries with and disciples to the Holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John whose lives follow in this short treatise, together with their famous epistles written to several churches / translated according to the best copies out of the original Greek into English, by Thomas Elborowe ...

summary:
  Some indeed by an evil deceit have accustomed themselves to carry about his Name , but they do things unworthy of God , and these ye ought to shun as beasts . For it is the way of eternal death with torment ; wherein are things destructive to the Soul , Idolatrie , Boldness , Sublimitie of power , Hypocrisie , Doubleness of heart , Adulterie , Murder , Rapine , Pride , Transgression , Deceit , Malice , Arrogance , Witchcraft , Magick , Covetousness , Want of the fear of God , Persecutors of the good , Haters of the truth , Men who love but know not the wages of Righteousness , Persons not adhering to that which is good , nor to just judgement , Men who regard not the widow nor fatherless , being not watchful to the fear of God , but to do evil , from whom Meekness and Patience are far removed ; Lovers of vain things , seekers of revenge , such as have no pity for the poor , nor endeavours to relieve the oppressed , ready to detract , nor knowing their Maker , murderers of children , corrupters of the figment of God , such as turn away themselves from the needie , oppress the oppressed , advocates for the rich , unjust judges of the poor , and sinners every way .


id: A58942
author: Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 28877
sentence: 1524
flesch: 81
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title:
  Sacred geographie. Or Scriptural mapps 1. Of all the earth, and water, at the creation. 2. Of paradice [sic], and the countries circumjacent, inhabited by the patriarks. 3. Israels forty years perigrination through the wilderness. 4. Canaan, or the land of promise. 5. The travels of S. Paul, and other the apostles. 6. Jerusalem, as it stood in our Saviours time. Collected both from sacred and prophane authority, by learned persons selected thereunto by the National Congreagation of Dutch Devines, for the more profitable reading of the Old and New Testament. And to be bound up with Bibles. Translated into English by J. Moxon, hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. London, printed by Joseoph Moxon, and sold at his shop on Ludgate hill, at the signe of Atlas. 1671.

summary:
  Jonath●● was made both H ▪ Priest and Governour ● Simon brother of Jenathan Governour and H Priest ● Simon slain , John son of S●●on Governour and H. Priest 31 John sirnamed Hircan●● dead , Aristobulus his son was king and H. Priest ● Aristobulus dead Jann●●s Alexander his brother King and H. P. 〈◊〉 Alex. dead Salome his wife was Queen 9. and Hircanus son of Alex H P. 9 Salome dead , Aristobulus took away both Kingdome and H. Priesthood from his elder brother Hircanus and held 5 Jerusalem taken by Pompey the Roman Aristob● and his sons were taken Prisoners , and Hircanus was made King and H Priest again 21 Antigonus son of Aristolulus by ayd of the Parthians was King and H. P. ● Rulers years Her●d son of Antipate● the Idum●●● was made King by the Senate of Rome and warred upon Antigo●us all his time Antigonus slaine Herod reigned 39 In time of this Herod was Jesus Christ born at Bethelem Archelaus son of great Herod 5 He deposed . Pal● King● of Syria .


id: A55754
author: Preston, John, 1587-1628.
date: 1644
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mime: application/xml
words: 47954
sentence: 1878
flesch: 79
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title:
  Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from severall texts of Scripture, opened and applyed. 1. A heavemly [sic] treatise of the devine love of Christ. 2. The Christians freedome. 3. The deformed forme of a formall profession. 4. Christs fulnesse, and mans emptinesse. By John Preston, doctor in divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to King James, Mr. of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Lincolnes Inne.

summary:
  Thirdly , because it is enough to serve a mans turne for his unregenerate ends : for men having a naturall conscience , whereof they must stop the mouth , and it being injudicious , and not able to judge of the power of godliness , they are satisfied with the forme : as when Children are wayward and wrangling , because wee know they are not judicious , we give them Nutts , not gold or silver to still them , and it serves their turnes as well ; so is it here in the naturall conscience , it doth judge the forme to be enough to carry a man to heaven ; and who would doe more than he needs must ? It may bee you love the praise of men , before that of God ; and is not this to bee accursed ?


