Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	look_v	lord_n	6,719	5	3.8059	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39674	Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing F1175; ESTC R21865	194,574	498

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mean_v the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v most_o injurious_o wrest_v the_o peace_n and_o order_n of_o the_o church_n disturb_v and_o a_o great_a many_o mistake_v and_o error_n introduce_v the_o remedy_n the_o prevention_n and_o cure_n of_o error_n this_o way_n introduce_v or_o likely_a to_o be_v introduce_v into_o the_o church_n be_v by_o ponder_v and_o apply_v the_o follow_a consideration_n consideration_n i._n let_v all_o that_o encourage_v other_o or_o undertake_v by_o other_o encouragement_n such_o a_o work_n as_o this_o for_o which_o they_o be_v not_o competent_o qualify_v and_o unto_o which_o they_o be_v not_o regular_o call_v consider_v serious_o with_o themselves_o what_o danger_n they_o cast_v their_o own_o and_o other_o man_n soul_n upon_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 16._o that_o the_o unlearned_a and_o unstable_a do_v wrest_v the_o scripture_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n danger_n enough_o one_o will_v think_v to_o scare_v they_o from_o it_o do_v not_o the_o same_o sin_n of_o ignorace_n which_o make_v they_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n cause_v they_o also_o to_o slight_a and_o overlook_v the_o danger_n of_o so_o do_v apollinar_a certain_o my_o friend_n it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n safe_o and_o more_o excusable_a to_o put_v a_o ignorant_a rustic_a into_o a_o apothecary_n shop_n to_o compound_v a_o medicine_n of_o drug_n and_o spirit_n which_o he_o understand_v not_o and_o confident_o administer_v the_o same_o to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n than_o for_o such_o person_n as_o be_v lead_v by_o ignorance_n and_o confidence_n to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o ministerial_a employment_n the_o one_o perhaps_o by_o mistake_n may_v poison_v man_n body_n but_o the_o other_o their_o soul_n a_o ignorant_a master_n or_o pilot_n that_o never_o learn_v the_o compass_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v trust_v among_o rock_n and_o quicksand_n than_o a_o proud_a ignorant_a person_n with_o the_o conduct_n of_o soul_n consideration_n ii_o what_o dare_a presumption_n be_v it_o 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pour_v upon_o they_o zech._n 13._o 4_o 5._o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v with_o shame_n enough_o to_o confess_v i_o be_o no_o prophet_n i_o be_o a_o husbandman_n for_o man_n teach_v i_o to_o keep_v cattle_n from_o my_o youth_n consideration_n iu._n how_o much_o more_o safe_a regular_a and_o advantageous_a be_v it_o for_o such_o as_o you_o to_o fill_v your_o own_o proper_a place_n under_o able_a and_o faithful_a gospel-minister_n and_o to_o suck_v the_o breast_n of_o fruitful_a ordinance_n than_o to_o consume_v and_o pine_v away_o by_o suck_v your_o own_o breast_n i_o mean_v live_v upon_o your_o own_o weak_a and_o insufficient_a gift_n in_o the_o sinful_a neglect_n of_o christ_n appointment_n cause_n fourteen_o false_a teacher_n also_o propagate_v their_o error_n by_o a_o spirit_n of_o enthusiasm_n the_o usual_a concomitant_a of_o erroneous_a doctrine_n and_o draw_v away_o multitude_n after_o they_o by_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a revelation_n vision_n and_o voice_n from_o heaven_n which_o seem_v to_o give_v great_a credit_n to_o their_o way_n and_o party_n haeresibus_fw-la this_o be_v a_o old_a trick_n and_o practice_n of_o deceiver_n deut._n 13._o 1._o to_o give_v sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o confirmation_n of_o their_o way_n which_o sign_n the_o lord_n may_v permit_v to_o fall_v out_o to_o prove_v his_o people_n vers_n 2._o 3._o tho_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v confute_v by_o their_o unanswerable_a event_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o reformation_n by_o luther_n calvin_n etc._n etc._n there_o spring_v up_o a_o generation_n of_o man_n call_v swenkfeldian_n great_a pretender_n to_o revelation_n and_o vision_n who_o be_v always_o speak_v of_o deification_n and_o a_o high_a strain_n of_o language_n they_o common_o use_v among_o themselves_o than_o other_o serious_a christian_n understand_v and_o therefore_o scornful_o entitle_v orthodox_n and_o humble_a christian_n who_o stick_v to_o the_o scripture-phrase_n and_o wholesome_a form_n of_o sound_a word_n grammatist_n vocabulist_n literalist_n etc._n etc._n these_o man_n as_o etc._n scultetus_n in_o his_o annal_n ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 1525._o observe_v of_o they_o be_v so_o entangle_v