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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10926	A strange vineyard in Palæstina in an exposition of Isaiahs parabolical song of the beloued, discouered: to which Gods vineyard in this our land is paralleld. By Nehemiah Rogers, Master in Arts, and pastor of the congregation at Messing in Essex.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1623 (1623)	STC 21199; ESTC S122274	258,015	353

thornes I will also command the clouds that they raine no raine vpon it 7 For the Vineyard of the LORD of Hostes is the house of Israel and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant and he looked for iudgement but behold oppression for righteousnesse but behold a cry A Table of the Method of the whole Parabolicall Song of the BELOVED followed in this EXPOSITION 〈◊〉 this Song 〈◊〉 the Belo●●d we haue ●●nsiderable The Prooem or Preface to it where are remarkable 1 The Inditer instrumentall or penman of it I. 2 The Nature or kinde of Treatise indited A Song 3 The Manner of the Authors deliuerie of it Will sing 4 The Person to whom he dedicates it To my welbeloued 5 The Authoritie whereby he published it Of his beloued 6 The Subiect Matter contained in it Touching his Vineyard The Poem it selfe or body of it● and therein is obseruable A Parable which is Briefly propounded vers 1. wherein take we notice of 1 The Husbandman My welbeloued 2 His Possession Had a Vineyard Largely prosecuted vers 2-7 and therin the Vineyards Plantation where wee haue The Vinitors care and paines manifested 1 In its Situation for it was 1 On a hill 2 A fruitfull hill 3 A very fruitfull hill 2 In its Protection He fenced it in 3 In its Elapidation He gathered out the stones 4 In the Plants election He planted it with the choisest vine 5 In its Fortification He built a Tower in the midst of it 6 In the Wine-presses erection He made a wine-presse therein And the successe where is declared 1 What he expected He locked for grapes 2 What it returned It brought forth wilde grapes Supplantation and there obserue His Plea with them in it 1 His Appeale to them and there note 1 The Manner of it I pray you 2 The Matter of it Iudge 3 The Iudges of the cause 1 Inhabitants of Ierusalem 2 Men of Iudah 4 The Parties at variance Mee My Vineyard 2 The Inditement against them where marke 1. He acquitteth himselfe ●hat could I haue done c. 2. Accuseth them which accusation is amplified by Antithesis from His iust demand Wherefore when I locked c. Their vniust demeanour brought it forth wilde grapes Sentence vpon them and in it 1 A gratious premonition demonstrating Gods mercy 1 In foretelling it I will tell you 2 In prolonging it What I will doe 2 A terrible execution manifesting Gods iustice where 1 The punisher I. 2 The punished My Vineyard 3. The punishment which consisteth 1 In the euill of lesse I will take away the hedge breake downe the wall c. 2 In the euill of sense It shall be eaten vp trodden downe c. The Application where is shewed vers 8. Who this Vinitor is The Lord. The Lord of Hoasts Which the Vineyard was The house of Israel The men of Iudah What the grapes were Which he expected Iudgement Righteousnesse Which they returned Oppression A cry A Strange Vineyard in PALAESTINA IN An exposition of Isaiahs parabolicall Song of the Beloued discouered To which Gods Vineyard in this our Land is Paralleld ISAIAH 5. 1. 8. Now will I sing to my well-beloued a Song of my Text. beloued touching his Vineyard IT was a practice vsuall with the Prophets in former times after that they had prophesied to the people to gather a compendious summe of what they had taught and affixe it to the gate of the Temple that the prophesie might be the better viewed and learned of all and after it had there remained for certaine daies it was then taken downe and put into the treasurie of the Temple that the memory thereof might continue for euer And thus by Gods speciall prouidence it came to passe that if not all yet most of the bookes of the Prophets were gathered and preserued and now as rich treasures are enioyed by vs wherein we haue the Sermons of the holy Prophets not so largely penned as they were preached but only such generall heads collected as were by them deliuered Now as before in the former Chapters so heere in this we haue some such Sermon notes preached by an excellent and incomparable Prophet by name Isaiah A man of noble birth and of as noble a spirit trace him and you shall still finde him like his noble selfe pithy powerfull and as Saint Paul witnesseth very bold in deliuering of his message fearing no cruelty nor danger albeit for his boldnesse he lost his life being by the commandement of Manasses sawne asunder with a woodden saw if Historie speakes true He was a Courtier and a Master of speech being saith one of the Antient the eloquentest Prophet for Hebrew in the Old Testament as Saint Paul was the elegantest Apostle for Greeke in the New To whose elegancies the rowlings of Demosthenes doe no more answer than that confused noise of waters doth to that sweet noise of Harpes spoken of in Saint Iohns Reuelation In all his writings he rather seemeth to be an Euangelist than a Prophet most liuely describing and setting forth the Natiuitie Preaching Persecution Apprehension Death Resurrection Ascension yea and latter comming to Iudgement of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ so that no Euangelist seemes to goe beyond him His Auditorie was Iudah and Ierusalem a stubborne and disobedient people more brutish than the Oxe and Asse whose sinnes were crimson receiuing a double dye or admitting a two-fold aggrauation one from Gods vnutterable kindnesse vnto them in nourishing bringing of them vp and choosing them for his The other from the qualitie and multitude of their transgressions against him whose sinnes were for number many for nature heauie To these is Isaiah Gods Health sent that he might heale their sicknesse with these he deales and first discouers their disease and then labours for their recouerie He proues that they are a sinfull nation a people full of iniquitie a seede of euill doers corrupt children whose whole head was sicke and whole heart heauie so that from the sole of the foot to the crowne of the head there was no soundnesse but wounds and bruises and putrifying sores c. And that of a faithfull citie it was now become a harlot whose siluer was become drosse and wine mixt with water c. For all which Gods anger was conceiued against them and yet withall he signifies his mercy if it were receiued by them vsing his best Oratorie in Inuiting those that did rebell Inciting those that did neglect hastening those that did linger and recalling those that did wander to sue out their pardons and make peace with their Maker And thus he spends the foure fore-going Chapters All which to haue heard this Orator himselfe presse in his owne words and with his owne affections whose bowels would not haue yerned and heart melted within their breasts And yet ah Lord what heare I Israel is not gathered thy seruants report is not beleeued euen Isaiah himselfe labours