id: A93889
author: H. M.
date: 1657
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 50285
sentence: 1599
flesch: 67
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txt: txt/A93889.txt
title:
  Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.

summary:
  The fire which wee make , can onely burn , and torture the bodies of men , because this onely of man is material ; immaterials , as the souls of men are , our fire cannot fasten upon , but that strange fire , which God hath kindled in Hell for all that disobey him , burns the souls of men , though immaterial substances . Yee are they that justifie your selves before men ( saith Christ to the Pharisees ) but God knows your hearts , for that which is highly esteemed amongst men , is abamination in the sight of God.


id: A36258
author: Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.
date: 1672
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 57875
sentence: 1917
flesch: 55
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title:
  Two letters of advice I. For the susception of Holy Orders, II. For studies theological, especially such as are rational : at the end of the former is inserted a catalogue of the Christian writers, and genuine works that are extant of the first three centuries.

summary:
  Then in both parts it were well ( in imitation of Origen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . ) to premise First what Propositions in every Article were to be taken for unquestionable , as being evident from Reason or Revelation as explained by Tradition ; and it would be more useful if it were distinctly shewn what kind of evidence agreed to every Proposition particularly . 11. ) perfect in teaching , in reproving , in correcting , in discipline ( so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies ) acts also peculiarly belonging to the Clerical Calling .


id: A64243
author: Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682.
date: 1693
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mime: application/xml
words: 58692
sentence: 1510
flesch: 60
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title:
  The true light shining in darkness and dispelling the mists of errour arising from the darkness of man's heart, &c. promoted by the prince of darkness against the truth of God; in the matter of our justification: shewing, that by the deeds of the law, or mans own righteousness, no flesh can or shall be justified in the sight of God. The first part. By Tho. Taylor, the meanest and unworthiest of the servants and ministers of Jesus Christ; and now pastor to a small congregational church in Cambridge.

summary:
  For the Scripture foreseeing tha● God would justifie the Heathen through F●●●h , preached the Gospel before-hand to Abraham ; saying , in thee shall all the Nations be blessed . ●●ture , and yet born of a Woman ! a clea● thing indeed , brought out of an unclean And therefore this holy , this clean , and harmless Son of Man , and separate from Sinners , was not brought forth in a way of ordinary Generation , but by the immediate Energy and Power of the Most High , working i● a miraculous and extraordinary manner , a● was expresly declared by the Angel to the Virgin Mary , Luke 1.35 .


id: A91224
author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
date: 1641
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 59161
sentence: 7395
flesch: 102
cache: cache/A91224.xml
txt: txt/A91224.txt
title:
  Mount-Orgueil: or Divine and profitable meditations raised from the contemplation of these three leaves of natures volume, 1. Rockes, 2. Seas, 3. Gardens, digested into three distinct poems. To which is prefixed, a poeticall description, of Mount-Orgueil Castle in the Isle of Jersy. By VVilliam Prynne, late exile, and close prisoner in the sayd Castle. A poem of The soules complaint against the body; and Comfortable cordialls against the discomforts of imprisonment, &c. are hereto annexed.

summary:
  24. Not all the Men on Earth , with all their Art Can make one Rock , or Stone ; much lesse an Heart ; But onely t God himselfe : yet Men alone Are the v Creators of all Hearts of Stone , Not God : O wonder , that Men should create Nought but Hard Rockie Hearts which God doth hate : Such Hearts can none else but Men , Fathers call , Which sinke still downewards , till to Hell they fall . Those wanton Females then that take delight , Their z Naked Breasts , Neckes , Armes , ( like some strange sight ) To shew to others , without Blush or shame , In spight of God , Men , who them taxe and blame : Are rather shamelesse Rockes than Adams Race ; And for the most part voyd of Sence , shame , Grace ; If not of Honour , and true a Chastitie , Sith most is common which doth open lye .


