Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	aaron_n	egypt_n	moses_n	41	3	6.3954	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09659	A godlie exposition vpon certeine chapters of Nehemiah, written by that worthie byshop and faithfull pastor of the Church of Durham Master James Pilkington. And now newly published. In the latter end, because the author could not finish that treatise of oppression which he had begonne, there is added that for a supplie, which of late was published by Robert Some, D. in Diuinitie	Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. Godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression.	1585 (1585)	STC 19929; ESTC S114273	162,441	172

of men be infected withall Manie lustie yonkers thinke not them-selues braue inough except they can looke bigge speake stoutlie and picke a quarrell against euerie simple man dealing hardlie with all sorts that they can come by they thinke all is well gotten How common this kinde of dealing hath bene I leaue it to the consideration of others And for that diuers haue fallen to a great sobrietie and liued orderlie since they learned Religion God is to be praised and God encrease the number They be not made Souldiers to doe wrong but to correct them that offer wrong they enter not that trade to liue without law but to bring them in obedience that offend the law They may not thinke the Princes coffers to be at their disposition but must content them-selues with wages and that portion that is alotted to them He that dealeth other waies getteth it vniustlie though he thinketh he dealeth so cunninglie that it cannot be espied yet the righteous Lord wil punish it in this world to his shame if he be not more merciful most greeuouslie in the world to come Thus praier and pollicy ioyned togither make a perfect worke and the one halteth if it want the other Dauid when he fought with Goliah though he refused King Sauls Armour yet he tooke his Sling and stones in his shepheards bagge and calling vppon the Lord ouerthrew that Giant mightelie So shall it be in Gods Church when the ministers and people pray earnestlie the Preachers speake boldlie beat downe sinne mightelie and watch night and day that Sathan by his members creepe not in subtilly disturbe the flocke of Christ. God graunt vs so to watch and praie that the Lords name maie be worthelie praised in vs for so S. Paul teacheth be diligent in prayer watching in it with thankes giuing And S. Luke saith watch pray at al times that ye may scape all the euils which are to come This kinde of fighting against all fierie assaults of Sathan is as necessarie in Gods Church as open warr is against the enemies of the cōmon wealth 10. And Iudas said This gappe was not so soone stopt but there bursteth forth another worsse then that Open enemies can doe litle harme if the other parties within be true amongst them-selues But if the souldiers within the Citie fall at a Mutinie among themselues disobey their captaine discourage their fellowes or worke anie treason drawing parties togither then the daunger within is greater then anie can be without The greatest parte of the tribe of Iuda now waxe faint-hearted drawe backe discourage their fellowes murmure against the Captaines and would gladlie leaue working A perilous practise in such a daungerous time and able to ouerthrow all One coward in an armie breaking the aray running awaie or discouraging the rest maie easelie discomfet the whole armie But here come now a great companie not of the meanest sort but of the Kings tribe of Iuda and they murmure they discourage they disswade and hinder the worke as much as they maie The Israchtes in Egipt when Pharaoh encreased their labour because Moses and Aaron would haue them deliuered they crie out on Moses Aaron for their weldoing When they were come out of Egipt and wanted their fleshpottes they crie out of Moses and Aaron which brought them out and would returne againe into Egipt The spies that were sent afore to bring word what a people and countrie they should come vnto were faint-hearted and discouraged the rest saying the men were great Giants their Cities stronger then they could conquere though the ground was fruitfull and pleasant of it selse Thus Sathan neuer ceaseth to deuise something to ouerthrow Gods building The reasons that Iudas alledgeth were great and able to perswade any man first the workmen were wearie say they their shoulders aked with bearing so manie heauie burthens their strength was gone they were not able to beare anie more Secondlie there was much morter to carie awaie both of the olde rubbish of thebroken walls and also new morter to be brought in for the new building The Hebrew word will serue for both which I had rather follow though some learned applie it onelie to the olde rubbish of the olde walls and some to the new morter to be caried for the new building This troubled Nehemiah more then anie bragges of his enemies abroade For of these he looked for help and of the others none These should haue comforted him and now they discomfort Now he must first pacifie and please the men then he must comfort them and also stirre them vp to their worke lest others should faint and fall awaie as well as they It is an easie matter to begin a good worke but a speciall gift to stand in all stormes and continue to the end The proud Papist at this daie at whose hands no goodnes is to be looked for neyther toward God nor good man doeth not hinder the building of Gods Church and preferring of his gospell so much as these faint-hearted Protestants white liuered Hipocrites double dissemblers and seruers of time When they set them downe and looke into the world what saie they we haue wrought our selues wearie these fiftie yeares and profited litle our showlders ake the more Popish rubbish we carie a waie the more we see remaine behind Our open enemies are so many and so cruell that they wil not let vs worke our friends are so weake that they are not able to help them-selues and vs manie of those that seeme to be friendes are saint hearted waxe colde and deale cunninglie against a new day and a chaunge doe come and 〈◊〉 we shall be left in the bryers So much olde Popish rubbish is left behinde in the Church that it will neuer be caried out so much new good order and discipline is to be brought in that it is hard to tell whether it be a harder matter to carie out the olde dreggs or to bring in new morter to build new walls How manie haue they burned how greedelie doe they gape to be broyling againe S. Peter in the Actes of the Apostles asketh why they would goe about to lay that yoke of Moses Ceremonies on the necke of the disciples which neyther they nor their fathers were able to beare And if that might be trulie said then of those ceremonies which came from God himselfe how much more may it be verified now on those which come from the Pope the father of all superstition The double dealing of wyly wordlings is such that it is to be feared this popish rubbish will neuer be cleane rubbed of For we euer keepe some Romish roume in store to turne our selues on so oft as the world shall turne And this olde Iudas may well be a figure of the latter Iudas that betraied our master Christ and al other such hipocrits which being faint hearted would betraie the building and builders that Gods Citie should not be finished There is great

