Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	egypt_n	israel_n	time_n	1,593	5	3.5035	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07683	A demonstration of God in his workes Against all such as eyther in word or life deny there is a God. By George More Esquire.	More, George, Sir, 1553?-1632.; More, George, Esquire, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 18071.5; ESTC S112856	95,106	174

for maintenance of his life he was driuen to striue with the earth which though he trod vnder his feete he could not subdue without the strength of his hands and the sweate of his browes In the example of Adam the poure of God is to be seene of all sorts Heere of all sorts the power of the God omnipotent is to be seene the poorest are not of lesse value nor the basest of meaner account then dust which was raysed to the possession and commaundement of all worldly things the richest and greatest haue not more nor more aucthority then had he which was owner and ruler of all between heauen and earth from the vttermost bounds and round about the compasse of the same who notwithstanding became naked banished and forced to labour or not to liue After the sinnes of the world with the Sonnes of men growing to be infinite and infinitely to exceede in contempt of God and heighth of pride God to make knowne to all the people of the earth that he could both destroy and preserue both call together and scatter asunder Genes 7. at his pleasure he first opened the windowes of heauen The flood and brake vp the fountaines of the deepe whereby all the mountaynes vnder heauen were couered and the whole earth ouer-whelmed with water and none saued aliue but onely Noah with such few as in his arke by the commaundement of God were preserued and when being encreased and multiplied they went about to erect a Tower which standing on the earth should reach vp to heauen Gene. 11. as if they would clime vp to the highest and sit with him aboue he made their owne tongues the instrument of their owne punishment by confounding their owne language in such sort as speaking they were heard and not vnderstoode whereby they were scattered their weaknes appeared and the building was left vndone but standing high The Tower of Babilon a monumēt of mans vanity and Gods omnipotency as a monument of their vanity and of his omnipotencie farre and neere to be seene VVhat diuersity then was there betweene the rich and the poore the mighty and the weake when all of all sorts were drowned eight onely not for wealth or dignity but for iustice and vertue excepted Or what preheminence had any when all could speake and none deliuer his minde all heare and not one vnderstand The rich soyle about Sodom brought forth great sinners Gene. 13. It followed that the rich soyle about Sodom and Gomorra which was as the Garden of the Lord before it was destroyed brought forth wicked and exceeding sinnes against the Lord. But was their riches their raunsome their power their defence Gene. 18. Nothing lesse onely righteousnes might haue beene if amongst thousands it had beene found in tenne which not being and the cry of their sinnes ascending vp to heauen the Lord rayned fire and brimstone out of heauen vpon the two Citties wherby they were ouer-throwne and the inhabitants of them destroyed all saue onely iust Lot Gene. 19. with his wife and two daughters which immediatly before were by the Angels taken by the hands and set without the Citty Gen. 25 27 Though Iacob had gotten the birth-right and his Fathers blessing from Esau yet when he departed from his parents to goe to Laban it doth not appeare but that he went alone VVhen he slept Gen. 28.29 he layed a stone vnder his head and desired of God onely meate and apparrell and being come to Laban he serued twice seauen years for Rachell first vpon agreement secondly constrained by deceipt wherefore poore was his estate his condition base and paines with patience his onely meanes to recouer his right Gen. 30.32 Yet being contented and depending vpon the goodnes of God he became rich aboue measure and was named Israell because he had power with God and should preuaile with men Gen. 37.39 Ioseph stript out of his coate was by his brethren cast into a pit from which being lifted out he was first sold to the Ismalites after by them to Potiphar lastly being falsly accused of his Maisters wife Gene. 41. he was cast into prison But he fearing the Lord and the Lord being with him whatsoeuer he did did prosper till at length he became ruler ouer all Egipt Great was the pouerty and the miserie extreame Exod. 1 2 3 8 9 10. which the Israelites did suffer vnder Pharao a King but proud and hardned in hart against the great King of heauen and earth VVhile they poore soules were cruelly afflicted The misery of the Israelites vnder Pharao all manner of bondage being layed vpon them to make them weary of their liues Pharao affying in his owne strength scornfully asked who is the Lord that I should let Israell goe And seeing the miracles performed by his Sorcerers and vvise-men which were done by Moyses and Aron hee persisted in rebellion against God and cruelty ouer his people and albeit the Enchaunters perceauing their skill to fayle when they could not turne the dust into Lyce were enforced to say vnto him this is the finger of God and he saw the Lyce to be ouer his land vpon man and beast the morraine to fall vpon the cattell the plague of sores vpon the people and thunder and haile and lightning vpon the ground whereby men beasts hearbs and trees were smitten and broken to peeces and Grashoppers strange and innumerable to couer the ground and to deuoure whatsoeuer was left and darknes by the space of three dayes to be in all the land of Egipt that not a man during that time could see an other or rise vp from the place where he was yet God being willing to get honour of him he hardned his hart so as he still pursued Israel Exod. 14. But they flying and he pursuing The great power of God in deliuering Israell and punishing Pharaoh the Sea was diuided and brought together againe that Israell might escape and hee be drowned with all his Hoast VVhich variety of greeuous punishments partly by base and conetmptible creatures and partly by fearfull vnusuall meanes inflicted is an argument that God is able sondry wayes and can vse as well the least and most silly instruments as the greatest and most terrible weapons to punish the sinnes of men and amongst men to pull downe the pride of the highest and to ouerthrow the strength of the greatest and that he so doth to make it knowne that none is like vnto him in all the earth and where the Sea was made dry land and the same the bottome of the Sea againe it appeareth that both Sea and land are readie to execute his wil and serue to shew his power no lesse in destroying his enemies then in preseruing his chosen howe poore hovve weake how distressed soeuer VVherfore the Israelites being afraid when the Philistines went vp against them and hauing no hope by their owne strength to escape being