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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	branch_n	plant_n	zion_n	18	3	9.9361	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42016	The exposition continued upon the nineteen last chapters of the prophet Ezekiel with many useful observations thereupon delivered in several lectures in London / by William Greenhil.	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1662 (1662)	Wing G1857; ESTC R30318	513,585	860

Gods people are in the safest condition of any they have promises of protection and security from all their enemies from those without and those within They shall no more be a prey to the Heathen that is those without he Nations abroad in the world Neither shall the beasts of the Land devoure them that is none within none of them among whom they dwell not the Magistrates not the Prophets nor the base and vile ones of the earth none shall harm them none shall make them afraid but they shall dwell safely Not to be harmed by the beasts of the Land is mercy but not so much as to be made afraid by them is greater mercy None under Heaven are in so good a condition for protection and safety as Gods own people Job 11.18 19. Thou shalt take thy rest in safety Also thou shalt lye down and none shall make thee afraid Job himself and all he had should be in safety free from fear and danger Jer 31.10 Hear the word of the Lord O ye Nations and declare it in the Isles afar off and say he that hath scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a Shepherd doth his flock Here the Lord makes Proclamation to the Nations and layes it upon them to make it known to others that he would have a special care of Israel that is his people and keep them as a Shepherd doth his flock he would not suffer the Wolves Lyons Bears Dogs to hurt them or make them afraid Isa 27.3 Least any hurt the Lords Vineyard he will keep it night and day he will not slumber nor sleep but alwayes watch over it his care for his is the same in the night when wild beasts are abroad as in the day when they lye hid in their dens Psal 31.20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavillion from the strife of tongues Gods people are hidden Ones and so secured from the harm of enemies hands and tongues Vers 29. And I will raise up for them a plant of renown and they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the Land neither bear the shame of the heathen any more This verse speaks out the goodness of God unto his Flock abundantly in positive and negative mercies he would raise up for it a plant and that of renown and he would free it from hunger and shame And I will raise up for them The words may be read thus For I will raise up for them and so be a reason of what went before viz They shall no more be a prey to the Nations nor be devoured by the beasts of the Land but dwell safely without fear for I will raise up a plant of renown for them It s true the Hebrew Particle Vedoth sometime signifies for as Psal 60.11 Give us help from trouble for vain is the help of man Veshaveh is the word Ve is there for ●o Isa 64.5 Behold thou art wroth for we have sinned Ve is rendred for But the Prophet here is reckoning up variety of promises mercies and benefits which the Lord makes to and would bestow upon his people and therefore Ve or Va is here Copulative continuing the ceries of mercies and promises And I will raise up You are like plants pluckt up by the roots scattered here and there like dry branches but I will raise up a plant for you even a Plant of renown The Hebrew is Mattah lesem A plant for name the Septuagint is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A plant of peace the Chaldee is Plantationem ut permaneant A plantation that they may remain the Vulgar is germen nominatum A noble sprigg or plant Vatablus hath it Plantulam celebri nomine A plant of a famous name that should bring glory and renown unto them Iren. saith Plantam ad celebritatem A plant for fame Piscator turns the words thus Plantam nobilem A noble plant Campadius and Lavater are to this purpose Plantationem or plantam in nomen A plant for name or renown as both the French and our Translation is This Plant of renown is by some Expositers interpreted to be the Christian Church gathered out of all Nations and planted in Christ which Isa 61.3 is call'd The planting of the Lord Isa 60.21 The branch of his planting Others do expound it of Christ so doth Jerome Theodoret and divers later Expositers we may take in both Christ and the Church which springs up out of him but chiefly Christ is presented to us by this plant of renown which is the same with that in Jerem 23.5 where it s said I will raise unto David a righteous branch and a King shall reign and prosper he shews whom he means by that righteous branch viz Christ who was to be King and to execute judgement and justice in the earth So here the plant of renown is the righteous branch God would raise the one and the other Hence Isa 53.2 he is said To grow up before him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground God planted him in Sion and he came from Joseph and Mary who were like dry ground and he is oft call'd the Branch and Branch of righteousnesse and Branch of the Lord Zech 3.8 Jerem 33.15 Isa 4.2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautifull and glorious or beauty and glory as the Hebrew is It s evident Christ is the plant or branch and not simply so but a plant of renown that which makes men renowned is something extraordinary what is common extends not far neither procreates renownednesse but when things are beyond or above the common course of things then they spread and beget fame now Christ had extraordinaries not a few First His conception and birth were extraordinary Isa 7.14 Matth 1.18 20. Luke 1.31 32 35. Secondly His gifts and graces were extraordinary Isa 11.2 3. Luke 2.46 47. John 1.14 Chap 3.34 Coloss 1.19 Chap 2.3 Thirdly He did extraordinary things and many of that kind He took away the sin of the world John 1.29 He brake down the partition wall between Jew and Gentile and reconciled both to God Ephes 2.14 15 16. He laid the foundation and built the Christian Church Zech 6.12 He brought in everlasting righteousnesse Dan 9.24 Life and Immortality 2 Tim. 1.10 He did many miracles John 3.2 Chap 7.31 Chap. 9.16.32 Chap 11.47 Chap 12.37 He fullfilled all righteousnesse Matth 3.15 He authorized and enabled men to cast out Dev●lls to cure all diseases Matth 10.1 He revealed the father Matth 11.27 He forgave sins Luke 5.20 21. He foretold things to come Matth 24. He sent the Comforter John 16.7 He did such works as never any man did John 15.24 Fourthly He suffered more then other men his sufferings were extraordinary Isa 53.3 4 5 6 7 c. Luke 22.44 so Matth 27. Luke 23. He trod the wine-presse of the fiercenesse and wrath of