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spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	law_n	5,225	5	4.7359	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89518	Vox turturis vel columba alba albionis=The voice of the turtle, or, Englands white dove in the deluge of division, the second time sent forth from Gods Arke, to prsent a peace-offering upon the altar of Jehovah Shalom. Humbly proposing that divine direction, which the God of Peace hath revealed in his word of truth, for determining differences by an holy ordinance of his owne institution, wherein himselfe is the sole judge, ... Shewing how by this divine way of Gods judgement, not onely the great differences here in church and state depending, may speedily and happily be determined with glory to God, honour to the King, and happinesse to the kingdomes, but also all the greatest controversies, both civill and sacred throughout Christendome may be composed, the effusion of blood prevented, many prophecies conducing to an universall peace fulfilled, the happy use of this holy ordinance made knowne, and the name of God thereby manifested, ... even among heathens. / Per E. M. Arm. Christi servorum minimo minorem.	Marbury, Edward, 1581-ca. 1655.	1647 (1647)	Wing M570; Thomason E518_4; ESTC R206163	81,199	64

also upon the same text that the singular and speciall use of a Lot is shewn and was ordained for the continuing of concord and unity and composing of strife and enmity especially among the mighty Hoc autem proverbio Balomon specialem singularem esse sortis usum designat ad concordiam alendam in componendis litibus dirimendis controversiis maxim●cùm inter magnates contentio aboritur indicans lites inter magnates agrè difficulter tol●● docens similitèr concordiam pacem ut inter omnes fic praecipuè inter magnites cos qui principatum obtinent colendam fovendam esse ut quae difficulter semel violatae recuperetur redintegretur quod clientelis societatibus pecunia confis●●●●tuò non cedunt cedere sibi infamiae ducunt cum quod sorte divimitur ad neutrius infamiam redundat neutrius enim aut sapientie aut potentiâ aut opibus in hoc jud●●● praejudicatur But in this Salomon sets forth the speciall and singular use and end of Lots to be for the nourishment of concord and amity and the composing of contentions and taking away of Controversies especially among the mighty shewing that strife among Princes Potentates and Rulers of the people are very hardly decided teaching likewise that peace and unity as among all men so especially among the mighty ought principally to be preserved and cherisht in regard that love among such being once violated is not without much difficulty and danger recovered and restored because each side confiding in their friends powers and policies hold it infamous to yeild or submit either to other whereas when the controversie is decided by Lot it redoundeth to the infamy of neither for the wealth wisedome power or valour of neither is hereby prejudiced or disparaged Also the same Author in Prov. 16. v. 33. stileth a lot judicium Dei the judgement of God Gods immediat judgement and saith that Deus ipse sedet in judicio per sortem God himselfe is present and sits in judgement by the lot grounding his opinion upon the very words of the text it selfe in sinum conjicitur sors à Jehovah autem est totum judicium ejus tota dispositia tota ratia Whereby is confirmed the event of a divine lot to be the evident judgement of God the Lot is cast into the lap but the whole judgement thereof the whole reason and disposition is of the Lott St. Ierous upon those words in the Canticles 4.1 spoken of the Church Eces speciosaes c. oculi tui oculi columbarum Hieron super Cant. hom behold thou are faire my love c. thine eyes are the eyes of Doves hath a very considerable observation concerning this subject of Lots which I here the rather insert and relate because it alludeth in some sort both to the title and subject of this present discourse and will not I hope be held impertinent in regard the Dove is sent to present a peace-offering by this holy way of the Lort The words of St. Ierom are these Quòd autem oculi ejus comparantur columbis ab hoc profactò contingit quia divinas scripturas ne● jam secundùm literam sed secundùm spiritum intelligat aspiciat in eis spiritualia mysteria Columba enim est indicium Sp. sancti spirituali ergo sensis intelligere lege●s prophatas h. e. oculos colu●b a habere That the eyes of the Church are compard to Doves Hence it comes because she understands the holy Scriptures not according to the letter but according to the spirit and therein beholds spirituall mysteries for a Dove is the emblem of the holy Ghost in a spirituall sense therefore not in a literall to understand the Law and the Prophets that is to have oculos columbe the eyes of a Dove And Jerom proceeding in that interpretation saith thus In Psalmis verò hujusmodi ani●● a pennas sibi dari columba desiderat ut volare possit in intellectū spiritualium misteriorū requiescere in ●●riis sapi●●tia Sed si dormire quio possit hoc est collocari requiescere in medio sortium atque intelligere sortium rationem cognoscare divi●● judicii causas no●● solù●● penna quibus in spiritualibus intellectibus volet pro●●tuntur ei sed dear●entate pennae id est verbi rationis ornament● decoratae scapula quoque ejus in speci● auri fieri dicuntur ubi constantia fidei dognatun● stabilitas judicatur perfectorum In the Psal The devout soule desires the wings of a Dove that she may fly into the understanding of spirituall mysteries and to rest in the Courts of wisedome wherein if any shall have the happinesse to repose that is to be placed and enjoy rest in the midst of lots and to understand the reason of lots and know the causes of that divine judgement not only wings whereby he may fly into spirituall understanding are promised to him but also silver wings id est to be decorated and beautified with the ornament of elegant language and right reason Yea and also feathers of pure gold that is to say resolution and constancy of faith and stability and firmnesse of perfect arguments and firme resolutions to maintaine the same To have the discerning eyes of a Dove is to see with a spirituall eye into the lofty learning of divine lots to have the silver wings of a Dove is to fly to the spirituall understanding of the reason of divine lotts and to have the golden feathers of a Dove is with spirituall faith and wisdome to mount into the transcendent knowledge of the mysterious causes of that divine judgement to know and remember the divine author thereof the God of peace and the holy end for which this Sacred Oracle and divine ordinance was originally instituted to wit composing of differences and settling of peace and unity St. Hieron on Prov. 18.18 thus defines a Lot Sors est occulta incomprehensibilis praedestinatio ex divinâ regula procedens quae inter potentes dum singulis propria assignat dijudicat The lot is an hidden and incomprehensible predestination proceeding from a divine rule so judging betweene the mighty that what is justly due to each one the Lot asigneth being guided and governed by God alone As Eastius in his history of the Gospell upon that place of Hierom observeth and thereupon saith thus I wonder then how any fraile and mortall worm dares deride or despise so high and holy an ordinance Dudley Fennor a divine moderne writer defines a Lot thus Sors est medium à Deo constitutum quo Deus ipse controversias quae aliter ab hominibus dirimi non possunt componit The Lot is a way or meanes instituted by God himself whereby he composeth those controversies which otherwise cannot be decided or determined among men remedium quo nullum facilias nullum felicius A remedy to prevent ruine then which none can be more ready and easie none can be more holy and