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	person_n	1,879	5	4.6050	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09262	Fiue godly, and profitable sermons concerning 1 The slaverie of sinne. 2 The mischiefe of ignorance. 3 The roote of apostasie. 4 The benefit of Gods service. 5 The Christians loue. Preached in his life time in sundry places. By that late faithfull minister of Christ Mr William Pemble of Magdalen Hall in the Vniversity of Oxford.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1628 (1628)	STC 19576A; ESTC S114334	73,812	112

dignities he hath made him head of the Angels who adore him of the Church to rule it by his spirit Ruler of the world to governe it by the scepter of his power he is now sate downe at the right hand of Maiestie and Glorie the father having put into his hands all power in heauen and earth and committed vnto him all power over Men and Angels To which greatnes of his power is equal the glorie of his person invested with the robes of Maiestie brightnes imp●ssibility and all other excellencies that can be imagined most excellent When we reade the description of his transfiguration on the Mount of his appearance to Saint Paul to S t Iohn we may conceiue a little what they saw but ti 's heareafter that we shall see him as he is Now vnto all these graces these glories of Christ ioine that which is the fountaine of all from whence ye shal see the parts of his compleat excellencies That now is the infinite loue of God the Father towards him his only Sonne He is his delight his elect in whom his soule delighteth his beloved sonne in whom he is well pleased so that if we would seeke for a patterne of all excellencies they were no where to be found but only in him No marvaile if the Church the faithfull whose eies are opened to behold those things in Christ doe loue him a person so beloved of god so louelie in himselfe so gracious so glorious But this is not all they loue him also Reason 2 Secondly in regard of what he is to thē vnto the church Christ is all in all what good shee hath it is from him what shee expects it is by him 1 First in this life shee hath grace and protection grace from his spirit protection from his power both from his Loue. The Church is sanctified by his spirit he baptizeth it with his Spirit washing the faithfull with cleane water from the filthynes both of the flesh and spirit he hath freed them from that loathsome vncleanenesse of corrupted Nature wherin the vngodly remain polluted with all vncleane lusts he sets them all at libertie from the bondage of sinne of servants to sinne making them servants to God in righteousnes he liues in our hearts by faith and changeth our sinfull natures into the likenesse of his most glorious nature by the powerfull workes of his spirit sending life into vs who were wilde and withered branches that being quickned thereby we might bring forth fruit according to God in all holynesse 2 Secondly the Church is protected by the power of Christ frō the malice of Sathan whether he act plot contriue destruction against whole Churches or by temptations feeke to vndoe the soules and salvation of private men Christ walketh in the midst of the Candlestickes Revel 1. 20. he only that hath placed them can remoue them he hath his starres his Ministers in his right hand where they shall bee sa●e he hath all those that God hath giuen him in his keeping and none shall plucke them from him all are kept safe to that everlasting kingdome In peace he is the glorie of his Church in trouble the safetie of it if shee be in the wildernes he is the Angel that goes before her to giue her rest if shee be persecuted he hath a wildernesse whereto she may flee there be cleft and holes in the rocke wherein shee shall be hid and if the Dragon cast forth whole flowds of malice to overwhelme her the earth shall open her mouth swallow vp the flowds if shee be invaded with Armadoes he can blow with his breath and they shall sinke into the bottome of the deepe like lead if vnder-mined by a Powder-plot he can bring to light the deedes of darknesse and saue his anointed and his people by a deliverance as wonderfull as the act intended In a word his heart is vpon his Church and faithful people their sorrowes he thinkes vpon their afflictions his afflictions he is pained when they are persecuted in every distresse he is neere at hand to afforde succour in health to saue them from sicknesse in sicknesse to saue thē from death in trouble of estate and paine of body to preserue them from a disquiet minde in anguish of soule to vphold from fainting by despaire In life to saue them from a thousand deaths in death it selfe to deliver them from that death which is to come Thus is Christ beneficiall to vs in this life But in the life to come he bestowes glory on the Church the Saints shal be made perfectly righteous perfectly glorious like vnto himselfe where he is there they shall be for ever to behold his glory to be partakers of his ioie You see then that Christ every way deserues all our loue seeing he is not only most excellent in himselfe Ch. 1. 13. but hath also done most good vnto vs. Ch. 5. 16. Whence it is no wonder if everie faithfull soule conclude as it is in this booke often that Christ is to it as a bundle of Myrrh a cluster of Camphire that he is faire and pleasant and wholy delectable Let vs nowe make some vse to our selues of this point Vse 1 The first vse shal be for a reproofe of mens mis-guided affections who loue any thing better then Christ they are baptized into the name of Christ count it an honour to bee called Christians and if you will belieue them they exspect to be saued by Christ yet if a man looke into their practises thei 'le appeare to any that can iudge that they thinke of nothing lesse care for nothing lesse then Christ. That which the Church confesseth of her owne negligence whereinto shee was misled Chap. 1. 6. They made me keeper of the vines but I kept not mine owne vine shee attended on the fancies and pleasures of others but not on her owne welfare this we may apply vnto the profanenesse of most men who haue Vines enough to keepe and dresse where about Sathan and their owne lusts haue set them on worke but for that true Vine which is Christ Iesus they take no pleasure at all in resting themselues vnder his shadow or tasting his pleasant fruit Men haue many things to busie their affections about but while they tend other things they are vtterly carelesse of this one thing that is the chiefest One man hath set vp preferment and greatnes in the World for the idoll which he worships and all his time meanes and thoughts are taken vp in prosecution of some plot wherevpon he hath contrived his farther advancement Another wallowes in all base pleasure and so long as hee can content the beastly part of himselfe his sensuall desires he thinkes himselfe well-apaid hee enioies what he loues and what needes he more Another loues nothing but mony and cattle and trees and earth it is his happynes to say all this is mine and when he is amidst those things he is amidst