conspiracy that was intended against them by Sanballat and his fellowes be worthie more praise or dispraise It was theire dutie to haue come home stood in stormes and help to build Ierusalem as well as these other their fellowes did but God which turneth our negligence and foolishnes to the setting forth of his immortal goodnesse and wisdome gaue them a good will and boldnes to further that building as they might and sturred them vp to come often times open vnto them in Ierusalem the great conspiracie that was intended against them that they might be readie to defend themselues when-soeuer they were assaulted It greeued them to vnderstand the mischiefe that was purposed both to haue their breethrens blood cruellyshed also that building to be ouerthrowen and though they durst not come and ioyne with them both in battaile and working yet they are to be commended that they so pitied their breethren and the worke that they gaue warning of that great conspiracie purposed against them Thus God vseth the seruice of all men and creatures to the benefit and comfort of those that feare him truely So among wicked people manie times doe good men dwel both to bring them from their wickednes by their good example and counsell and also to be a reliefe to other good men abroad in other places when occasion shall serue Thus was Lot in Sodom Ioseph in Pharaos house and Daniell in Babylon and if these Iewes had not dwelt abroad among the Samaritans and Arabians this conspiracie had not bene opened to the builders in Ierusalem but they should haue bene sodenly slaine afore they knew of their comming Thus is Gods prouidence care for his people when they vnderstand not their owne daunger to be praised and this naturall loue that these Iewes bareto their Countrie and Breethren in fore-warning them to defend them-selues is to be followed of all good men Demeratus of Lacedemon was vniustlie banished his countrie yet when he heard that the Athenians would make warre against his countrie he gaue his countrie-men warning of it that they might be in a readinesse to defend them-selues When the Israelites had made the Golden calfe and God in his anger would haue destroyed them Moses falleth to prayer though they oft rebelled against him and desireth the Lord to pardon them or els to put him out of his booke Saint Paul wisheth to be accursed from Christ so that he might winne his breethren the Iewes to the Lord Christ though they oft sought his death Thus good men wil forget displeasures done vnto them and be readie alwaies to help and comfort their Countrie and speciallie those that be of the houshold of faith This may be a comfort to all good men that as God opened this conspiracie to his people at this time by the Iewes that dwelt farre from them so his fatherlie care neuer faileth them that loue him but he will defend and deliuer them for he maketh his enemies if they be made priuie of anie such mischiefe so babling that they will open it eyther for vaine Glorie briberie malice or else their owne consciences doe accuse them that they cannot quiethe suffer such a mischiefe to be wrought And although they were thus oft and out of all corners warned of this conspiracie yet they could scarselie be brought manie of them to beleeue anie such thing to be attempted it was so horrible and incredible Good men iudge others to be like them selues simple and plaine dealers and cannot easilie be perswaded that anie man would goe about such a mischiefe But the gospel teacheth that we should be wise as serpents as simple as doues the serpent is wise to saue his owne head and hide him selfe vntill the daunger be past and the doue will not crastelic deuise anie harme to anie other so the man of God must be wise as the serpent and not be carelese of his saftie for God hath giuen him reason to defend him selfe and foresee mischiefes and prouide for them nor he must not be craftie to hurt others as the doue is not but he must rather thinke that the wicked men whom Sathan hath so possessed will leaue nothing vndone that may ouerthrow the good therefore they ought to be as wise circumspect diligent to defend them-selues their countrie from such mischiefes by all honest meanes as the other shall be busie to deuise or doc them anic harme or else they shallbe guiltie of their owne destruction and manie others which cannot be defended in conscience nor the Lord can alowe it in iustice being hurtfull to so manie 13. I set in the lowe places Nehemiah by leauing the Court where he liued in case is now come to a goodlie bargaine First he was master of the worke set euerie man in order that none loytered nor wrought otherwyes then he was appointed and that none troubled his fellowes dayly dabling in the mire morter and clay as long as he might and yet would not be wearie with great displeasure and grudging of those that should be his friends and helpers but now is become a warrier is driuen to put on armour keepe watch and ward night and daie and ouersee them him selfe to sett his people in aray and appoint them their standing places giuing them their weapons and teaching them what they should doe Such reward shall they haue that sorsake the world and will build Gods house and Citie God and the world cannot be friends and that maketh so few Courtiers to tread this trodde Moses being brought vp in Pharaos house and might haue bene called as sonne to Phàraos daughter refused the Court and chose to be in trouble with his breethren the Iewes and serue the Lord rather then to haue all the dainties in the Court liuing in Idolatrie and displeasure of God I know not many courtiers which might thaue liued in the court with such fauour authoritie would not to set by these two men God encrease the number make many earnest folowers of them Nehemiah now like a good Captaine setteth some of his souldiers in trenches that they could not be seene be-low where the walls were lowest that if any entred there they should be entrapped by and by some he setteth on the top of the walls with their bowes that they might both be seene far of so make the enemy afraied to come neere when they should see them in such readines also that they might shoot farre of at them and hurt them afore they could assault the walls And like a wise Captaine he setteth all of one kindred together that one should be true to another as kinsfolkes will rather then Strangers It hath bene a common practise with vs of late to take the souldiers of one countrie from their Captaine whome they know and loue and put them to a straunger whome they know not what goodnes hath come of it let wise men iudge in my opinion little or none except