in_o certain_a enthusiastic_a snare_n that_o they_o think_v it_o the_o high_a impiety_n to_o renounce_v they_o and_o they_o have_v befool_v multitude_n with_o their_o magnificent_a word_n of_o illumination_n revelation_n deification_n much_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n be_v thomas_n muntzer_n john_n of_o leyden_n david_n george_n jacob_n behmen_n etc._n etc._n who_o cloudy_a nonsense_n enigmatical_a expression_n and_o wilful_a obscurity_n draw_v many_o into_o a_o strange_a admiration_n of_o they_o they_o all_o pretend_v to_o a_o high_a knowledge_n of_o mystery_n than_o what_o the_o gospel_n be_v acquaint_v with_o and_o and_o yet_o give_v we_o as_o mr._n baxter_n well_o observe_v neither_o reason_n with_o aristotle_n nor_o miracle_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n to_o cause_v we_o to_o believe_v any_o of_o their_o new_a revelation_n vid._n baxter_n of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 148._o of_o the_o same_o bran_n be_v our_o late_a familist_n in_o england_n of_o who_o henry_n nichols_n be_v the_o chief_a leader_n who_o decry_v the_o write_a word_n as_o a_o dead_a letter_n and_o set_v up_o their_o own_o fond_a conceit_n and_o fancy_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o spirit_n against_o who_o that_o heavenly_a and_o learned_a man_n mr._n samuel_n rutherford_n seasonable_o and_o successful_o appear_v hacket_n coppinger_n and_o arthington_n be_v of_o the_o same_o tribe_n who_o live_v awhile_o wrap_v up_o in_o antinomian_a fancy_n which_o at_o last_o break_v forth_o into_o the_o high_a and_o most_o horrid_a blasphemy_n another_o art_n they_o make_v use_v of_o to_o seduce_v the_o credulous_a be_v a_o pretence_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o great_a sucsess_v they_o promise_v themselves_o this_o way_n among_o the_o weak_a but_o curious_a vulgar_a and_o to_o this_o end_n satan_n have_v inspire_v and_o employ_v some_o cunning_a head_n to_o invent_v very_o please_a prediction_n and_o prophecy_n in_o favour_n of_o that_o party_n who_o he_o design_n to_o deceive_v and_o how_o catch_v and_o bewitch_v these_o thing_n be_v gain_v more_o respect_n among_o these_o vain_a spirit_n than_o the_o divine_a unquestionable_a prophecy_n of_o scripture_n this_o age_n have_v have_v full_a and_o sad_a experience_n now_o the_o design_n of_o satan_n in_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o gain_v credit_n to_o those_o sect_n as_o people_n peculiar_o favour_v and_o belove_v of_o god_n above_o other_o as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o particular_a favourite_n of_o heaven_n as_o daniel_n be_v and_o so_o to_o draw_v the_o multitude_n to_o admire_v their_o person_n and_o espouse_v their_o error_n the_o remedy_n now_o the_o remedy_n in_o this_o case_n be_v such_o as_o follow_v remedy_n i._n whatever_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n seek_v credit_n to_o itself_o this_o way_n fall_v just_o thereby_o under_o suspicion_n that_o it_o want_v a_o

god_n or_o that_o the_o trouble_n of_o good_a man_n in_o this_o life_n fall_v not_o out_o by_o casualty_n but_o by_o the_o counsel_n and_o direction_n of_o divine_a providence_n he_o that_o deny_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o be_v upon_o the_o person_n of_o believer_n in_o this_o life_n in_o the_o way_n of_o painful_a chastisement_n and_o suffering_n must_v either_o ignorant_o or_o wilful_o overlook_v that_o scripture_n heb._n 7._o 8._o what_o son_n be_v he_o who_o the_o father_n chasten_v not_o but_o if_o you_o be_v without_o chastisement_n whereof_o all_o be_v partaker_n then_o be_v you_o bastard_n and_o not_o son_n nor_o will_v any_o sober_a christian_a deny_v these_o trouble_n of_o believer_n to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n governing-providence_n in_o the_o world_n or_o once_o imagine_v or_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v mere_a casualty_n and_o contingence_n for_o affliction_n come_v not_o forth_o of_o the_o dust_n neither_o do_v trouble_v spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n job_n 5._o 6._o in_o what_o utopia_n do_v that_o good_a man_n live_v upon_o earth_n that_o feel_v not_o the_o painful_a rod_n of_o god_n upon_o himself_o nor_o hear_v the_o sad_a lament_n and_o moan_n of_o other_o christian_n under_o it_o this_o sure_a be_v undeniable_a that_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n be_v everywhere_o upon_o the_o person_n and_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o if_o any_o doubt_v it_o his_o own_o sense_n and_o feeling_n may_v in_o a_o little_a time_n give_v he_o a_o painful_a demonstration_n of_o it_o 2._o and_o for_o the_o second_o that_o this_o rod_n of_o god_n be_v sometime_o lay_v upon_o believer_n for_o their_o sin_n methinks_v no_o sober_a modest_a christian_a in_o