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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	babylon_n	church_n	zion_n	14	3	8.8073	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44703	Basilidi dōron. or, The royal present as it was delivered in a sermon, in the parish-church of Boston, Octob. 9, 1663, at the arch-diaconal visitation of the reverend and right worshipfull Raphael Throckmorton, D.D. and arch-deacon of Lincoln / by Obadiah Howe ...	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.	1664 (1664)	Wing H3049; ESTC R43267	23,016	38

so that one said I am of Paul another I am of Apollo a third I am of Peter the Apostle urgeth elegantly that their scattered excellencies should not produce Schisme rather Union because all that variety tended to the common advantage Whether Peter with his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or liberty of speech or Paul with his learning being brought up at the feet of Gamaliel or Apollo with his language being an eloquent man whether Peter with his power pricking to the heart so many thousands at one Sermon or Paul with his prudence catching of them with guile or Apollo with his potency in argument convincing them mightily that Jesus was the Christ whether Peter to break the ground Paul to sow the seed or Apollos to water the field all things are yours or as Rom. 12.6 7. Whether prophesie with its proportion or the Minister with his waiting or the Ruler with his diligence all cometh up to this in the Text the glory of Lebanon shall come the Firre the Pine and the Box together 4. Behold them in their regularity and order the glory of Lebanon First to come to lead the way to Sion the Box then and Pine to follow and all to come to make up her glory God is the God of Order not of Confusion he loves regular motions not praeposterous praecipices Philosophers tell us that the Celestial bodies observe the motion of the primam mobile and the Planets are not so called because they move irregularly for though they have a seeming erratick and various position as to us yet their revolutions are strict and certain In that great work the raising of our bodies when we might conclude multitude must usher in confusion yet even then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 every man in his own order 1 Cor. 15. and then shall be the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the order of first and last The men of Warre which came to enthrone David were such as knew how to keep their ranks 1 Chron. 12.38 St. Paul intended his practise our imitation when he said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and it s then with joy when a man fulfilleth his own course It was no unnecessary Query of the Adversaries to the building Jewes Ezra 5.3 Who hath commanded you to build this Wall and their only retrieve from irregularity was thus to answer The King Cyrus made a decree to build the Wall and since it hath been building ask and see and send us the Kings pleasure in this thing vers 17. Hence our learned Davenant determineth Quest 12. Non licet subditis reformationem moliri renuente Magistratu The Apostles rule is Quieti estote et res vestras agite Be quiet and doe your own business a seeming Paradox Agere et quiescere to doe business and yet to be quiet but the truth lyeth here to do another mans work is not so much action as commotion God expects that the Cedar should have so much piety as not to come behinde and yet that the Box and the Pine should have so much prudence as not to goe before their guides the tardy motion of the Cedar may produce obstruction but the preposterous haste of the Firre and Pine must produce confusion It 's no auspicious nativity where the feet comes first though a man-childe be born it s not without difficulty to the birth and danger to the mother It 's here as with Zarah and Pharez we finde as in the Text there are twins in the Churches womb though Za●ch pull back his hand if the younger be born first his name must be Pharez because it s not so much a birth as a breach Gen. 38.29 we must fill the Churches Treasures but not by tumult when Zerubbabel and Joshua the glory of Lebanon lead the way to lay the foundation and the rest help to build and to cry grace grace unto it when the Cedars are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Leaders and the Firre and Pine become 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 followers of them when the Cedars afford themselves 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Copy and Example and the others appear as a Transcript from that Original when the glory of Lebanon yields direction and encouragement the Box and Pine obedience and imitation then this order is fulfilled the glory of Lebanon shall come the Firre and Box and Pine together 5. Behold them in their spontaneity and freedom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the glory of Lebanon shall come It 's metus voluntarius a free and voluntary motion they shall come to Sion as they came from Babylon with rejoycing The Chaldee Paraphrast reads it Introducetur gloria Lebani ad te the glory of Lebanon shall be brought to thee but this is too short of the sense of the Text for so were the trees brought from Lebanon in Ships But these living trees must act more like rational creatures they are to be the Chariots of Aminadab Cant. 6.12 the motion of a willing people not press'd but Volunteers in the Churches service true Votaries to Sions glory such a principle indeed crowns the sacrifice and service God will say as Deborah sung Judg. 5.9 My heart is towards the Governours of Israel who offered willingly among the people all must say as that Emperour Solutis legibus legibus tamen vivo freely offer as if there was no act for this Royal present what we do must not be so much an imposition as a Legacy the Apostle gives it us fully and clearly 1 Pet. 5.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cedar Firre and Pine must both rule and feed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not by constraint or out of filthy lucre but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 willingly and of a ready minde because we delight in her then doth the glory of Lebanon come 6. Behold them in their Unity they shall come 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they must come together many must sweetly conspire as if it was the work of one man otherwise Babels confusion will be the sad fate of Sions glory Joynt consent and unanimity is the strength and glory of every good work as 2 Chron. 24.12.13 when Joash the Prince and Jehoiada the Priest the Cedars in Lebanon the Levites to collect and the people to contribute the Masons and Carpenters and other artificers to work and repair the house and all come together then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in working they wrought and healing went up upon the work they set the house of God upon its Basis and perfected it The Apostle as to this spiritual house knits this unity in every Epistle if we be trees then he would have us to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 6.5 planted together if materials in that Temple Eph. 2.21 then the building must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a building fitly framed together if we be builders in that house then we must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 workers together 1 Cor. 3.9 if they as Cedars in all lead the way others must follow and