Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	hymn_n	peace_n	tune_v	28	3	16.3939	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06685	The soules pilgrimage to a celestial glorie: or, the perfect vvay to heaven and to God. Written by J.M. Master of Arts	Monlas, John.; Maxwell, James, b. 1581, attributed name.	1634 (1634)	STC 17141; ESTC S102722	91,677	186

and peace shall be with you It was needfull I say that these good Disciples should bee like their Master whose duty and charge it was to reconcile men unto God as we read Rom. 5.10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son much more being reconciled wee shall be saved by his life And 2. Cor. 5.18.20 God hath reconciled us to himselfe by Iesus Christ and hath given us the ministery of reconciliation For God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himselfe and not imputing their trespasses unto them And Coloss 1.20 It pleased the Father to reconcile all things to himselfe through the blood of his crosse O what praise deserue those soules that seeing so many dissentions and quarrells kindled runne presently and make haft to bring the wholesome water of peace and quietnesse least the continuation should cause a total ruine or some irreparable hurt those I say are doubtlesse and without comparison to be preferred to the valiantest Champions that come into the field for those overcome the bodies these vanquish and tame the mindes those fight for a crowne that will wither these eternally carrie away a greene crowne of benedictions and blessings those teare and breake their bodies these beautifie and strengthen their soules In a word the issue of the combat of those is recompensed but by a little weake renowne in the unconstant different minds of men but the end of these is an exceeding excellent glory an eternall triumph and trophees that never die in the blessed remembrance of God and the Angels God commanded Noah to build an Arke of polished wood covered with pitch so must all faithfull Christians bee inseparably united the one to the other by chaines of love and bonds of concord and amity that so they may escape from the deluge of unreconcileable hatred and quarrells A ship split and that takes in water every where giveth feare of an infallible shipwrack for every Kingdome divided shall fall into desolation saith Iesus Christ right so rough and unsociable spirits that will never consent to an agreement are thereby nearer their grave In the Arke of Noah the Lyon was with the Hart the Woolfe with the Lamb the Eagle with the Pigeon the Hawk with the Partridge so the peacemaker must procure peace not onely among his neighbours when they are fallen out but he must also receive into the Arke of his heart friends and foes without distinction or difference of persons Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy selfe saith the law of Moses but the law of grace goes farther and sayeth Love your enemies pray for them that persecute you Mathew 5. It hath beene noted that Bees never stay their swarmes nor build their Hives where Ecchoes resound by the repercussion of the ayre so the Spirit of grace dwelleth not in soules full of dissentions and wrath Whilest the Temple of Salomon was building there was heard neither Hammer nor Sawe which teacheth us that for the building of a good conscience there must bee heard neither the hammers of debate nor the saw of quarrels to the end that God who dwelleth in the temple of our hearts may receive graciously the incense of our prayers and accept freely of our peace offerings It is also noted that the gates were made of Olive tree which is the true symbole of peace to shew us that the gates of our soule to wit our senses must bee nothing but peace and gentlenesse When Abraham came from the overthrow of the five Kings that had pillaged Sodome Melchisedeck King of Salem that is King of peace went to meet him gave his souldiers bread and wine and after blessed them A rare picture for our designe is Abraham the Father of the faithfull who with all his souldiers represent unto us the faithfull who under the standard of Faith goe fight against the enemies of their saluation which are laden with the spoyles of spirituall Sodome and returning from their happy victory shall meete the true Melchisedeck that King of peace Iesus Christ our Saviour of which the other was but lively a type and figure who shall fill them with the bread of peace and with wine of joy and who will blesse them in the rest of their way which they have to make in this life untill with Abraham they are come to their desired rest to that heavenly Cannan for the which they sigh and respire We read in the 1. of Kings chap. 19. ver 11. that God said to Elijah Goe forth and stand upon the mount before the Lord and behold the Lord passed by and a great and strong winde rent the mountaines and brake in pieces the rockes before the Lord but the Lord was not in the winde and after the winde an earthquake but the Lord was not in the earthquake And after the earthquake a fire but the Lord was not in the fire and after the fire a still small noise and God was there Which teacheth vs that God dwelleth not in the windes of wrath in the earthquakes of passions in the fire of malice and envie but in the tranquillity of rest and peace When the great Messias the Redeemer of our soules the true Salomon the King of peace came to guild and decorate the world with the brightnesse of his graces and blessings the earth was quiet the nations lived in a profound peace the Angels denouncing to the Sheepheards his arrivall tuned those melodious Ditties in their sacred Hymnes Glory bee to God on high and on earth peace good will towards men Luk. 2.14 When hee entred into any house the salutation and blessing which he gave was Peace be to this house shewing unto us by that that the greatest good and blessing that can happen to man consist in peace When hee was ready to depart out of this world hee said to his Apostles I give you my peace I leave you my peace as being the rarest gift after saluation which he could give unto them Gen. 14.27 Saint Augustine is very witty in these points Sicut spiritus humanus nunquam vivisicat membra nisi fuerint unita sic spiritus sanctus nunquam nos vivificat nisi pace unitos As saith hee the soule of man doth not quicken or vivifie our members unlesse they be joyned together so the holy Ghost doth never vivifie or quicken us but when we are united by the bond of peace Ignatius saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There is nothing better then peace And Saint Basil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There is nothing more proper and naturall to a Christian then to reconcile and pacifie Let us say with an ancient Author that peace is the salt of this life without which it is unsavorie and without relish When salt is put into the water it melteth and insensibly becomes liquid but when it is throwne into the fire it cracketh untill it bee quite consumed Even so is the peacemaker for he conformeth and fashioneth himselfe so quietly to