Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	bread_n	lord_n	wine_n	3,679	5	7.3104	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09445	Of the calling of the ministerie two treatises, discribing the duties and dignities of that calling. Delivered publickly in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, by Maister Perkins. Taken then from his mouth, and now dilligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word with a preface prefixed touching the publishing of Maister Perkins his workes, & a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to bee expected.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1605 (1605)	STC 19733; ESTC S102894	75,919	204

tongue and to that same purpose tht holy Ghost came downe vppon the Apostles in fierie toungs it may be that the one is a tipe of the other Certaine it is that they both teach vs thus much that all true and able Ministers must pray and endeuour to haue a tongue full of power and force euen like fire to eate vp the sinnes and corruptions of the worlde For though it bee a worthy gift of God to speake mildly and moderately so that his speech shall fall like dewe vpon the grasse yet it is the fierie tongue that beates downe sinne and works sound grace in the heart It may be there are some which neede the fierie tongue This shewes apparantly that those Ministers neuer had their lips touched with a coale from Gods altar that is their consciences neuer touched nor their soules seasoned with the sanctifying grace of Gods spirit which sit still and ●ee great and greuous staines in a Church and corruptions in a state and can bee content neuer to reproue ●hem as though Ministers were perswaders onely and not reprouers But when this comes to bee wayed in the ballance of a good conscience it will bee found that not the pleasing tongue but the fierie tongue is the principall grace of a good Minister But to goe further whence came this Coale Taken from the Altar This coale of fire was taken by the angel from the altar of God where was a fire which neuer went out and this fire was that that came from heauen sent downe by God at the dedication of the Temple by Salomon And this fire kindled by God neuer went out for no man could kindle the like but all other was counted strange fire As Nadab and Abihu tryed in wofull experience when they would needes offer with it Now the Prophet must be cleansed with the fire which came from Hea●●n teaching vs that the Ministers must haue his fierie tongue from the holy Ghost As the Apostles were said to bee baptized with the holy Ghost with fire A fierie tongue is a speciall ornament of a Minister but that fire must come from heauen that is his zeale must be a godly and heauenly zeale but hee that hath a railing lying a slanderous a malicious or a contentious tongue he hath a fierie tongue indeed But this is kindled of the fire of hell as Saint Iames saith The vnbridled tongue is a worlde of wickednesse and defileth the whole body setteth on fire the whole course of nature and is set ●n fire in hell So then a spitefull and malicious tongue wee see is a fierie tongue but that fire is taken from hell and not from Gods altar And hee that stands vp to preach with this tongue God will neuer suffer any great worke to be done by him in his Church though his tongue be neuer so fierie and his speech neuer so powerfull As therefore Ministers must abhorre the flattering and pleasing tongue and must haue a fierie tongue so on the other side this fire must bee from Gods altar that is the fire of their zeale must bee builded by Gods spirit and not by the spirit of discord and dissention Ambitious humors turbulent proud humours new opinions priuate quarrels all these nor none of these are for the pulpit These may make a man fierie tongued but this fire was neuer taken from Gods altar as the Prophets was this fierie tongue neuer came from heauen as the Apostles did It followeth And touched my lippes This fifth and last Circumstance is the Application of the remedie The coale which is the medicine is applyed by this Angel to his lips that is to that part which was polluted and as he formerly complayned of the pollution of his lips so the medicine is applyed to his lippes Here the Angell which in this case is made Gods Minister doth teach all Gods Ministers a great point of wisedome in heauenly Diuinitie namely to apply their Doctrine to their audience in such manner as the circumstances of place times or persons do require some Ministers come to an ignorant and vnhumbled people and teach them the Gospell which neuer knewe the lawe here the firy coale is vsed but the lips are not touched that is good doctrine taught but not well applyed for that the lawe should first be laid to their consciences others beate all vpon the lawe when it may be their hearers are a people sufficiently cast downe and haue more need to be raised vp with the sweet comforts of the Gospell others vse to lay open the nakednes of the Court in the country and to reproue the faults of Princes and great magistrates before the cōmon people who haue more neede of the Catechisme others bring the Catechisme or points of ordinary instruction into the Court wher y e duties of Kings counsellors should be taught in all plainnes and sinceritie others bring their new opinions or controuersall points vnto popular audiences which indeed are fit for the schooles others busie themselues about ceremonies when the substance is in danger to be lost All these haue it may be the Coale of fire but it is misapplyed and not applyed to the polluted lips Let all ministers therfore lerne this point of wisdome of the Angell to apply the medicines of their doctrine to the times persons and places which are infected so shall they bee sure not to take paines in vaine And thus much of the circumstances of his Consolation It followeth in the text Loe thy iniquitie shal be taken away and thy sinnes shall be purged After the Circumstances followeth the ground and matter of his consolation and that is the forgiuenesse of his sinnes where first let vs marke how it and the instrument are annexed together Loe saith the Angel this Coale hath touched thy lippes and thy Iniquities shall bee forgiuen and thy sinnes purged as though hee had bene clensed by the Coale wher we may note how greatly God magnifieth the meanes which himself ordaineth euen true remission and saluation to the right and holy vsing of them though it come not from them but from his own mercy and power of his ordinance It is therefore no maruell though God sanctifieth the childe by the Ministery of water in Baptisme and feede our soules in the Lords Supper by feeding our bodies with bread and wine and no maruell though the carelesse neglect of either of them be damnation to him that despiseth them seeing they are Gods instruments ordained by him to conuey his grace vnto vs And yet for all this wee are to knowe that remission or saluation is no more tyed to the very elements or the actions then here the Prophets forgiuenesse is to the Coale of fire But the maine point is that for the Prophets consolation the Angell tells him his iniquities shall be taken away and his sinnes purged as thereby hee had said thy sins were the cause of thy feare therefore that thy feare may

