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
A43824	The strength of the saints to make Jesvs Christ their strength which heavenly skill was briefly commended and prescribed in a morning exercise in Westminster Abbey, the 19th of April, 1648 / by Thomas Hill ...	Hill, Thomas, d. 1653.	1648 (1648)	Wing H2030; ESTC R25713	22,258	28

unworthy of the Preachers here that the Auditory met so constantly with a great degree of Uniformity for ought I know it is so still I rejoyce in it O do not say I 'le go hear this man and that man c. I know there is an Inequalittie of gifts and people may sometimes be edified more by one than another and may have occasion sometimes to bless God more for one than another yet sometimes for the Meanest aswell as for the Greatest and God will do so because he will take us off from dependancy upon men and means Yet I say it 's good to come not with respect of persons disrespecting any faithful Minister but to say I 'le go to an Ordinance of Christ I 'le go to seek Jesus Christ and his strengthning grace If one should come and ask you Wither are you going this morning brother or sister I am going to a Sermon Who preaches it 's no matter I am going to an Ordinance of Christ where grace and strength is offered I 'le go to seek that I care not if I were blindfold if I might hear the Voice of Christ Oh this were an excellent temper I am perswaded we should speed better if we did come thus prepared and disposed 3. As you should come first with an eye upon your own weakness 2. With another eye upon Jesus Christ where your strengt lies And then with your judgement rightly set what to seek and expect as you should come to Jesus Chrst and to the Ordinances to seek the grace of Christ so withall to come in the strength of the Promises of Christ and by prayer put that bond in suit for grace at the Throne of Grace The Promises for there lies our strength whereby are given unto us those exceeding great and precious Promises that we might be partakers of the Divine Nature In 2 Pet. 1. 4. It is a blessed thing when we come in the Authority of a Command to an Ordinance and in the strength of a Promise when we come Conscionably to comply with a Command when we come fiducially to close with a promise what a sweet thing would this be if a Gospel-promise should fall upon any of our hearts God over-looking the unworthiness of the Preacher and the unpreparedness of the Hearers and one beam of light fall upon your Spirits and leave a heavenly tincture that Parliament-men might go hence fitted for their work more prepared for the service of Jesus Christ in all their Publick Transactions and Ministers of the Assembly more fit for their holy and humble and serious and brotherly Debates and with the Spirit of meeknesse and calmnesse and publicknesse of heart and all private Christians in their places in their several Spheres and to say now O blessed be the Lord for this mornings opportunity next our hearts that we might hear first of Jesus Christ and get something upon our spirits that might habituate us to walk with Him all the day yea in Him as we have received Him And then let me adde this in the next place 4. Beware and I beseech you do not forget this the want of which may mar all the rest of Soule obstructions of an after-clap and of a back-blow from the Devil who will endeavour to take you on the blind side to surprize you with Incogitancie or transport you with Passion Remember what hath been said do not applaud your selfes that you have heard such a Sermon you had some delight in it and may blesse God for it Oh but take heed now the Devil get not between you and your Sermon by such or such a temptation take heed of Pride or any Carnal weeds take heed of resting upon any thing on this side Jesus Christ but be often putting forth new actings of Faith in Him and His Covenant sealed with His Bloud remember this to act this Truth God grant you and I may never forget this Gospellesson It is a good Truth let us learn to begin to make Jesus Christ our strength in every duty in little as well as in great In the last place I will be so bold with your patience as to ad a word by way of Expostulation which I heartily desire may be as pleasing to you as it is seasonable for you Why are you not more vigilantly jealous over any such things as would draw you from intimate communion with Christ and close dependance upon him whether they be creature-comforts or any other vain inventions of men will you prefer those perishing things which are not bread before water wine and milk It 's good counsel the Lord gives by his Prophet Remember the admirable caveat Paul gives to the Colossians Beware lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit after the traditions of men according to the world and not after Christ spoil you putting you upon any thing which is not after Christ is to rob and undo you Let no man therefore judge you in meat or drink or in respect of an holy-day or of the new moon or of the Sabbaths as it is expressed in the Original which are a shadow of things to come but the body is of Christ Mind not their judging or condemning of you who would bring from Christ to Moses care not to approve your selves to them who will set up any thing against your Head Why will you comply with any such carnal Polititians who cry down such a Reformation as Christ Jesus expects say Let us make us a Captain and return back into AEgypt so that we may have our flesh-pots there let us have our old Prelacy and Service-book we like Egyptian fare though but garlike and onions Let no man beguile you by a voluntary humility not holding the Head Abhor all such Opinions and Practices be they never so pompous and specious that will take you off from your Head Christ and forget not Pauls faithful intimation And this I say lest any man should beguile you with inticing words But let Jonahs Oracle Chap. 3. 8. ever live in peace though they who wait upon lying vanities forsake their own mercy They which gain Him have something they may call their own humane inventions and creatures wil deceive Christ is the True Treasure and everliving Spring Whether have you made any proportionable returns of thankefulness to God for your intrest in 〈…〉 full and over-flowing Spring of Grace Where are your ingenuous reciprocations It 's Gods highest Gospel design to display the freeness and fulness of his Grace hence expressions to this purpose frequently often in Ephe. 1. 6. To the praise of the glory of his grace v. 12. 14. Act act rigorously I beseech you in a happy concurrence with God to magnifie Jesus Christ The more rich you are in faith and all other Graces of his Spirit Iam. 2. 5. the more rich in good works 16. 18. The greater riches of assurance you may hope for as