Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	behold_v	earth_n	lord_n	7,583	5	3.8961	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09905	The possibility of God's forsaking a people, that have been visibly near & dear to him together with the misery of a people thus forsaken, set forth in a sermon preached at Weathersfield, Nov. 21. 1678. Being a day of fast and humiliation. / By Mr. Joseph Rowlandson ...	Rowlandson, Joseph, 1631?-1678.	1682 (1682)	Wing R2091; ESTC W4600	12,066	30

further mischief in thy head to declare further Woes and Threatnings to pronounce hast thou nothing else to prophesie but Mischief and Calamity What is the burden now Thou shalt then say unto them the Lord know what they would say to him and tells him what he should say by way of reply What burden a retorting by way of holy indignation ask ye indeed what burden and that in a way of derision are you of that strain and spirit I will even forsake you saith the Lord a burden heavy enough and you are like to seel it so ere long heavy enough to break your Backs to break your Church and your Common wealth and to sink your haughty Spirits when this Burden shall come upon you in its force and weight Doct. That the Lord may even forsake a People that have been near to him and he hath been near to though for the Lord thus to do is as fearful and hideous a judgement as can be inflicted on any People The Doctrine is double it hath two parts First That the Lord may do thus Secondly When he doth it is a very sad and heavy burden It may be prosecuted as two distinct points 1. P. 1. God may forsake a People that hath been near to him and that he hath been near to This may be spoken to in this order 1. What is meant by Gods forsaking a People 2. How may it appear that God may forsake even such a People as the point speaks of 3. The Reasons 4. The use 1. What doth Gods forsaking mean what is intended thereby Sol. It means Gods with drawing himself as the Prophe Hosea phraises it Hos 5.6 They shall go with their Flocks and their Herds to seek the Lord but shall not find him he hath withdrawn himself from them They shall seek him and not find him and there is a good reason he hath withdrawn himself he is gone in respect of his gracious presence We must here distinguish betwixt Gods general presence and his precious presence In respect of his general presence he is not far from any one of us for in him we live and move and have our being Act. 17.27 28. We have not only our beginning from but our being in him As the beam hath its being in the Sun Of this general presence of God we read Psal 139.7 There is no flying from it Whither shall I go from thy Spirit or whither shall I slie from thy presence In this sense God is every where as it is ver 8 9. If I ascend up into Heaven thou art there if I make my bed in Hell behold thou art there He fills Heaven and Earth and there is no hiding from him Jer. 23.24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him saith the Lord do not I fill Heaven and Earth saith the Lord. He hath Heaven for his Throne and the Earth for his Footstool as it is Isai 66.1 This general presence of God if believingly apprehended and strongly believed might be of great use But it is not this general presence that is meant but his especial presence his favourable and gracious presence the removing whereof is that that is intended by the forsaking that the Text and Point speaks of God is said to forsake a People two waves 1. As to Affection 2. As to Action 1. As to Affection when he discontinues his love to them when he takes away his love from a people then he takes his leave of a people My mind is not toward this people Jer. 15.1 a very heavy Judgement and sad removal Be instructed O Jerusalem least my Soul depart from thee 2. As to Action when God takes away the signs of his presence 1. When he takes away merciful and gracious providences when he carries not towards them as he was wont to do but vexes them with all manner of adversity Deut. 31.17 I will forsake them and many evils and troubles shall befal them when he ceases to protect them from evils and enemies as in times past and provides not for them as he was wont to do 2. When he takes away his Ordinances and bereaves a people of the glorious things of his house or take away his spirit from accompanying them whereby the glory ceases and the ordinances are rendered in effectual for the saving good of a people 2. How may it appear the God may forsake finch a People It may appear by what God hath threatned What God hath threatned to such as the point speaks of may be inflicted on them but God hath threatned such judgements to such a people My anger shall be kindled against them and I will forsake them as near as they are to me and as dear as they have been to to me Deut 31.17 Many such threatnings are found in the Scripture against Israel who are stiled a people near unto him In that such as have been near to God and he near to them have complained of their being forsaken by God Thou hast forsaken us is one of the bitter moans on record that the Church of God did often make unto him What God hath inflicted on such may be inflicted on such again what God hath done to some he may do to others in the same state and relation for he is unchangeable Those that were once the only peculiar people of God near to God and had God near to them yet what is is their condition at this day A forsaken condition is the condition of the Off spring of Abrahaem Gods Friend a seed whom he had chosen and hath been so for above sixteen hundred years God hath been angry with them and forsaken them as they were foretold long ago How is it with the Churches of Asia that were once famous golden Candlesticks that had Epistles written to them Are they not in a forsaken condition not the face of a Church to be found amongst them In that they may do that which may deserve a forsaking therefore they may do that which may actually procure it They may do that which may deserve a forsaking they may through the corruption and unbelief of their hearts forsake God and God may in just judgement retaliate and thereupon forsake them This is spoken to in the forequoted place Deut. 31.16 17. They will forsake me and break my Covenant which I have made with them then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day and I will forfake them and hide my face from them So again 2 Chron. 15.2 But if you forsake him he will forsake you the first is supposed if you forsake him the latter is imposed he will forsake you But why doth the Lord forsake such a People The Reasons 1. To shew that he hath no need of any he hath forsaken many and may forsake many more to shew that he hath no need of any God would have all the world to take notice that though all men have need of him yet he hath no need of