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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	element_n	fire_n	13,062	5	7.1789	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50535	A paraphrase and exposition of the prophesie of Saint Peter concerning the day of Christs second comming described in the third chapter of his second epistle as also how the conflagration or destruction of the world by fire, whereof Saint Peter speaks, and especially of the heavens is to be understood / by Ioseph Mede ...	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.	1642 (1642)	Wing M1605; ESTC R12987	15,271	29

by sacrifice looked unto him God would not bate them an ace of the judgment they had merited but would visit all the former sinnes of their Nation upon them from the golden Calfe untill their crucifying and finally rejecting of their Messiah Verse 10. But as for the manner of the comming of this great day of the Lord it shall be suddenly and unawares as a thiefe in the night in which the heavens c with a crackling noise of fire shall passe away and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c or host of them shall melt with fervent heat the earth also and the workes thereof shall be burned c What these Heavens are and why I render 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the host of them and how this conflagration is to be understood I will shew when I have done my Paraphrase c What these Heavens are and why I render 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the host of them and how this conflagration is to be understood I will shew when I have done my Paraphrase Vers 11 12. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godlinesse to make our selves fire proof and such as may abide the day of refining as namely becommeth those who by faith look for and hasten the comming of the day of the Lord wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and the host of them melt with servent heat For our life and conversation ought to be sutable to our faith and we are so to walk as if that were alwayes present which by faith we look for Verse 13. But this conflagration ended whatsoever those scoffers say who question the promise of Christs second comming wee look according to his promise Esa 65. 66. for a new heaven and a new earth that is a new and refined state of the world wherein righteousnesse shall dwell according as the same Prophet saith cap. 60. 20 21. The Lord shall be thine everlasting light and the dayes of thy mourning shall be ended thy people also shall be all righteous they shall inherite the land or earth for ever Vers 14 15 16. Wherefore beloved seeing that ye look for such things at his comming be diligent that ye may be found in him in peace without spot and blameless and account the long-suffering of God in the delay thereof to be salvation Even as our beloved brother Paul also one of the Apostles of our Lord who confirmeth these words of the holy Prophets according to the wisdome given unto him hath written unto you enforcing the like exhortation unto holinesse of life from this our faith and experience of the Lord Iesus his appearing to judgement which we now make unto you viz. Heb. 12. 14 28 29. As also in all his Epistles speaking in them of these things viz. Rom. 2. 4. coll cum vers 5. 6 7. 1 Cor. 1. 7 8. 3. 13. 2 Cor. 5. 9 10 11. in initio 7. 1. Phil. 1. 10. 2. 15 16. cap. 3. 10. Coloss 3. 4 5. 1 Thess 2. 12. 3. 13. denique 5. 23. 2 Thess 1. 8 11. 1 Tim. 6. 14 15. Tit. 2. 12 13. How this Conflagration of the world whereof S. Peter speaks and especially of the Heavens is to bee understood FOr resolution of this question I must premise some things to make the way thereto the more easie R. 1. That the old Hebrew language wherein the Scripture speaks there is no one word to expresse the compages of the superiour and inferiour bodies which we call Mundus but these two words Heaven and Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 joyned toand put together onely so that when Saint Peter saith the World that then was perished by waters but the Heavens and earth that are now are reserved to fire He might as well have said according to his meaning The Heavens and the Earth which then were perished by waters as the world that now is shall by fire For the words Heaven and Earth joyned imply no more in the one according the Scriptures notion than the single word Mundus or World doth in the other being applyed to the history of the great deluge as also a New heaven and a New earth is the same notion with that in our expression where we say a New World that is to say Nova rerum facies nova rerum conditio which we otherwhile apply to very small and even particular and domesticall changes when we say Here is a new World which the Hebrew would or might expresse Here is a new Heaven and a new Earth 2. That it is not like that any other World or Heaven and Earth shall perish by fire than such a one as heretofore perished by water for so the antithesis importeth viz. The World or Heaven and Earth that then was perished by water the Heaven and Earth which now is is reserved for a destruction by fire Now the world which perished by water was no other than the sublunary world the Heaven whereof is that which we call Ayre but the Scripture Heaven which sublunary heaven together with the earth was marred by that generall deluge and the creatures belonging to them both either wholly destructed or marvellously corrupted from that they were before such a World therefore and no other Heaven and Earth shall undergo the second deluge of fire for restauration which before suffered the deluge of water for corruption 3. Observe also for the better understanding of Saint Peters meaning That the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which we in this place are wont to turn Elements is not like to be understood in the notion of the Greek Doctors whose termes and notions the Scripture useth not but otherwise divideth the World Nay further in this place it cannot be so understood for that the Hebrew division of the World into Heaven and Earth is here expressed and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 distinguished from them both But when the whole world is divided into Heaven and Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by Earth is meant the Earthen globe which Saint Peter saith is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so the water and earth are both included in the sole name of Earth In Heaven the Ayre is included Thus three of the Physicall Elements are bestowed The fourth is the Fire but this is that which is to burn the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so none of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to bee burnt And if any of these Elements could be exempted from this division into Heaven and Earth besides the Fire viz. the Aire yet could not that nor any of them alone be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Saint Peter For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 notes more than one It must needs therefore bee that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here meaneth something else Let us see if we can finde out what it is Mark then Saint Peters order 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