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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07186	Sions svveets, or, The spouses spikenard; and mysticall myrrhe / by Thomas Barnes, preacher of Gods vvord at St Margretts in New-fifth-street. London..	Barnes, Thomas, Minister of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London.	1624 (1624)	STC 1477.5; ESTC S124289	64,452	85

Disciples to sit and eate and that intimates the heauenly dainties they should partake off in his Celestiall Paradise the Kingdome of glory which some * As Piscator Merc. doe vnderstand in this place But with * others I vnderstand the Word and Sacraments the dyet of the Church wherewithall shee is fed and refreshed spiritually as men are corporally with meates and drinkes set vpon their Table Neither doth this swerue from the Canon of Scripture For is not the Kingdome of heauen that is the Word of the Kingdome compared to a Supper and to * Ioh. 6.27 Meate that perisheth not And doth not the Apostle call the Sacrament of his last Supper A Table * 1 Cor. 19.21 And whereas it is called here HIS Table it intimates that HE is the Founder of this Feast For who giueth the Word the meate that endureth to eternall life if not * Ioh. 6.21 the sonne of man whom the Father hath sealed And the Sacramentall Table is called the Table of the LORD a In that place ●recited out f the Corinths I know indeed that Christ feedeth and feasteth his Church with the internall graces and comforts of his Spirit but because these follow to be considered off in His Sitting at this Table therefore my intent is in this onely to insist on the externall dishes of his Ordinances And so make this the Doctrine Doct. 2 That this King Christ spreades a Table and makes provision of the Word and Sacraments for his Church This is one of the things which the Church setteth his greatnesse forth by in my Text in so much that now with the Prophet Dauid euery member of the same may say * Psal 23.2 He maketh me to feed in greene pastures This is that which our Author signifieth elswhere when he brings in Christ in Wisedomes name not onely building her an house and erecting a Church but also making provision for the inhabitants of that house b Pro. 9.2 Shee hath killed her victualls shee hath mingled her wine shee hath prepared her Table In another place he is brought in vnder the similitude of a King making a marriage dinner for his sonne and sending forth his servants the Ministers of the Gospell to toll in guests and tell them of the feast both how bountifull it is and how ready it is Behold I haue prepared my dinner my Oxen and my Fatlings are killed and all things are ready c Mat. 22.23 And that this feast is peculiarly provided for the Church it is plaine in the same Parable d Verses 5.10 Where we may see that they which did set light by the seruants call the Ministers invitation as they that are out of the Church doe are threatned not to taste of that Supper and onely those are admitted as fit guests whom the servants gathered out of the high wayes whom the Ministers of the Gospell are made instruments to turne out of the high way of sinne that leadeth to hell through the Preaching of the Word And who are they but the Church Herewith accordeth that of Esay e Isa 25.6 Vpon this mountaine meaning the Church shall the Lord make a feast of fat things a feast of Wines on the lees of fat things full of marrow of Wines on the lees well refined See Ezek. 16.13 So then deny it we cannot truth evincing it that Christ hath a board spread for his Bride richly furnished with such spirituall dainties as his Word and Sacraments be And not without cause Reason For why he would haue his Church to grow and thriue And how grow Two wayes in addition of members in augmentation of graces in multitude and in measure As therefore there is need of temporall foode for corporall growth so of these spirituall Ordinances for this spirituall growth First He would haue it to grow in multitude he would haue such daily added to the Church as are ordained to be saued that like as Ephraim Manasseh Simeon and Beniamin fell from Israel vnto Asa in abundance f 2 Chron. 15.9 so there may be an accesse of Elect ones vnto him out of Satans hands euery day more and more and this causeth him to giue g Ephes 4.8.11 gifts vnto men and to appoint some to be Prophets some to be Apostles some teachers some Pastors with this Commission h Psal 50.5 Gather my Saints vnto me for the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 augmentation of my body or addition of members therevnto Secondly He would haue his Church grow in measure his Will is that they which are added to the Church should haue grace augmented in their hearts to be more fat flourishing and well liking in their age i Psal 92.14 therefore he giues them the k 1 Pet. 2.2 sincere milke of the Word that they may * Dicimus quidem cibum omnem perficere ea quae aluntur c. Dyonis Areop libro Epistol fol. 183. b. grow thereby And giues he not also not onely Baptisme as the Sacrament of Initiation but also The Lords Supper for confirmation Nay by the administration of the one and communication at the other doth he not seale vp remission of sins by his blood to the conscience of the beleever for the strengthening of his faith increasing of his loue and bettering of his obedience So that the beleever may haue equall recourse to Water in Baptisme by meditation Bread and Wine in the Lords Supper by participation to stay his faith on to strengthen his faith by when either the malice of Sathan against him or the reliques of vnbeliefe in him shall raise any stormes of Despayre to weaken the same Vse 1 This being so makes first of all against those that care not for the Word that contemne the Sacraments vnto whom if the Ministers cry in the Prophets termes l Isa 55.1 Hoe euery one come yee to the Waters Come buy Wine and Milke without money and without price they stoppe their eares against this call make excuses when they are bidden One hath a Farme another hath Oxen another hath a Wife to please another his Market to follow another his Dice another his Dogs one cannot tarry in the Church while the Sacrament of Baptisme is administring another is at oddes with his neighbour and he cannot come to the Communion this yeare And thus while one feedes vpon his pleasures another vpon his profits another on his beastly and revengefull lusts the most hauing the broth of abhominable things in their vessells m Isa 65.4 This Table of Christs spreading is not so frequented so regarded as it ought to be Which contempt of Gods Ordinances how worthy of reprehension it is this poynt declareth Should some Prince or Peere of a Kingdome A similie make a great feast furnish his Table with all manner of dainties yea with such costly delicates as he feedeth his owne Queene or Spouse withall and should send forth his servants to invite guests