Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	angel_n	earth_n	lord_n	11,262	5	3.6461	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26295	Vox clamantis, or, An essay for the honour, happiness and prosperity of the English gentry, and the whole nation in the promoting religion and vertue, and the peace both of church and state. / by P.A. ...	Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4314; ESTC R32826	52,049	117

ancient times that there was in the Air certain surly and malevolent Spirits and Demons who were endeavouring to do all the mischief possible to Mankind on Earth How much therefore doth it concern us that we do not by our sins and wicked lives forfeit our interest in the protection of the Almighty and his blessed Angels his Ministring Spirits who as the Learned Sir Thomas Brown observes have a friendly respect and good will to man and do many courteous Offices for us his words are these That having therefore no certain knowledge of their nature 't is no bad method of the Schools whatsoever perfection we find obscurely in our selves in a more compleat and absolute way to ascribe unto them He further goes on I could easily believe that not only whole Countries but particular persons have their Tutelary and Guardian Angels which is not a new opinion of the Church of Rome but an old one of Pythagoras and Plato that those Noble essences in Heaven bear a friendly regard unto their fellow nature on Earth and therefore he believes that those many prodigies and ominous prognosticks which forerun the ruins of State Princes and Persons are the charitable promonitions of good Angels which more careless enquiries term but the effects of chance Now God hath made a gracious promise That he will give his Angels charge over them that fear him it therefore doth not a little concern us to keep our selves from all pollution of sin that is so contrary to God and to their pure and holy natures and which will estrange them from us and as it were force them from our protection and will consequently invite to us the society of those Surly Wicked and Malevolent Spirits and Demons who design nothing but mischief and ruin to mankind both to tempt and further us in sin and then to afflict and hurt us so far as they are permitted to do by God for this is very much to be feared that where the Carcase of Debauchery and Wickedness is thither these Eagles will be gathered together What great cause have we to pray as our Church well directs us in the Collect upon Michaelmas day O everlasting God who hast Ordained and Constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order mercifully grant that as thy holy Angels alway do thee service in Heaven so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Vertue and true Goodness would not only render you truly Rich Honourable and Happy in the injoyment of that full satisfaction in the serenity calmness and quiet of Mind that tranquility of Soul that Proemium ante Proemium in which mans happiness and welfare in this life principally consists as the Son of Syrach witnesseth Ecclus. 2.26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight Wisdom and Knowledge and Ioy but would certainly place you under the protection of God and his holy Angels and at last will Crown you with Honour Glory and Immortality for ever in the highest Heavens CHAP. V. A word by the by to the Reverend Clergy of the Church of England as now by Law Establish'd MAy I add a word or two without offence as a digression to our Reverend and Worthy Clergy whom I hope I may place with Gentlemen being Scholars he that is a Scholar having one principal part if not the best part of a Gentleman their calling and imployment also high excellent and sacred if the service of the highest Lord be the highest and best service in the world having been sometimes as I intimated before the imployment of Kings and Princes who were both Kings and Priests which sacredness and dignity of Office will ever be acknowledged in the world while there is a God acknowledged and worshipped therein which will be without question to the end thereof in despight of all the Atheists and Debauchers with their great Patrons Pope Leo 10 th Ochinus with our English Leviathan I hope the Excellency Dignity Sacredness of their Office yea their very Vestures betokenning Purity and Innocency will put them in mind what they should be in their Conversations I hope therefore I need not mind any of them to have a special care of being carried away by the impetuous current of intemperance and excess so abounding in our days I hope I need not caution them to be resolute in vertue and goodness for as one said very well in honest Principles it is good to be Vir rigidae innocentiae which I have read Livy should say of Cato Debere inesse quandam moribus contumaciam to be pertinacious in goodness is commendable in them I need not wish them to endeavour to stop the tide or that they of all others would however add no fuel to these Flames but have a great care and watchfulness that they do not transgress the Divine Laws and offend God in any kind and thereby open the mouths of theirs and the Churches Enemies Oh that they if it were possible might be all great examples of Justice Righteousness Tempeperance and Moderation and all other Christian Graces that their Conversations might be ever Holy and Heavenly and their affections above earthly things that they would Ventri bellum indicere For they of all others should not forget that Rule of the Father Quantò facilùs illicita timebit qui etiam licita verebitur It is wisdom some times even to shun things that are lawful that we may not run into the unlawful And let that excellent and worthy saying of the famous Dr. Reynolds be ever in your hearts and minds who being too much intent upon his Studies to the prejudice of his Health as was thought and being advised by a friend Non perdere substantiam propter accidentia he presently replyed Nec propter vivendi vitam perdere Causam I hope you will be all as resolute for God and his Laws at least as wicked men are for the Devil and his works of darkness and that at all times with Wisdom and Courage you will own your Lord and Master the ever blessed Jesus and do your duties in Exhortation Admonition Reproof in Christian Advice and Counsel but more especially by your Conversations your constant deportment according to the holy Christian Religion discountenancing of all sin but more especially this Epidemical this growing sin of Swinish Drunkenness so much abounding among us in this Nation that so it may be truly said of every one of you Planxit ruinas animarum God requires this of you as you well know that you should be the Salt of the earth seasoning all places and all companies where you come with Religion and Goodness And although it will be your lot to converse sometimes with Publicans and Sinners as your Lord and Master did yet let it be always to reclaim them to do them good and more especially to give them good Example as he did but by no means to incourage them in their Sins by ill