and to doe the will of God Where we learne First what excellent seruants of God the holy Angels bee which so readily willingly and speedily execute the will of their Lord. This must teach al Gods seruants to doe the like and to imitate them in this excellent obedience And the rather because wee pray dayly to God Thy will bee done in earth as it is in heauen In earth of vs as it is in heauen of the holy angels But they doe it most cheerefully and without all lingring therefore so ought we Magistrates in their places and Ministers in theirs and euery man is his functiō is to apply this to himselfe and to be stirred vp thereby to a cheerfulnesse and quicknesse in their duties for therein they resemble the blessed angels then their deeds accord with their prayer but contrarywise he that doth his dutie vnwillingly and vnreadily is like the Diuel which indeed doth Gods will and yet against his will and surely vnto such obedience there belongeth no reward But as God loueth a cheerfull giuer so doubtlesse loues he a cheerfull worker Secondly we see here how great loue angels beare vnto Gods children especially vnto godly Ministers how willingly they are imployed to doe them good Willingnesse and readinesse to doe good to any man must needes come from loue and yet alas all men euen the best and all Ministers euen the best are creatures farre inferior to the angels Here Magistrates and Ministers must learne to be farre from contempt of their inferiours and to doe their duties of ruling and teaching carefully though the people be farre their inferior● it is the nature of loue to make any man do seruice most willingly to him that he loues though he bee farre meaner then himselfe If therefore Princes loue their subiects they will not spare any care cost nor paines nay they will reioyce to doe them good and they will labour to be like the angels who are as farre greater then men as they are then their subiects And if Ministers loue their people they will forget their owne dignitie which oft times they might stand vpō and will make themselues euen seruants to all that they may winne some And seeing angles do flie so fast to giue helpe and comfort to good Ministers this must teach them further First euery one to labour to bee a good Minister for then are they sure of the loue of angels and then most willingly doe the angels any seruice to them Againe let it teach them to flye as fast to the discharge of their duties to Gods Church as the angel● flye to doe them seruice so shall Gods angels thinke their diligence and carefull seruice well bestowed vpon them Lastly this diligence of the angels and their willingnesse proceeding frō loue must stirre vp al Christians to performe all duties of godlinesse to God and of loue vnto his Church with alacritie and cheerfulnesse So doe Gods angels we looke to be like the angels in glory in the world to come then be like the angels in diligence loue faithfulnesse in this world The Wiseman saith He that is slouthfull in his businesse is good for nothing but the diligent man shall stand before the King And surely he that is willing and diligent in the duties of Christianitie shall stand before the King of kings in heauen And let this suffice for the Angels seruice and his diligence in his seruice Now let vs see what instrument the Angell vsed A coale fr●m the Altar The fourth Circumstance of this consolation is the Instrument which it pleased God the angel should vse to minister comfort to the Prophet a strange instrument for so great a worke A coale of fire Here let humane reason hide it selfe and wordly wisedome bee confounded to see the wonderfull works of the Lord God could haue healed the Prophets infirmities and giuen him comfort against his feare courage in his calling without means but he wil vse meanes And what a weake meanes nay a meanes that seemes contrary A coale of fire must touch his lippes that which in all reason would haue made him speake worse by Gods appointment and the power of his word shall make him speake better Out of which practise of God we learn many points First see how God magnifieth meanes hee can worke without them and so he did in the Creation giuing light to the world diuers dayes before there was Sunne but since the order of nature was established hee generally vseth meanes not onely in his ordinarie but euen in his miraculous actions and though hee vse not alwayes the ordinarie and direct meanes yet meanes hee generally vseth though they seeme contrary as heere in this place and the same will bee found true in almost all the miracles both of the Old and New Testament This therefore commends vnto all men the vse of such good meanes as Gods prouidence hath ordained of any duties or effecting of any thing that doth belong vnto vs to doe and not to depend vppon immediate helpes from Heauen as many fonde and fantasticall men doe who are therefore oftentimes iustly forsaken of GOD and left destitute of all helpe and so exposed to shame and reproach Secondly see here the mightie power of Gods ordinance how it appeareth in weakenesse such are all his great workes In the Creation hee brought light out of darknesse In our Redemption hee brought vs life out of death In our Conuersions hee workes vpon vs by his Worde and by it hee drawes vs to him which in all reason would driue vs from him and by it confounds the wisedome of the worlde which is starke foolishnesse to the wisedome of the Lord. And so heere hee cleanseth the Prophet by a Coale of fire which would rather defile him and seasoneth his mouth with it which in reason should haue burnd him so great so admirable and so powerfull are the ordinances of GOD though they seeme neuer so contrarie or so weake in themselues or in their meanes Let this teach al men not to contemne the Sacraments though the outward Elements Bread Wine and Water bee weake and common and dead creatures in themselues nor the Ministerie of the Word though it bee exercised by a weake man mortall and miserable as others are for that God which can season the Prophets mouth and clense his heart by a coale of fire no maruell though hee worke vppon the consciences of men by his word and Sacraments And againe when we see Grace and Holinesse conueyed into mens hearts by the Word and Sacraments let vs learne not to ascribe it to the dignitie either of the Minister or the Elements but to the supreme power of the mighty God who can purge the Prophet by a coale from the Altar Neither is it altogether without Misterie that God here sanctifieth the Prophet by touching his lippes with a fierie coale for it signifieth that the apt and sufficient teacher must haue a fierie