Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	fear_v	lord_n	remembrance_n	1,962	5	9.9520	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95372	A heavenly conference for Sions saints, to enlighten themselves, and teach their children. Together, with the saints beliefe. / By Iohn Turner, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, in Gardiners Lane, Westminster.	Turner, John, 17th cent.	1645 (1645)	Wing T3323; Thomason E1171_2; ESTC R208818	41,818	74

A Heavenly Conference for Sions SAINTS To enlighten themselves and teach their Children Together With the SAINTS Beliefe By Iohn Turner a prisoner of Jesus Christ in Gardiners Lane Westminster Mal. 3. 16. 17. Then spake they that feared the Lord every one to his neighbour and the Lord hearkned and heard it and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his name And they shall be to me saith the Lord of hosts in that day that I shall doe this for a flocke and I will spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serveth him Deut. 6. 6. 7. And these words which I command thee this day shal be in thine heart And thou shalt rehearse them continually unto thy children and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house and as thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest up Luk. 2. 46 47. And it came to passe three dayes after that they found him in the Temple sitting in the midst of the doctors both hearing them and asking them questions And all that heard him were astonied at his understanding and answers Printed in the yeare 1645. Psal. 16. 3. Most excellent SAINTS of SION OVr onely Lord hath taught that Light is come into the world and men loved darkenesse rather then light because Joh. 3. 19. their deeds were evill whereby the Book of God hath beene sealed with seven seales that Rev. 5. 1 〈◊〉 9. none could looke into the truth thereof which hath caused people to leave the foundation of true faith the written word and beleeve as the Church and Priests beleeve But the lyon of the tribe of Judah of the root of David hath opened the same to the terrour of his enemies and comfortable refreshing of his beloved Saints And because they could not prevaile to hide all Rev. 6. 14. truth they rouled up as a scroule Christs kingdome of power and Church-Government denying Luk. 9. 1● him to raigne over them which hath caused Christs word to be contemned as insufficient for prudency in performing Divine Ordinances and 2 Tim 3 16 17. thereby have caused the people to follow that government which the Priests doe appoynt them changing the manner of worship as gallants change 2 Pet. 5. 15. Prov. 24 21. their fashions ever now and then in a new shape And lest their evill should be espied they have caused 4 Angels to hold the 4 winds of Christs Rev. 7. 1. Church power government that they should not blow upon the Earth Sea or any Trees by which Locusts doe rise out of the smoake of the bottomlesse Rev. 9. 3. 17. pit and with the fire smoake and brimstone which hath proceeded out of their mouthes they have darkened the third part of the Sun-light of Rev. 8. 12 9 18. the Gospel the third part of the inferior moon-light of the Law and the third part of the truth of Christs ministry and thereby caused the powers of the Earth to reele to and fro like a Drunkard and Esay 24. 20. Rev. 6. 16. 17. quake and say alas alas we know not what to do hide us from the presence of the Lamb for his wrath in his regall power and Church-Government is come and we cannot stand for he will condem●e without respect of persons all evil● Government and Governours Worship and Worshippers and then you shall be so borne up on every side with earthen props that men shall not dare speake against this Beast neither teach Jesus Rev. 13. Christ to be the Saviour of the world what gifts soever God indu● them with without a license from these evill angels or Patentees of the Gospel But the good Angel notwithstanding these hath sealed the Servants of God in the fore lead Rev. 7 2. 3. authorizing them to teach all his truths among all his people in all earthly dominions by vertue Only Marke 16. 15. of his power and requires them so to doe upon paine of his displeasure by whose authority I here Act 4. 19 imploy my meane talent without their license knowing that it is better to obey God them man and to set forth the whole truth of God revealed unto me that I may be guiltlesse of the bloud of Act. 20 26 27 all men And having obtained this honour of the Lord once againe to be a prisoner for maintaining his truth this being the seventh time of my imprisonment and fifteenth yeare no cause having ever being shewed cannot chuse but speak by writing I being set of the Lord apart thereunto and taken Act 4 20. 2 Thess 1. 8. off from all other imployments that ignorance whereof God will be revenged in flames of fire may be expelled Faith stedfastnesse and true worship embraced these evill angels by the word of Christs mouth prevented in their mischievous Rev. 9. 6. Exod. 10. 19. Rev. 18. 21. hiding the truth and the Locusts that with their heads and tailes make men weary of their lives by the West-wind of Gods favour blowne into the Sea appoynted for their destruction Beloved it is for the unfolding of Gods truth and thy good that I have penned the same following the example of the Lamb who discovered the Pharisees iniquitie and unfolded the truth by Luke 2 46 47. questioning with them and answering them againe whose practice is my president And though the Pen-man were not a Prophet as many call Prophets neither the sonne of a Prophet yet I Amos. 7. 14. pray thee in the feare of God read it carefully try it diligenly judge unpartially and embrace it lovingly and refuse not what thou seest appeare to bee truths herein but yeeld conscionably to practice the same and teach it unto thy children faithfully with all diligence remembring that God for the good of his will bring 〈◊〉 Cor. 4 6. 1 Cor. 1 27 28 29. light out of darkenesse making foolish things confound wise and weake strong and hath chosen base things and things that are not to bring to nought things that are lest men should rejoyce in their A●ery humane learning as in these Rev. 16. 17. dayes too much they doe I humbly beseech you in the feare of God Jam 21. Heb. 1● 6. Heb. 10. 37. 38. have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ in respect of persons neither feare persecution for well doing looke not backe preferring worldly friends before Christs truth God will be a better Marke 10. 19. friend unto thee then all thou canst lose for his sake giving thee ●n hundred fold recompence in this life and in the world to come life everlasting AMEN The Table of the Contents of this Booke MAns estate before his fall Page 1. Mans estate in his fall with the ten commandements 4. Mans estate since his fall and how wee shall know the Scriptures to be Gods word 16. What every one ought