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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	constable_n	officer_n	peace_n	4,647	5	6.0431	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25468	The first dish at the Wil-shire feast, Novemb. 9, 1654, or, A sermon preached at Laurence Jury to those that there offered their peace-offerings, and went thence to dine at Merchant-Taylors-Hall by Samuel Annesley ...	Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696.	1655 (1655)	Wing A3229; ESTC R10429	15,607	23

THE FIRST DISH AT THE WIL-SHIRE FEAST NOVEMB 9. 1654. OR A SERMON Preached at LAURENCE JURY to those that there offered their Peace-offerings and went thence to dine at MARCHANT-TAYLORS-HALL By SAMUEL ANNESLEY L.L.D. Minister of the Gospel at John Evangelists London If by any means I may provoke to Emulation them which are my flesh and might save some of them Rom. 11.14 God is able to make all Grace abound towards you that ye alwayes have all sufficiencie in all things may abound to every good Worke 2 Cor. 9.8 LONDON Printed by E.T. for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham at the Black Beare in Pauls Church-yard 1655. To the Gentlemen and Others of Wil-shire SIRS AS the extreame shortnes of time for the composing of this Sermon did not fright me from preaching it so neither did the extreame importunity of friends allure me to print it Conscience of duty makes me dare not to refuse my Masters worke And hopes of provoking others to Emulation while several Counties are in the humour of feasting doth enforce the exposing it to publique view I am not onely ashamed but griev'd to heare of many County-feasts but nothing more I must confesse there 's a Tang of indignation in this crambe bis cocta this mushroome againe set upon the table the trouble begun in that you did no more for your County and it hath been since heightned that others doe not so much for theirs You have the honour to give the Nation a Precedent pray scorn to be outstript by any Other Counties may see how easily they may doe themselves good I hope they will scorne you should be singular Hath not this put many Counties upon feasting such a County feasts and why should not wee will it not better follow such a County invited Christ to their feast and why should not we O that I could put every County into a flame of contention but t is onely who should doe most for the suppressing of wickednesse removing of ignorance promoting of godlinesse And for your County that I may warrantably invert my Text The men of Wil-shire which were men that had understanding of the Times to know what England ought to do about five hundred of them met at a Feast and all their brethren are willing to further their pious Projects This is the unfeigned desire of Your Servant for Jesus sake SAMUEL ANNESLEY THE FIRST DISH AT THE WILL-SHIRE FEAST NOVEM 9. 1654. 1 CHRON. 12.32 And of the children of Issachar which were men that had understanding of the Times to know what Israel ought to do the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their commandment I Forbear a Preface because I have so much work in the Text. To improve time at the first that we may not want it at the last I shall fall directly upon the words And of the children of Issachar which were men that had understanding of the times to know c. In an historical relation you expect no other choice of words then only fit expressions neither will a narrative well endure a garnish for many times while the story is trim'd the truth is smother'd yet in some cases the highest strains of Rhetorical elegance can but sufficiently adorn noble Truth And what will you say to this Text here is an extraordinary emphatical Hebraisme and an ordinary Metanymie in one sentence and a significant Trajection in the next but I will shew you not tell you what there is And of the children of Issachar a quiet midling tribe neither the head nor the tail In the solemn and prophetical blessing of the Tribes both by Jacob and Moses there 's not much good promised to them and therefore the more observable to read such things of them They Were men that had understanding of the times here 's their excellency and 't is excellently exprest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 knowing understanding to the times the word knowing respects the mind in way of apprehension the word understanding respects the mind in way of consideration when the mind doth accurately discern and judge of things And the word times lagnittim the 70. well renders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the occasion of time and ther 's a Metanymie of the adjunct time being put for the things done in time q. d. they had given themselves much to observe seasons wherein matters of moment were meetest to be done and by observing the occurrences of affaires they got much experience and thereby much wisdome And this their understanding was not for meer speculation but To know what Israel ought to do or if you admit of a trajection that Israel might know what to do They instructed them that were any way under them or that came to them for advice The Heads of them were 200. the division of Canaan unto the several Tribes is not altogether unlike the division of our and into Shires And the officers of their particular Tribes do somewhat resemble our Sheriffe Justices of the Peace Mayors Bayliffes Constables and other Officers of Shires Cities Burroughs Hundreds and Parishes And all their brethren were at their commandment gnal pihem super os eorum because the command proceeds from the mouth Their prudence was so highly esteemed that every one was willing to do what they advised In short here were 200. of the children of Issachar men that had understanding of the times that knew and considered what was seasonable to be done and all their brethren were willing to follow their advice Whence you may learn this Doctrine That where some few hundreds of countreymen meet that understand the duty of the times they may lead their whole countrey along with them for their general good Here were two hundred of the tribe of Issachar met together at Hebron then the chief City of the Nation and they met at a Feast of their own providing for vers 40. The men of Issachar brought bread meat meal cakes of figs and bunches of raisins and wine and oyle and oxen and sheep abundantly for there was joy in Israel They manage the proper duty of the times with such understanding and discretion that all the countrey whence they came are willing to do what they advise them The Doctrine is so natural I need not call in Scriptures to avouch it Take one that will do more then prove it 2 Sam. 20.16.22 one wise woman of the City went unto all the people in her wisdom and perswades them to what preserves them from destruction Quest 1. Wherein doth this understanding consist I will keep within the very words of the text and what they plainly import Resp 1. In a true knowledge and apprehension of things as they are in their own nature To know the nature of a divine command and the nature of a christian duty And to speak plainly in a word such knowledge you will never attain to but by the Scripture I remember Augustin closeth his commendation of Scripture thus That whatsoever a man