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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	abimelech_n	abraham_n	wife_n	49	3	6.2397	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80426	Higayon selah. Ierusalem fatall to her assailants. Discovered in a sermon before the Honorable House of commons August 29. 1649. At Margarets Westminster, upon their solemne day of thanksgiving for that signall victory over the Lord Ormond, in routing his whole army, and raising the seige of Dublin in Ireland, by the garrison thereof under the command of lieutenant Generall Jones. / By William Cooper M.A. minister of the gospel at Olaves Southwark.	Cooper, William, minister at St. Olave's Southwark.	1649 (1649)	Wing C6064; Thomason E572_4; ESTC R206160	37,133	45

abominable things but the Lord pleads with him for none of these onely for Israel Exod. 3.7 I have seen the affliction of my people and have heard their cry by reason of their Task-masters this above all made God come down and this proved fatall unto Pharaoh Come let us deale wisely said he i. e. let us deal cruelly and inslave Israel but was not this Prince of Zoan a foole in this for that slavery was their increase and their liberty he would kill Israels males they were saved he lost his own their punishments are called plagues i. e. strokes answering those strokes which the Task-masters laid upon the poor Israelites Tertull. Who would not even pitty any person or parts in the world engaged against Gods Isralites they are as forlorn and such as are a lost Generation so fatall is Israel to her enemies this was observed even by the enemies of the Jewes and it must arise from observing how the Lord continually owned and avenged them when Hammons plot did not take and he came home melancholy Est 6.13 his wise men and Zeresh his wife told him If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jewes before whom thou hast begun to fall thou shalt not prevaile against him but shalt surely fall An uncomfortable Omen What an unfortunate seed was this of the Jewes It was so to all their enemies they knew it and could tell that Jerusalem had been hurtfull unto Kings and Princes a very bad City Chald. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ezra 4.12.15 His meaning was it had been very fatall mischievous and unlucky unto Kings in their quarrels with it it was seditious and apt to insurrections i. e. it would not willingly endure the yoak of Tyrants for that to them was sedition There was none of the Nations round about but had their markes and maimes by medling with Jerusalem So fares it with all the Churches adversaries in all ages Lib. 1. ad Scap. c. 3. God forbid saith Tertullian that we should wish or work you any mischiefe yet we cannot but grieve that no City which hath shed our blood should go unpunished nor unrevenged The example of Ahab is not lightly to be passed by Ahab had committed many sinnes in marrying Jezabel a foule Idolatresse and by her a practizer and setter up of Idolatry All this while Ahab lives but mark where he dasheth and falleth irrecoverably upon Naboth a righteousman he coveted first and then killed got possession By this unpolitick sin he brings upon himself quick destruction 1 Kings 21.19 20 21. and a recompence in his kind Marke the Text Thus saith the LORD In the place where Dogges licked the blood of Naboth shall Dogges licke thy blood even thine Which last words are added for the greater certainty also to shew the law of retaliation which God observed in the punishment and thirdly that he would not spare him 21 though a King Thy blood Ahab even thine shall goe for Naboths But this is not all But behold I will bring evill upon thee and will take away thy posterity and I will take away thy House like the House of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the House of Baasha the son of Ahijah for the provocations whereby thou hast provoked me to anger and made Israel to sinne By which sinne is meant Ahabs Idolatry but what is that to Naboth This injury against Naboth makes Ahabs Idolatry to be remembred the murdring of Naboth and the track of his blood led God along to all Ahabs other sinnes against God which before seemed forgotten but his falling upon a righteous man made a sleepy Lion to awake and teare him with his family in pieces at least 70. of them Mark when Ahabs 70. sons were killed they put their heads in Baskets and brought them to Jezreel Behold here the recompence of the punishment answers to the sin here also In Jezreel Naboth was killed the Baskets of grapes which he lusted after are repayed with Baskets of heads even of his own childrtn in the same place Surely thou art righteous O Lord and just are thy judgements It is the note of Chrysostome on this Iudgement Luke 7.37 See another instance Our Saviour Christ comming to dine at the house of one Simon a Pharisee did not receive from him those civilities which were usually bestowed in those times and Countries at entertainments Simon should have washed Christs feet ere he sate down he should have received him with a kisse at his first comming in he should have anointed his head with oyle all these things were wont to be observed at Feasts and entertainments and were due to our Saviour in course as his invited guest but were denied him by the proud Pharisee yet the Lord seemes to passe them over in silence But loe this Pharisee doth not rest there but proceeds to finde fault with a poore penitent soule that came in love to Christ to afford him what Simon had denied him but he not being able to beare it falls out with her calls her sinner and taxes her for old miscarriages Mark Mat 26.6 John 12. ubi vides Judae in Christū ejus res familiares delicta rapacitatem furta non antea objurgata infamiae supplicio affecta quam ipse sanctae illi mulieri infensus fuerit c. Velasq in Ep. ad Phil. c. 1. Dan. 3 2a Dan. 6.24 the Lord Jesus that was silent till now can hold no longer Now thou abusest this poor creature that loves me is beloved by me I cannot spare thee take therefore a gentle rebuke for thy omissions of duty to me which else I should have buried in silence thank thy self Simon for this check for thou hast shewed me the way by thy quarrelling her that is my servant The like befalls Judas Iscariot for the same crime who by his finding fault with the pious act of a devout woman brought his own sinnes to light which till that time had been hid and covered and might have long so continued had he not awakened Divine justice by grudging at Gods servant When Abimelech took Abrahams wife was not his owne wife struck with barrennesse and was not his house plagued with great plagues for this cause Gen. 12.17 Mark how God threatned him Gen. 20. When the Sodomites that vexed the righteous soule of Lot from day to day burned in the flames of unnaturall lust at his dore they were consumed by the fire of hell out of heaven Gen. 18.19 See how the punishment answers this sinne The same befell the enemies of Shadrach and his two companions their enemies that kindled a fire to burn them were burnt by the same flames Daniels enemies were eaten by the Lions which they had cast him amongst to be devoured Thus was Ammon recompenced by keeping Israel in bondage Jer. 49.1.2 by becomming bondmen unto Israel they dwelt in Israel as if Israel had no Sonnes or Heyres as if Israel