Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	good_a	great_a	1,387	5	2.5396	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93833	Rupes Israelis: = The rock of Israel. A little part of its glory laid forth in a sermon preached at Margarets in Westminster before the honorable House of Commons, at their monthly fast, Apr. 24. 1644. By Edmund Staunton, D.D. minister at Kingston upon Thames, in the county of Surrey, a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Staunton, Edmund, 1600-1671.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5342; Thomason E48_6; ESTC R11555	28,150	40

and no sooner hath it but is weary of it and cries as fast Away with it away with it or like the giddy Jewes shouting Hosanna Hosanna and with the same breath Crucifie him Crucifie him or like the fretfull Patient who drinks downe the Potion but when he feeles it worke doth up with it againe or as the hand that laies on the plaister because it smarts a little the same hand teares it off againe and would the unnaturall Parliament and Kingdome-deserters speak out their reason would be the enmity and the rancour of their spirits against Christ and his work of Reformation the prophane selfish people would have had mans carnall yoake taken off from their shoulders but not Christs spirituall yoake laid on longed to have the wals and houses of Jerusalem built but not the Temple the affaires of the State setled but not of the Church this Kingdoms peace and plenty they greedily desired but not the glory of Christs Kingdome and though often they patter over their Pater-Noster yet they never say in faith and truth thy Kingdome come and the cause in a word why these are so little for the Parliament is because the Parliament is so much for God for Christ his cause and people Lastly Build upon this rock for all good personall and Nationall for all evill to the enemies they shall fall Deut 32.35 build upon it to God belongeth vengeance and recompence their feet shall slide in due time for the day of their calamity is at hand and the things that come upon them make hast live by faith that is a building grace lie low in humiliation selfe-judging sin-abhorring that is to build also if thou sayest I cannot beleeve cannot get into the rock yet then intreat the rock to lead thy soule unto and to set it upon the rock so David Psal 61.2 from the ends of the earth will I cry unto thee when my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher then I. If againe thou object and say I cannot mourne for my owne sinnes much lesse for the abominations of the times Job 29.6 alluded to Jer. 23.29 yet still goe to that God who makes the rock to powre out rivers of oyle to that God whose word is a fire to melt thy heart a hammer to break that rock in peeces Again Psal 18.2 3. Matth. 7.24 build in prayer So David The Lord is my rock I will trust in him I will call upon the Lord. Yet further be single hearted in obedience that is building also yea it concerns those that have power in their hands to give out an act of obedience to God in execution of judgement upon his enemies 1 Sam. 15.22 there is a time when obedience is better then sacrifice yea obedience in putting of Agags to the sword according to Gods command * Thanksgiving for the victory obtained by the Lord Fairfax at Selby in Yorkshire Psal 106.30 yester dayes feasting was good and this dayes fasting good and let none think it bloudy divinity if I say execution of judgement is good also Phineas stood up executed judgement and so the Plague was staied Joshuah prayeth and prayeth till the eventide rents his cloaths puts dust upon his head c. But what saith the Lord to Joshuah Joshua 7.10 11 Get thee up wherefore liest thou upon thy face Israel hath sinned and they also have transgressed my Covenant which I commanded them c. Whereby God tutored Joshuah to this that the readiest way to conquer Ai was to stone Achan I know many sad thoughts concerning this lie in the spirits of beleevers and therefore wonder not though I become your remembrancer herein this day Let me beseech you the Worthies of the Nation in the bowels of Christ to goe on resolutely in the Cause of Christ true your oppositions have beene and probably will be great and many yet may you for the present set up a Marble Monument of praises and name it Eben-Ezer 1 Sam. 7.12 the stone of help and say with Samuel Hitherto hath the Lord helped us Me thinks I see you like Jonathan and his Armour-bearer 1 Sam. 14. climbing and clambring up the rocks upon your hands and upon your feet yet know your successe shall be glorious the Philistins slaine and vanquished it was a good saying that the Event of that warre cannot be dubions where the Lord of Hoasts is Generall Eraz. Mar. Deo dace non potest esse dubius belli eventus Rev. 10.5 6. c. God hath sworne the fall of Antichrist and his adherents and that with such solemnity to strengthen Faith and quicken Prayer that scarce the like in all the Scriptures The Angell that sweares is Christ his swearing gesture or posture was he stands upon the Sea and upon the Earth and lift up his hand to Heaven and whom sweares he by by Him that lives for ever and ever who created Heaven and the things that therein are and the Earth c. his Oath is by the Eternall Creator and what sweares he Par. in loc that there should be time no longer to wit that Antichrist should be ruined his adherents scattered Let my closing counsell be in the words of Jehosophat to Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem 2 Chron. 20.20 Beleeve in the Lord your God so shall yee be established beleeve his Prophets so shall yee prosper And in his words also 2 Chron. 19.11 to the Priests and Levits Deale couragiously and the Lord shall be with the good the good God with a good cause and a good people and when things are at the lowest let our faith be then at the highest triumphing over dangers and feares because their rock is not as our Rock even our enemies themselves being Judges FINIS