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church_n	earth_n	militant_a	triumphant_a	4,249	5	10.5933	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91943	The fast friend: or A friend at mid-night. Set forth in an exposition on that parable Luke 11. 5.-11. Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at mid-night, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, minister of the Gospel.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1822; Thomason E953_1; ESTC R203374	432,120	516

Nox enim omnis tentatio media autem nox omnis tentationis fervor Theophil Hoc est ostium quod aperiri sibi etiam Paulus exposcit Ambros in Loc. Aug. quest Evang. Lib. 2.21 Colos 4.3 Amos 8.11 Math. 25.16 Luke 13.25 That time of night is mentioned because then all are at rest and none will rise out of their bed without much calling And it may intimate the strength of temptation and trouble under which we are By the Door shut Ambrose understands that Door which St. Paul prayed might be opened that he might speak the Mystery of Christ for which he was in bonds Colos 4.3 So Austine understands it to be meant of the Famine of the word spoken of Amos 8. It was shut to the Jews when the Apostles turned to the Gentiles And afterwards when bloody persecution did arise for preaching of the Gospel I conceive we may understand it in a larger sense for when any oportunity is lost of doing good the Door is said to be shut by a Metaphor By the Children in bed some would that the blessed estate of the Church Triumphant in Heaven should be understood there indeed all is quiet and at rest with Christ their Head Others understand thereby the members of the Church Militant here on Earth Pueri autem qui in lecto quiescunt sunt hi qui conve●si sunt facti sunt pueri digni habiti sunt qui quiescerent cum Domino Theoph. Aug. Tom. 4. Quaest Evang. Lib. 2. c. 22. who are converted and become as little Children these are said to be in bed with God in regard of his care and protection over them nor is he willing that any of them should be disquieted of their rest and tranquillity of mind Others conceive that all Creatures in generall are meant thereby for God is the Father of all and they are a bed with him being no way able to help and succour us in our misery if God doth not arise to help us And this seemes most Genuine By the Bread Fish Egg mentioned in the Applying part of the Parable some are of opinion the same is meant that was before by the three loaves Austine understands by Bread Charity by the Fish Faith by the Egge Hope It appears that the Gifts of the Spirit are meant thereby by what our Saviour speaks verse 13. To all these particulars we shall speak more fully in due place We begin with the preface or introduction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And he said unto them The Person teaching is Christ the Persons taught are his Disciples his Domesticall servants The twelve who were constantly with him and attending on him being of his family to whom he had prescribed the former plat-form of Prayer and being now in a private place and free from Companie he said to Them The Analytical Table OR A View of the Method observed and followed in this ensuing Exposition of that Parable Which of you shall have a Friend c. Luke 11 5.-11 In which Parable we have considerable The Preface to it And he said unto them where The Person speaking He said The Per●ons spoken to unto them The Body of it wherin The Protasis or part propounding vers 5 -9 Wherein A case put vers 5 6 7. And there The manner of proposing it which is By way of Interrogation Which of you By way of Supposition Shall have a Friend The matter proposed shewing Whose case it was A Friend's in general The Disciples in special What it was a case of Necessity where The Indigent or person in want who was a Friend His exigent where to take notice of the Thing wanted The course he takes to supply it and there Bread His Address And shall go unto him at Mid-night c. Where we see To whom he goes unto him that is his friend In what manner he makes it seen By what he did he goes unto his friend at Mid-night where His Action he sends not but He goes The Amplification from the Circumstance of Time at Mid-night By the Request he made which is Proposed and there The manner of proposing it which was By way of Insinuation With a respective compellation Friend The matter of it where The thing desired Lend me The motive it being an easie request Bread for quality Three loave for quantity Pressed from the compulsive ca●se and that In respect of his Guest where The relation he had unto him he was his Friend A Friend of mine His friendly visitation of h●m for Being in his j●●●n●y he is come to me In respect of himself who at that time was unprovided to entertain him I have nothing to set before him His Repulse vers 7. And he from within c. Where Who answers him He from within What answer is given Trouble me not c. where An Inhibition and in it The thing inhibited Trouble me not now The Reasons rendered The Door is now shut My Children are with me in bed The Resolution I cannot rise And give thee Resolved ver 8. where The Persons Resolving I say Resolved unto you The Determination and in it A Concession though he will not rise and give An Affirmative Attestation where The thing attested He will rise c. Either His vigilancy for he riseth His Bounty seen in that He gives not lends Not three loaves onely but As many as he needeth The Reasons rendered Negative Not because he is his Friend Affirmative because of his Importunity The Apodosis o● the part applying vers 9 10. containing in it A Mandare vers 9. where The Warrant I say The work imposed expressed by three Acts. Ask Seek Knock The motive from a gracious Promise of Audience which is Enfolded with the Duty It shall be given you You shall finde It shall be opened unto you And amplified ver 10. For every o●●e that asketh receiveth c. and there The Extent of the Grant which reacheth to every one Every one that asketh c. The truth of the Thing It being a try'd Case For every one He said In his own Person mouth to mouth face to face and not by his Servants and Messengers as he spake in former times nor as he speakes in these ●atter times to us but Heb. 1.1.2 as the best and highest Fourms are taught by the Master himself so were these by Christ this duty of Prayer Had we no other Reason to embrace the Doctrine delivered in the Parable propounde and cause us to be in love with the Duty of Prayer therein pressed this were enough It is the voyce of our wel-beloved that requires it Christ himself whose lips are like Lillyes dropping sweet-smelling m●rrhe Cant. 5.5 Cant. 5.5 he who came from heaven out of the bosome of the Father he puts the meat into our mouths teacheth us how to pray and encourageth us in the Duty He said Vers 1 He that was himself abundant in the duty although he had not that need to pray as we have having no sin