id: A49980
author: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
date: 1688
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 71093
sentence: 2166
flesch: 68
cache: cache/A49980.xml
txt: txt/A49980.txt
title:
  The temple of vvisdom for the little world in two parts. The first philosophically divine, treating of the being of all beeings, and whence everything hath its origins as heaven, hell, angels, men and devils, earth, stars and elements. And particularly of all mysteries concerning the soul, and of Adam before and after the fall. Also, a treatise of the four complexions, and the causes of spiritual sadness, &c. To which is added, a postscript to all students in arts and sciences. Second part, morally divine, containing abuses stript and whipt, by Geo. Wither, with his description of fair virtue. Secondly. A collection of divine poems from ... Essayes and religious meditations of Sir Francis Bacon, Knight. Collected, published and intended for a general good. By D.L.

summary:
  7. In the Darkness he is an ang●…●…ealous God , in the fire Spirit a consuming ●…ire , and 〈◊〉 the Light ●…he is a merciful loving ●…od , and in the Power of the Light he is , especially above all other Pro●…rties called God , and yet But this is the great Iniquity of this ●…Vorld , that the evil over powereth the good , that 〈◊〉 Anger is stronger then the Love , and this by re●…n of the Sin of the Devils and Men , who have dist●…bed Nature by the false Desire , that it mightily and effectually worketh in the wrath as a Poyson in the Body . 9 VVe see very clearly , that there is nothing in this VVorld so evil , but it hath a good in it ; the good hath its rise originally out of the heavenly Property , or light VVorld , and the evil hath its Property , out of the dark VVorld , for both VVorlds are in each other as one .


id: A41628
author: Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.
date: 1679
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 71683
sentence: 3622
flesch: 73
cache: cache/A41628.xml
txt: txt/A41628.txt
title:
  Christ's tears for Jerusalems unbelief and ruine Now humbly recommended to England's consideration in this her day of tryal and danger. By [faded print] reverend and learned divine Mr. Theophilus Gale.

summary:
  As for that next Particle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , rendred , If , it is variously explicated : u Some conceive there is no defect in this discourse of Christ , and thence they expound 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in an Optative sense , by Vtinam , Would to God thou hadst known : But I rather incline to the jugemeut of Calvin , Beza , and others , who make this Oration of Christ to be Elliptic , or defective ; and so refer the Partible 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ,


id: A64744
author: Eucherius, Saint, fl. 410-449. De contemptu mundi. English.
date: 1654
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 76234
sentence: 2453
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A64744.xml
txt: txt/A64744.txt
title:
  Flores solitudinis certaine rare and elegant pieces, viz. ... / collected in his sicknesse and retirement by Henry Vaughan.

summary:
  This foolish fear and inconstancy of man , Locmannus ( one of the most antient Sages of Persia , and admitted also into the Society of the Arabian Magi , ) hath pleasantly demonstrated in the person of an Old man , loaded ●ith a gr●at burthen of Wood ; which having quite tyred him , he threw down , and called for death to come and ease him : Hee had no sooner called , but death ( which seldome comes so quickly to those that call for it in earnest , ) presently appeared , and demands the reason , why he called ? I did call thee ( said he ) to help me to lift this burthen oft wood upon my back , which just now fell off . Certainly in the Government of the rebellious Generation of Man , Death hath been the most awfull Engine of the Deity ; without this stern he guided them not : When man was immortall , God saw it necessary to preserve his immortality by death ; he injoyned the Law of Abstinence to Adam , under the penalty of dying , which is continued still by the same artifice of death , lest iniquities should be immortall , & wickedness should escape punishment : by the patience and submission of his only Son to death he restored dead men to life , he conferred upon him all his lost honours , renewd and confirmed his old prerogative , and together with the salvation of his Soule gave him a sure promise , that his body allso should be made Immortal ; but in all these favours , and after full reconciliation , he would not remove death , but continued it still , and the incertainty as well as the certainty of it .