the_o world_n shall_v doubt_v or_o deny_v it_o when_o he_o consider_v that_o 1._o god_n himself_o have_v so_o declare_v it_o 2._o the_o saint_n in_o all_o age_n have_v free_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v so_o 1._o god_n himself_o have_v full_o and_o plain_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v so_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o wherefore_o have_v thou_o despise_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v evil_a in_o his_o sight_n now_o therefore_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o thy_o house_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o sword_n a_o terrible_a and_o painful_a evil_n upon_o david_n house_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o that_o express_o for_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n so_o moses_n one_o of_o the_o great_a favourite_n of_o heaven_n for_o his_o sinful_a shift_v of_o the_o lord_n work_n exod._n 4._o 13_o 14._o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o moses_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o iniquity_n because_o thy_o sin_n be_v increase_v i_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n unto_o thou_o say_v god_n to_o his_o own_o israel_n jer._n 30._o 15._o to_o instance_n in_o all_o the_o declaration_n make_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o this_o case_n be_v to_o transcribe_v a_o great_a part_n of_o both_o testament_n 2._o and_o as_o god_n have_v declare_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v the_o provoke_a cause_n of_o his_o rod_n upon_o they_o so_o they_o have_v free_o and_o ingenuous_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o lam._n 3._o 39_o 40._o wherefore_o do_v the_o live_a man_n complain_v a_o man_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n let_v we_o search_v and_o try_v our_o way_n and_o turn_v again_o to_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v speak_v by_o jeremy_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a captive_a church_n so_o psal._n 38._o 3_o 5._o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n say_v david_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n my_o wound_n stink_v and_o be_v corrupt_a because_o of_o my_o foolishness_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o hideous_a and_o unaccountable_a thing_n to_o hear_v any_o child_n of_o god_n under_o his_o rod_n to_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o justification_n and_o say_v lord_n my_o sin_n have_v not_o deserve_v this_o at_o thy_o hand_n nor_o be_v it_o justice_n in_o thou_o thus_o to_o chastise_v i_o after_o thou_o have_v receive_v satisfaction_n for_o all_o my_o sin_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o christ._n will_v it_o not_o look_v like_o a_o horrid_a blasphemy_n to_o hear_v the_o best_a man_n in_o the_o world_n dispute_v and_o deny_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o the_o trouble_v he_o lay_v he_o under_o for_o my_o own_o part_n let_v the_o lord_n lie_v on_o as_o smart_o as_o he_o will_v upon_o i_o i_o desire_v to_o follow_v the_o holy_a pattern_n and_o precedent_n record_v in_o scripture_n for_o my_o imitation_n and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n ezr._n 9_o 13._o thou_o have_v punish_v i_o less_o than_o my_o iniquity_n deserve_v and_o mica_n 7._o 9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o and_o he_o that_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v give_v little_a evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n in_o he_o but_o a_o very_a clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o pride_n and_o ignorance_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n job_n indeed_o stiff_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o vindication_n but_o that_o be_v when_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n who_o false_o charge_v he_o lay_v those_o sin_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o trouble_n which_o he_o be_v innocent_a of_o job_n 22._o 5_o 6._o but_o when_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n he_o dispute_v no_o more_o but_o say_v behold_v i_o be_o vile_a what_o shall_v i_o answer_v thou_o i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n q._n d._n i_o have_v do_v father_n i_o have_v do_v whether_o these_o chastisement_n be_v for_o my_o sin_n or_o no_o sure_o i_o be_o my_o sin_n not_o only_o deserve_v all_o this_o but_o hell_n itself_o thou_o be_v holy_a but_o i_o be_o vile_a 3._o nor_o can_v it_o at_o all_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o these_o fatherly_a correction_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o their_o sin_n be_v reconcileable_a to_o and_o full_o consistent_a with_o his_o justice_n satisfy_v 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